Author: Ken Dropiewski

Defibtech Names Robert Reinhardt As New CEO in Executive Shuffle

GUILFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Defibtech, LLC, a Nihon Kohden company based in Guilford, Conn., announced today that its board of directors has unanimously chosen Robert Reinhardt as Defibtech’s next chief executive officer. Reinhardt will succeed Gintaras Vaisnys, the company’s co-founder and current CEO, on April 11. Vaisnys will remain as an advisor […]

Lombard Medical and MicroPort Scientific Corporation Finalize Strategic Partnership Agreements

OXFORDSHIRE, U.K. & SHANGHAI–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Lombard Medical, Inc. (EVAR), a medical device company focused on endovascular aneurysm repair, and MicroPort Scientific Corporation (0853.HK), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of a diversified portfolio of medical devices, today announced the parties have finalized the definitive agreements to their strategic partnership first […]

Biotricity Files for its Second and Final FDA 510(k) to Bring Bioflux Solution to Market

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 12, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Biotricity, Inc. (OTCQB:BTCY), a medical diagnostic and consumer healthcare technology company dedicated to delivering innovative, biometric remote monitoring solutions, has filed for a second and final 510(k) for the hardware portion of its Bioflux solution with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]

First U.S. Patient Treated in Landmark Vascular Study of Lithoplasty® Technology

NEWS PROVIDED BY PinnacleHealth System | 05 Apr, 2017, 10:00 ET HARRISBURG, Pa., April 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — PinnacleHealth CardioVascular Institute enrolled the first patient in the United States in a trial assessing the safety and effectiveness of a new type of approach for blockages in the leg artery. DISRUPT PAD III is […]

Inari Medical Announces First Patient Treated with the ClotTriever™ Thrombectomy System

NEWS PROVIDED BY | Inari Medical Inc. | 10 Apr, 2017, 09:00 ET IRVINE, Calif., April 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Inari Medical Inc., a venture capital backed medical device company focused on the interventional treatment of venous thrombus, announced the treatment of the first patient with its ClotTriever Thrombectomy System.  The ClotTriever Thrombectomy System received […]

Zio by iRhythm Gains Further Recognition as Key Diagnostic Cardiac Monitoring System by US and UK Health Organizations

SAN FRANCISCO, April 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRTC), a leading digital health care solutions company focused on the advancement of cardiac care, announced the recent publication of two documents in support of extended continuous ambulatory monitoring for arrhythmia detection. The American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American […]

Ra Medical Systems Launches Cardiovascular and Dermatology Catheters and Lasers in Northern Europe

Carlsbad, CA—April 6, 2017 (BUSINESS WIRE) Ra Medical Systems, makers of excimer lasers and catheters for cardiovascular and dermatological diseases, and bo medical technologies, a multinational medical device sales and service distributor, announce the launch of the DABRA Atherectomy System for cardiovascular and Pharos Excimer Laser for dermatology in Europe. […]

Codman Neuro Announces Acquisition Of Neuravi Limited To Accelerate Innovation In Acute Ischemic Stroke Therapy

NEWS PROVIDED BY Codman Neuro | 10 Apr, 2017, 07:00 ET IRVINE, Calif., April 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Codman Neuro today announced the acquisition of Neuravi Limited, a privately held Irish company dedicated to advancing neurovascular therapies and improving clinical outcomes for acute ischemic stroke patients. This acquisition, and the recent […]