Author: Ken Dropiewski

Biobeat Expands Access of Wearable Cuffless 24 Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Device to Consumers

World’s First BP Cuffless Device – Now Available For Consumers PETAH TIKVA, Israel, Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Biobeat, a global leader in wearable remote patient monitoring solutions for the healthcare continuum, announced today that it has made its new wearable and ambulatory blood pressure chest-monitoring device accessible to consumers. Launched in May 2021 for providers, […]

Mentice receives order of total SEK 7.0 million from ABBOTT

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Mentice AB (publ) a leading supplier of high-technology solutions for simulation in the medical sector with focus on endovascular procedures, has through its fully owned subsidiary Mentice Inc entered into an agreement with ABBOTT Inc. to provide simulation solutions for training of interventional devices. The order covers systems that will be offered […]

BIOMODEX Launches Synthetic Clot Product for Neurovascular Training

Biomodex to debut Thrombotech™ at CNS 2021 Annual Meeting in Austin, TX BOSTON, Oct. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — BIOMODEX®, the leader in biorealistic haptic simulators for physician training and rehearsals, has announced the launch of Thrombotech™, a new hydrogel-based synthetic clot product that can be used for neurovascular training using EVIAS Plus™ – […]

Inari Medical Announces Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Clinical Outcomes of the FlowTriever® System in Pulmonary Embolism Patients

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Inari Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: NARI) (“Inari”) a medical device company focused on developing products to treat and transform the lives of patients suffering from venous diseases, announced planned enrollment of the PEERLESS trial. PEERLESS is a new randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing […]

FEops HEARTguide Authorized by FDA for Unprecedented LAAo Planning Capabilities

GENT, Belgium–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FEops today announced that it received De Novo authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for FEops HEARTguide™ pre-operative planning of left atrial appendage occlusion with the Boston Scientific WATCHMAN™ device*. FEops HEARTguide™ will enable physicians to virtually model clinical scenarios with different implant positions and sizes […]

OneProjects Announces $17 Million in New Financing to Advance Development of 4D Cardiac Imaging Technology

DUBLIN & MUNICH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–OneProjects, developer of four-dimensional (4D) cardiac imaging technology, today announced a total of $17 million in new financing for the company, including an $8 million Series A2 financing and two grants worth $9 million. The Series A2 financing was led by imec.xpand, with participation from the European […]

First Patient Enrolled in U.S. STAR-T Pivotal Trial Evaluating the DrugSorb-ATR™ Antithrombotic Removal System to Remove Ticagrelor During Cardiothoracic Surgery

MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., Oct. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO), a leader in the treatment of life-threatening conditions in intensive care and cardiac surgery using blood purification via its proprietary polymer adsorption technology, announced today that the first patient has been enrolled in the Safe and Timely Antithrombotic Removal-Ticagrelor (STAR–T) double-blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial designed to support […]

Abcentra Appoints Entrepreneur and Cardiologist Michael H. Davidson to Board of Directors

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Abcentra LLC announced today that Michael H. Davidson, MD, has been appointed to the Board of Directors. Dr. Davidson is currently CEO of New Amsterdam Pharma, and was previously the founding CEO and Chief Medical Officer of Corvidia Therapeutics, which was acquired by Novo-Nordisk in 2020. He also co-founded […]

HeartFlow Announces Enrollment of First Two Patients in REVEALPLAQUE Trial

Trial to evaluate new technology that may help physicians prevent heart attacks in patients REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HeartFlow, Inc., the leader in revolutionizing precision heart care, today announced the commencement of the REVEALPLAQUE (A pRospEctiVe, multicEnter study to AnaLyze PLAQUE using CCTA) trial to evaluate HeartFlow’s non-invasive plaque […]