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St. Jude Medical launches new study of next-gen multi-point cardiac pacing

May 2, 2013 by Arezu Sarvestani

St. Jude Medical enrolls the 1st patient in a clinical trial of its next-generation Quadra Assura MP multi-point cardiac pacing system in patients with heart failure.

St. Jude Medical's Quadra Assura MultiPoint pacing

St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) enrolled the 1st patient in a clinical study evaluating pacing in multiple points on the heart, the company announced today.

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Diabetes: Insulet and Eli Lilly team up for specialty insulin pump

May 2, 2013 by Arezu Sarvestani

Medical device maker Insulet teams up with pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly in development of an insulin pump designed for patients with a highly insulin resistant form of diabetes.

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Abiomed: Costs of Impella heart pump come in well below national standards

May 1, 2013 by Arezu Sarvestani

Abiomed's Impella heart pumps improve patients' quality of life and costs well below the national standard for cost-effective therapies, according to the company.

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Heart support technologies maker Abiomed (NSDQ:ABMD) announced that its Impella heart pump cheaply and effectively improved patients' quality of life, costing less than $39,500 per quality-of-life-year (QALY) gained for high-risk heart failure patients.

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Diabetes: Medtronic partners with China to develop care for Type I diabetics

May 1, 2013 by Arezu Sarvestani

Medtronic and China's National Institute of Hospital Administration team up to develop treatment pathways for patients with Type I diabetes.

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Medical device industry titan Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) launched a new partnership with Chinese national healthcare regulators to gather data and inform a national program of care for patients with Type I diabetes.

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InspireMD soars on FDA green light to begin clinical trial

April 23, 2013 by Arezu Sarvestani

InspireMD gets a Wall Street boost after announcing FDA approval to begin a U.S. clinical trial of its MGuard Embolic Protection Stent.

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Stent technology maker InspireMD (OTC:NSPR) gained a few points on Wall Street today on news that the FDA gave the company a conditional green light to proceed with a clinical trial of its MGuard Embolic Protection Stent.

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Medtronic takes over CRM substudy in clinical trial of genetically targeted AF drug

April 22, 2013 by Arezu Sarvestani

Medical device company Medtronic signed up to provide a heart rhythm monitoring and assessment component to a clinical study assessing ARCA biopharma's genetically targeted cardiovascular drug therapy.

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Medical device industry heavy-weight Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) entered a collaboration agreement with ARCA biopharma, providing continuous cardiac monitoring of patients undergoing experimental treatment with a genetically targeted cardiovascular drug therapy.

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Cook Medical's Zilver Vena venous self-expanding stent trial is a 1st for the U.S.

April 12, 2013 by Arezu Sarvestani

Cook Medical launches a clinical study of its Zilver Vena stent, the 1st trial of its kind in the U.S. assessing an iliofemoral venous self-expanding stent.

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Indiana medical device giant Cook Medical announced the launch of a new clinical study, the 1st of its kind evaluating the safety and effectiveness of its Zilver Vena venous self-expanding stent.

The VIVO study will enroll select adult patients experiencing limiting leg pain, leg swelling or skin discoloration or a healed or active lower leg ulcer, according to a Cook statement.

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