Author: Ken Dropiewski

CardioFocus Appoints Stephan Ogilvie as Chief Financial Officer

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — CardioFocus, Inc., a medical device company dedicated to advancing ablation treatment for atrial fibrillation (AFib), today announced the appointment of Stephan Ogilvie as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Ogilvie’s career spans decades in the medical technology sector and includes leadership roles in sales and marketing and corporate development, […]

Presidio Medical Announces Appointment of New Chief Executive Officer

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Presidio Medical, Inc., a clinical-stage medical device company developing a transformational neuromodulation platform, today announced that Michael Onuscheck has been named the incoming Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Mr. Onuscheck will be stepping down from his roles at Alcon, where he served as […]

FDA Grants Highest Level of Approval to the Next Generation of Impella RP to Treat Right Heart Failure

DANVERS, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Abiomed’s (NASDAQ: ABMD) newest right heart pump, the Impella RP with SmartAssist, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pre-market approval (PMA) as safe and effective to treat acute right heart failure for up to 14 days. Impella RP with SmartAssist is the first single-access temporary percutaneous ventricular […]

Medtronic Launches App-Based Study to Better Understand Relationship Between Atrial Fibrillation Disease Burden and Impact on Patient Outcomes

DEFINE AFib Study Will Leverage Data from Medtronic Insertable Cardiac Monitors and Medtronic Discovery App™ with the Goal of Informing Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Management Strategies DUBLIN, June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), the global leader in medical technology, today announced the initiation of the DEFINE AFib study, the company’s first […]

FDA Clears the Smallest Life-Saving Bleeding Control Device, COBRA-OS™, by Front Line Medical Technologies

After three years of research and development, Front Line Medical Technologies introduces the world’s smallest REBOA device to control bleeding and help patients survive emergencies LONDON, Ontario, June 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Front Line Medical Technologies, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its COBRA-OS™ […]

Hanmi Pharmaceutical finds new innovative potential for “Efpeglenatide”

Large-scale phase 3 trial shows significant reduction in cardiovascular and kidney disease risk First public reveal of results from large-scale, Sanofi-led global phase 3 trial for efpeglenatide Hanmi aims to achieve new innovations with biologic SEOUL, South Korea, June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Hanmi Pharmaceutical (hereinafter Hanmi) recently announced that its new, […]

ECCO Medical Selected to Participate in Global Randomized Clinical Trial for Treating Hypervascular Tumors

DENVER, June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Dr. Charles Nutting, DO FSIR and ECCO Medical, the leading endovascular treatment center in Colorado, are pleased to announce their participation in the Embrace™ Hydrogel Embolic System (HES) global randomized clinical trial for the treatment of hypervascular tumors. The study is sponsored by Instylla, Inc. and focuses on […]

Renovacor Announces the Appointments of Joan Lau, Ph.D., and Gregory F. Covino to its Board of Directors

Appointments to be effective upon closing of the previously announced merger between Renovacor and Chardan Healthcare Acquisition 2 Corp. PHILADELPHIA, June 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Renovacor, Inc. (“Renovacor”), an early‑stage biotechnology company developing adeno-associated virus (AAV)‑based gene therapies for devastating cardiovascular and central nervous system diseases resulting from BAG3 gene variants, […]

Soundbite Medical’s Proprietary Shock Wave Technology Now Cracks Calcium In Germany, a Promising Solution for CLI Patients

MONTREAL–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Soundbite Medical Solutions Inc. (SBMS), a medical device company dedicated to developing solutions for the interventional treatment of calcific peripheral and coronary arterial diseases, today announced the use of its novel Active Wire 0.014” platform at a prominent site in Germany with the successful treatment of patients suffering from heavily calcified […]

Pulnovo Medical: a Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension medical device company completed the world’s first pulmonary hypertension treatment device RCT study after achieving FDA Breakthrough designation.

NANJING, China, June 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Recently, Pulnovo Medical’s PADN-CFDA clinical trial, the world’s first pulmonary hypertension treatment device RCT study, has completed all patients enrollment, and will continue to assist each enrollment center to complete the follow-up of enrolled patients, data recovery, data cleaning, etc., and cooperate with the nation’s research […]