St. Jude Medical (STJ) Announced FDA Approval of its Cool Point Irrigation Pump

June 17, 2009 8:17 AM EDT

St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE: STJ) announced FDA approval of its Cool Point Irrigation Pump. Used in conjunction with SJM open-irrigated ablation catheters, an irrigation pump supplies a continuous flow of saline through the catheter's inner lumen to cool the ablation electrode for more effective energy delivery. Designed to enhance physicians' ability to perform successful atrial ablations, the new Cool Point irrigation pump was developed specifically for use with the company's IBI-1500T9-CP cardiac ablation generator and family of Therapy(TM) Cool Path(TM) irrigated catheters.


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