The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
FREMONT, Calif. and ST. LOUIS, Sept. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — VENITI®, Inc., a leader in the advancement of treatment for deep venous disease, today announced that Boston Scientific will distribute the VICI VENOUS STENT under a limited global distribution agreement. The terms of the agreement and specific regions and countries involved were not disclosed. Launched […]
Time to throw in the towel for Abbott on this generation of their Absorb BVS because of slow sales. However, there could still be a platform for this technology… Abbott halts global sales of 1st-gen Absorb stents SEPTEMBER 8, 2017 BY FINK DENSFORD , MassDevice Abbott (NYSE:ABT) said today it will halt global sales […]
FREMONT, Calif. and OXFORD, England, Sept. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Cerus Endovascular Ltd., a privately-held, commercial-stage medical device company engaged in the design and development of highly differentiated and proprietary interventional neuroradiology devices and delivery systems for the treatment of acute, life-threatening neurological conditions, specifically, intracranial aneurysm, today provided an update on its lead development […]
NEWTOWN, Pa., Sept. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Micro Interventional Devices, Inc.(MID) has successfully completed the first in human tricuspid valve bicuspidization procedure utilizing its MIA (Minimally Invasive Annuloplasty) technology. The successful bicuspidization resulted in a 34.5% reduction in valve area, reducing the patient’s tricuspid regurgitation from severe/moderate to trace. The patient was the […]
DUBLIN – September 8, 2017 – Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced that the IN.PACT(TM)Admiral(TM) Drug-Coated Balloon (DCB) received approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in the upper leg – specifically, in the thigh (superficial femoral arteries (SFA)) and […]
Erlangen, 2016-Sep-27 Somatom Confidence RT Pro is a dedicated CT for radiation therapy DirectDensity algorithm delivers electron density images independent of kV settings, ensuring a smooth simple dose calculation workflow New version of syngo.via RT Image Suite software offers advanced treatment of moving tumors Siemens Healthineers introduced its new Somatom […]
CHICAGO, Sept. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — BIOLIFE4D announced it filed a $50 million initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under Regulation A+ rules, allowing everyday investors to help the company bring its groundbreaking cardiac tissue regeneration and organ replacement process to market. Chicago-based BIOLIFE4D is a pioneering biotech company focused on leveraging […]
SAN CARLOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioCardia®, Inc. [OTC:BCDA], a leader in the development of comprehensive solutions for cardiovascular regenerative therapies, with clinical programs in heart failure and sub-acute infarction, today announced the issuance of United States Patent No. 9,301,975 relating to a method of producing mesenchymal stem cells from bone marrow cells in […]
NICE, France, September 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies* today introduced CERENOVUS,** its new neurovascular business, at the European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy (ESMINT) 9th Annual Meeting. CERENOVUS, a name derived from the Latin words for ‘new’ and ‘brain’, will focus on delivering innovative therapies for hemorrhagic […]
CHICAGO, Sept. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — As we age, it is common to be concerned about heart disease or high blood pressure. But many people don’t know that those conditions are also related to another common health issue, peripheral artery disease (PAD). Unfortunately, many patients are not diagnosed until it has progressed. PAD […]
