Author: Ken Dropiewski

First Patients Enrolled in Bluegrass Vascular Post-Market SAVE Study

NEWS PROVIDED BY Bluegrass Vascular Technologies – 24 Apr, 2017, 07:00 ET SAN ANTONIO, April 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Bluegrass Vascular Technologies (Bluegrass Vascular), a private medical technology company focused on innovating lifesaving devices and methods for vascular access procedures, announced today that it has successfully enrolled over one third of its […]

SIRT is better tolerated than sorafenib, but doesn’t increase overall survival in HCC

PUBLIC RELEASE: 22-APR-2017 April 22, 2017, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Results of the SARAH trial presented today demonstrate that SIRT resulted in median overall survival (OS) of 8.0 months compared to 9.9 months with sorafenib (p=0.179), in patients with locally advanced and inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The trial, presented at The International […]

MRI Interventions (MRIC) Release: Publication Provides Guidelines To Reduce Transportation Risks Associated With Neurosurgical Laser Ablation Multi-Site Workflows

IRVINE, Calif., April 24, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MRI Interventions, Inc. (OTCQB:MRIC) today announced that the reduced patient risk associated with a One-Room, One-Procedure workflow for laser ablation has been reviewed in the journal of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (AHRM) April issue. The findings indicate a one […]

Lombard Medical Appoints New CEO

April 20, 2017 02:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time OXFORDSHIRE, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lombard Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVAR), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of endovascular aortic aneurysm repair products, today announced that Kurt Lemvigh has been appointed as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Lemvigh is a veteran medical device executive with […]

Getinge launches the new Advanta V12 – 32mm Balloon Expandable Covered Stent

Press release:  Maquet Getinge Group 2017-04-21 Getinge is proud to announce the launch of the Advanta™ V12™ 32mm length* balloon expandable covered stent at Charing Cross International Congress. This is a much needed addition to the Advanta™ V12™ product offering and will allow clinicians additional treatment options for optimal patient […]

Cardiac Insight Announces FDA Clearance of “CARDEA SOLO™” – The First Wearable (ECG) Sensor Giving Physicians Immediate Access to Complete Cardiac Arrhythmia Data and Analysis

KIRKLAND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiac Insight, a U.S. developer of body worn sensing devices and computational software, announced today, the FDA has cleared the company’s wearable electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor, CARDEA SOLO™. The device offers physicians immediate access to improved reporting and analysis of heartbeat-to-heartbeat data. The design and ease of use also […]

Medical Groups Unite in Support of Science

NEWS PROVIDED BY American Society of Hematology  17 Apr, 2017, 08:38 ET WASHINGTON, April 17, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — As the world’s leading organizations representing clinicians, laboratory researchers, and physician-scientists committed to improving patient care, we support the March for Science and its nonpartisan call for the appreciation of scientific evidence, education, and investment. Science […]