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Featured Technologies
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Pulmonary Conduits
Contegra® Pulmonary Valved Conduit
Manufacturer: Medtronic Heart Valves
Address: 1851 E. Deere Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92705
Aproval Date: 2003-11-21
How does it work? The Contegra Pulmonary Valved Conduit functions like the patient’s natural pulmonary valve. Three leaflets flap open to permit blood flow from the right ventricle into the pulmonary artery and then to the lungs. In conjunction with the three other heart valves (tricuspid, aortic, and mitral), this device controls the direction of blood flow through the chambers of the heart. The conduit portion of the device allows for the replacement of part of the patient’s own pulmonary artery, as needed.
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Heart Valves
Edwards Prima™ Plus Stentless Bioprosthesis
Manufacturer: Edwards Lifesciences LLC
Address: One Edwards Way, Irvine, CA 92614
Aproval Date: 2001-02-27
How does it work? The valve functions like the patient's natural aortic valve. Three leaflets flap open to permit blood flow from the heart into the aorta and then to the body. Once the flow of blood ceases, the leaflets close, preventing backflow of blood into the heart.
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Pacing Leads
Stelid II, Stelix, and Stelix II steroid eluting endocardial pacing leads
Manufacturer: ELA Medical, S.A.
Address: 98 Rue Maurice Arnoux, Montrouge 92120, FRANCE
Aproval Date: 2004-06-17
How does it work? Once a lead is placed in the heart and connected to an implanted pacemaker, electrical signals are received from the heart and transmitted to the pacemaker. The leads detect and transmit electrical signals from the heart to the attached pacemaker, and the pacing output from the pacemaker is sent through the lead to the heart. The steroid Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate (< 1.0 mg) is released into the body from the tip of the lead.
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Glucose Monitoring
GlucoWatch G2 Biographer
Manufacturer: Cygnus, Inc.
Address: One Ed 400 Penobscot Drive, Redwood City, CA 94063
Aproval Date: 2002-08-26
How does it work? After a 2-hour warm-up period, patients calibrate the GlucoWatch G2 Biographer with a finger-stick measurement. After calibration, the device begins monitoring glucose. Batteries produce a small electrical current that pulls fluid through the skin and into the device. Then sensors (electrodes) measure the glucose in the fluid. The GlucoWatch G2 Biographer contains a built-in alarm that can be programmed to alert the user when results fall above or below pre-set levels.
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Catheters
Novoste™ Beta-Cath™ System
Manufacturer: Novoste Corporation
Address: 3890 Steve Reynolds Boulevard, Norcross, GA 30093
Aproval Date: 2000-11-03
How does it work? Using an X-ray machine in a cardiac catheterization laboratory, the physician places the delivery catheter in the coronary artery at the site of the in-stent restenosis (re-blockage in the artery). The transfer device is connected to the delivery catheter, and is used to deliver the radioactive seeds to the location. The radioactive seeds are positioned at the location for an appropriate length of time to administer radiation to the artery. At the completion of the radiation treatment, the radioactive seeds are returned to the transfer device.
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Catheters
EVS™ Vascular Closure System
Manufacturer: angioLINK Corporation
Address: 125 John Hancock Road, Suite Six, Taunton, MA 02780
Aproval Date: 2004-11-03
How does it work? Following the cardiac catheterization procedure, a guidewire is reintroduced through the introducer and the introducer sheath is removed.
The hole (arteriotomy) is then closed by advancing the EVS™ System over the guidewire through the skin and soft tissue into the arteriotomy.
Once positioned, the dilator and guidewire are removed from the introducer and the stapler is advanced through the introducer and locked into place.
The staple is deployed by squeezing the trigger and the device is removed.
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PHARMACEUTICAL THERAPEUTIC CONCENTRATIONS
Pharma companies with 2004 R&D budgets exceeding $1 billion
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ANESTHESIA
Abbott
CANCER
Amgen
AstraZeneca
Bayer
Boehringer Ingelheim
Bristol-Myers Squibb
GlaxoSmithKline
Johnson & Johnson
Lilly
Merck
Novartis
Pfizer
Roche
Sanofi-Aventis
Schering AG
Schering-Plough
Takeda
Wyeth
CARDIOVASCULAR
Abbott
Amgen
AstraZeneca
Bayer
Bristol-Myers Squibb
GlaxoSmithKline
Johnson & Johnson
Lilly
Merck
Novartis
Pfizer
Roche
Sanofi-Aventis
Schering-Plough
Takeda
Wyeth
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Abbott
Amgen
AstraZeneca
Boehringer Ingelheim
Bristol-Myers Squibb
GlaxoSmithKline
Johnson & Johnson
Lilly
Novartis
Pfizer
Roche
Sanofi-Aventis
Wyeth
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CHOLESTEROL
GlaxoSmithKline
Merck
Novartis
Pfizer
DERMATOLOGY
Novartis
Pfizer
Roche
DIABETES
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Lilly
Merck
Pfizer
Takeda
GASTROENTEROLOGY
AstraZeneca
GlaxoSmithKline
Merck
Pfizer
Takeda
HEMATOLOGY
Johnson & Johnson
Roche
Wyeth
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Abbott
AstraZeneca
Bayer
GlaxoSmithKline
Johnson & Johnson
Lilly
Merck
Novartis
Pfizer
Roche
Schering-Plough
Takeda
Wyeth
OBESITY
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Johnson & Johnson
Merck
Pfizer
OPTHALMOLOGY
Pfizer
OSTEOPOROSIS
Amgen
Lilly
Merck
Pfizer
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PAIN / INFLAMMATION
Abbott
Amgen
AstraZeneca
Boehringer Ingelheim
Bristol-Myers Squibb
GlaxoSmithKline
Johnson & Johnson
Lilly
Merck
Novartis
Pfizer
Roche
Schering-Plough
RENAL CARE
Abbott
RESPIRATORY
AstraZeneca
Boehringer Ingelheim
GlaxoSmithKline
Merck
Novartis
Pfizer
Roche
Schering-Plough
SEXUAL HEALTH
GlaxoSmithKline
Merck
Pfizer
Schering AG
TRANSPLANTATION
Abbott
Boehringer Ingelheim
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Merck
Novartis
Pfizer
Roche
Wyeth
VACCINES
GlaxoSmithKline
Sanofi-Aventis
VIRAL DISEASE
Abbott
Boehringer Ingelheim
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Pfizer
Roche
WOMEN’S HEALTH
Johnson & Johnson
Wyeth
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MEDICAL DEVICE THERAPEUTIC CONCENTRATIONS
Medical device companies with FDA-approved products since 2000
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ANGIOPLASTY
Cordis
Guidant
Medtronic
Novoste
X Technologies
CATHETERS
Biosense Webster
Boston Scientific
C.R. Bard
CoAxia
Guidant
St. Jude Medical
X Technologies
DEFIBRILLATORS
Agilent Technologies
EPMedSystems
Guidant
Lifecor
Medtronic
St. Jude Medical
GLUCOSE MONITORING
Cygnus
QCare International
Roche
TheraSenses
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HEARING AIDS / DEVICES
Auric Hearing Systems
Cochlear Corporation
Med-El Corporation
Soundtec
Symphonix Devices
HEART DEVICES / VALVES
AGA Medical Corporation
ATS Medical
Biosense Webster
Cordis
Edwards Lifesciences
MCRI
Medtronic
Menssana Research
Novoste
St. Jude Medical
SUB-Q
Thoratec Corporation
HIP PROSTHESIS
DePuy Orthopaedics
Encore Medical
Howmedica Osteonics Corp
Smith & Nephew
Wright Medical Technology
INTRAOCULAR LENSES
Alcon Research
Ophtec USA
Pharmacia and Upjohn
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MAMMAGROPHY
Eastman Kodak Company
Fischer Imaging Corporation
Intelligent Systems Software
Siemens
ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTS
Ascension Orthopedics
Diagnostic Medical Systems
HealthTronics
Medtronic Sofamor Danek
Sulzer Spine-Tech
PACEMAKERS
Biotronik
Guidant
Medtronic
St. Jude Medical
STENTS
Abbott Vascular Devices
Biocompatibles Cardiovascular
Biotronik
Boston Scientific
Cordis
Ev3
Guidant
Medtronic
SMART Therapeutics
Sulzer IntraTherapeutics
W.L. Gore & Associates
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