ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Aug. 9, 2017 — Abbott today announced that the first patient has been enrolled in a clinical study to evaluate a minimally invasive clip-based repair system for treating people with moderate or severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR), a common condition affecting the right side of the heart. The […]
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Spectranetics Announces Fundamental Change, Make-Whole Adjustment Event, Share Exchange Event and Supplemental Indenture for 2.625% Convertible Senior Notes due 2034
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug. 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Spectranetics Corporation (NASDAQ:SPNC) (“the Company”), a developer and manufacturer of single-use medical devices used in minimally invasive procedures within the cardiovascular system, today announced the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, Make-Whole Adjustment Event and Share Exchange Event, and the execution […]
Osprey Medical Improving Cardiac Diagnostics, Raises Capital and Soaring Sales
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First Cancer, Now Heart Disease…Color Genomics
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