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Trials examine PFO closure devices

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a common congenital defect that affects 25% of the population and ...[more]

Agency establishes nanotech task force

The FDA has set up a task force to study how to regulate nanotechnology products. The internal t...[more]

Clinical trial for biologic therapy to prevent post-operative AF

Symphony Medical has begun patient enrollment in its Phase II, multi-centre human clinical trial...[more]

Conor’s RAPID GENESIS studies

Conor Medsystems has initiated two clinical trials: the RAPID (Reduced Anti-platelet therapy wit...[more]

IMPELLA 2.5 pilot trial begins in the US

The IMPELLA 2.5 pilot study (Abiomed) has started in the United States. The company claims the I...[more]

Synthetic Blood begins cardiopulmonary bypass surgery trial

Synthetic Blood International and the Mexican government Institute of Social Security (IMMS) hav...[more]

Organ Care System allows first beating heart transplant

A 58-year old Papworth Hospital patient has become the first person in the UK to receive a beati...[more]

Mechanical heart valve trial could result in low-dose anticoagulation therapy

The FDA approved clinical trial, PROACT (Prospective Randomised On-X Prosthetic Heart Valve Anti...[more]

Researchers move a step closer to biological pacemakers

Researchers from UC Davis School of Medicine, CA, have moved a step closer to developing the fir...[more]

Viacor Pioneering catheter-based techniques for heart valve disease

Viacor was founded in 1999 primarily by two cardiac surgeons, John Liddicoat, then of Beth-Israe...[more]

GE and Volcano to launch the integrated Innova IVUS platform

GE Healthcare and Volcano Corporation has received FDA approval to integrate Volcano's intravasc...[more]

Supera interwoven nitinol self-expanding stent is cleared in the US

IDEV Technologies has received a 510(k) clearance from FDA for the first interwoven nitinol self...[more]

Sorin announces market clearance for heart-lung machine

Sorin Group Deutschland GmbH and COBE Cardiovascular, Inc. have united to release the successor ...[more]

SyntheMed secures CE mark approval for REPEL-CV

SyntheMed has announced that REPEL-CV, the company's bioresorbable adhesion barrier film for the...[more]

FDA grants expanded indication for the NaviStar ThermoCool catheter

The FDA has granted an expanded indication to the first automated ablation system supporting an ...[more]

FDA clears AtriCure’s Pen system

AtriCure, a medical device company focused on developing, manufacturing and selling surgical dev...[more]

ATS AP360 heart valve approved in Europe

ATS Medical has received the CE mark for its ATS Open Pivot AP360 mechanical heart valve. Accord...[more]

SynCardia receives CE Mark to market EXCOR TAH-T mobile driver

SynCardia Systems has received the CE mark to market a modified version of the Berlin Heart AG, ...[more]

Bioheart gains patent rights for injection needle

Bioheart has signed a patent licensing agreement with Tricardia for patents covering an improved...[more]

AGA Medical and BVM end distribution agreement

AGA Medical Corporation has announced that it has reached an agreement with BVM to terminate the...[more]

Elron makes investment in Neurosonix

Elron Electronic Industries Ltd has completed a new investment of US$5 million, in two tranches,...[more]

St Jude Medical establishes Cardiovascular Division

St Jude Medical is combining its Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology divisions to create a new Cardio...[more]

Imperial Innovations plans £332,000 investment in Cardiak

Imperial Innovations, the technology commercialisation company based at Imperial College London,...[more]

Nipro Group to buy Edwards’ perfusion business

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation has agreed to sell its remaining perfusion products business to...[more]

SJM/Boston settle patent litigation

St Jude Medical (SJM) and Boston Scientific Corporation have entered into an agreement that reso...[more]

Medtronic’s revenues hit by falling US ICD sales

Medtronic has reported revenue for the first quarter fiscal year 2007 of US$2.897 billion, an 8%...[more]

Spacelabs Healthcare completes DMR acquisition

Spacelabs Healthcare, a subsidiary of OSI Systems, has completed its acquisition of Del Mar Reyn...[more]

Kensey Nash reports record sales

Kensey Nash Corporation has reported record fourth quarter sale for 2006. Total net sales for th...[more]