Author: Ken Dropiewski

Extended FEops HEARTguide™ Offering Now Available

GENT, Belgium–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FEops, a digital health leader in personalized predictive planning for structural heart interventions, is proud to announce the new release of FEops HEARTguideTM. This includes the full range of the Boston Scientific WATCHMAN FLX™ devices, enhanced visualization for the prediction of paravalvular leak (PVL) and conduction abnormalities (CA) for […]

FDA Approves Labeling Update for Abbott’s HeartMate 3 Heart Pump for use in Pediatric Patients

– Abbott’s HeartMate 3™ heart pump approved for use for pediatric patients battling advanced heart failure – This life-saving technology provides new treatment option for underserved population ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved updated labeling for the […]

BioSig’s Division NeuroClear Technologies Signs a Research Agreement with the University of Minnesota

NeuroClear is set to commence experiments aimed at developing therapies for autonomic nervous system disease Westport, CT, Dec. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioSig Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: BSGM) (“BioSig” or the “Company”), a medical technology company commercializing a proprietary biomedical signal processing platform designed to improve signal fidelity and uncover […]

Occlutech’s Atrial Flow Regulator (AFR) Receives U.S. FDA Breakthrough Device Designation

SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Occlutech, a privately-held company, announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company a Breakthrough Device designation for its first-in-class, implantable Atrial Flow Regulator (AFR) for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH). PAH affects hundreds of thousands in the U.S. and globally and […]

3M™ Littmann® Stethoscopes and eMurmur® Partner to Launch New Educational Apps

Redefining what’s possible in healthcare ST. PAUL, Minn. and OTTAWA, Canada, Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Becoming skilled in auscultation requires practice and repeated exposure to real patient heart and lung sounds. In response to that need, 3M™ Littmann® Stethoscopes has joined forces with eMurmur® to release two new branded apps – one to support students and […]

Interim Analysis of Recardio’s Phase II Clinical Trial Published in European Heart Journal

Recardio Inc., a life science company developing regenerative therapies for cardiovascular diseases, announced that its positive results of the interim analysis of Recardio’s Phase II clinical trial in AMI were published in the latest release of the European Heart Journal. The current version of the journal relates to the presentation […]

Philips to become a global leader in patient care management solutions for the hospital and the home through the acquisition of BioTelemetry, Inc.

Philips to acquire BioTelemetry, Inc. for USD 72.00 per share; implied enterprise value of USD 2.8 billion (approx. EUR 2.3 billion) Acquisition is a strong fit with Philips’ strategy to transform the delivery of healthcare: combination of Philips’ leading patient monitoring position in the hospital with BioTelemetry’s leading cardiac diagnostics […]

Cerus Endovascular Announces the First Ever Robotic Assist Intracranial Implant of its Contour Intrasaccular Device

Groundbreaking Aneurysm Procedure Completed in 28 Minutes FREMONT, Calif. and OXFORD, United Kingdom, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Cerus Endovascular Ltd., a privately-held, commercial stage medical device company, today announced the first ever robotically assisted intracranial implant of its Contour intrasaccular device. The groundbreaking procedure was completed at the King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, by renowned neurosurgeon, Dr. Nitin Dange and […]

Small vessels can cause big problems; MagicTouch SCB Granted ‘Breakthrough Device Designation’ for the treatment of Small Coronary Artery Lesions

TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Concept Medical Inc. (CMI) has been granted “Breakthrough Device Designation” from the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the MagicTouch SCB Sirolimus Coated Balloon Catheter, for the treatment of small coronary artery lesions in Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). The proposed […]

Advanced Bifurcation Systems Announces First Closing of Series A Financing

LIVERMORE, Calif., Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Advanced Bifurcation Systems, Inc. (ABS), a Livermore, CA-based maker of the ABS System, a proprietary stent delivery system that is specifically designed to efficiently treat coronary bifurcation lesions, is pleased to announce the first closing of an $11 million Series A equity financing.  The round was led by […]