Cook to Sponsor Medical Education Service Event at VEITHsymposium(TM); Physicians Speaking at New York VISTA(TM) 2005 to Focus on Latest Innovations in Interventional Medicine; Media and Physician Attendance Welcome.BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Cook Incorporated, the largest privately held medical device manufacturer in the world, announced today that the company will be sponsoring the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of VISTA(TM) 2005 on November 17 in conjunction with the 32nd Annual VEITHsymposium(TM). The VISTA medical educational event, which will be held in the Cook Pavilion, includes a panel discussion and additional presentations designed to keep physicians aware of the very latest developments in interventional medicine from around the world.
Details for the VISTA event are as follows:
When: Thursday, November 17, 2005 from 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Where: Cook Pavilion at the VEITHsymposium; Central Park West, New
York City (2nd floor of the Sheraton New York & Hotel Towers)
Who: The VISTA panel discussion will be moderated by Greg Sicard,
M.D. of Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. Speakers
on the panel will include:
-- Peter Mossop, M.D., St. Vincent's Hospital; Melbourne,
Australia
-- Marcelo Ferreira, M.D., Casa de Saude San Jose
Hospital; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
-- Roy Greenberg, M.D., Cleveland Clinic Foundation;
Cleveland, Ohio
-- Marcel Goodman, M.D., Mount Hospital; Perth, Western
Australia.
In addition to the VISTA event, VEITHsymposium will host six short presentations delivered by some of the world's most renowned physicians who will discuss the successful application of Cook's Zenith product line in a number of different scenarios. Details for these sessions are as follows: --Session VIII: Eric Verhoeven, M.D. will present "Fenestrated fenestrated /fen·es·trat·ed/ (fen´es-trat?ed) pierced with one or more openings. fen·es·trat·ed or fen·es·trate adj. Having fenestrae or windowlike openings. Aortic aortic pertaining to or emanating from the aorta. See also aortic arch. aortic aneurysm occurs most often in dogs, where it is caused by Spirocerca lupi larvae, turkeys and primates, causing dyspnea, cyanosis and coughing. Endografts: What are the Limitations & Complications?" on Thurs., Nov. 17 from 4:25-4:32 PM --Session XIII: Timothy Chuter, M.D. will present "Will All Aortic Arch aortic arch n. 1. The curved portion between the ascending and descending portions of the aorta, lying behind the manubrium and giving rise to the brachiocephalic trunk, the left common carotid, and the left subclavian arteries. Aneurysms Be Treated Endovascularly: Are the Techniques Available?" on Fri., Nov. 18 from 9:02-9:09 AM --Session XXII: Krassi Ivancev, M.D., Ph.D. will present "Advantages, Limitations and Midterm Results of the Zenith Endograft for EVAR EVAR Endovascular Aneurysm Repair EVAR Experimental Vehicle for Avionics Research EVAR Extravehicular Activity Retriever : How Often Will Fenestrated Grafts Be...?" on Sat. Nov. 19 from 8:41-8:48 AM --Session XXIII: Joseph Lombardi, M.D. will present "A New Device For Treating Type B Aortic Dissections: Early Clinical Results" on Sat. Nov. 19 from 9:05-9:12 AM --Session XXVIII: Samuel Money, M.D., M.B.A. will present "The RENU(TM) Device: A New System For Endovascular Rescue of Stent Grafts That Have Migrated or Failed in Other Ways" on Sat. Nov. 19 from 3:12-3:19 PM --Session XXVIII: (Video Case Presentation) Peter J. Mossop, M.D. will present "Holistic Approach holistic approach A term used in alternative health for a philosophical approach to health care, in which the entire Pt is evaluated and treated. See Alternative medicine, Holistic medicine. to Type B Dissections: A Unique New Method" on Sat. Nov. 19 at 5:33PM. About Cook Incorporated The world's largest privately held manufacturer of medical devices with international headquarters in Bloomington, Ind., COOK(R) (www.cookmedical.com) is a leading designer, manufacturer and global distributor of minimally invasive medical device technology for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Since its founding in 1963, Cook has created innovative technologies for drug-eluting and bare metal stents, aortic and vascular endografts, catheters, wire guides, introducer needles and sheaths, embolization embolization /em·bo·li·za·tion/ (em?bo-li-za´shun) 1. the process or condition of becoming an embolus. 2. therapeutic introduction of a substance into a vessel in order to occlude it. coils, medical biomaterials, vena cava filters Vena Cava Filter Definition A vena cava filter is a device inserted into a major vein to prevent a blood clot from entering the lungs. Purpose and other minimally invasive medical devices for radiology, cardiology, urology urology Medical specialty dealing with the urinary system and male reproductive organs. It traces its origin to medieval lithologists, itinerant healers who specialized in surgical removal of bladder stones. and OB/GYN, critical care medicine, surgery, gastroenterology gastroenterology Medical specialty dealing with digestion and the digestive system. In the 17th century Jan Baptista van Helmont conducted the first scientific studies in the field; William Beaumont published his own observations in 1833. , bone access and endovascular therapies. |
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