Intracardiac

Siemens Demonstrates Workflow Efficiency in Echocardiography at ACC 2009

...ed Stress Echo capabilities as well as compatibility with ACUSON AcuNav(TM) intracardiac ultrasound catheters and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) for the eva...productivity applications. In its new release, the ACUSON P50 system offers intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) imaging for the 8F or 10F ACUSON AcuNav(TM) ultrasou...

Siemens Highlights Cardiology Excellence from Prevention to Follow-up at ACC 2009

... design improves patient and operator comfort at the same time. In its new release, the 2.0 release(4) of the ACUSON P50 ultrasound system offers intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) imaging for the 8F or 10F ACUSON AcuNav(TM) ultrasound catheter provides electrophysiologists and interventional cardiologists ...

Siemens Demonstrates Flash Speed, Lowest Dose at ACC 2009

...person is exposed to each year from natural sources amounts to 2 mSv to 5 mSv. The dose values of the new Siemens CT scanner lie far below those of an intracardiac catheter examination, thus opening up possibilities for using CT scanners for routine cardiological examinations. A scan of the entire heart can ...

Saint Joseph's Adds Renowned Cardiothoracic Surgeon

...coronary revascularization, combined with Dr. Douglas Murphy's expertise in intracardiac robotic surgery, means patients will have access to physicians of unparalle...d the world. Dr. Douglas Murphy will serve as chief scientific officer for intracardiac robotic surgery. "Saint Joseph's is committed to robotic surgery bec...

Saint Joseph's Launches International College of Robotic Surgery

...ouglas Murphy, MD and Sudhir Srivastava, MD, ICRS will provide training for all daVinci Surgical System(R) robotic surgery specialties, beginning with intracardiac and cardiac revascularization, including TECAB. "ICRS will provide consistent, initial and long term support for surgical teams that isn't curr...

Patient Safety Technologies Announces Expansion of Senior Management Team

... a developer of electrophysiology devices, which was recently acquired by St. Jude Medical. Prior to EP MedSystems, he was the General Manager of the intracardiac echo group of Siemens Medical. Regarding joining the company, Mr. Bruce stated, "The Safety-Sponge(TM) System addresses a persistent proble...

Flash Speed. Lowest Dose.

... is exposed to each year from natural sources amounts to 2 mSv to 5 mSv. The dose values of the new Siemens CT scanner, thus lie far below those of an intracardiac catheter examination, thus opening up possibilities for using CT scanners for routine cardiological examinations. Dr. Sami Atiya, chief execut...

Siemens Showcases Latest Ultrasound Technologies at AIUM 2008

...ventricle and atrium. On top of that the ACUSON X300 system supports comprehensive cardiac applications, such as Left Ventricular Opacification (LVO), intracardiac procedures with the ACUSON AcuNav(TM) ultrasound catheter, as well as transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) for the evaluation of heart valves and ch...

Webcast Alert: EP MedSystems Announces EP MedSystems Fourth Quarter 2007 Earnings Conference Call Webcast

...theters and related disposable supplies, the ALERT(R) System and ALERT family of internal cardioversion catheters, and the ViewMate(R) and ViewMate II intracardiac ultrasound catheter imaging system, for more information, visit our Website at http://www.epmedsystems.com . Forward-Looking Statements The discu...

Specialized Care Essential for Women With Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Pregnancy

...ugh the Heart Disease and Pregnancy program include mitral regurgitation, aortic regurgitation, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, mitral valve prolapse and intracardiac shunts such as atrial septal defects and ventricular septal defects. For more information about the program, please visit http://www.nmh.org . Ab...

Intracardiac in Medical Products

LocaLisa Intracardiac Navigation System

Description: The LocaLisa system is a non-fluoroscopic navigation system that tracks multiple intracardiac electrodes. The system was invented by Fred Wittkampf, Ph.D., and is being developed by Surgical Navigation Technologies and EP Systems. The LocaLisa system uses three skin electrode pairs, positio...
Company:Medtronic Inc.

TVL™ Leads

Description:... TVL defibrillation leads have a patented coiled-coil design for faster, easier insertion and more precise intracardiac placement. Designed with an integrated bipolar design, the lead enables high-voltage shock delivery closer to the apex....
Company:St. Jude Medical, Inc.

Agilis Steerable Introducer

Description:...ng, braided shaft, atraumatic tip, and radiopaque tip marker, the Agilis Steerable Introducer provides the agility and stability needed for successful intracardiac RF ablation procedures....
Company:St. Jude Medical, Inc.

Model 3510 Programmer

Description:...s. Features a large, color display on a touch-sensitive, active matrix LCD screen Programmer offers continuous, simultaneous display of surface ECGs, intracardiac electrograms, annotated event markers, and Electronic Calipers Full-size keyboard allows for easy input of patient information Highly efficient microp...
Company:St. Jude Medical, Inc.

GORE-TEX Suture for Chordae Tendineae

Description:... Repair and replacement of chordae tendineae is a critical, exacting intracardiac procedure. GORE-TEX Suture has been used successfully in chordae tendineae procedures for more than a decade. It is an ePTFE, nonabsorbable monofilame...
Company:W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

VascoStim 2/6F C

Description:... Bipolar semi-floating pacing lead for temporary stimulation of the heart especially in emergency cases of bradycardial arrhythmias or for recording intracardiac ECGs....
Company:Vascomed

VascoStim 2/6F J

Description:... Bipolar semi-floating pacing lead for temporary stimulation of the heart especially in emergency cases of bradycardial arrhythmias or for recording intracardiac ECGs....
Company:Vascomed

VascoStim 2/5F C

Description:... Bipolar semi-floating pacing lead for temporary stimulation of the heart especially in emergency cases of bradycardial arrhythmias or for recording intracardiac ECGs....
Company:Vascomed

VascoStim 2/6F S

Description:... Bipolar semi-floating pacing lead for temporary stimulation of the heart especially in emergency cases of bradycardial arrhythmias or for recording intracardiac ECGs....
Company:Vascomed

VascoStim 2/5F J

Description:... Bipolar semi-floating pacing lead for temporary stimulation of the heart especially in emergency cases of bradycardial arrhythmias or for recording intracardiac ECGs....
Company:Vascomed

Intracardiac in Medical Dictionary

Echocardiogram

... waves to produce images of your heart. ... Answers to your questions about echocardiogram and more! ... Exercise stress echocardiogram . ... intracardiac echocardiogram . ... An echocardiogram is a test that uses ultrasound waves to examine the heart. ... The information gained from the echoca...

Intracardiac in Biological News

New defibrillator signals doctor of patient's irregular heartbeat or device malfunction

...ogy Laboratories includes two dedicated fluoroscopy suites equipped with state-of-the-art multichannel digital recording systems, 3-D mapping systems, intracardiac echocardiography and a laser system. ...

Intracardiac in Biological Technology

CorMatrix(R) Announces FDA 510(k) for Novel Biomaterial Implant for Intracardiac Repair

Company Also Announces CE Mark Approval for First Product, the CorMatrix ECM(TM) for Pericardial Closure ATLANTA, May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- CorMatrix Cardiovascular, Inc., an Atlanta- based company dedicated to developing and delivering unique extracellular matrix (ECM(TM)) biom...

Nile Therapeutics CD-NP Clinical Program for Acute Heart Failure Released From Clinical Hold by FDA

...pment for the treatment of acute heart failure. CD-NP was designed to reduce symptoms of dyspnea in heart failure patients through both a reduction in intracardiac pressure and an improvement in renal function. The Company believes that the current preclinical and clinical data supports the pharmacological hypoth...

Signalife Presence at XIII World Congress on Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology

...has been testing Signalife's wireless Fidelity 400 intracardiac Monitor at the Electrophysiology Laboratories of t...ter, will present a prototoype of the Fidelity 400 intracardiac Monitor to selected participants. The Signalife Fidelity 400 intracardiac Monitor applies Signalife's award-winning propriet...

GE, St. Jude to collaborate on visualization technology

...g system for patients with heart rhythm disease. Under terms of the agreement, the health organizations will develop a system with fully integrated intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) imaging capabilities for cardiac catheterization labs worldwide, enabling minimally invasive therapies. GE's ultrasound tech...

Intracardiac in Biological Dictionary

Ostium

...ke was diagnosed with an Ostium Primum Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) ... pairs on a catheter positioned at the ostium of the right superior ... or intracardiac echo is important to identify anomalies, such as a common PV ostium (Figure 7) ... ... ostium and the commissure between the anterior and septa...