Cardio

Consolidation of contract manufacturing of medical devices, as Sandvik Medical Solutions finds a new home following its acquisition by Orchid Orthopaedic Solutions.

View from the Med: Week 13 is a good read… as ever.

A piece of beautifully crafted PR sees ICD company Biotronik endeavour to benefit by appointing an implantee sporting legend as its brand ambassador. Great initiative, but a shame they chose the second most boring game in the world.

St Jude is quite keen to own the moral high ground as it issues a retort to a Heart Rhythm Journal publication, which it believes relies on data which is “not entirely accurate.”

This looks very smart… the idea of combining a central line with an IVC filter seems to make sense, given the need for both in critically ill VTE patients at risk of pulmonary embolism.

Vasostitch looks like a clever device for accessing and then closing tissue during femoral or transapical insertion of therapeutic devices. The company pitched up at this year’s ACC, so we look forward to hearing their feedback after the event.

OrbusNeich has issued a news release about a clinical study which supports the company’s claim that its clever “pro-healing” stent technology results in a stent which can be indicated in STEMI patients.

Stent company Stentys reckons its self-expanding product addresses a problem raised in acute myocardial application of existing designs.

Two studies presented at ACC 2012 suggest that Medtronic’s Symplicity System for renal denervation shows safe, sustained and significant blood pressure reduction in treatment-resistant hypertension patients.

ACC sees presentation of data from study in severe aortic stenosis patients treated with Edwards Sapien TAVR option. Results are reassuringly equivalent to open heart surgery, suggesting this may be an additional option in patients not suitable for major surgery.

A study, presented at the ACC meeting in Chicago, shows that low BMI patients are at higher risk of complications during or shortly after ICD implantation.

Medtronic announces strong clinical outcomes for its Corevalve product at ACC meeting.

AngioDynamics and Microsulis Medical are looking lovingly at each other as they enter into what we romantics call a “multi-faceted strategic relationship”. Possibly more.

St Jude’s ICD Lead Data will now be collected and analysed by 3rd party specialist researchers, the Population Health Research Institute.

Everolimus stents appear top dog in long term stent thrombosis meta-analysis.

Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator implantation video now published in peer-reviewed video journal.