LOS ANGELES — The annual International Stroke Conference, (ISC) sponsored by the American Heart Association (AHA; Dallas) was held here last week. One of the key topics was the treatment of an acute ischemic stroke (AIS). (Medical Device Daily)

LOS ANGELES — The purpose of a clinical trial, particularly a huge, multi-center, prospective and randomized one, is to provide sufficient data to guide physicians to deliver the best care for their patients. The vast majority of trials, whether device or drug-based, generally achieve this goal. (Medical Device Daily)

SAN DIEGO — The 47th annual meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS; Chicago) which is taking place here, was well-attended as cardiothoracic (CT) surgeons gathered to meet and gain up-to-date information on their subspecialty. (Medical Device Daily)

SAN FRANCISCO – This annual conference, which in recent years has become the "must go-to" healthcare meeting, offers something for just about everyone's appetite. And, for those of us who are interested in earlier stage, private companies there was a rich menu to choose from.(Medical Device Daily)

NEW YORK — The 22nd annual Piper Jaffray (Minneapolis) Health Care Conference took place here last week. As usual, the conference was very well-attended by a wide variety of constituents from the financial community and, as always, featured an exciting roster of both public and private med-tech companies. (Medical Device Daily)