Author: Ken Dropiewski

Clinical Trial Shows Injectable Weight Loss Drug Directly Reduces Abdominal Fat

Findings could potentially widen use for overweight adults who are high risk for heart disease   CLEVELAND – A clinical trial led by Dr. Ian Neeland with University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute could have implications for overweight and obese adults who may benefit from reducing intra-abdominal fat. The […]

Fist Assist Devices, LLC Announces Completion of the Non-Significant Risk FACT Trial

Significant Superficial Arm Vein Dilation Reported with the FA-1 Device LOS ALTOS HILLS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fist Assist Devices, LLC, announces completion of the non-significant risk FACT Trial (Fist Assist Clinical Trial). FACT evaluated the use of an intermittent pneumatic compression device, model FA-1, that was developed by Fist Assist Devices, to […]

Boston Scientific Initiates Randomized Controlled Trial for the EkoSonic™ Endovascular System

Study is first to compare interventional therapy in combination with anticoagulation to anticoagulation alone for treatment of pulmonary embolism MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) has commenced enrollment in the HI-PEITHO clinical trial, a collaborative research study with the Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) Consortium and the […]

Corvion appoints William Cohn, MD and Sean Morris to Board of Directors

WEBSTER, Texas, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Corvion – developer of fully implanted mechanical circulatory support devices – announced today that William Cohn, MD and Sean Morris have been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Dr. Cohn currently serves as Vice President for Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies and the Executive […]

CytoSorbents Reports Second Quarter 2021 Financial and Operational Results

Total revenue increased 23% to $12.0 million. Core non-COVID-19 product sales increased 38% Y-Y, driving overall Q2 2021 product sales to $11.4 million versus $9.5 million a year ago MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO), a leader in the treatment of life-threatening conditions in intensive care and cardiac surgery […]

Append Medical Completes $7.4M Million Series A Round

Funding Will Support the Company’s First Clinical Trial on its Path to Regulatory Clearance OR YEHUDA, Israel, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Append Medical, developer of the first no-implant minimally invasive solution for transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) exclusion, today announced the completion of a $7.4 million Series A financing round. The round will enable Append […]

Abbott Receives FDA Clearance for its Imaging Technology Using Artificial Intelligence for Vessels in the Heart

– Ultreon™ 1.0 Software, the first-of-its-kind imaging software, merges optical coherence tomography with the power of automation using Artificial Intelligence – The new intuitive interface provides step-by-step guidance to enhance ease of use – When combined with Abbott’s Dragonfly OpStar™ imaging catheter and PressureWire X™, the platform provides physicians with […]

Adagio Medical Reports 85% Freedom from AF at 12 Months After a Single Ablation Procedure in Patients with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation and Presents Recent Developments of Pulsed Field Cryoablation Technology

LAGUNA HILLS, Calif., Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Adagio Medical, Inc., a leading innovator in catheter ablation technologies for atrial fibrillation (AF) and ventricular tachycardia (VT), announced the results of its CryoCure-2 ultra-low temperature cryoablation (ULTC) prospective multi-center study in patients with AF at the 2021 Heart Rhythm Society Annual Meeting.  The late-breaking […]

Kestra Medical Technologies Receives FDA Premarket Approval for ASSURE Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator (WCD)

KIRKLAND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kestra™ Medical Technologies, Inc. announced today that the company has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Premarket Approval for the ASSURE® Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator (WCD) system. The ASSURE WCD system represents the next generation of monitoring and therapy to protect patients at risk of Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD). The […]

Avive Partners with RapidSOS to Create a New Paradigm for Cardiac Arrest Response

NEW YORK, Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Avive Solutions, Inc, a company bringing to market a revolutionary connected Automated External Defibrillator (AED) coupled with a first of its kind out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) response platform, today announced a partnership with RapidSOS. Together, the solutions are designed to quickly get life-saving AEDs to cardiac […]