Author: Ken Dropiewski

Siemens Healthineers and WakeMed Announce Innovative Relationship to Advance Care and Improve Outcomes

Value Partnership builds on the long-standing relationship between Siemens Healthineers and WakeMed Health & Hospitals Agreement aligns with WakeMed’s continued efforts to accelerate innovation and its mission to improve the health and well-being of the community across advanced imaging technology and robotics Together, Siemens Healthineers and WakeMed aim to transform […]

PhysIQ and Purdue University launch study to develop algorithms for detecting earliest signs of COVID-19 from biometric smartwatch data

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Certain changes in a person’s heart and breathing rates could precede symptoms of COVID-19, an increasing number of studies suggests. Purdue University researchers have begun a study that would help determine if continuously collected biometric smartwatch data could be used to reliably and accurately detect these signs early, which […]

Vascular Surgeon Eugene Tanquilut Performs First-Ever “Ellipsys” Dialysis Access Procedure in Chicago Southland

Groundbreaking, minimally invasive procedure means dialysis in half the time for late stage renal failure patient TINLEY PARK, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vascular Specialists in Tinley Park, Illinois, is pleased to announce that Dr. Eugene Tanquilut, has successfully completed the first Ellipsys Vascular Access System procedure in the Chicago Southland region. “Peter Song was a perfect candidate […]

Preclinical Studies Reveal Balloon-Based Drug Delivery to Be Critically Dependent on Coating Micro-Morphology, Suggesting a Paradigm for Accelerated Treatment Optimization

“These preclinical studies transform our understanding of how drug coated balloons deliver drug to the artery and why there is no class effect, while also providing tools for understanding the role of tissue stiffening with disease. The combination of mechanistic insight with predictive modeling can help accelerate development of new […]

Saranas Awarded Technology Breakthroughs Contract With Premier

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Saranas, Inc., developer of the Early Bird® Bleed Monitoring System designed for early detection of internal bleed complications during endovascular procedures, has been awarded a group purchasing agreement with Premier Inc., as part of Premier’s Technology Breakthroughs program. This new agreement, effective November 1, 2020, will allow Premier’s network of […]

Cardiac Dimensions Announces $17.5 Million Series C Financing to Accelerate Sales Expansion of The Carillon Mitral Contour System®

KIRKLAND, Wash., Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Cardiac Dimensions®, a leader in the development of innovative, minimally invasive treatments for functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) in patients with heart failure, today announced the company has closed a $17.5 million Series C financing. All existing shareholders participated in the round including Aperture Venture Partners, Arboretum Ventures, Hostplus, […]

BioCardia Issued New Patent for Delivery of Cardiac Cell Therapy Through Wrist Artery

Technology May Enable Same-Day Outpatient Cell Therapy Procedures SAN CARLOS, Calif., Sept. 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioCardia®, Inc. [Nasdaq: BCDA] a leader in the development of comprehensive solutions for cardiovascular regenerative therapies, today announced the issuance of U.S. Patent No: 10,780,248 for a “Radial and Transendocardial Delivery Catheter” that further protects the Helix™ […]