Boston Scientific has announced the immediate launch of its new Z Flex-270 steerable sheath to enable Cardiologists to precisely steer ablation catheters of up to 12F to target tissue.
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Remember, Medical Technology Saves Lives
Medical Device technology success stories happen every day and we take them for granted. This one’s pretty special though as London’s Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital tells us about a 3 year old boy’s wait for a heart transplant.
St. Jude Counterpunches With Publication Of MAUDE Medtronic Lead 377 Death List
As public spats go, this one is going to take some beating. St. Jude is not looking like its in the mood to give up as it comes right back at Medtronic, Dr Hauser and Heart Rhythm.
Japanese Approval For Abbott’s XIENCE PRIME™ Drug Eluting Stent
Achieving device approval in Japan is a major undertaking, so Abbott must be delighted that its Xience Prime everolimus eluting stent has got the nod based on a robust body of clinical evidence.
Heart Rhythm Says No To St.Jude Request
Predictaresponse time. Heart Rhythm has refused to retract, which it was always likely to do. St. Jude might get the chance to respond in public as the journal offers to review its data.
Now FDA Expands Indication For Medtronic’s CRT-D Devices To Treat Mildly Symptomatic Heart Failure Patients
Medtronic declares itself pleased, but in reality must be absolutely delighted by the news that FDA has allowed it to expand the indications for its CRT-D resynchronisation/defibrillator devices to now include patients with mildly symptomatic heart failure.
Riata: Medtronic Joins War Of Words
It’s all getting a bit heated as Medtronic and St. Jude lock horns again, this time over the Hauser publication in Heart Rhythm journal.
St Jude Questions Hauser Paper And Demands Retraction
According to St Jude, Dr Robert Hauser’s paper, accepted for publication in the Heart Rhythm Journal is biased and inaccurate, comparing apples with pears and peddling conclusions it’s own analysis cannot reproduce from the data set. Watch this space.
First Patient Supported with Abiomed’s Impella cVAD™
Promising signs for Abiomed as its percutaneously delivered high flow pump does the job for its first patient.
SCTS Meeting This Month
The Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland welcomes Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists Society (ACTA) to join its annual meeting and Cardiothoracic forum in Manchester later this month.
Now FDA Issues Class I “Recall” For Thoratec Ventricular Assist Device
FDA draws attention to potential problems with Thoratec’s HeartMate II LVAS pump.
Heart Rhythm 2012, Boston, May 9th-12th
Heart Rhythm 2012 is looking into view. Wonder if they’ll mention ICD leads.
St. Jude Medical’s “Externalisation” Woes Extend To QuickSite and QuickFlex LV CRT Leads
St Jude medical is taking the initiative over more of its leads in which so-called externalisation can result in problems, by issuing a physician advisory letter.
Biotronik Closed Loop Stimulation Pacemaker Performs Well In RECORD Study
Biotronik is touting a new paper in European Heart publication, Europace, in which investigators across 57 study sites grade their devices as excellent in 80% of cases.
Crux Vena Cava Filter Clinical Trial Results Favourable
Crux’s Vena Cava Filter is looking like a winner with good investigator feedback and clinical results as reported at last week’s Society of Interventional Radiology meeting in San Francisco.
Heart Blog Rather Sums It All Up
Thoughtful and insightful blog post from today on theheart.org