Author: Ken Dropiewski

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. Introduces Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System With GlideAssist® in Europe

Dr. Michael Lichtenberg Treats First Patient in Arnsberg, Germany ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI®) (NASDAQ: CSII), a medical device company developing and commercializing innovative interventional treatment systems for patients with peripheral and coronary artery disease, announced today that the first patient in Europe has been treated with its […]

Novoheart Licenses Harvard Technology to Develop Next-Generation Human Heart-in-a-Jar

Novoheart engineered the world’s first “human heart-in-a-jar” as part of its proprietary MyHeart™ platform Novoheart receives exclusive license from Harvard University to integrate pioneering bioreactor technology that accommodates model ventricles and optional valves into the “human heart-in-a-jar” model The resultant next-generation model will have unparalleled biofidelity as well as enhanced […]

First Patients Treated in New Robotic Arrhythmia Care Program at Overland Park Regional Medical Center

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 16, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Stereotaxis (NYSE: STXS), the global leader in innovative robotic technologies for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, announced today that HCA Midwest Health—the largest healthcare system in the Kansas City region—has launched a new robotic arrhythmia care program based at Overland Park Regional Medical Center […]

Millar, Inc. and ADInstruments Ltd Celebrate a 5 Year Distribution Partnership

HOUSTON, Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Millar, Inc., a leading manufacturer and OEM solutions provider of sensor-based devices for clinical and life science applications, is pleased to celebrate an ongoing and successful strategic worldwide partnership with ADInstruments, an industry leader of data acquisition systems. The exclusive worldwide distribution agreement originated in November 2014 with an official announcement at […]

Robocath successfully completes first robotic coronary angioplasties in Africa

Rouen, France, December 16, 2019 – Robocath, a company that designs, develops and commercializes cardiovascular robotic systems for the treatment of vascular diseases, today announces it has successfully completed six robotic coronary angioplasties with R-One™, a first for the continent of Africa. These Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI) were performed by Dr Faizel […]

Large Randomized Controlled Trial Aims to Curb Rising Epidemic of Heart Failure

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A pivotal, multi-center clinical trial to explore a promising new therapy to reduce heart failure rates by changing the way heart attack patients are treated is now underway. The first patient has enrolled in the ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Door-to-Unloading (STEMI DTU) Pivotal Randomized Controlled Trial. The first enrollment took […]

First Patient Enrolls in STEMI DTU Randomized Controlled FDA Trial; Study Aims to Further Demonstrate Impella’s Safety and Effectiveness

DANVERS, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Abiomed (NASDAQ: ABMD) announces initiation of the ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Door-to-Unloading (STEMI DTU) Pivotal Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT), which will explore whether unloading the heart’s left ventricle for 30 minutes with an Impella heart pump prior to opening blocked arteries will reduce infarct size after a heart attack and lead to […]

Clinical Data from Reprieve Cardiovascular’s Successful First-in-Human Therapy for Acute Heart Failure Presented

Personalized Volume Management System : 2nd generation automated fluid management technology MILFORD, Mass., Dec. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Reprieve Cardiovascular®, a pioneering medical device company focused on improving outcomes for patients suffering from acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), today announced the results of the first-in-human clinical trial with the company’s second generation device, […]

FDA Clears Two Siemens Healthineers CT Systems Dedicated for Radiation Therapy Planning

• SOMATOM go.Sim and SOMATOM go.Open Pro help customers meet challenges in RT treatment planning The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the SOMATOM go.Sim and SOMATOM go.Open Pro – two computed tomography (CT) systems from Siemens Healthineers that are dedicated for radiation therapy (RT) planning. The 64-slice SOMATOM […]

Medicure Announces Completion of Enrollment for FABOLUS-FASTER, Phase 4 Clinical Trial of Aggrastat (Tirofiban Hydrochloride) Injection VS Kengreal (Cangrelor) in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)

WINNIPEG, Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Medicure Inc. (“Medicure” or the “Company”) (TSXV: MPH), (OTC: MCUJF), a cardiovascular pharmaceutical company, is pleased to announce the completion of the FABOLUS-FASTER Phase 4 trial, a randomized, open-label, multi-center trial assessing different regimens of intravenous platelet inhibitors, notably tirofiban (an IV GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor) and cangrelor (an […]