Siemens and Biosense Webster Extend Catheter Distribution Agreement

Siemens Medical Solutions (Erlangen, Germany) and Biosense Webster, Inc. (Diamond Bar, CA, USA) announced an extension of their strategic alliance to now give Biosense Webster exclusive worldwide rights to distribute Siemens' Acuson AcuNav ultrasound catheters to interventional cardiologists.

Earlier in 2007, Biosense Webster was granted exclusive distribution rights to market the catheter to electrophysiologists. The Siemens AcuNav ultrasound catheters provide physicians with high-quality diagnostic images and Doppler blood flow data throughout the entire heart during a cardiac catheterization procedure. Approved for marketing in 1999, AcuNav ultrasound catheters are known for state-of-the-art quality.

"The integration of these two industry leaders, both focused on providing high quality intracardiac echocardiography products, will help physicians improve care for the cardiac patient,” said Robert J. Sommer, M.D., New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center (New York, NY, USA). "Clinicians are looking forward to the innovative products that this collaboration will provide to the medical community.”

Biosense Webster is a major player in the electrophysiology and interventional cardiology market and Siemens is an ultrasound industry leader. This expanded strategic alliance will enable both two companies to address the real-time imaging needs of interventional cardiologists.

"We are pleased to extend this strategic alliance with Siemens Medical Solutions Ultrasound Division into the interventional cardiology market. This agreement provides additional opportunities to collaborate with our partners at Siemens to bring to market innovative solutions in electrophysiology and interventional cardiology,” said Roy Tanaka, president, Biosense Webster. "Together, Biosense Webster and Siemens will better serve the needs of cardiologists around the world to help millions of patients each year who suffer from cardiovascular disease.”

Biosense Webster pioneered electrophysiology diagnostic catheters more than 30 years ago and continues to provide advanced diagnostic, therapeutic, and mapping tools.



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