MUNICH - Data from the largest randomized trial of its kind performed to date indicate that the use of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with the CYPHER® Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent was comparable to bypass...
Things are starting to heat up in the vascular-medical-device arena. This time, the source of the conflict isn't the device itself, but the doctor-favored mechanism for its delivery. The delivery of balloon catheters and...
David Joles, Star Tribune Authorities investigate the scene of a multiple stabbing in Roseville. Sylvia Sieferman, 60, and Hannah and Linnea Sieferman, both 11, were rushed to Regions Hospital in St. Paul after Sieferman...
After Riegel v. Rather, we expect the other side to look for loopholes in Riegel – even if we don’t think there are any – especially in the area of so-called “parallel” claims.Anyway, it’s been six months since Riegel was...
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Not quite six months ago, the Supreme Court decided Riegel v. Ditto for our expectations – based upon years of hard-won experience – that Riegel would set plaintiffs off in a frantic search for loopholes in preemption - and, in...
Posted on: Tuesday, 12 August 2008, 09:01 CDT In today's challenging times, well-known brands are losing market share to new products, competitors or generics. To help marketers, the Healthcare Communication & Marketing...
wwwmedicalmalpracticecourtcomIn 2005 the Food and Drug Administration FDA announced that it had received reports about new patient deaths caused by a fatal complication linked to short circuiting in defibrillator and pacemaker...
CHICAGO - Fitch Ratings service cut its rating on Abbott Laboratories due to the large amount of debt the medical device maker is carrying--but it raised its outlook due to Abbott's "strong operational performance." Fitch said...