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Bio-information to speed up approval process

The FDA hopes to modernise healthcare in America by creating a fast track for medical devices. I...[more]

MIV Therapeutics begins trial of hydroxyapatite-coated stent

The first ever human implantation of a next-generation biocompatible, hydroxyapatite coated sten...[more]

'Hybrid' carotid stent provides high safety outcomes

At the recent EuroPCR meeting in Barcelona, Spain, Dr Alberto Cremonesi, Cotignola, Italy, prese...[more]

Trials to assess bare-metal and drug-eluting stents in the SFA

Two new trials will assess bare-metal and drug-eluting stents in the superficial femoral artery ...[more]

FoxHollow to examine NightHawk system

FoxHollow Technologies plans to conduct a clinical study with its NightHawk Plaque Excision Syst...[more]

SONOMA registry to confirm the real-world safety and efficacy of the NexStent and FilterWire EZ systems

The first patient has been enrolled in the SONOMA post-market approval study of the Boston Scien...[more]

Spotlight: Cardica - Anastomosis made simple

Based in California, LA, Cardica designs and manufactures proprietary automated anastomotic syst...[more]

Cordis to distribute Medinol’s bare metal stents

Cordis has signed a definitive agreement whereby it will become the exclusive global distributor...[more]

NMT Medical gains favourable ruing against Cardia

NMT Medical has received a successful judgement from the US District Court for the District of M...[more]

Angiotech to market Vascular Wrap/ePTFE graft

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals has amended its agreement with Edwards Lifesciences regarding the dist...[more]

Cardica seals US$11.9 million financing

Cardiac has raised US$11.9 million in a private placement led by AG Edwards and co-led by Allen ...[more]

New balloon catheter for carotid and renal angioplasty procedures

Cordis Endovascular has recently announced the worldwide launch of the Cordis Aviator Plus Ballo...[more]

Boston Scientific receives CE mark for Taxus Liberte long stent

Boston Scientific has received CE mark for its Taxus Liberte long paclitaxel-eluting coronary st...[more]

FDA approves Ostial Pro Stent Positioning System

The FDA has given approval for a Kalamazoo, MI-based company to begin marketing a one-of-a-kind ...[more]

OrbusNeich expands portfolio of interventional cardiology products

OrbusNeich has received CE mark approval for three interventional cardiology products: the Blaze...[more]

St Jude Medical announces expanded European CE mark to include new products

St Jude Medical has expanded European CE mark approval to include the Therapy Cool Path irrigate...[more]

Ablation Frontiers launch of novel cardiac ablation system

Ablation Frontiers has announced that in December 2006, it received the CE mark for its Cardiac ...[more]