June 20, 2008: Expert Surgeon Panel Presents Data for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation at the International Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Conference Using Latest ESTECH COBRA® Technology
September 19, 2007: The First Simultaneous Surgical and Catheter Based Atrial Fibrillation Procedure was Successfully Performed in Maastricht, Netherlands using the ESTECH COBRA ® Products.
June 14, 2007: Studies Presented at International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery on the Superior Clinical Outcomes Using the ESTECH COBRA® Product Line for Cardiac Ablation.
May 15, 2007: ESTECH COBRA® Devices and Patented “Box Lesion” Acknowledged as Key Elements in Successful Cardiac Ablation at recent American Association for Thoracic Surgery 87th Annual Meeting
January 28, 2007: ESTECH to Highlight New Least Invasive Valve (LiV) Kits at Society of Thoracic Surgeons' 43rd Annual Meeting
September 11, 2006: ESTECH Signs Expanded Distribution Agreement
with Neoprobe
June 10, 2006: ESTECH
Signs Distribution Agreement with Neoprobe
June 1, 2006: ESTECH Launches AFFirm™,
First Cardiac Surgery Product Indicated for use in the Treatment
of Atrial Fibrillation
May 1, 2006: ESTECH Launches the Cobra® Adhere™ XL,
a New Cardiac Ablation Product offering an Alternative Treatment
with Proven Safety and Effectiveness
September 27, 2005: ESTECH Announces Cobra® Adhere™ Radio
Frequency Ablation Device Receives First Ever CE Indication for
Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (AF)
September 23, 2005: Florida
Surgeon Completes Successful Series of Patients Using New Minimally
Invasive Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation (AF)
September 19, 2005: Chicago Area Surgeon Conducts First Minimally Invasive Stand Alone Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Procedure Using the ESTECH Cobra® Adhere™ System
September 8, 2005: ESTECH
announces David K. Swanson, PhD, as Chief Technology Officer
March 1, 2005: ESTECH
Issued Patent for Instrument That Enables Beating Heart Surgery
and other Cardiac Surgical Procedures
February 1, 2005: ESTECH
Issued Patent Covering New Devices to Help Restore Normal Heartbeat
to Patients suffering from Atrial Fibrillation
July 28, 2004: ESTECH
announces FDA Marketing Clearance for New Surgical Device for Cardiac
Ablation
February 18, 2004: Boston
Scientific Announces Strategic Alliance and Investment in Endoscopic
Technologies Inc.
August 12, 2003: ESTECH Secures
$5 Million in New Financing for New Product Development
August 8, 2003: ESTECH Beating
Heart Surgery Devices Achieve Key Milestone
June 2, 2003: Vision Sciences
and ESTECH Announce Distribution Agreement
December 30, 2002: ESTECH
Executes Major International Distributor Agreements to Expand Marketing
Presence in Key International Markets For Least Invasive Cardiac
Surgery Products
July 29, 2002: ESTECH Patented
Products Used to Enable Robotic Beating Heart Surgery at Cleveland
Clinic
January 22, 2002: New York-Presbyterian
Hospital Conducts First Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass
Using ESTECH RAP Catheter
August 2, 2001: ESTECH Begins
Totally Closed-Chest Cardiac Surgery Procedures in U.S.; Using
Patented Remote Access Perfusion Catheter Technology
