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2008 Exhibitors
SCA 30th Annual Meeting & Workshops
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June 18-22, 2008
Meeting Program
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OUR SUPPORTERS AND EXHIBITORS:
GOLD LEVEL
Hospira Worldwide, Inc.
SILVER LEVEL
Siemens Medical Solutions
Somanetics Corporation
BRONZE LEVEL
Accumetrics
EKR Therapeutics, Inc.
INDUSTRIAL SYMPOSIA
LANDMARK ADVANCES
in CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIOLOGY
The Science and Medicine of
ACUTE PRESSURE SYNDROMES
CME
Lunch Symposium
Thursday, June 19: Noon-1:30pm
BALLROOM A in the Convention Center
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Supported by The Medicines Company
Current Challenges in the Management of Hemostasis in Cardiac Surgery
CME Dinner Symposium
Friday, June 20, 2008 7:00pm-9:30pm
Crystal Pavilion,
Pan Pacific Hotel
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Supported by Novo Nordisk
Supporter:
GTC Biotherapeutics
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS
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11th International Congress of Cardiothoracic & Vascular
Anesthesia | 416 | |
ICCVA
11th International
Congress of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia (ICCVA)
14th-18th September 2008
Charité Convention Center, Berlin
(Industrial Exhibition until September 17 th,
2008)
www.iccva.com
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Abbott Laboratories | 310 | | |
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Accumetrics, Inc. | 210 | |
Accumetrics develops and manufactures the VerifyNow® System, a
comprehensive system for the assessment of platelet function.
Modulation of platelet function plays a critical role in effectively treating
cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and peripheral vascular disease.
VerifyNow provides doctors with an automated, rapid and accurate way to
monitor platelet function to optimize the effectiveness of antiplatelet
therapies and to guide treatment decisions in patients who may be at risk
of bleeding complications. Accumetrics markets VerifyNow® tests for
aspirin, Plavix® and GPIIb/IIIa inhibitors. |
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Aloka Ultrasound | 304 |
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Aloka
is recognized as the leading innovator in diagnostic ultrasound
technology. Our wide variety of intraoperative and laparoscopic probes
offer exceptional image quality and unmatched versatility in the field
of surgical ultrasound. They also provide superior resolution required
for neurosurgery, vascular surgery and ultrasound guided breast
biopsies. Call (800) 872-5652 or email to
surgery@aloka.com
ALOKA Ultrasound
10 Fairfield Blvd.
Wallingford, CT 06492
Phone:
(203) 269-5088
Toll Free 800-872-5652
Fax: 203-269-6075
Email:
mail@aloka.com
Web:
www.aloka.com
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Anesthesiology News | 401 | |
Anesthesiology News (AN), the best-read publication in anesthesiology
(according to Nielsen Research's PERQ/HCI Media Chek®/FOCUS™), is
mailed monthly to all 42,148 anesthesiologists and anesthesiology
residents in the United States, and offers extensive coverage of over a
dozen major clinical meetings affecting the specialty.
This medical newspaper provides the latest information from reporters
covering these meetings and offers interesting feature stories on topics
relevant to practicing clinical anesthesiologists. AN also presents
in-depth clinical reviews authored by thought leaders, cutting-edge
practice management articles, and free CME activities.
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Arizant Healthcare Inc. | 405 | |
Arizant Healthcare Inc. develops and manufactures temperature
management products including the Bair Hugger® forced-air warming
system, the Ranger® blood/fluid warming system, and the Bair Paws®
Patient Adjustable Warming System. Today’s Bair Paws system offers
comfort and select clinical warming options -- throughout the
perioperative period – in one convenient product. |
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Belmont Instrument Corporation | 316 | | Founded in 1980, Belmont Instrument Corporation
develops and manufactures state-of-the-art critical care devices to
improve patient care. Our main products are the Belmont™ Rapid
Infuser, the FMS 2000, for with built-in high speed fluid pump, high
efficiency dry heat warming, and advanced safety and monitoring
features found in no other device, and the buddy™ and buddy Plus™
blood and fluid warmers, for close-to-the-patient warming to minimize line
cooling and a unique microporous membrane which vents air from
crystalloid solutions. Our products are used in medical centers
throughout the world and by the US military in the war zone. All of our
products are developed, built and tested in the USA at our facility just
outside of Boston. |
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CAS Medical Systems, Inc. | 407 | | CAS Medical Systems, a leader in vital signs monitoring
systems, presents the FORE-SIGHT® Cerebral Oximeter, a compelling
new technology for the continuous monitoring of absolute cerebral tissue
oxygen saturation. This non-invasive device enables tailored patient
management and a reduction in catastrophic desaturation events. Visit us
at booth number ( ) or online at www.CASMED.com/FORE-SIGHT
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CIVCO Medical Solutions | 104 | | With over 25 years of experience, CIVCO is the recognized
global
specialist in the design, manufacture and marketing of image-guided
solutions for diagnostic and minimally invasive procedures. CIVCO
partner's with leading imaging and device original equipment
manufacturers to supply innovative products such as image-guided
needle
guidance systems, infection control covers and positioning and
stabilizing equipment. Additionally, CIVCO offers a complete line of
imaging supplies including: cardiology accessories, disinfectants,
transducer soaking and storage systems, gels, standoffs and image
archiving solutions.
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ConMed Corporation | 201 | |
ConMed Corporation presents the ECOM endotracheal cardiac output
monitor. The ECOM provides continuous beat-to-beat monitoring of
cardiac output, stroke volume and heart rate, and is inserted using
standard ET placement techniques.
ConMed is also displaying PRO2 Pulse Reflectance Oximetry System, the
only oximetry system used on the patient’s back and forehead. Using the
PRO2 reusable sensor on these core vasculature locations results in
faster response time, and more reliable data than standard oximetry
systems.
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Edwards Lifesciences LLC | 417 | | Edwards Lifesciences is the global leader in the science of
heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring. Headquartered in Irvine,
Calif., Edwards treats advanced cardiovascular disease with its
market-leading heart valve therapies, and critical care and vascular
technologies. In 2008, Edwards celebrates 50 years of partnering with
clinicians to develop life-saving innovations. The company's global
brands, which are sold in approximately 100 countries, include
CardioVations, Carpentier-Edwards, Cosgrove-Edwards, FloTrac, Fogarty,
PERIMOUNT Magna and Swan-Ganz. Additional company information can
be found at http://www.edwards.com |
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EKR Therapeutics, Inc. | 114 |
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EKR Therapeutics is a specialty pharmaceutical company
focused on the acute care patient. Commercial products include the calcium
channel blocker Cardene I.V. (nicardipine hydrochloride), the fibrinolytic
Retavase (reteplase, recombinant), DepoDur (morphine sulfate extended-release
liposome injection), and Gelclair (bioadherent oral gel) for the management of
oral mucositis.
For safety and full prescribing information for the
respective products, please visit the EKR Therapeutics booth #114
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Elsevier Canada | 100 | |
Elsevier Canada is a team of leading publishers including Saunders,
Mosby, Churchill Livingstone, Butterworth-Heinemann, Hanley & Belfus,
MDConsult and FIRSTConsult dedicated to meeting the information
needs of health science professionals. We publish high-quality textbooks,
references, periodicals, and electronic products for medicine, nursing,
dentistry, veterinary medicine, and health professions.
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Esaote Canada | 409 | | A
world leader in ultrasound, Esaote has over 25 years of experience in our
market. Esaote is exclusively dedicated to the development and
marketing of diagnostic ultrasound equipment. We feature handheld
ultrasound scanners to mobile full modality systems. |
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Fresenius Kabi | 317 | |
Fresenius Kabi is an innovative, research-based critical care company
committed to providing the latest advances in plasma volume expansion.
Stop by our booth to learn more about Voluven® (6% HES 130/0.4), a
tetrastarch and third-generation colloid, recently introduced to the
Canadian healthcare market. |
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GE Healthcare | 102 | |
GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and
services that are shaping a new age of patient care. Our expertise in
medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics,
patient monitoring systems, performance improvement, drug discovery, and
biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies is helping clinicians
around the world re-imagine new ways to predict, diagnose, inform and
treat disease, so their patients can live their lives to the fullest.
GE Healthcare's broad range of products and services enable healthcare
providers to better diagnose and treat cancer, heart disease,
neurological diseases, and other conditions earlier. Our vision for the
future is to enable a new "early health" model of care focused on
earlier diagnosis, pre-symptomatic disease detection and disease
prevention.
Headquartered in the United Kingdom, GE Healthcare is a $17 billion unit
of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE). Worldwide, GE Healthcare employs
more than 46,000 people committed to serving healthcare professionals
and their patients in more than 100 countries. For more information
about GE Healthcare, visit our website at
www.gehealthcare.com.
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GPRO | 309 | | The
Global Perioperative Research Organization (GPRO) is an academic
research organization (ARO) that serves as a global coordinating center
for multicenter perioperative clinical trials. GPRO integrates the medical
expertise of Duke University Medical Center and the scientific thought
leadership of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS), with
the operational capabilities of a full-service clinical research organization
(CRO) at Duke University's Clinical Research Institute. |
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Helena Laboratories | 313 | |
Helena Laboratories Point of Care Division is dedicated to providing the
medical community with new technology to improve patient care at the
point of care.
PlateletWorks Point of Care Kits provide a complete hematology profile,
including a standard CBC with platelet count plus platelet aggregation or
inhibition.
The new Cascade POC System is designed for bedside monitoring of
whole blood coagulation.
Cascade POC is extremely user friendly and offers the broadest range of
hemostasis assays of any POC system.
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Hospira Worldwide, Inc. | 101 | | For more information, stop by Hospira’s booth or please
call 1-877-946-7747 to learn the latest regarding Precedex®
(dexmedetomidine HCl Injection). Hospira is a global specialty
pharmaceutical and medication delivery company dedicated to
Advancing Wellness™. The company's products help improve the safety,
cost and productivity of patient care. Learn more at
www.hospira.com.
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Inventive Medical | 415 |
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Inventive Medical Ltd presents Heartworks, an innovative virtual
heart model and mannequin TEE simulator which have been developed by
three cardiothoracic anesthesiologists from the Heart Hospital in
London, UK, in conjunction with award winning computer graphics firm
Glassworks. The anatomical accuracy and surface rendering of this
computer generated beating heart are superlative; the simulated TEE
procedure extraordinarily realistic.
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LiDCO Ltd | 408 |
LiDCO Ltd is an international company which researches, develops,
manufactures and sells innovative medical devices primarily for critical
care and cardiovascular risk Hospital patients who require real-time
cardiovascular monitoring while undergoing major surgery, intensive
care or cardiology procedures.
The company’s current principal products are a patent protected sensor
product (the LiDCO ™ disposable system) and a patent protected
monitoring product (the LiDCOplus™ Hemodynamic Monitor) which,
when used together, provide a range of data concerning the beat-by-beat
performance of a patient’s heart and blood circulation. In addition the
company offers the LiDCOrapid™ hemodynamic monitor which is
specifically designed to facilitate fast and effective fluid management.
The LiDCO™ disposable system provides an indicator dilution method of
measuring cardiac output using lithium chloride. The LiDCOplus™ and
LiDCOrapid™ Hemodynamic Monitor is designed to improve patient
management by providing reliable beat-by-beat derivation of cardiac
output from the existing arterial pressure waveform. Other parameters
include real time oxygen delivery, systemic vascular resistance, stroke
volume, heart rate, stroke volume variation and pulse pressure variation.
www.lidco.com
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Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins | 216 | | Medical Books and Journals |
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LMA North America | 412 | | LMA
North America, Inc. is a San Diego-based company dedicated to
continuously improving patient care through the marketing and sales of
high quality, innovative, proprietary products for anesthesia and critical
care. The LMA™ family of products have significantly improved patient
outcomes and been used on over 250 million patients worldwide. |
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National Board of Echocardiography, Inc. | 413 | | National Board of Echocardiography
The NBE was established to: develop and administer examinations in the
field of Clinical Echocardiography,
* recognize physicians who successfully complete an Examination of
Special Competence in Echocardiography
* develop a certification process to recognize physicians who have
completed an approved training program in
echocardiography and passed the NBE's Special Competence Exam.
National Board of Echocardiography, Inc.
1500 Sunday Drive, Suite 102
Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone 919-861-5582
web site www.echoboards.org
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Novo Nordisk Canada Inc. | 302 |
| Novo Nordisk is a healthcare company and a world leader
in diabetes care. Novo Nordisk also has a leading position within such
areas as hemostasis management and growth hormone therapy. |
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Organon USA, Inc. | 207 | | |
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Philips Medical Systems | 205 | | Philips is one of the world’s leading healthcare technology
companies. We are committed to understanding the technological and
human needs of patients and caregivers and to delivering solutions that
enable more confident diagnoses, more efficient delivery of care, and
more positive user experiences. People focused. Healthcare simplified.
Visit us at booth #205. www.philips.com/healthcare
800-934-7372
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Preferred Physicians Medical | 217 | | Preferred Physicians Medical is the leading provider of
malpractice insurance to anesthesiologists in America. Having served
the anesthesia community for 21 years, Preferred Physicians Medical
offers an innovative insurance program designed specifically and
exclusively for anesthesia practices. |
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Quest Medical, Inc. | 300 | | Quest
Medical, Inc. develops and manufactures fluid delivery products including
needle-free injection sites, anesthesia manifolds, and other intravenous
fluid delivery sets integrating Quest’s needle-free Q2® injectable cap.
The Q2® injectable cap maintains a sterile, closed IV system without the
worry of replacement caps. Q2® injection sites are available with and
without one-way check valves to meet a variety of applications.
FEATURES MPS®2 SYSTEM PROVIDING FLEXIBILITY/control to optimize
myocardial protection strategy w/Microplegia & cyclic flow (pulsatile) and
pediatric protocols, including cardioplegia delivery
catheters/accessories, Retract-O-Tape silicone vessel loops;
CleanCut™, PerfectCut®,and the bullet-nose rotating aortic
punches.
Quest Medical, Inc.
800-627-0226
www.questmedical.com
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Siemens Medical Solutions | 301 | |
ACUSON Sequoia™ Echocardiography System
ACUSON CV70™ Cardiovascular System
ACUSON Cypress™ Cardiovascular System
All ACUSON systems image with the same V5Ms
transesophageal transducer
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Sienco, Inc. | 411 | |
Sienco, Inc. is a small manufacturing company uniquely focused on
providing tools for hemostasis monitoring and viscoelastic evaluations.
Our mission is to develop and commericalize niche whole blood/platelet
coagulation management tools for the clinical and research communities.
As a result of this mission, Sienco manufactures and distibutes Class II
medical devices, disposable supllies, reagents and accessorites for
In-Vitro diagnostic use. Sienco is committed to our customers and to
manufacturing and distributing products which meet or exceed all
established requirements in the areas of safety, quality, and
performance.
Sienco's small size and unique position allow us to personally serve
our customers. We are dedicated to customer support in both clinical and
research applications and greatly encourage customer interaction and
input!
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Somanetics Corporation | 306 | | Somanetics’ INVOS® System helps detect site-specific
tissue and cerebral ischemia so the cardiac OR team can intervene to
prevent or lessen complications. Cerebral oximetry is now a collected
metric in The STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. |
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SonoSite, Inc. | 108 | |
SonoSite, Inc. is the world leader in hand-carried ultrasound. Through its
expertise in ASIC design, SonoSite is
able to offer imaging performance typically found in costly ultrasound
machines weighing more than 300 pounds in
a system that is approximately the size and weight of a laptop computer.
This breakthrough is transforming and expanding the worldwide
diagnostic ultrasound market by serving existing
clinical markets more efficiently and creating new point-of-care
applications where ultrasound was either too
cumbersome or too expensive to be used before. With over 30,000
systems sold since 1999, SonoSite® products
are known for exceptional performance, ease of use and durability.
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Terumo Cardiovascular Systems | 403 | Excellence is the standard that is
applied when human life and health are involved. In the world of medical
devices and supplies, the cornerstones of excellence are dependability,
predictability and consistency.
At Terumo Medical Corporation, these three qualities have guided us to
success as a manufacturer and marketer of more than 1,500 medical
products.
From superior quality needles and syringes to innovative blood
oxygenators that are a crucial link in the chain of cardiovascular
surgical products, Terumo applies a high standard of excellence to every
product and area of healthcare we touch. |
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The Medicines Company | 109 | | The Medicines Company meets the demands of the world's
most advanced medical practitioners by developing pharmaceutical
products that improve acute hospital care. The Company acquires,
develops, and commercializes pharmaceutical products in the late stages
of their development and creates value using its range of clinical and
commercial skills to develop these products. The Medicines Company is
currently developing products for acute hypertension and for acute
coronary syndromes. |
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Vitaid Ltd | 410 | | TCB
Univent® Tube for one lung ventitlation with improved torque control
bronchial blocker.
Uniblocker® Bronchial Blocker now available separately for one lung
ventalation using conventional ETT.
Silbroncho® Double lumen tube made of medical grade silicone rubber
with a wire reinforced tip, for left bronchus.
Vitaid Aiding Life
1-800-267-9301
www.vitaid.com
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