The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
LAKE FOREST, Calif., Aug. 30, 2017 – NaviGate Cardiac Structures Inc. (“NCSI”) announced today that its GATE™ catheter-guided tricuspid atrioventricular valved stent (A VS) was implanted through the jugular vein six weeks ago into a patient’s transplanted heart that was failing due to severe tricuspid valve insufficiency. The successful implantation […]
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vascular Dynamics, Inc. (VDI), a privately held medical device company developing novel solutions for the treatment of hypertension, today announced European results of the company’s first-in-human trial of its MobiusHD®implant published in The Lancet. The publication reported an average reduction of 24-hour […]
VANCOUVER, Sept. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ – Neovasc Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company“) (NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN) today announced the European Heart Journal published a clinical review of its Neovasc Reducer™ (“Reducer”) device for the treatment of refractory/persistent angina pectoris, a common and disabling medical condition, and a major public health problem that affects […]
FAIRFAX, Va., Aug. 31, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — U.S. women are largely unaware of uterine fibroid embolization (UFE), a minimally invasive treatment for uterine fibroids that is less painful, preserves the uterus and allows women to get back to their lives sooner than surgical options, according to results from a new nationwide poll […]
AACHEN, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Protembis GmbH, a privately held medical device company, announced today the first clinical applications of its ProtEmbo® Cerebral Protection System to complement a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure. The ProtEmbo® System is an intra-aortic filter device that deflects embolic material arising during TAVR away from the brain. Darren Mylotte, […]
Philips subsidiary Spectranetics recalls Bridge occlusion balloon AUGUST 31, 2017 BY BRAD PERRIELLO , MassDevice Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) subsidiary Spectranetics recalled its Bridge occlusion balloon after receiving reports of blocked guidewire lumens. The Bridge device is used to temporarily block the superior vena cava for emergency control of hemorrhage. Spectranetics said the August 25 recall was […]
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HeartFlow, Inc. today announced that Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Shield of California, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama have each issued a positive medical policy for the HeartFlow® FFRct Analysis, a first-of-its-kind noninvasive technology that helps clinicians diagnose and treat patients with suspected coronary artery […]
LONDON, Aug. 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Frost & Sullivan is pleased to recognize PQ Bypass with the 2017 European PAD Interventions Technology Innovation Award. PQ Bypass’ DETOUR System is a minimally invasive technology that enables physicians to re-direct, or detour, blood flow around extremely long blockages in the upper leg arteries to restore […]
by Ken Dropiewski, Prime-Core Executive Search (ken@prime-core.com) Balloon expandable stents have been the mainstay in treating blockages in the iliac arteries for years. However, recent data suggests a change is in order. According to researchers who recently compared the two versions in a large group of patients being treated in […]
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Aug. 29, 2017 – Today, Abbott notified physicians of updates to its implantable pacemakers and defibrillators as part of its ongoing commitment to continuously improve patient care. The new device updates include a Battery Performance Alert for our implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) that provides physicians with earlier […]
