Author: Ken Dropiewski

Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients Treated First-line With SIR-Spheres® Y-90 Resin Microspheres More Likely to Become Candidates for Potentially Curative Liver Surgery, REsect Study Shows

NEWS PROVIDED BY Sirtex Medical Limited – 24 May, 2017, 03:09 ET MAINZ, Germany, May 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Surgeons’ blinded assessment of pre- and post-treatment CT scans of patients with previously unresectable colorectal cancer liver metastases treated in the SIRFLOX study presented at 12th Annual European-African HPB meeting Adding selective […]

Medtronic Enrolls First Patient in Study of IN.PACT(TM) AV Access Drug-Coated Balloon in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease

GlobalNewsWire DUBLIN – May 24, 2017 – Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced that the first patient has been enrolled in the IN.PACT(TM) AV Access Drug-Coated Balloon (DCB) study for use in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the investigational device exemption […]

InspireMD Announces Publication of the IRON-GUARD Registry in EuroIntervention

Press Release – InSpireMD BOSTON, MA—May 17, 2017 – InspireMD, Inc. (NYSE MKT:NSPR) (NYSE MKT:NSPR.WS) (“InspireMD” or the “Company”), a leader in embolic prevention systems (EPS) / thrombus management technologies and neurovascular devices, today announced the publication of the Investigator Initiated IRON-GUARD Italian clinical registry in the peer reviewed journal EuroIntervention, which […]

BioCardia Release: Study Shows Helix Transendocardial Delivery System Enables Greater Myocardial Retention Of Stem Cell Therapy

SAN CARLOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioCardia®, Inc. (OTC:BCDA) today announced publication of a study in the International Heart Journal.1 According to the study, delivery of stem cell therapy to the heart using the Helix™transendocardial delivery system results in superior cell delivery than either percutaneous intra-coronary infusion or direct injection in an open […]

Northwell Health Makes Strategic Move into Wearable Technology

NEW YORK, May 23, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Northwell Health today announced a new partnership agreement with Peerbridge Health Inc., to pioneer the future of remote medical monitoring. Peerbridge technology enables remote patient monitoring through multiple on-body wireless sensors conveying powerful intelligence effortlessly. The move further solidifies Northwell’s commitment to improving the […]

Heartit And Siemens Healthineers (SI) Agree To Jointly Sell The Precession CMR Workflow Solution

DURHAM, N.C., May 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Heart Imaging Technologies, LLC (HeartIT) and Siemens Healthineers have agreed to cooperatively sell the latest version of HeartIT’s Precession cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) workflow solution. Precession is the first browser-based CMR solution to combine medical image viewing, analysis, and reporting into one comprehensive, cloud-based […]

Edwards’ Novel Self-Expanding Transcatheter Heart Valve Demonstrates Excellent Early Patient Outcomes

PARIS, May 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the global leader in patient-focused innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, today announced late-breaking data at EuroPCR 2017 demonstrating excellent clinical outcomes for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) patients treated with the Edwards CENTERA valve. These new […]