AUSTIN, Texas, March 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — On March 1, 2017, the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St. David’s Medical Center was the first in Texas and among the first facilities in the U.S. to use the FlexAbility™ Ablation […]
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Tryton Medical Announces First U.S. Commercial Case with Tryton Side Branch Stent
DURHAM, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Tryton Medical, Inc., the leading developer of stents designed to treat coronary bifurcation lesions, today announced that the first U.S. commercial case using the Tryton Side Branch Stent to treat a coronary bifurcation lesion involving a large […]
QT Vascular Scores $14.3 Million Capital
QT Vascular Secures Up To S$20 Million Capital Commitment GEM Global SINGAPORE, March 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — QT Vascular Ltd., (the “Company” or “QT Vascular“, and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group“) announced that it has signed an agreement (“Agreement“) with GEM Global […]
BioStable Science & Engineering Wins FDA Nod for Its HAART 300 Aortic Annuloplasty Device
BioStable Science & Engineering Announces FDA Clearance of the HAART™ 300 Aortic Annuloplasty Device AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioStable Science & Engineering, Inc. announced today it has received FDA market clearance for the HAART 300 Aortic Annuloplasty Device, the first commercially available […]
FDA Green Lights Medtronic (MDT)’s CoreValve Evolut Pro Transcatheter Valve With Advanced Sealing
Press Release Medtronic Receives FDA Approval for CoreValve(TM) Evolut(TM) Pro Transcatheter Valve with Advanced Sealing DUBLIN – March 22, 2017 – Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and U.S. launch of the CoreValve(TM)Evolut(TM) PRO […]
Dr. Mary Norine Walsh Assumes American College of Cardiology Presidency
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Mary Norine Walsh, MD, FACC, today becomes president of the American College of Cardiology during the Convocation Ceremony held in conjunction with the ACC’s 66th Annual Scientific Session in Washington. Walsh is the director of […]
AliveCor Unveils First AI-Enabled Platform for Doctors to Improve Stroke Prevention Through Early Atrial Fibrillation Detection
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — AliveCor, the leader in FDA-cleared mobile electrocardiogram (ECG) technology, today announced the U.S. release of Kardia Pro, an industry-first artificial intelligence-enabled platform for doctors to monitor patients for the early detection of […]
RaySafe unveils new real-time dosimeter
BILLDAL, Sweden, March 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Unfors RaySafe has introduced the RaySafe i3, to its suite of real-time dosimetry products, at the European Society of Radiology in Vienna. The RaySafe Real-Time Dosimetry solution, introduced in 2012, helps physicians and clinical […]
Late-Breaking Data on Abbott’s MitraClip® System Show Continued Benefit for People with Mitral Regurgitation, Most Common Heart Valve Disease
WASHINGTON, March 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (ABT) today announced favorable one-year outcomes from the largest study of real-world experience for the MitraClip system in transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) procedures in the United States. MitraClip treats people with degenerative […]
Toshiba Medical Systems’ New Premium Cardiovascular Ultrasound Wins FDA Approval
Toshiba Medical’s New Premium Cardiovascular Ultrasound Receives FDA Clearance The Aplio i900 Delivers Fast, High Quality Images for Better Diagnostic Confidence TUSTIN, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiologists can now access the advanced ultrasound imaging technology needed for fast and confident diagnoses with Toshiba […]