Healthcare Industry News: ICD
News Release - October 24, 2008
Boston Scientific Announces Canadian Approval for New Devices to Treat Heart Failure and Sudden Cardiac Death
NATICK, Mass., Oct. 24 (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX ) today announced regulatory approval in Canada for its COGNIS(TM) cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) and TELIGEN(TM) implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). These devices represent entirely new platforms to treat heart failure and sudden cardiac death and are the result of a multi-year research and development effort to provide physicians enhanced clinical options for their patients.When choosing a high-energy device, physicians often must make trade-offs among device size, battery longevity and features. The COGNIS CRT-D and the TELIGEN ICD are designed to eliminate those compromises. They are the world's smallest and thinnest high-energy devices at 32.5 cc and 31.5 cc respectively, while less than 10 mm thick. Both devices offer innovative features based on significant engineering advances, including extended battery longevity, self-correcting software and improved programming technology.
"Our CRM team is clearly focused on delivering therapy systems that meet clinician needs for safety, reliability and better patient outcomes," said Fred Colen, President, Boston Scientific Cardiac Rhythm Management. "We are very pleased with the positive customer response to COGNIS and TELIGEN since the U.S. launch in August and look forward to a successful launch in Canada."
Key features of the COGNIS CRT-D include:
-- SmartDelay(TM): quickly proposes programmable device settings, which
enables physicians to tailor individualized pacing therapy for their
patients
-- Bi-V Trigger: helps physicians manage heart failure patients with
frequent atrial arrhythmias
-- Electronic Repositioning(TM): provides physicians with six
configurations for stimulating the left side of the heart even after
implant, which may help avoid an additional surgical procedure
Key features of the TELIGEN ICD include:
-- Thinnest device available in the world, designed with patient comfort
in mind
-- Reverse Mode Switch(TM): designed to eliminate unnecessary ventricular
pacing
-- Quick Convert(TM): provides the ability for patients to receive pacing
therapy for ventricular tachycardias
Both COGNIS and TELIGEN also offer SafetyCore(TM), a feature that in the unlikely event of a system error provides lifesaving shock therapy and basic pacing functionality.
Boston Scientific is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices whose products are used in a broad range of interventional medical specialties. For more information, please visit: http://www.bostonscientific.com.
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