The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
SILVER SPRING, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aziyo® Biologics, Inc., a fully integrated regenerative medicine company, today announced the publication of results from its landmark RECON study in the Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery1. The prospective, single arm study included 1,420 patients in 42 hospitals across the United States and represents the largest pericardial-closure study conducted to date. […]
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., April 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — BIOTRONIK today announced the United States (US) commercial launch of the PK Papyrus® covered coronary stent system for use in the emergency treatment of acute coronary perforations.1,2 More than 800,000 percutaneous coronary intervention procedures are performed annually in the US3 and fewer than 8,000 require a covered stent, classifying PK […]
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avinger, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVGR), a leading developer of image-guided, catheter-based systems for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), today announced that the Company received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for its […]
LOS ALTOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fist Assist Devices, LLC, a novel medical device startup based in Silicon Valley, Calif., today announced the approval of FACT (Fist Assist Clinical Trial) by the University of Chicago Medical Center Institutional Review Board (IRB). This research will evaluate the effects of using the Fist Assist® device to […]
CALGARY, Alberta, April 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hemostemix Inc. (“Hemostemix” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE: HEM; OTCQB: HMTXF) is pleased to announce that it has reached an enrollment milestone in its continuing Phase II Clinical Trial for critical limb ischemia (“CLI”). Enrollment rates have increased substantially over the past […]
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Catasys, Inc. (NASDAQ: CATS) (“Catasys” or the “Company”), a leading AI and technology-enabled healthcare company, today announced the appointment of Carol Murdock as Chief Commercial Officer. She will lead Business Development, Account Management, Marketing and Corporate Communications, reporting to Mr. Terren Peizer, Chairman and CEO. Ms. Murdock joins the […]
SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Silk Road Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: SILK) (“Silk Road Medical”), a company focused on reducing the risk of stroke and its devastating impact, today announced the closing of its initial public offering of 6,000,000 shares of common stock, and the exercise in full of the […]
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., April 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CHF Solutions (Nasdaq: CHFS) today announced that Oklahoma Heart Institute in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has launched an ultrafiltration program using the Aquadex FlexFlow® system to assist in the management of fluid overload in patients following cardiac surgery and patients suffering from heart […]
Santa Monica, CA, April 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioSig Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: BSGM), a medical device company developing a proprietary biomedical signal processing platform designed to address an unmet technology need for the electrophysiology (EP) marketplace, today announced that Frank J. Quintero, a Los Angeles-based investor, joined the Advisory Board of the Company. Mr. […]
NASHUA, N.H., April 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Conformal Medical, Inc., developer of the Conformal Left Atrial Appendage Seal for LAA occlusion, reports the first human use of its proprietary technology for the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib). The case was performed by Robert Sommer, MD at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical […]
