ESTECH Announces COBRA(R) Adhere(TM) Radio Frequency Ablation Device Receives First Ever CE Indication for Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (AF).BARCELONA, Spain -- ESTECH COBRA(R) Products Receive 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. Marketing Clearance: COBRA(R) Accessory Intended for Use in Atrial Fibrillation Treatment At the European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS EACTS European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery ) Conference ESTECH (Danville, CA) announced that they have received European and US regulatory clearances to market ESTECH COBRA(R) products that are used surgically to treat Atrial Fibrillation (AF). Over five million people in the US and Europe are affected by AF. This heart disease is associated with serious complications and is the leading cause of stroke. ESTECH's COBRA(R) line of products are the first ablation devices available that have received clearance to be marketed specifically for AF. Ray Bertolero, ESTECH Vice President and co-founder, announced the regulatory clearances today in a large scientific conference of cardiac surgeons saying, "ESTECH's COBRA(R) technology has proven clinical results in treating AF." He went on to say, "The new COBRA devices, which are now available, will offer new treatment options to a significant number of current AF patients." The ESTECH COBRA(R), COBRA(R) Adhere(TM) XL and the COBRA(R) Bipolar Pacing Probe have recently received US FDA 510K marketing clearance. The COBRA(R) Adhere(TM) Surgical System received the CE mark with an indication for treatment of AF. The COBRA(R) Adhere(TM) is used by surgeons to make lesions on the heart that block the electrical impulses that cause AF. The COBRA(R) Adhere(TM) XL will enable a minimally invasive technique to treat AF. The COBRA(R) Bipolar Pacing Probe is the first RFA RFA right frontoanterior (position of the fetus). Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) A procedure in which radiofrequency waves are used to destroy blood vessels and tissues. Mentioned in: Prenatal Surgery accessory in the US and Europe to be intended for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. It provides a means for immediately evaluating the effectiveness of AF treatment procedures. COBRA(R) technology uses a unique intelligent temperature based system that provides both optimal and reproducible results by regulating the RF energy. Other systems offered by AtriCure (ATRC ATRC Adaptive Technology Resource Centre (Canada) ATRC Assistive Technology Resource Center ATRC Aegis Training and Readiness Center ATRC Advanced Television Research Consortium ATRC Alien Terrorist Removal Court ATRC Against the Rest Crew ), Medtronic (MDT MDT abbr. Mountain Daylight Time MDT (in the US and Canada) Mountain Daylight Time MDT n abbr (US) (= mountain daylight time) → ) and Guidant (GDT GDT Global Descriptor Table GDT Geographic Data Technology Inc. GDT Gas Discharge Tube (energy, electrotechinical and electronics) GDT Getting Things Done GDT Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing GDT Ground Data Terminal ) do not have this advanced energy regulation technology. About ESTECH ESTECH headquartered in Danville, CA offers tools for least invasive techniques and traditional approaches to the procedures that cardiac surgeons do every day -- coronary artery bypass Coronary artery bypass Surgical procedure to reroute blood around a blocked coronary artery. Mentioned in: Heart Failure coronary artery bypass, n , valve Surgery, atrial ablation and surgical treatment of congestive heart failure congestive heart failure, inability of the heart to expel sufficient blood to keep pace with the metabolic demands of the body. In the healthy individual the heart can tolerate large increases of workload for a considerable length of time. . Note to Editors: ESTECH, Inc. and "Cobra" are trademarks owned by or licensed to Endoscopic Technologies, Inc. |
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