Products

ATS Medical, Inc., manufacturer and marketer of state-of-the-art cardiac surgery products and services, today announced the appointment of Michael E. Reinhardt to the position of Vice President of Marketing effective May 4, 2009.

St. Jude Medical, Inc. today announced European CE Mark approval of its Merlin.net™ Patient Care Network. Merlin.net PCN is a secure, Internet-based remote care system that gathers and stores data from the implant procedure, a clinic follow-up visit or from remote follow-up transmissions of patients with implanted cardiac devices.

MRI has identified five possible causes of patient complications from anterior cruciate ligament reconstructive surgery, according to a study performed at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA, and Sahlgrenska-Molndal University Hospital in Gothenborg, Sweden.

Magellan Spine Technologies, Inc. announced today receipt of the CE Mark for the Company’s DART™ Disc Annular Repair Technology System. This patented technology is used to seal the access site in the annulus fibrosus following lumbar spine microdiscectomy.

Microline PENTAX, a leading manufacturer of reposable instruments for minimally invasive surgery, announced today that it has acquired Starion Instruments™ Corp., a privately held developer of surgical technology for sealing and dividing soft tissue.

Minnow Medical, a developer of innovative products to treat artery disease, announced it has received the CE Mark clearing its disposable catheter for marketing in the European Union.

Misonix, Inc. has entered into a new, three year, exclusive distribution agreement with Ekrior Lda, a Division of Avanco Sistemas Medicos, for the distribution of the SonaStar™ Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator, the BoneScalpel™ Ultrasonic Bone Cutter, and the SonicOne® Ultrasonic Wound Debrider.

Transoma Medical, Inc. announced the first enrollment and implant in a long-term study to monitor patients who have suffered a cryptogenic stroke (of unknown origin) to determine if atrial fibrillation is present.

Rush University Medical Center is testing a new procedure for regenerating damaged articular cartilage in the knee joint to relieve the pain of osteoarthritis.

Core Essence Orthopaedics, Inc. announced that it has received 510(k) regulatory approval from the Food and Drug Administration for SECURUS™, a novel knotless suture anchor system used in minimally invasive, arthroscopic surgery.

NMT Medical, Inc. today announced that it received Pre-Market Approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration enabling commercial sale of the Company’s STARFlex® cardiac septal repair implant in the United States for patients with ventricular septal defects.

SpineGuard, a French medical device start-up, announced today that it has raised a first funding round of $11 million with Crédit Agricole Private Equity (lead), Innoven Partenaires (co-lead), and A Plus Finance.

In a move to further expand a comprehensive cardiovascular portfolio, Medtronic, Inc. announced today the completion of its acquisition of CoreValve Inc.

Medtronic, Inc. today announced the start of ENGAGE¹, the largest ever study of its kind, which will evaluate the performance of the Endurant stent graft, an implantable medical device designed to provide an advanced minimally-invasive alternative to open surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Berlin Heart GmbH announced it has received its first marketing approval in North America, for the EXCOR® Pediatric ventricular assist device.

LDR, a total spine solution company, announced that it received FDA clearance on Feb. 2 to market its ROI-A™ implant as an anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) device.