Bard Receives FDA Approval for Ablation Catheter; Stinger Product Offers More Control by Providing Increased Stability and Precision.Business/Health Editors MURRAY HILL Murray Hill may refer to one of the following places:
C. R. Bard C. R. Bard, Inc. (NYSE: BCR) is one of the large S&P 500 companies of the United States, a surgical specialties and hospital medical device manufacturer in Murray Hill, New Jersey. It is named after its founder, who sold the company within only a few years of its founding. , Inc. (NYSE-BCR) today announced it has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. ) approval to market the Bard Stinger(TM) Ablation Catheter for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. The Stinger ablation catheter, developed and marketed by Bard Electrophysiology division located in Lowell, Massachusetts, is available for immediate sale. Ablation catheters are used to eliminate short circuits in the heart tissue that cause the heart to beat rapidly. This is accomplished by applying radiofrequency (RF) energy, the most widely accepted energy source used for cardiac ablation, through the catheter directly to the tissue of the heart to destroy the circuit(s) causing the problem. After a successful RF ablation procedure, patients are usually discharged from the hospital either the same day or the next day and will generally resume normal work and physical activity without any restrictions. In 1999, an estimated 125,000 RF ablation procedures were performed within the United States alone; the number of procedures estimated for 2001 are as many as 200,000. The current global ablation market is estimated to be in excess of $100 million. "The approval of our Stinger ablation catheter underscores Bard's overall leadership in the electrophysiology market," said Bard Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, William H. Longfield, "and demonstrates our proven ability to develop new and innovative products to diagnose and treat abnormalities of the heart." A unique combination of technology, comfort and functionality, the Stinger ablation catheter provides features and capabilities that enhance controlled endocardial endocardial /en·do·car·di·al/ (-kahr´de-al) 1. situated or occurring within the heart. 2. pertaining to the endocardium. endocardial 1. situated or occurring within the heart. 2. ablation. Since pioneering clinical electrophysiology with the first His bundle His bundle n. See bundle of His. recordings (electrical recordings taken from inside the heart) taken more than 30 years ago, Bard has been providing reliable, innovative products to the EP marketplace. Today, Bard Electrophysiology is the only company offering a full line of diagnostic and therapeutic catheters and a computerized EP recording system. "One of our primary goals at Bard Electrophysiology is to offer the electrophysiologist innovative, reliable products to address their complete clinical practice needs and continually improve outcomes," Longfield said. "We believe our new Stinger ablation catheter is such a product." C. R. Bard, Inc., (www.crbard.com) headquartered in Murray Hill, New Jersey
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