The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced it has closed an investment and entered into an acquisition option agreement with Millipede, Inc., a privately-held company that has developed the IRIS Transcatheter Annuloplasty Ring System for the treatment of severe mitral regurgitation (MR). Under the terms of the […]
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, today announced that it has appointed Rhonda Robb as its new Chief Operating Officer. She will report to Scott Ward, CSI Chairman, President and Chief […]
WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Corindus Vascular Robotics (NYSE American: CVRS), a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, announced it will co-sponsor courses at multiple leading hospitals to educate interventional cardiologists on transradial access techniques and robotic-assisted vascular interventions. The course series entitled “Complex Radial Interventions on Robotic and Manual Platforms” is designed to […]
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn., Jan. 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NeoChord, a privately-held medical technology company leading the advancement of minimally invasive valve repair for degenerative mitral regurgitation (DMR), today announced a research collaboration with the Skirball Center for Innovation (SCI) at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF)to accelerate development of the company’s transcatheter […]
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Surefire Medical (Surefire) today announced the appointment of Mary T. Szela as its CEO, President, and a member of the company’s Board of Directors. Szela brings nearly 30 years of progressive leadership experience to Surefire building global billion-dollar brands, advancing pipeline products in the biotechnology, medical products, and pharmaceutical industries, […]
VANCOUVER, Jan. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Cardiome Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ:CRME / TSX:COM), a revenue-generating, specialty pharmaceutical company focused on commercializing patent-protected hospital drugs, today announced that the Chinese Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) has approved an expansion of the indications for Aggrastat (tirofiban hydrochloride) to now, in addition to acute coronary syndromes […]
TORONTO, Jan. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Baylis Medical, a global medical device company, has taken the next pivotal step in its global expansion strategy with the official opening of a new state-of-the-art laboratory in Mississauga, Ontario. The new extrusion lab will allow the company to expand its capabilities and capacity to design, […]
SOUTHLAKE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)– HeartSciences, an innovative medical device company, is proud to announce its participation as an exhibitor at the upcoming 2018 Arab Health show at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Dubai, UAE, 29 January through 01 February, 2018. HeartSciences is advancing the field of electrocardiology in combining […]
VANCOUVER, Jan. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Neovasc (“Neovasc” or the “Company“) (Nasdaq, TSX: NVCN), a front-runner in minimally invasive transcatheter mitral valve technologies today announced that its board of directors (the “Board”) has appointed Fred A. Colen as president and chief executive officer effective immediately. This leadership transition is a key element […]
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– SurModics (NASDAQ:SRDX), a leading provider of medical device and in vitro diagnostic technologies to the health care industry, announced it has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Telemark™ .014” coronary and peripheral support microcatheter. The Company is making this product available for U.S. distribution in the […]
