Author: Ken Dropiewski

Acasti Pharma Provides Business Update for Second Quarter of Fiscal 2019

LAVAL, Québec, Nov. 14, 2018 (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, today provided a business update and announced […]

Customer evaluation of CADScor®System compares favorably against existing methods

Interim Report, January – September 2018 Malmö, November 14, 2018 Customer evaluation of CADScor®System compares favorably against existing methods “During the quarter we proudly reported that Kristianstad Central Hospital in Sweden evaluated the CADScor®System with a positive outcome. Due to the good result the hospitals clinical management team has now […]

Terumo Cardiovascular Group Announces 510(k) Clearance for the CDI® Blood Parameter Monitoring System 550, Adding New Parameter for Oxygen Delivery

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Terumo Cardiovascular Group, a global leader in cardiovascular surgery technologies, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for the CDI® Blood Parameter Monitoring System 550, adding real-time monitoring of oxygen delivery as one of 12 critical blood parameters. Oxygen […]

First Patients in Europe Treated with Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System

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 patients in Germany have been treated with its Stealth 360® Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System (OAS). The German cases […]

Bay Labs and Northwestern Enroll First Patient in Study Using AI to Improve Heart Disease Detection

Clinical Trial Evaluates if AI Helps Certified Medical Assistants Perform Echocardiograms and Detect Heart Disease in Primary Care Settings SAN FRANCISCO – November 13, 2018 – Bay Labs, a medical technology company at the forefront of applying artificial intelligence (AI) to cardiovascular imaging, andNorthwestern Medicine, which includes the #7 nationally […]

Catasys to Announce Third Quarter 2018 Results and Host Conference Call on November 14, 2018

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Catasys, Inc. (NASDAQ:CATS) (“Catasys” or the “Company”), a leading AI and technology-enabled healthcare company, today announced that the Company will be releasing financial results for its third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018, after the closing of the stock market on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. The Company […]

AngioSoma Creates New Partnership Opportunity

HOUSTON, Nov. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NEWMEDIAWIRE — AngioSoma (OTC: SOAN), a leading biotechnology research and development company, announces today the execution of a letter of intent to pursue a relationship with Biomedix®. Biomedix® manufactures a noninvasive device, PADnet, that diagnoses Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) in patients.  Biomedix […]

InspireMD Announces Upcoming Presentations at the 45th Annual Symposium on Vascular and Endovascular Issues, Techniques, Horizons (VEITHsymposium)

TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — InspireMD, Inc. (NYSE American: NSPR), developer of the CGuard™ Embolic Prevention System (EPS) for the prevention of stroke caused by the treatment of carotid artery disease, today announced that the Company’s CGuard™ Embolic Prevention System will be featured in several podium […]

Medtronic Receives CE Mark Approval for the Valiant Navion(TM) Thoracic Stent Graft System

DUBLIN – November 13, 2018 – Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced it has received CE Mark approval for the Valiant Navion(TM) thoracic stent graft system for the minimally invasive repair of all lesions of the descending thoracic aorta, including thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA), blunt traumatic aortic injuries (BTAI), penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers (PAU), […]

Hancock Jaffe Appoints Chris Sarner as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hancock Jaffe Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq: HJLI, HJLIW), a company specializing in medical devices that restore cardiac and vascular health, today announced that Chris Sarner will be joining the company as its Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance. Ms. Sarner will […]