CathWorks FFRangio® System employs drug-free, wire-free technology for comprehensive physiological assessment GALWAY, Ireland, April 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced it has completed its acquisition of CathWorks,…
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Conavi Medical Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance of its Next-Generation Hybrid IVUS-OCT System for Intravascular Imaging
– First co-registered and co-aligned IVUS-OCT Platform for Intravascular Imaging – Company Positioned for U.S. Commercial Launch in a Growing Intravascular Imaging Market Estimated at Over $1 Billion
Pulse Biosciences’ nPulse™ Technology to be Featured at the Heart Rhythm Society 2026 Annual Meeting
HAYWARD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pulse Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLSE), developer of nPulse™ technology using proprietary nanosecond pulsed field ablation™ (nsPFA™) energy, today announced that its nPulse™ Cardiac Catheter will be prominently featured during the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) 2026 Annual Meeting, taking place April 23-26 in Chicago, Illinois. At HRS 2026, Pulse Biosciences will present late‑breaking clinical trial updates, highlighting European feasibility study one‑year outcomes
Pulnovo Medical Announces Strategic Investment from Medtronic in oversubscribed $100 Million Financing Round
NEW YORK, April 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Pulnovo Medical, a pioneer in breakthrough therapies for treating Pulmonary Hypertension and Heart Failure, today announced the successful completion of an oversubscribed $100 million strategic financing round with a leading investment by…
Supira Medical Announces FDA Approval for SUPPORT II Pivotal Trial, Advances in Cardiogenic Shock, and Appointment of D. Keith Grossman to Board of Directors
Milestones underscore clinical progress and strengthen commercial foundation LOS GATOS, Calif., April 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Supira Medical, Inc. (Supira), a clinical-stage company focused on transforming the percutaneous ventricular assist device (pVAD) market, today announced FDA approval to initiate the SUPPORT II Pivotal Trial. The trial is designed to support a future PMA submission and […]
Corify Care Receives FDA Clearance for ACORYS® — Introducing Instant, 4-D Electroanatomical Cardiac Mapping in Real-time
MADRID, April 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Corify Care today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted clearance for the ACORYS® System, the first imageless, non-invasive cardiac mapping platform capable of delivering a global, four-chamber view of cardiac…
Rapid Medical™ Announces FDA Clearance of TIGERTRIEVER™ 25 and First Clinical Cases
SOUTHLAKE, Texas & YOKNEAM, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #LVO–FDA clears TIGERTRIEVER™ 25 adjustable thrombectomy device by Rapid Medical; first U.S. cases show first-pass success in ischemic stroke.
ACHIEVE-4, the longest Phase 3 study of Lilly’s Foundayo (orforglipron) to date, reaffirmed its cardiovascular and overall safety profile as well as consistent improvements across key measures of cardiometabolic health
In ACHIEVE-4, Foundayo met the primary objective of non-inferiority vs. insulin glargine with a 16% lower risk of MACE-4 events and a 23% lower risk of MACE-3 events In a pre-planned analysis, the risk of all-cause death was 57% lower for Foundayo vs. insulin glargine, showing the…
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital’s Heart Institute Performs Florida’s First Partial Heart Transplant
Among Nation’s First Programs to Offer the Innovative Procedure to Treat Valve Deformities in Children MIAMI, April 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The cardiovascular surgery team at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital’s Heart Institute has successfully performed the first partial heart transplant in…
AccurKardia Announces Multi-Year Agreement with Specialized Medical to Power its State-of-the-Art Cardiac Monitoring Operations
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #BetterOutcomes–AccurKardia, an ECG analytics software company focused on establishing ECG as a broad biomarker, today announced a multi-year agreement with Specialized Medical. Under this partnership, AccurKardia’s FDA-cleared Class II software as a medical device (SaMD), AccurECG™ 2.0, is actively powering Specialized Medical’s state-of-the-art cardiac monitoring operations, which currently serve more than 20 clinics, medical practices, and hospitals across four states. Specialized



