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 […]
Author: Ken Dropiewski
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 […]
First European Patients Treated With DC Bead LUMI™ Radiopaque Drug-Eluting Beads
NEWS PROVIDED BY BTG Plc – 20 Apr, 2017, 02:00 ET LONDON, April 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — BTG plc (LSE: BTG), a global specialist healthcare company, today announced the treatment of the first patients in the EU with DC Bead LUMI™. Two patients were treated for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and one […]
Lessons We Can Learn From the Abbott BVS Data
By Ken Dropkiewski The bioresorbable stent was approved for use by the FDA in July of 2016. The Absorb GT1 Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold System, manufactured by Abbott, was all set to solve a litany of the problems inherent with conventional cardiac and vascular stents. Conventional stents, made of flexible metal […]
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 […]
Lombard Medical’s CEO Steps Down
OXFORDSHIRE, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lombard Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVAR), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of endovascular aortic aneurysm repair products, today announced that Simon Hubbert has stepped down from his position as CEO on April 18 after serving in the role for more than six years. A search is underway for a […]
Defibtech Names Robert Reinhardt As New CEO in Executive Shuffle
GUILFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Defibtech, LLC, a Nihon Kohden company based in Guilford, Conn., announced today that its board of directors has unanimously chosen Robert Reinhardt as Defibtech’s next chief executive officer. Reinhardt will succeed Gintaras Vaisnys, the company’s co-founder and current CEO, on April 11. Vaisnys will remain as an advisor […]
Lombard Medical and MicroPort Scientific Corporation Finalize Strategic Partnership Agreements
OXFORDSHIRE, U.K. & SHANGHAI–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Lombard Medical, Inc. (EVAR), a medical device company focused on endovascular aneurysm repair, and MicroPort Scientific Corporation (0853.HK), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of a diversified portfolio of medical devices, today announced the parties have finalized the definitive agreements to their strategic partnership first […]
Biotricity Files for its Second and Final FDA 510(k) to Bring Bioflux Solution to Market
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 12, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Biotricity, Inc. (OTCQB:BTCY), a medical diagnostic and consumer healthcare technology company dedicated to delivering innovative, biometric remote monitoring solutions, has filed for a second and final 510(k) for the hardware portion of its Bioflux solution with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]



