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LightLab Imaging

LightLab Imaging.  Cardiology & Endoscopy Systems.  LightLab Imaging is focused on developing Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). OCT is a new high-resolution high-speed imaging modality that uses advanced photonics for imaging and tissue characterization. Our mission is to help physicians make earlier and more accurate diagnosis of a wide range of diseases including heart disease and cancer.  OCT has been the subject of intensive, worldwide research efforts and is featured prominently at international scientific and medical conferences.

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LightLab has developed a strong portfolio of fundamental OCT patents.  LightLab employees include pioneers in the development and application of OCT from MIT, Harvard, Lincoln Laboratory and Carl Zeiss, Inc. Company executives and staff also contribute a strong knowledge of heath care and medical device development with significant experience in device development, manufacturing and marketing with companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Agilent Technologies, Boston Scientific and C.R. Bard.  LightLab Imaging has a strong intellectual property position with technology acquired from MIT, Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Tufts University, Medtronic, and the Zeiss Foundation, as well as numerous internally developed patents.  On July 31st 2002, LightLab Imaging became a subsidiary of Goodman Co. Ltd., a Japanese corporation which has a built a long track record of success in interventional cardiology. 

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  2. St. Jude, Volcano battle in court over FFR technology

    Explore Article Cardiovascularbusiness.com (20 hours, 29 min ago)

    St. Jude, Volcano battle in court over FFR technology ...nesday, July 28 2010 FURTHER READING Portal * Cardiovascular Imaging Company * Axsun Technologies * LightLab Imaging * Radi Medical Systems * St. Jude Medical * Volcano Organization * Superior Court of Massachusetts,... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   LightLab Imaging   Axsun Technologies   St. Jude Medical

  3. Medical Device Battle: Can St. Jude Bigfoot Volcano? (CNBC Video)

    Explore Article cnbc.com (Jul 28 2010)

    Medical Device Battle: Can St. Jude Bigfoot Volcano? (CNBC Video) This is one of those corporate battles that sometimes falls through the reporting cracks, but shouldn't. In one corner we have St. Jude Medical, the big medical device company. In the other: Volcano Corporation, which has been rapidly growing with several specialty products. Volcano's biggest product is intravascular ultrasound, which is used to help in the placement of heart stents. It's also big in something called fractional flow reserve, or ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   St. Jude Medical   Volcano   LightLab Imaging

  4. St. Jude Medical Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Volcano Corporation in the U.S.

    Explore Article Optical Coherence Tomography News (Jul 28 2010)

    St. Jude Medical Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Volcano Corporation in the U.S. ...treatment. The patent lawsuit initiated today follows St. Jude Medical’s recent acquisition of LightLab Imaging, Inc., which is already engaged in litigation against Volcano and its wholly owned subsidiary Axsun...... litigation against Volcano and its wholly owned subsidiary Axsun Technologies, Inc., a supplier to LightLab. LightLab is a pioneer and leader in the development of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) used in coronary i... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Volcano   St. Jude Medical   LightLab Imaging

  5. Volcano Will Strongly Defend Against St. Jude Lawsuit

    Explore Article PR Newswire (Jul 27 2010)

    Volcano Will Strongly Defend Against St. Jude Lawsuit SAN DIEGO, July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Volcano Corporation (Nasdaq: VOLC) stated today that it will vigorously defend against the patent infringement lawsuit filed against it by St. Jude Medical in federal district court in Delaware. Volcano believes that the claims against it are entirely without merit, and looks forward to vindicating its rights in court. The Complaint filed today has nothing to do with other litigation between the parties, including ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Axsun Technologies   St. Jude Medical   Volcano

  6. St. Jude Medical alleges patent infringement, stolen trade secrets

    Explore Article massdevice.com (Jul 27 2010)

    St. Jude Medical alleges patent infringement, stolen trade secrets St. Jude Medical Inc. files a patent infringement lawsuit against Volcano Corp. over cardiac guidewires and accuses a former group president of pilfering trade secrets in his move to crosstown rival Medtronic Inc. St. Jude Medical Inc. (NYSE: STJ) filed a pair of lawsuits accusing two of its rivals of patent infringement and stealing trade secrets. The Little Canada, Minn.-based medical device maker filed a lawsuit against Volcano Corp. (NSDQ:VOLC) ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   St. Jude Medical   LightLab Imaging   Volcano

  7. St. Jude posts double-digit gains in sales, income for Q2

    Explore Article CMIO.net (Jul 25 2010)

    St. Jude posts double-digit gains in sales, income for Q2 ...Written by Editorial Staff July 25, 2010 Print Email FURTHER READING Company * Boston Scientific * LightLab Imaging * St. Jude Medical Person * Daniel J. Starks Topic * atrial fibrillation * cardiac rhythm managemen... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   LightLab Imaging   Boston Scientific   Daniel J. Starks

  8. St. Jude Medical CEO: second quarter was “absolutely awesome”

    Explore Article MedCity News (Jul 22 2010)

    St. Jude Medical CEO: second quarter was “absolutely awesome” ...estimate includes negative currency impacts and dilution from its recent $90 million acquisition of LightLab Imaging Inc., two factors that shaved about four cents a share. More impressively, STJ’s cardiac rhythm man... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   LightLab Imaging   Boston Scientific   St. Jude Medical

  9. Development of lipid-rich plaque inside bare metal stent: possible mechanism of late stent thrombosis? An optical coherence tomography study

    Explore Article Heart (Jul 16 2010)

    Development of lipid-rich plaque inside bare metal stent: possible mechanism of late stent thrombosis? An optical coherence tomography study Aims To study in-stent tissue characteristics by optical coherence tomography (OCT) at long-term follow-up in patients with previous bare metal stent implantation. Methods and results Among 1636 patients who underwent bare metal stent (BMS) implantation between 1999 and 2006, 39 patients with 60 BMS who developed recurrent ischaemia underwent repeat catheterisation and OCT imaging between June 2008 and August 2009. The average time interval between initial BMS implantation and OCT ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   LightLab Imaging   Massachusetts General Hospital   Ik-Kyung Jang

  10. St. Jude Medical Completes Acquisition of LightLab Imaging

    Explore Article businesswire.com (Jul 6 2010)

    St. Jude Medical Completes Acquisition of LightLab Imaging ...NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, today completed the previously announced acquisition of LightLab Imaging, Inc. for approximately $90 million in cash. LightLab is the pioneer and leader in the development of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), a high resoluti... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   LightLab Imaging   David W. Kolstad   Craig Kelley

  11. New stent treatment shows doctors have a heart

    Explore Article CTV.ca (Jul 4 2010)

    New stent treatment shows doctors have a heart Ottawa's Heart Institute is working on the approvals to bring a new piece of technology to the city, likely before the end of this year. It will allow doctors a much different view inside a beating heart. As one physician put it, the images are 10 to 20 times better than what they get now. They are "exquisite". It looks like a piece of fiber-optic wire, but only smaller. It ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Marco A. Costa   LightLab Imaging   Case Western Reserve University

  12. Lantis Laser Signs Letter of Intent to Merge With Perio-Imaging Inc.

    Explore Article GlobeNewswire, Inc. (Jun 16 2010)

    Lantis Laser Signs Letter of Intent to Merge With Perio-Imaging Inc. ... dentistry under its license Agreements with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (exclusive) and LightLab Imaging (non-exclusive). Lantis also has exclusive rights to MEMS scanning technology from the University ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   LightLab Imaging   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory   Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  13. Relation of Microchannel Structure Identified by Optical Coherence Tomography to Plaque Vulnerability in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

    Explore Article American Journal of Cardiology (Jun 9 2010)

    Relation of Microchannel Structure Identified by Optical Coherence Tomography to Plaque Vulnerability in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease Increased neovascularization in atherosclerotic plaques is associated with plaque vulnerability. The high resolution of optical coherence tomography (OCT) might provide a chance to directly visualize plaque neovascularization in vivo. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relation between microchannels in culprit plaques identified by OCT and plaque vulnerability in patients with coronary artery disease. A total of 63 consecutive patients with coronary artery disease who had undergone ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Takashi Kubo   Shigeho Takarada   Hironori Kitabata

  14. Optical Coherence Tomography in Assessing Plaque Characteristics

    Explore Article SpringerLink Home (Jun 9 2010)

    Optical Coherence Tomography in Assessing Plaque Characteristics Abstract Optical coherence tomography (OCT), a new imaging modality, has shown a superior ability in detecting and distinguishing different types of plaques (fibrous, fibrocalcific, and lipid-rich plaques), in visualizing of vascular microstructures such as intraluminal thrombi, vascular dissection, and structure of restenotic tissues, and finally in identifying vulnerable plaques, otherwise missed by intravascular ultrasound. However, limitations in the use of OCT such as poor penetration and its attenuation by blood ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Yonsei University   Myeong-Ki Hong   LightLab Imaging

  15. Cutting-edge Medical Imagery - revolutionizing the way heart blockages are treated

    Explore Article NewsChannel 8 (Jun 2 2010)

    Cutting-edge Medical Imagery - revolutionizing the way heart blockages are treated Arlington Virginia Local Channel 8 News: A cutting-edge imaging device provides ten times more detail and forty times the speed of the old method. The FDA approved the use of this technology in April, and Washington Hospital Center doctors were the first in the country to use it last month. Talkback: Click Here to Comment on this Story They say it's making a significant difference. Seventy-six-year-old Charles Player was recently ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   FDA   LightLab Imaging   Lightlab C7 XR OCT Imaging System

  16. New system sharpens the view inside blood vessels

    Explore Article Boston.com (May 31 2010)

    New system sharpens the view inside blood vessels ...rs implant stents more accurately and offering new insights into what happens before a heart attack.LightLab Imaging Inc.’s system was approved this month by the Food and Drug Administration. It uses a technology cal......ard Medical School and a cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. He recently led a study of LightLab’s C7-XR Imaging System. (He has no financial interest in the company, he said.) (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   FDA   LightLab Imaging   Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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