The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
By Ken Dropiewski A new technique may soon bring even more precision to interventional cardiology. Patients with known coronary lesions are being urged to undergo two additional tests before intervention. These diagnostic tools are Instant Wave-free ratio (iFR) and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), and they help cardiologist make important decisions […]
PLYMOUTH, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Interrad Medical, a privately held medical device company, announces the SecurAcath Subcutaneous Engineered Stabilization Device is now recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The SecurAcath underwent a detailed assessment under the Medical Technologies Evaluation Program. As a result, NICE has published guidance supporting […]
WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cagent Vascular, a developer of next generation technology for vessel dilatation in cardiovascular disease interventions, including the FDA 510(k) cleared Serranator® Alto PTA Serration Balloon Catheter, announces the completion of enrollment in the First-in-Human PRELUDE Study. The purpose of this prospective, single-arm, multicenter feasibility study is to show […]
HONG KONG, June 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Announcement marks company‘s official entry into the US market OrbusNeich, a global company specializing in the provision of life-changing vascular solutions, has announced the launch of its world-renowned Sapphire PTCA balloon dilatation catheters following their recent 510k clearance by the FDA: the Sapphire™ […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Myles D. Greenberg, MD, was named President and CEO of Alucent Medical, Inc., a new company licensed to develop a novel drug/device combination therapy for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease (PVD). The treatment, Natural Vascular Scaffolding (NVS)TM, has recently gained FDA approval to move forward with […]
IRVINE, Calif., June 5, 2017 — Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the global leader in patient-focused innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for aortic and mitral valve-in-valve procedures using the Edwards SAPIEN 3 transcatheter heart valve. […]
Phillips News Release AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG AEX: PHIA) today announced the relaunch of its innovative Pioneer Plus catheter, the first and only re-entry device with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) capabilities and needle deployment designed to assist arterial vessel intervention. IVUS captures images of vessels in the […]
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL–(Marketwired – June 02, 2017) – InspireMD, Inc. (NYSE MKT: NSPR) (NYSE MKT: NSPR.WS) (“InspireMD” or the “Company”), a leader in embolic prevention systems (EPS) / thrombus management technologies and neurovascular devices, today announced that Paul Stuka, who has served on the Company’s Board of Directors since 2011, […]
SILVER SPRING, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aziyo Biologics, Inc. a fully integrated regenerative medicine company, today announced it has completed an asset purchase agreement with CorMatrix� Cardiovascular, Inc. for the purchase of all CorMatrix commercial assets and related intellectual property. With the acquisition, Aziyo will: Add 5 commercially marketed products Double topline revenue Add […]
PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TandemLife announced today the commercial release of its TandemLife Priming Tray, a new product designed to simplify and speed up the process of putting critically-ill patients on extracorporeal life support, providing healthcare professionals with a vital window of opportunity to accurately assess a patient’s condition and provide appropriate care. […]
