Author: Ken Dropiewski

Metactive Presents Results from Nonclinical Research Study Treating Peripheral Arteries

FAIRWAY, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Metactive Medical Inc. (Metactive), a medical device company developing innovative products for the treatment of neurovascular and peripheral vascular diseases, announced today that Dr. Kieran Murphy, Professor, Vice Chair and Director of Research in the Department of Medical Imaging at the University of Toronto, presented new nonclinical results from […]

Metactive Presents Results from Nonclinical Research Study Treating Carotid Artery Aneurysms

FAIRWAY, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Metactive Medical Inc. (Metactive), a medical device company developing innovative products for the treatment of neurovascular and peripheral vascular diseases, announced today that Dr. Kieran Murphy, Professor, Vice Chair, and Director of Research in the Department of Medical Imaging at the University of Toronto, presented new nonclinical results from […]

Intra-Cellular Therapies Announces Publication Highlighting ITI-214 Mechanism of Action and Describing Positive Results in Preclinical Models of Heart Failure

NEW YORK, July 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ITCI) today announced the online publication of a report in the journal Circulation describing the mechanism of action of its phosphodiesterase (PDE) Type 1 inhibitor, ITI-214, and its potential use for the treatment of heart failure.  In these preclinical studies, Johns […]

MEDICALgorithmics, Medi-Lynx Receive FDA 510(K) Clearance for PocketECG CRS Mobile Cardiac Rehabilitation System

PLANO, Texas, July 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ —  MEDICALgorithmics, S.A. (WSE: MDG) and U.S. subsidiary Medi-Lynx Cardiac Monitoring L.L.C., today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration  (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for the PocketECG Cardiac Rehabilitation System (CRS), a new mobile cardiac rehabilitation system designed to provide high-quality ECG monitoring and […]

Perflow Medical Announces the First Clinical Use of the Cascade™ Dynamic Non-Occlusive Remodeling Net

TEL AVIV, Israel, July 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Perflow Medical, an Israeli-based medical device company that develops innovative tools for neurovascular interventions, announces the first clinical cases of the Cascade Dynamic Non-Occlusive Remodeling Net earlier this month by Dr. Alejandro Tomasselo at Hospital Vall d’Hebron in Barcelona, Spain. The Cascade Net is the latest addition […]

Boston Scientific Announces Agreement to Acquire Claret Medical, Inc.

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., July 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Claret Medical, Inc., a privately-held company that has developed and commercialized the Sentinel® Cerebral Embolic Protection System. The device is used to protect the brain during certain interventional procedures, predominately in patients undergoing transcatheter […]

Laminate Medical Technologies announces first forearm fistula cases in Germany

TEL AVIV, Israel, July 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Laminate Medical Technologies (Laminate), a privately-held start-up developing VasQ, an implanted blood vessel external support device for patients requiring arteriovenous fistula as vascular access for hemodialysis, today announced the first forearm fistula cases in Germany. The first surgeries were performed at six hospitals, by seven surgeons. “As […]

Corindus Announces Significant Progress in the Development of Remote Vascular Robotic Technology with the CorPath GRX® System

WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc. (NYSE American:CVRS), a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, announced today that Ryan Madder, M.D., an interventional cardiologist at Spectrum Health, has successfully completed a remote percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in a porcine model using the CorPath GRX System from a location greater than […]