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Nordion and Sterigenics sign five year contract for Cobalt-60 supply

Nordion Inc., a leading provider of products and services to the global health science market, today announced it has signed a five-year contract with Sterigenics International, a global leader in contract sterilization and ionization services, for the supply of Cobalt-60. Under the terms of the agreement, this contract extends until October 31, 2015.

25 Jan 2011

APIC announces initiative to eliminate central line-associated bloodstream infections

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology today announced a major initiative to eliminate one of the most preventable and deadly infections that patients can acquire in healthcare facilities: central line-associated bloodstream infections, which kill 30,000 people in the U.S. every year.

25 Jan 2011

FDA unveils plan to improve marketing and review process for medical devices

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today unveiled a plan containing 25 actions it intends to implement during 2011 to improve the most common path to market for medical devices.

20 Jan 2011

Endosense initiates enrollment in TactiCath Contact Force Ablation Catheter Study for Atrial Fibrillation

Endosense, a medical technology company focused on improving the efficacy, safety and accessibility of catheter ablation for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, has announced first patient enrollment in the TOCCASTAR (TactiCath Contact Force Ablation Catheter Study for Atrial Fibrillation) clinical study at Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic, by study investigator Petr Neuzil, M.D.

12 Jan 2011

Avinger raises $25 million for catheter development and commercialization

Avinger, Inc., medical device manufacturer of innovative, multi-functional catheters for treating peripheral artery disease (PAD), recently completed a $25 million Series B round of funding from a syndicate of highly successful entrepreneurs and executives.

12 Jan 2011

Stereotaxis announces first successful cardiac ablation procedure with Vdrive robotic navigation system

Stereotaxis, Inc. announces the first successful cardiac ablation procedure with the Vdrive™ robotic navigation system as the company received CE Mark for this latest innovation.

11 Jan 2011

First commercial deployment of Hotspur GPSCath Balloon Dilatation Catheter

Hotspur Technologies, Inc. announced today that Dr. Bruce Lin, M.D., and Dr. Stephen Liu, M.D., Interventional Radiologists at Lifelink Interventional Center in Modesto, California, performed the first commercial deployment of the company's GPSCath™ Balloon Dilatation Catheter.

11 Jan 2011

Bioheart announces primary focus on completing clinical evaluation of cell therapies for heart failure

Bioheart, Inc. announced today that Bioheart's primary focus is on completing clinical evaluation of its cell therapies for treating heart failure and related cardiac diseases.

11 Jan 2011

Teleflex announces acquisition of VasoNova

Teleflex Incorporated, a leading global provider of medical technology products, today announced it has acquired privately-held VasoNova Inc. in a transaction valued at up to $55 million.

10 Jan 2011

Boston Scientific completes enrollment in Nitinol Stent System trial for treatment of iliac artery disease

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced that it has completed enrollment in the ORION clinical trial, which is designed to evaluate the Company's EPIC™ Self-Expanding Nitinol Stent System for the treatment of iliac artery disease, a form of peripheral artery disease associated with severe leg pain caused by insufficient blood flow to the muscles (claudication).

10 Jan 2011

CMI, TriReme Medical sign agreement to distribute peripheral and coronary balloon dilatation catheters

TriReme Medical, today announced that it has signed an exclusive distribution and sales agreement for TriReme's complete line of advanced peripheral and coronary balloon dilatation catheters with Century Medical, a leading independent device distributor for the important Japanese market.

10 Jan 2011

Stereotaxis extends strategic partnership to distribute magnetic ablation catheters

Stereotaxis, Inc. announced today that the Company and its existing strategic catheter partner have extended their exclusive worldwide agreement for the distribution of existing approved magnetic ablation catheters through the end of 2015.

6 Jan 2011

AngioScore initiates worldwide recall of AngioSculpt PTA Scoring Balloon Catheter

On November 15, 2010 AngioScore Incorporated initiated a worldwide recall of the AngioSculpt® PTA Scoring Balloon Catheter, 0.018" OTW, balloon sizes: 4.0x20mm, 5.0x20mm, and 6.0x20mm. This recall was initiated because of a small number of reports from the field of distal bond failure which has resulted in peeling of the bond and/or detachment of the distal end of the scoring element, wherein the proximal end of the scoring element remains secured to the catheter.

30 Dec 2010

InfraReDx to receive $862,000 as part of MLSC Tax Incentive Program

InfraReDx, Inc., a medical device company developing intelligent cardiovascular diagnostic imaging technologies, today announced that it has been selected to receive an award of nearly $862,000 as part of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Tax Incentive Program. In conjunction with the award, InfraReDx has committed to create 32 new jobs during 2011.

24 Dec 2010

Quick-Med, Foster complete joint development program for NIMBUS antimicrobial catheters

Quick-Med Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has successfully completed its joint development program with Foster Corporation, a member of PolyMedex Discovery Group, to collaborate in applying Quick-Med's proprietary NIMBUS® technology to thermoplastics for catheters and other medical product applications.

22 Dec 2010

FDA approves Medtronic Endurant AAA Stent Graft System for abdominal aortic aneurysms

An estimated 1.2 million people in the United States have an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) - a dangerous bulge or ballooning in their bodies' main artery that typically causes no symptoms until it ruptures, which can be deadly - and most of them don't know it. But for those with a known AAA of a certain size, there's a new medical device for a safe and effective treatment option that doesn't require major surgery, an extended hospital stay and a long recovery period.

21 Dec 2010

In effort to curb preventable ICU infections, new reporting requirement kicks in Jan. 1

A new rule will require hospitals to report infections the follow a patient's treatment in intensive-care units. Meanwhile, a new study finds mortality risks related to dialysis are higher at for-profit chains.

10 Dec 2010

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota installs Toshiba's Infinix CC-i system and MAQUET OR table

To advance its ability to provide patients with the highest quality of care and increase the collaboration between pediatric surgical and interventional doctors, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota recently installed Toshiba America Medical System's InfinixTM CC-i cardiac imaging system and the MAQUET OR table to form its new hybrid operating room (OR) suite.

8 Dec 2010

UC researchers launch clinical trial to study post-stroke brain injury

The largest clinical trial of therapeutic brain cooling after stroke has launched, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. This study looks at whether hypothermia can safely be used in elderly stroke patients.

8 Dec 2010

Sheathless transradial intervention highly successful in treating complex lesions

Cardiologists from the Mayo Clinic performed sheathless transradial percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to remedy complex lesions, achieving a 90% success rate with no radial complications. Standard guiding catheters were used during the procedure. Details of this novel approach—overcoming the last hurdle to greater adoption of transradial PCI in the U.S.—are published in the December issue of Catheterization and Cardiovascular Intervention, the official journal of The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.

7 Dec 2010

Catheters News and Research

Nordion and Sterigenics sign five year contract for Cobalt-60 supply

APIC announces initiative to eliminate central line-associated bloodstream infections

FDA unveils plan to improve marketing and review process for medical devices

Endosense initiates enrollment in TactiCath Contact Force Ablation Catheter Study for Atrial Fibrillation

Avinger raises $25 million for catheter development and commercialization

Stereotaxis announces first successful cardiac ablation procedure with Vdrive robotic navigation system

First commercial deployment of Hotspur GPSCath Balloon Dilatation Catheter

Bioheart announces primary focus on completing clinical evaluation of cell therapies for heart failure

Teleflex announces acquisition of VasoNova

Boston Scientific completes enrollment in Nitinol Stent System trial for treatment of iliac artery disease

CMI, TriReme Medical sign agreement to distribute peripheral and coronary balloon dilatation catheters

Stereotaxis extends strategic partnership to distribute magnetic ablation catheters

AngioScore initiates worldwide recall of AngioSculpt PTA Scoring Balloon Catheter

InfraReDx to receive $862,000 as part of MLSC Tax Incentive Program

Quick-Med, Foster complete joint development program for NIMBUS antimicrobial catheters

FDA approves Medtronic Endurant AAA Stent Graft System for abdominal aortic aneurysms

In effort to curb preventable ICU infections, new reporting requirement kicks in Jan. 1

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota installs Toshiba's Infinix CC-i system and MAQUET OR table

UC researchers launch clinical trial to study post-stroke brain injury

Sheathless transradial intervention highly successful in treating complex lesions

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