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Spectranetics fourth-quarter revenues rise up 11%

Spectranetics Corporation today reported financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009.

18 Feb 2010

Boston Scientific rebuts HeartRhythm's cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator implantation article

Boston Scientific Corporation today rebutted an article published in the journal HeartRhythm. The article reported a case summary of a patient who had been implanted subcutaneously with a Cognis cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator. The article suggested a weakened header bond was responsible for the abnormal sensing and pacing impedance experienced by the patient.

11 Feb 2010

Corporate sponsors to be recognized at ENA Leadership Conference

The Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) today announced the corporate sponsors for the ENA Leadership Conference to be held in Chicago, Illinois on February 17-21, 2010.

11 Feb 2010

Boston Scientific reports fourth quarter and full year 2009 results

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009, as well as guidance for net sales and earnings per share (EPS) for the first quarter and full year 2010.

10 Feb 2010

Sorin Group announces first implant of FDA approved Paradym CRT Model 8750 defibrillator

Sorin Group, a global leader in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, announced today U.S. FDA approval and first implant of its next-generation of cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D), Paradym™ CRT Model 8750. Featuring a new, state-of-the-art battery technology, Paradym™ CRT delivers 37 Joules, the highest energy of any implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) currently available.

6 Feb 2010

St. Jude Medical receives European approval for Fortify ST ICD and Unify CRT-D defibrillators

St. Jude Medical, Inc. today announced European CE Mark approval and first implants of its Fortify™ and Fortify ST implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) and Unify™ cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D). The devices will be fully launched in Europe later this spring, and U.S. versions of the Fortify ICD and Unify CRT-D are expected to be launched later this year. The reduced size of these new devices compared to those of previous generations creates the smallest available device footprint in the industry.

5 Feb 2010

LExICon study evaluating laser assisted lead removal using Spectranetics laser sheath published

Spectranetics Corporation today announced publication of the four-year, retrospective LExICon (Lead Extraction in Contemporary Settings) study in the February 9th issue of the Journal of American College of Cardiology.

3 Feb 2010

Simple genetic test can help in detecting heart abnormalities

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetic disease that causes the heart muscle to become abnormally large. It often goes undetected and, as a result, HCM has the dubious distinction of being the leading cause of sudden death in children, young adults and athletes.

2 Feb 2010

ZOLL Medical's LifeVest Wearable Defibrillator named one of top five innovative medical devices of 2009

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced today that the Medical Device Network has named the LifeVest® Wearable Defibrillator as one of the five most innovative and life-changing medical devices of 2009.

28 Jan 2010

St. Jude Medical reports net sales of $1.203 billion in fourth-quarter of 2009

St. Jude Medical, Inc. today reported sales and net earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended Jan. 2, 2010.

27 Jan 2010

Japanese MHLW approves St. Jude Medical's Genesis spinal cord stimulation system

St. Jude Medical, Inc. today announced regulatory approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) for the Genesis™ spinal cord stimulation system for the management of chronic pain.

18 Jan 2010

Cardiac Science and MEDENT announce new partnership deal

Cardiac Science Corporation, a global leader in automated external defibrillator (AED) and diagnostic cardiac monitoring devices that connect to electronic medical record (EMR) and hospital information systems, today announced a partnership with MEDENT, a leading provider of practice automation and EMR/EHR systems.

13 Jan 2010

Cardiac Science and Gust Bardy launch innovation center to develop cost-effective medical products and services

Cardiac Science Corporation, a global leader in automated external defibrillator (AED) and diagnostic cardiac monitoring devices, has joined with Gust Bardy, MD to create an innovation center focused on the development and commercialization of simple, cost-effective medical products and services that positively impact public health.

11 Jan 2010

Physicians perform first implantation of leadless cardiac monitoring device for detecting arrhythmias

BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG, the pioneer of wireless remote monitoring technologies and leading manufacturer of implantable cardiac devices, today announced the first implantations of BIOTRONIK’s new leadless cardiac monitoring device performed by a team of physicians led by Professor Dr. Gerhard Hindricks, Director, Electrophysiology Department at the Leipzig Heart Center in Leipzig, Germany.

6 Jan 2010

FDA approves distribution of ZOLL E Series Monitor/Defibrillator

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of resuscitation devices and related software solutions, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new model of the ZOLL E Series® Monitor/Defibrillator with carbon monoxide (CO) measurement. The product is immediately available for shipment.

31 Dec 2009

Spectranetics reports settlement of matters related to federal investigation

Spectranetics Corporation (“Company”) today reported the settlement of matters related to the federal investigation initiated by the Food & Drug Administration and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which was previously announced in a press release dated September 4, 2008.

30 Dec 2009

Study finds widespread variations in CRT use for patients with severe heart failure

Most patients with heart failure likely to benefit from a pacemaker including the capacity for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) do not receive such an implantable device, reports a national study in the December 2009 issue of the American Heart Journal.

14 Dec 2009

HSF announces $1 million contribution by The Cowan Foundation to AED program

The Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF) today announced a $1 million contribution by The Cowan Foundation to its national Heart&Stroke Restart a Heart, Restart a Life(TM) Automated External Defibrillator (AED) program.

14 Dec 2009

Cardiologists receive K23 research grant from NIH

Brian H. Annex, M.D., chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Virginia Health System, says he feels like the coach of a championship team. "Going three for three is truly extraordinary," he says with a mixture of pride and awe in his voice.

10 Dec 2009

ZOLL Medical to participate in conference to discuss LifeVest wearable defibrillator business

ZOLL Medical Corporation announced today that it will participate in a conference call hosted by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey on Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 10:30am EST to discuss the LifeVest® wearable defibrillator business.

5 Dec 2009

Defibrillator News and Research

Latest Defibrillator News and Research

Spectranetics fourth-quarter revenues rise up 11%

Boston Scientific rebuts HeartRhythm's cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator implantation article

Corporate sponsors to be recognized at ENA Leadership Conference

Boston Scientific reports fourth quarter and full year 2009 results

Sorin Group announces first implant of FDA approved Paradym CRT Model 8750 defibrillator

St. Jude Medical receives European approval for Fortify ST ICD and Unify CRT-D defibrillators

LExICon study evaluating laser assisted lead removal using Spectranetics laser sheath published

Simple genetic test can help in detecting heart abnormalities

ZOLL Medical's LifeVest Wearable Defibrillator named one of top five innovative medical devices of 2009

St. Jude Medical reports net sales of $1.203 billion in fourth-quarter of 2009

Japanese MHLW approves St. Jude Medical's Genesis spinal cord stimulation system

Cardiac Science and MEDENT announce new partnership deal

Cardiac Science and Gust Bardy launch innovation center to develop cost-effective medical products and services

Physicians perform first implantation of leadless cardiac monitoring device for detecting arrhythmias

FDA approves distribution of ZOLL E Series Monitor/Defibrillator

Spectranetics reports settlement of matters related to federal investigation

Study finds widespread variations in CRT use for patients with severe heart failure

HSF announces $1 million contribution by The Cowan Foundation to AED program

Cardiologists receive K23 research grant from NIH

ZOLL Medical to participate in conference to discuss LifeVest wearable defibrillator business

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

Defibrillator News and Research

Latest Defibrillator News and Research

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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