CHICAGO – Ironically, the best-of-show in the now infamous late-breaking clinical trials portion of the American Heart Association (AHA; Dallas) Scientific Sessions 2010 was presented last of all. (Medical Device Daily)

Monday was a good day for HeartWare (Framingham, Massachusetts), a company that develops miniaturized circulatory support technologies for the treatment of heart failure, as it released data Sunday from its pivotal bridge to heart transplantation (BTT) study, ADVANCE. Unfortunately for its primary competitor, Thoratec (Pleasanton, California), its shareholders couldn't say the same. (Medical Device Daily)

Imagine for a moment you suffer from dystonia – a disorder that causes involuntary contraction of muscles, resulting in twisting and repetitive movements that can cause discomfort. You've been told there is an operation that could help you, but you'll have to be awake during the entire procedure – which could take up to eight hours – with a stereotactic frame bolted to your head. (Medical Device Daily)

A facility designed to bring buyers and sellers in the medical industry together with permanent showrooms, an exhibition hall and conference center is expected to break ground this month in Cleveland. (Medical Device Daily)

CLEVELAND – A gathering focused on obesity, as the Cleveland Clinic's 2010 Medical Innovation Summit was last week, simply would not be complete without at least one speaker examining the genetics behind the disease. And few would be more qualified to lead such a discussion than Jeffrey Friedman, MD, PhD. (Medical Device Daily)

CLEVELAND — By far the most highly-anticipated event at the Cleveland Clinic's annual Medical Innovation Summit is the unveiling of the Top 10 medical innovations expected to have a significant impact on healthcare in the coming year. During an impressive video presentation Wednesday, a panel of Cleveland Clinic practitioners revealed which technologies made the list for 2011. (Medical Device Daily)