Author: Ken Dropiewski

Neovasc Announces Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast

VANCOUVER, Nov. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Neovasc, Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ,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 it will report financial results for the quarter and […]

12-Month Data from Surmodics SurVeil® Drug-Coated Balloon Early Feasibility Study Presented at VIVA 2018

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Surmodics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRDX), a leading provider of medical device and in vitro diagnostic technologies, today announced that data from the PREVEIL early feasibility study (EFS) of the company’s SurVeil® drug-coated balloon (DCB) was shared in a late-breaking clinical trial presentation at the Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) 2018 […]

Intact Vascular Announces Positive One-Year Data from the TOBA II Clinical Trial

WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intact Vascular, Inc., a developer of medical devices for minimally invasive peripheral vascular procedures, today announced at the 15th annual VIVA conference in Las Vegas that its Tack Optimized Balloon Angioplasty II (TOBA II) clinical trial successfully achieved both primary and secondary endpoints. One year results from the TOBA II study were presented […]

BioCardia Welcomes Cardiovascular Device Veteran Mark Schwartz as Vice President of Clinical Affairs

SAN CARLOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioCardia® [OTC: BCDA] today announced that Mark Schwartz, a 25-year veteran of cardiovascular device development, has joined the company as Vice President of Clinical Affairs, effective November 1. Schwartz brings extensive leadership experience in the design and execution of clinical studies for medical devices in the heart […]

InspireMD Announces Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update

TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 06, 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 results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2018. Third Quarter 2018 highlights: […]

Olink Earns Acclaim from Frost & Sullivan for its Cardiac Protein Biomarker Multiplex Panels, CVD II and CVD III

LONDON, Nov. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Based on its recent analysis of the global cardiac protein biomarker research market, Frost & Sullivan recognises Olink Proteomics with the 2018 Global Enabling Technology Leadership Award for developing its cardiovascular (CV) multiplex panels—CVD II and CVD III—featuring its proprietary Proximity Extension Assay (PEA) technology. The CVD II […]

Medtronic Presents IN.PACT SFA Trial Five-Year Data and Total IN.PACT All-Subjects Analysis in VIVA Late Breaking Clinical Trials

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) –New Data Continue to Reinforce IN.PACT Admiral DCB as a Durable, Frontline Option to Address Treatment Challenges in PAD DUBLIN and LAS VEGAS – November 6, 2018 – Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) data presented today reinforce the durability, safety, and effectiveness of the IN.PACT(TM) Admiral(TM) drug-coated balloon […]

Medical Device Startup HeartHero Announces Agreement With Vivaquant

DENVER, Nov. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Medical device startup, HeartHero has signed an agreement to license VivaQuant MDSP cardiac arrhythmia detection technology for its portable AED. HeartHero will leverage VivaQuant’s ground breaking arrhythmia technology to detect fatal heart rhythms and provide crucial lifesaving technology. In September, HeartHero won the ACEP InnovatED competition for most innovative medical device […]