Author: Ken Dropiewski

LivaNova’s Perceval Sutureless Aortic Heart Valve Receives National Reimbursement in Japan to Treat Patients with Aortic Valve Disease

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ:LIVN), a market-leading medical technology company, today announced that Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare granted national reimbursement for the Company’s Perceval® sutureless aortic heart valve to treat aortic valve disease. By adding Perceval into Japan’s health insurance system, physicians and patients have greater access to this […]

Integer Holdings Corporation Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018

PLANO, Texas, Feb. 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Integer Holdings Corporation (NYSE:ITGR), a leading medical device outsource manufacturer, today announced results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 28, 2018. Fourth Quarter 2018 Highlights GAAP Sales from continuing operations increased 0.3% and Non-GAAP Sales from continuing operations increased […]

Acasti Pharma Recognized in TSX Venture Exchange’s 2019 Venture 50

LAVAL, Quebec, Feb. 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acasti Pharma Inc. (“Acasti” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ACST – TSX-V: ACST), a biopharmaceutical innovator focused on the research, development and commercialization of its prescription drug candidate CaPre® (omega-3 phospholipid) for the treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia, announces it has been recognized  by […]

Neovasc Celebrates 5-Year Anniversary of Tiara Patient as the Longest Surviving Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement in the World

VANCOUVER, Feb. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Neovasc Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NVCN) (TSX: NVCN), a leader in the development of minimally invasive transcatheter mitral valve replacement technologies and in the development of minimally invasive devices for the treatment of refractory angina, today announced that a patient implanted with a Tiara™ transcatheter […]

Rebirth of a Heart Valve: Franciscan Health Surgeon First in World to Use Device

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — A patient who received a first-in-the-world tricuspid valve procedure as part of a new national clinical trial at Franciscan Health Heart Center is home and recovering well. The procedure utilizes a revolutionary material called extracellular matrix. The material provides a seamless valve structure which engages and […]

Teleflex Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Results; Provides 2019 Guidance

WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX) (the “Company”) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2018. Fourth quarter 2018 net revenues were $641.6 million, an increase of 7.8% compared to the prior year period. Excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, […]

$100 Million Invested in Clinical Research for Impella

DANVERS, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In a milestone for scientific research, Abiomed (NASDAQ: ABMD) has now invested more than $100 million over the past five years in clinical research on the Impella heart pump platform. Abiomed’s commitment to clinical research is detailed on a new webpage that launched today. Abiomed-sponsored research is augmented by two decades of independent physician-led […]

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. to Present at the 8th Annual SVB Leerink Global Healthcare Conference

ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On Wednesday, February 27, 2019, Cardiovascular Systems’ (NASDAQ: CSII) Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Scott Ward, and Chief Operating Officer, Rhonda Robb, will present at the 8th Annual SVB Leerink Global Healthcare Conference at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You may access the live audio webcast, as well […]

CHF Solutions, Inc. Announces 80% Revenue Growth for its Fourth Quarter and Provides Company Update

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Feb. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CHF Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHFS) announced today its results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2018, which included the following highlights: Revenue for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2018 increased 80.4 percent compared to the same period […]

BioSig Announces Successful First-In-Human Use of PURE EP System

Santa Monica, CA, Feb. 20, 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 the Company successfully conducted first patient cases using PURE EP(tm) System, its […]