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In medicine, a catheter is a tube that can be inserted into a body cavity, duct, or vessel. Catheters . In most uses, a catheter is a thin, flexible tube ("soft" catheter), though in some uses, it is a larger, solid ("hard") catheter. A catheter left inside the body, either temporarily or permanently, may be referred to as an indwelling catheter. A permanently inserted catheter may be referred to as a permcath.

New type of heart pump for infants born with univentricular circulation

Researchers have created a new type of heart pump inserted with a catheter to improve the survival rate for infants undergoing a series of surgeries to correct a deadly birth defect.

10 Nov 2010

Angiotech reports $59.0 million total revenue for third quarter 2010

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it had released its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010.

9 Nov 2010

New techniques to stop ventricular arrhythmias in high-risk patients

New techniques now being used at UCLA allow doctors to more precisely target certain areas of the heart to stop ventricular arrhythmias — serious abnormal rhythms in the heart's lower chambers — in high-risk patients.

9 Nov 2010

Tomophase to commercialize OCT Imaging System for pulmonary applications with QTDP award

Tomophase Corporation, a leading developer of minimally invasive optical coherence tomography (OCT) tissue imaging devices, announced that it has received an award from the Departments of the Treasury and Health and Human Services for the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project (QTDP.)

8 Nov 2010

Stereotaxis receives $1.5 million in grants under QTDP program

Stereotaxis, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded $1.5 million in grants under the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Program that was enacted under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.

4 Nov 2010

Loyola University surgeon uses new technique to reopen blockages in coronary arteries

In some heart patients, coronary arteries become so clogged that they are difficult or impossible to reopen with conventional balloon angioplasties. Dr. John Lopez of Loyola University Health System is using a new angioplasty technique to reopen these tough blockages by going through the "back door." The technique, called retrograde recanalization, was developed in Japan and is beginning to catch on in centers with advanced expertise in cardiac catheterization.

4 Nov 2010

CorMedix awarded $488,959 QTDP program grant to develop Neutrolin and Deferiprone clinical programs

CorMedix Inc., a pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing therapeutic products for the prevention and treatment of cardiorenal disease, today announced it has been awarded two grants totaling $488,959 under the qualifying therapeutic discovery project ("QTDP") program established under Section 48D of the Internal Revenue Code. These grants were awarded based on applications CorMedix submitted for both its Neutrolin® and Deferiprone programs.

4 Nov 2010

MiCardia receives European CE Mark approval for enCor Mitral Valve Repair System

MiCardia Corporation announced today that it has received the CE Mark to begin marketing the Company's enCor™ Mitral Valve Repair System in the European Union.

3 Nov 2010

Study reveals positive correlation between specialty nursing certification and workplace empowerment

Building on the body of evidence supporting a link between specialty nursing certification and workplace empowerment, a new study documents a positive association between nurses' perceptions of workplace empowerment and the proportion of nurses with specialty certification in hospital units.

3 Nov 2010

Electrophysiology Innovations Congress EP Innovations 2010 to highlight treatment of atrial fibrillation

The North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC , in partnership with HMP Communications, LLC, publisher of EP Lab Digest, today announced several key sessions on the treatment of atrial fibrillation at the upcoming Electrophysiology Innovations Congress EP Innovations 2010, the world's premier annual electrophysiology meeting, to be held December 9-11, 2010, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC.

3 Nov 2010

Cardiovascular Systems enters settlement agreement with ev3

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement with ev3, Inc., now part of Covidien plc. The agreement dismisses all claims and counterclaims in the employment lawsuit between the two companies. The litigation stems from a suit ev3 originally filed against CSI in 2007 related to employees who joined CSI from ev3.

3 Nov 2010

Atrium completes enrollment in iCAST Atrium Registry Ultrasound Study

Atrium Medical Corporation is pleased to announce that the final patient was recently enrolled in the iCAST™ Atrium Registry Ultrasound Study (iCARUS). This study is a prospective, multi-center clinical trial studying the safety and efficacy of the Atrium iCAST™ Balloon Expandable Covered Stent in patients with occlusive disease of the iliac artery.

2 Nov 2010

Asthmatx presents 2-year results from AIR2 Trial of bronchial thermoplasty in severe asthma

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced that its newly acquired subsidiary, Asthmatx, Inc., presented two-year results from the Asthma Intervention Research 2 (AIR2) Trial demonstrating the long-term safety and effectiveness of bronchial thermoplasty (BT) in adult patients with severe asthma.

2 Nov 2010

Innovative lifesaving device for patients with advanced heart failure

Bradley Cantley, 41, headed home from UC San Diego Medical Center connected to a lifesaving heart machine called a left ventricular assisted device (LVAD). For patients with advanced heart failure, the mechanical pump rapidly improves circulation throughout the body and serves as a bridge to transplant. Cantley is the first of many patients, locally and globally, who will benefit from the expanded heart surgery program at UC San Diego Health System.

2 Nov 2010

Study finds elderly women at high risk for inappropriate urinary catheter utilization

Elderly women are at high risk for inappropriate urinary catheter utilization in emergency departments, according to a new study in the November issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).

2 Nov 2010

Porex sells surgical division to Stryker

Porex Corporation, a portfolio company of Los Angeles-based investment firm Aurora Capital Group, today announced that it has sold its Porex Surgical division to Stryker Corporation.

From Stryker 1 Nov 2010

Vascular Pathways closes $14 million Series B equity financing round

Vascular Pathways Inc., a privately held medical device company with a breakthrough product for peripheral intravenous access, today announced that the company has closed a Series B preferred equity financing round of $14 million with premier venture capital firms active in medical technology.

1 Nov 2010

CyberKnife radiosurgery studies for breast cancer treatment to be presented at ASTRO Meeting

Accuray Incorporated, a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today studies underway at two leading academic institutions using CyberKnife radiosurgery in breast cancer treatment. These two studies, from the University of Texas Southwestern and Fox Chase Cancer Center, will be presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in San Diego from October 31 to November 4.

1 Nov 2010

Stryker acquires Porex Surgical

Stryker Corporation announced today the acquisition of privately-held Porex Surgical, a division of Porex Corporation. Porex Surgical is a developer, manufacturer and distributor of bioimplantable porous polyethylene products (PPE) for use primarily in reconstructive surgery of the head and face.

From Stryker 30 Oct 2010

Stryker enters agreement to acquire assets of Neurovascular division of Boston Scientific

Stryker Corporation announced today a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of the Neurovascular division of Boston Scientific in an all cash transaction for $1.5 billion, which includes $100 million of milestone payments.

From Stryker 29 Oct 2010

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New type of heart pump for infants born with univentricular circulation

Angiotech reports $59.0 million total revenue for third quarter 2010

New techniques to stop ventricular arrhythmias in high-risk patients

Tomophase to commercialize OCT Imaging System for pulmonary applications with QTDP award

Stereotaxis receives $1.5 million in grants under QTDP program

Loyola University surgeon uses new technique to reopen blockages in coronary arteries

CorMedix awarded $488,959 QTDP program grant to develop Neutrolin and Deferiprone clinical programs

MiCardia receives European CE Mark approval for enCor Mitral Valve Repair System

Study reveals positive correlation between specialty nursing certification and workplace empowerment

Electrophysiology Innovations Congress EP Innovations 2010 to highlight treatment of atrial fibrillation

Cardiovascular Systems enters settlement agreement with ev3

Atrium completes enrollment in iCAST Atrium Registry Ultrasound Study

Asthmatx presents 2-year results from AIR2 Trial of bronchial thermoplasty in severe asthma

Innovative lifesaving device for patients with advanced heart failure

Study finds elderly women at high risk for inappropriate urinary catheter utilization

Porex sells surgical division to Stryker

Vascular Pathways closes $14 million Series B equity financing round

CyberKnife radiosurgery studies for breast cancer treatment to be presented at ASTRO Meeting

Stryker acquires Porex Surgical

Stryker enters agreement to acquire assets of Neurovascular division of Boston Scientific

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