Cook Medical Launches EVOLUTION(R) for Lead Extraction

Innovation in lead extraction unveiled at the XIII World Congress for Cardiac Pacing in Rome on December 2nd
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.--(HSMN NewsFeed)--Cook Medical today launched the EVOLUTION® Mechanical Dilator Sheath Set. The first showcase for this innovation in lead extraction will be at the XIII World Congress on Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology in Rome, Italy on December 2nd and 6th.
By the end of 2007, approximately 750,000 leads will have been implanted in patients with pacemakers and defibrillators across Europe. In Europe, 30,000 to 52,000 of these leads will need to be extracted as a result of damage, infection or the inability to implant new leads due to the presence of existing ones. In the U.S., more than 20,000 to 25,000 leads are extracted annually. Currently, leads can be removed either using laser extraction systems or with a ‘snare’ under local or general anaesthetic, both extraction methods may have disadvantages in terms of cost, time and or potential patient adverse events.

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