Market Place: An Innovative Heart Device Is Still Short of Lucrative
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The F.D.A. approved the first implantable, self-sufficient artificial heart but it is too large to fit into more than half of male patients and 80 percent of women.
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A device that automatically detects early symptoms of congestive heart failure has been implanted in patients in the United States this month for the first time.
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After 22 years of experimentation, the maker of the nation's first self-contained artificial heart yesterday asked the federal government for permission to begin selling up to 4,000 of the devices each year as a last-chance treatment for people with irreversible heart failure.
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A tiny tent-like device implanted into the heart appears to block strokes caused by a common irregular heartbeat, sealing off a spot where dangerous blood clots form, German and U.S. researchers reported ...
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Researchers believe heart devices could prevent some unexpected epilepsy deaths. One man describes how he lost his daughter and grandson to epilepsy.
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Medical device company says FDA not likely to greenlight a clinical trial of heart implant in 2004. CHICAGO  - Edwards Lifesciences Corp.
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A heart-drug trial that was &quot;outsourced&quot; to India and China -- an approach many industries are taking to save money -- demonstrates the
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Drug-coated heart stents might not increase the risk of blood clots as much as previously thought, according to research presented Sunday at a meeting of cardiologists.
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Implanting defibrillators in patients just weeks after a heart attack does not improve their chances of survival, according to an international study.
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Coronary stents don&#39;t improve the long-term survival rates of heart patients, a Duke University Medical Center study contends.
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Biomet operates in the appealing medical device industry, but current growth trends are giving investors a headache.
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People once bought just-on-the-market gadgets because they wanted the innovative functionality those gadgets provided. Now, it&#8217;s common to buy a device and then immediately try to figure out how to change or enhance its capabilities.
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A new method of diagnosing heart disease takes only seconds to conduct, but critics say the technique is ripe for overuse.
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Great innovations in wireless technologies have arrived in recent years, and their effect has yet to be realized. But those innovations may be hindered by thinking that an even better innovation is just around the corner.
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A bionic hand, controlled by the patient's mind and muscles, goes on the market
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Implantable stimulators can blunt pain with electrical impulses, but they may come with negative side effects.
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A novel fabric mesh sleeve that works like a girdle to reshape enlarged hearts showed promise in treating patients with heart failure and will be submitted for US regulatory