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Following implantation of a cardiac stent, patients are often given dual anti-platelet treatment (DAPT) to prevent re-occlusion of the treated artery. However, if a patient requires additional surgery soon after implantation, early discontinuation of DAPT is required. Hong Kong-based OrbusNeich has announced the results of a clinical trial which showed that its Genous endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) capture stent is safe for use in patients requiring early discontinuation of DAPT. The Genous technology traps EPCs at the implantation site, which accelerates the artery’s natural healing process...

Siemens received FDA clearance to begin marketing its SOMATOM Definition AS Open CT scanner in the U.S. According to Siemens literature, this is not just a general purpose CT system, but this SOMATOM was specifically engineered to be a tool for contouring and planning in preparation for interventional and radiation therapy procedures. Read More Read More...

Massachusetts-based ActiViews received FDA clearance to bring to market its CT-Guide Needle Guidance System, indicated as a tool to identify the real time location of instruments within the patient during CT-guided interventional lung procedures. Using pre-acquired CT images, a camera, and markers, the system displays the location of the needles on a nearby workstation. CT-Guide™ navigation features a single-use miniature video camera that is easily affixed onto standard interventional instruments, a sterile registration patch, and proprietary 3D software that is viewed on a HD flat panel monitor...

Cook Medical has received FDA premarket approval for the Zenith Spiral-Z AAA Iliac Leg Graft. The device provides graft support in the iliac artery in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms. Zenith Spiral-Z features enhanced flexibility and kink resistance due to a continuous nitinol spiral stent. It also offers increased radial force at the proximal sealing site with Cook Medical’s latest technology in sealing stent design. The Zenith device’s Z-Trak® Introduction System features a PTFE-coated lumen to reduce surface friction and facilitate precise device delivery. Read More Read...

David Carradine, Radiographer, University Hospital Birmingham, UK, has been using the CARESTREAM DRX-1 System in mobile units and in the x-ray room for approximately a year. The facility sees benefits in patient care using the new technology because the...

Having received U.S. and European approval earlier this year, Boston Scientific is launching the Interlock – 35 Fibered IDC Occlusion System. The device is designed to provide more control and precision and is formally indicated for “obstructing or reducing blood flow in the peripheral vasculature during embolization procedures.” The Interlock – 35 System consists of a 0.035″ detachable coil that features a unique interlocking connection between the coil and delivery wire designed to offer excellent placement control, including the ability to advance, retract and reposition the...

Only about 7 million of the 94 million current and former smokers in the U.S. would meet the criteria used in the study.