AGA Medical Receives Japanese Approval for AMPLATZER(R) Duct Occluder
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- AGA Medical Corporation ("AGA Medical") announced today that it received approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for its AMPLATZER(R) Duct Occluder (ADO). The ADO is a percutaneous, transcatheter occlusion device used for the...Materials and Processes for Medical Devices Event Brings Clinicians, Engineers, Designers Together
...ioned Nitinol material, while a presentation on R-phase transformation and its effects on practical stent design, and an application of a hepatic vein occluder for controlling bleeding during liver resection surgery will be featured. This year's Materials R&D presentations encompass five sessions on n...Occlutech Obtains CE Mark for the new Generation PFO & ASD Occluders
...e Figulla Flex ASD and PFO occluders encompass a new innovative delivery system, making the use of a threaded hub unnecessary. The implantation of the occluder is facilitated by the ability of the delivery system to allow a 45 degree angle before release. The Occlutech Figulla Flex will be exhibited an...Novel Catheter Technique Successfully Patches Holes in the Heart
... in the study, but all were some form of AMPLATZER occluder (AGA Medical Corp., Plymouth, MN). The VSD patch i...side of the heart. Implantation of the VSD occluder was performed by Donald J. Hagler, M.D., FSCAI, a ...r some patients," he said. "In such cases, the VSD occluder successfully bridges the patients to surgery." ...3.5v StrabismoScope Unidirectional Occluder
Description: Testing for Strabismus (ocular misalignment) just became easier. By simply placing the StrabismoScope over the patient's eye, the examiner is able to observe the occluded eye directly, but the patient cannot see out....Lombart Clip-on Pinhole Occluder
Description: Lorgnette pinhole occluder...AGA Medical Corporation Receives European CE Mark Approval for the AMPLATZER(R) Duct Occluder II
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- AGA Medical Corporation ("AGA") announced today it received European CE Mark approval for the AMPLATZER(R) Duct Occluder II ("ADO II"). AGA also announced the immediate availability and launch of the device in Europe. The ADO II expands the AGA family of oc...Occlutech Obtains Favourable Ruling in Proceedings Initiated by AGA Medical
... proceedings to invalidate the relevant AGA Medical patent. The case will be heard in Munich in September. Thirdly, we have developed a version of the occluder that does not violate any ruling. This occluder will be launched in Germany before the summer. Manufacturing, development, marketing and sales outside...