Author: Ken Dropiewski

Remedy Robotics Debuts Pioneering Endovascular Surgical Robotic System and Completes World’s First Fully Remote Neurointerventional Procedures

Groundbreaking remotely operable robotic system to transform intervention for stroke and cardiovascular disease, while radically expanding access to care for patients around the world. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Remedy Robotics, Inc., a leading medical technology company,…

Medtronic receives CE Mark for Penditure™ Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Exclusion System, ushering in a new era of left atrial appendage management in Europe as it surpasses 10,000 Penditure Devices Sold Globally

Medtronic plc, a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced its Penditure™ Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Exclusion System has officially received CE Mark approval and will be launched in Europe at the 39th European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) Annual Meeting from October 8-11 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Penditure device recently […]

Positron Corporation Enters Industry Partnership Agreement with MedAxiom

Buffalo, NY, Oct. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Positron Corporation (“Positron” or the “Company”) (OTC: POSC), a leading molecular imaging technology company specializing in PET and PET-CT imaging systems and clinical services is pleased to announce a partnership with MedAxiom, the cardiovascular community’s premier source for organizational performance solutions. 

LANDMARK PHASE 3 TRIAL (VESALIUS-CV) MEETS PRIMARY ENDPOINTS IN A CARDIOVASCULAR PRIMARY PREVENTION STUDY OF 12,000 PATIENTS

Adding Repatha to Standard Therapy of Statins or Other LDL-C Lowering Treatments Significantly Reduces Cardiovascular Events Compared with Standard Therapy Alone Repatha is Now the First and Only PCSK9 Inhibitor to Demonstrate Significant Reduction of Cardiovascular Events as Both Primary…

Groundbreaking Therapy for Advanced Heart Failure: Repairon Completes Series A Financing to Expand the Clinical Development of Its Regenerative Heart Therapy

GÖTTINGEN, Germany, Oct. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — German biotech company Repairon GmbH announced the completion of a Series A round of financing that will enable further clinical development of its groundbreaking regenerative heart failure therapy. The therapy repairs cardiac function and…

AM-Pharma Completes Enrollment in Phase 2 Study of Ilofotase Alfa for Prevention of Cardiac Surgery-Associated Renal Damage

Utrecht, The Netherlands, October 2, 2025 – AM-Pharma B.V. today announced that it has successfully completed enrollment of patients in its ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating ilofotase alfa for the prevention of cardiac surgery-associated renal damage (CSA-RD). CSA-RD, a common cause of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), is a serious complication of cardiac surgery occurring in up to 40% of patients. AKI following surgery is associated with both short- and long-term impairment of kidney function, an increased risk of requiring renal replacement therapy, sometimes lifelong, and higher mortality rates. Ilofotase alfa is the company’s proprietary therapeutic candidate that has consistently demonstrated safety, tolerability and reno-protective effects, including a reduction in Major Adverse Kidney Events (MAKE), across global clinical trials involving more than 1,000 patients diagnosed with AKI.

Kardium Announces First Commercial Procedures with the Globe® Pulsed Field System, the World’s Most Advanced Solution for Atrial Fibrillation

VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kardium, a private medical device company that’s advancing the way the world treats atrial fibrillation (AF), today announced the successful completion of the first commercial procedures using its integrated mapping and ablation system, the Globe Pulsed Field System, following recent approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The […]