SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Arterys Inc., the leader in intelligent, cloud-based medical imaging software solutions, today announced its fifth 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The clearance is for the Arterys Oncology AI suite, and is a milestone indicative of the company’s momentum in applying AI […]
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Perflow Medical Closes $12 Million in Financing to Treat Complex Neurovascular Disorders
TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Perflow Medical, an Israeli-based medical device company that develops innovative tools for neurovascular interventions, today announced that the company has closed $12 million in financing. The syndicate included existing investors, two new international investors, and an unnamed strategic investor. Following a recent launch in Europe, Perflow stated that […]
BD Completes Asset Divestitures to Merit Medical
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Feb. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, announced today that it has completed the previously announced divestitures of its soft tissue core needle biopsy product line and Aspira® product line to Merit Medical Systems, Inc. following receipt of all required […]
Edwards’ Self-Expanding Transcatheter Heart Valve Receives CE Mark
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Edwards Lifesciences(NYSE: EW), the global leader in patient-focused innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, today announced it has received CE Mark for its self-expanding CENTERA valve for severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis patients at high risk of open-heart surgery. The Edwards CENTERA […]
Bay Area’s HeartFlow Scores $240M
HeartFlow Completes Series E Financing, Securing $240 Million Proceeds Will Support Commercialization of HeartFlow® FFRct Analysis, Continued Technology Innovation and Additional Clinical Studies REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– HeartFlow. today announced the closing of its Series E financing, securing $240 million. The company will use the proceeds from this financing to ramp up commercial […]
LivaNova Takes Out TandemLife in $250M Deal
LivaNova to Acquire TandemLife Company will add advanced cardiopulmonary temporary support solutions to its portfolio LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ:LIVN) (“LivaNova” or the “Company”), a market-leading medical technology company, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire TandemLife, a privately held company focused on advanced cardiopulmonary temporary support solutions (“TandemLife”). The […]
McDermott & Bull Adds Principal Consultant in Denver with the Acquisition of Prime-Core Executive Search
IRVINE, California and DENVER, Colorado, February 13, 2018 – McDermott & Bull announced today the acquisition of Denver-based Prime-Core Executive Search and the addition of Ken Dropiewski as Principal Consultant. Dropiewski will join the firm’s Life Sciences Group, specializing in the Med-Tech space. “The addition of Ken to our firm is a huge […]
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. Announces First Patients Treated from Radial Access Using Its Diamondback 360 Extended Length Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy Device
Feb. 14, 2018 12:00 UTC Device provides alternative access point to treat patients suffering from peripheral artery disease ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI®) (NASDAQ: CSII), a medical device company developing and commercializing innovative interventional treatment systems for peripheral and coronary artery disease, announced today that the first patients were […]
Claret Medical’s Sentinel Cerebral Protection System Emerging as U.S. Standard of Care for Protecting the Brain from Risk of Stroke During Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valve Replacement
Feb. 14, 2018 13:00 UTC 50 Premier U.S. Centers Adopt Sentinel Device in First Phase of Commercial Launch More Than 5,500 Patients Protected Worldwide Only Commercially Available TAVR Cerebral Protection Device in U.S., Europe and Asia Stacy Enxing Seng Joins Company’s Board of Directors SANTA ROSA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Since FDA […]
FDA Permits Marketing of Clinical Decision Support Software for Alerting Providers of a Potential Stroke in Patients
SILVER SPRING, Md., Feb. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration permitted marketing of the Viz.AI Contact application, a type of clinical decision support software designed to analyze computed tomography (CT) results that may notify providers of a potential stroke in their patients. A stroke is […]



