EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., June 29, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CHF Solutions, Inc., (fka Sunshine Heart, Inc.) (NASDAQ:CHFS) announced today that researchers in the Stanford University School of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics have received FDA Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval to conduct a clinical study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness […]
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CardioFocus Announces Initiation Of Three Major Studies Featuring The HeartLight System For The Treatment Of Atrial Fibrillation
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., June 29, 2017/PRNewswire/ — CardioFocus, Inc., a medical device innovator and manufacturer dedicated to advancing ablation treatment for cardiac disorders such as atrial fibrillation (AF), today announced that its HeartLight Endoscopic Ablation System is being featured in three new major clinical studies currently underway. Collectively, up to 1,000 AF patients will be […]
Royal Philips Electronics N.V. (PHG) Slams Down $2.16 Billion for Spectranetics (SPNC)
6/28/2017 5:53:44 AM Philips To Acquire The Spectranetics Corporation To Accelerate Expansion In Image-Guided Therapy Devices To Treat Cardiac And Peripheral Vascular Disease AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands and COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June 28, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Royal Philips(NYSE:PHG) (AEX:PHIA), a global leader in health technology, and The Spectranetics Corporation (NASDAQ:SPNC), a U.S.-based global […]
United States Recovers $13.4 Million in False Claims Act Case for Medically Unnecessary Cardiac Monitoring Services
NEWS PROVIDED BY Whistleblower Law Collaborative 26 Jun, 2017, 15:37 ET BOSTON, June 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Attorneys Suzanne E. Durrell and Robert M. Thomas, Jr. of the Whistleblower Law Collaborative are pleased to announce that the United States has settled a federal False Claims Act case brought by their whistleblower client, Eben Steele, against Medi-Lynx Cardiac Monitoring, LLC, AMI […]
Leading Interventional Radiologist, Hector Ferral, MD, is to be Recognized as a 2017 Top Doctor in Chicago, Illinois
(PR NewsChannel) / June 26, 2017 / Chicago, Illinois Hector Ferral, MD, Diagnostic, Vascular and Interventional Radiologist at the North Shore University Health System, and affiliated with Evanston Hospital, has been named a 2017 Top Doctor in Chicago, Illinois. Top Doctor Awards is dedicated to selecting and honoring those healthcare […]
General Practitioners at Risk of Missing Cardiovascular Disease
NEWS PROVIDED BY CRICO Strategies 27 Jun, 2017, 10:33 ET BOSTON, June 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — When doctors miss a diagnosis of cardiovascular disease in an outpatient setting, the patient often has conventional risk factors for coronary artery disease, a groundbreaking study reveals. The research, published online today in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality […]
What is AR and How is it Disrupting Healthcare?
JUNE 28, 2017 BY KEN DROPIEWSKI (KEN@PRIME-CORE.COM) Real-time information is critical while performing a procedure. Doctors often require data from outside sources to proceed in a difficult situation. But obtaining such information during an intervention can be problematic and may even place the patient at risk. Augmented reality (AR) is one technology that […]
Philips receives FDA 510(k) clearance to market multiple new applications on its IntelliSpace Portal platform for Radiology
AMSTERDAM, June 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market IntelliSpace Portal 9.0 and a range of innovative applications for Radiology in the U.S. The latest […]
Boston Scientific (BSX) Outlines Growth Strategy
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., June 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) is hosting a meeting with the investment community today in New York City to provide an overview of its business and long-term growth strategies. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Mike Mahoney will discuss how the […]
Acessa Health Inc. Acquires The Acessa System For Treatment Of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Acessa Health Inc. announced today that it has acquired the Acessa® System for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids, following the close of an asset purchase agreement with Halt Medical Inc. Concurrent with the acquisition, Acessa Health completed the first closing of a planned $30 million Series A […]



