New Robotic Irrigated Ablation Catheter

At Venice Arrhythmia 2009 Hansen Medical showcased the Lynx catheter, a small, flexible irrigated ablation catheter to offer stability during the tratment of Atrial Fibrillation. The new Lynx robotic ablation catheter is supported by the Sensei© X platform and leverages the navigation capability of the Artisan Extend catheter, but in a smaller and more flexible integrated profile.

Offering a seven French irrigated ablation tip with a standard sized sheath, the new Lynx catheter has six degrees of freedom that facilitates placement in difficult to reach anatomic locations. Pending CE Mark approval, the Lynx catheter is expected to be available in the European Union within the first half of 2010.

"The Lynx catheter is thinner and safe and its ablations were consistent with my prior experience with other irrigated ablation devices," said Josef Kautzner, M.D., Ph.D., FESC, Head, Department of Cardiology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague. "In addition, the learning curve for the new catheter may be shorter, which I believe will help a broader group of physicians to perform complex ablation procedures for the treatment of AF with greater effectiveness."

EP-WorkMate® - improved Controller

Today St.Jude Medical informed about the introduction of the latest version of high speed controller for the EP-WorkMate electrophysiology registration system. Please contact us for more technical details.

Sensei® X System with Artisan Extend Control Catheter

Today Hansel Medical introduced with the Sensei® X the next generation of its flexible robotic platform. It supports the new Artisan Extend control catheter, which increases the reachability and navigation properties of the existing Artisan catheter by offering more than 20 percent improvement in both bend and reach. In addition, the Sensei X platform provides physicians with improved procedural planning and workflow, and enhancements in catheter control.

New Address !!

We are glad to announce that we moved into our new office location. As it is very close to our previous office all contact data remain the same except for the postal data. The new full address is :

DMT Dr. Danco Medizintechnik

Peter-Schwingen-Strasse-37

53177 Bonn/Germany

Tel : +49-228-433 1552

Fax : +49-228-433 1566

e-mail : info@danco-medizintechnik.com

Sensei© Robotic Navigation : New Features

During the HRS congress in Boston Hansen Medical presented for the first time the IntelliSense Fine Force Technology of the Sensei© System with Vibration Control. So the doctor gets a constant, reliable feedback not only in a clear and instinctive visual format, but also feels the intensity of the tissue contact of the catheter by increasing vibration in the motion control device.

POLSTIM 2009

At the meeting of the Polish Arrhythmologists in Rytro, April 23-25, there was a great interest in the Sensei© Robotic Navigation System. In particular the ergonomic aspects like significantly decreased exposure of radiation as well as the high comfort of the doctor during the procedures were very much emphazised by the large group of interested electrophysiologists.

Cooperation with Hansen Medical, Inc.

We are very pleased to announce our cooperation with Hansen Medical, Inc./USA, one leading manufacturer of Robotic Navigation System. The Sensei© Robotic Navigation System is designed to meet the needs of doctors, patients and hospitals particularly in the treatment of complex arrhythmias like atrial fibrillation. This outstanding technology fits perfectly into the portfolio of DMT.

WE WISH ALL OUR CUSTOMERS, PARTNERS AND FRIENDS A HAPPY AND SUCCESSFULL NEW YEAR 2009!

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Successful Internal Cardioversions in Debrecen

Professor Csanadi and his team performed a series of successful internal cardioversions with the Alert Companion II. Dr. Ian Rankin from DOT Medical/UK supported the Hungarian team during the first cases. DOT Medical will replace EPMedSystem in the future as manufacturer of the Alert catheters.

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EP-WorkMate® Version 4 receives CE mark

The latest generation of EP-WorkMate®, the version 4.0 received the CE mark. Version 4 includes as a standard the ClearWave™ technology as well as a great number of other significant improvements in hardware as well as software. We will be glad to inform you about the EP-WorkMate® 4.0 in detail.

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St. Jude Medical acquires EPMedSystems

Effective July 07, 2008 St. Jude Medical completed the acquisition of EPMedSystems Inc.

David Bruce , president and CEO of EPMedSystems, said : “With growth accelerating over past year, EPMedSystems' products and market position are stronger than they've ever been. This transaction enables our key product platforms to benefit from the extensive worldwide distribution, customer support and product development infrastructure of St. Jude Medical. We look forward to working with the St.Jude Medical team toward a seamless combination.”

Daniel J. Starks, chairman, president and CEO of St. Jude Medical commented : “EPMedSystems' new ClearWave™ signal recording technology and its next generation ViewFlex™ PLUS ICE catheter will be especially important additions to our Atrial Fibrillation technology platform.”

ClearWave ™ Signal Acquisition Technology

The ClearWave™ Signal Acquistion technology dramatically improves signal quality over other systems. It's almost like comparing a regular television image with a High Definition TV image. ClearWave™ provides the most advanced digital signal acquisition resulting in fast post pacing recovery, reduced ablation noise, high sample rates and superior signal resolution. Please ask for more details.

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HRS in San Francisco

During the meeting of the Heart Rhythm Society in San Francisco EPMedSystems showed for the first time the EP-WorkMate 4.0 with ClearWave Technology (CE mark pending). Also the new catheter ViewFlex PLUS for the Viewmate intracardiac ultrasound found great interest within the EP community.