HEART MAPPING TECHNIQUE SAFELY GUIDES (Ultashape) CATHETER REPAIR OF ARRHYTHMIA
HEART MAPPING TECHNIQUE SAFELY GUIDES CATHETER REPAIR OF ARRHYTHMIA
In experiments with dogs, Johns Hopkins researchers successfully used a 3D map of the heart and sensor guided catheter to perform cardiac ablation, a mainstay treatment that stops abnormally fast and potentially fatal heartbeats, or arrhythmias.
Cynosure Receives FDA Clearance For Smartlipo(TM) System
Cynosure, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYNO), a leading developer and manufacturer of a broad array of light-based aesthetic treatment systems, today announced it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Smartlipo(TM) system for laser assisted lipolysis, or LaserBodySculpting(SM), a procedure that disrupts fat cells and causes coagulation of the tissue leading to skin tightening. [click link for full article]