Author: Ken Dropiewski

Impulse Dynamics Announces CMS Proposed Rule Would Improve Medicare Coverage of CCM Therapy Delivered by the Optimizer System

Rule would give Medicare patients immediate access to breakthrough heart failure therapy MT. LAUREL, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Impulse Dynamics, Inc., a company dedicated to improving the lives of people with heart failure, today announced that a proposed rule by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) could further streamline coverage of […]

CeleCor Announces Publication of Positive Clinical Results of RUC-4, a Novel Second Generation Platelet GPIIb/IIIa Inhibitor Designed for Subcutaneous Point-of-Care STEMI Therapy

RUC-4 is the first and only GPIIb/IIIa inhibitor that is in clinical development as a simple, single subcutaneous injection treatment to potently and rapidly block all platelet aggregation pathways to improve outcomes for heart attack patients September 03, 2020 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CeleCor Therapeutics, Inc. announced positive […]

InspireMD Announces the European Society of Cardiology 2020 “Best Poster Award” for Updated Data from the PARADIGM-EXTEND Study

TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — InspireMD, Inc. (NYSE American: NSPR), the developer of the CGuard™ Embolic Prevention System (EPS) for the prevention of stroke caused by carotid artery disease (CAD), today announces the award for Best ESC Congress Poster for the presentation of updated data from […]

CHF Solutions Continues Physician-Led Webinar Series Discussing Precise Management of Fluid Overload in Patients with Acute Heart Failure

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Sept. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CHF Solutions (Nasdaq: CHFS), a medical device company dedicated to changing the lives of patients suffering from fluid overload, today announced the company will host an interactive, physician-led webinar to discuss “Precision Medicine for the Treatment of Fluid Overload in Patients […]

JanOne confirms stability data of JAN101 development batch and prepares for commercial GMP production to support the upcoming PAD and potential Covid-19 clinical trials

Bottling and labeling partner Eurofins CDMO (Alphora Research, Inc.) to ensure JanOne clinical research maintains compliance with GMP and FDA regulations LAS VEGAS, Sept. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — JanOne Inc. (Nasdaq: JAN), a company focused on developing  treatments for conditions that cause severe pain and drugs with non-addictive, pain-relieving properties, has confirmed stability […]

Zynex Reports 83% Order Growth for July and August

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Zynex, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZYXI), an innovative medical technology company specializing in manufacturing and selling non-invasive medical devices for pain management, stroke rehabilitation, cardiac monitoring and neurological diagnostics, today announced order growth for July and August 2020. Aggregate orders in July and August were 83% above the prior […]

Biofourmis Closes $100 Million Series C Funding Round Led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 to Accelerate U.S. and Global Expansion

Funding to advance “home hospital” initiatives with health systems and “beyond the pill” digital therapeutics partnerships with pharmaceutical companies BOSTON, Sept. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Biofourmis, a fast-growing global leader in digital therapeutics that powers personalized predictive care, has announced the completion of a $100 million Series C financing round led by SoftBank Vision Fund […]

CryoLife Acquires Ascyrus Medical

ATLANTA, Sept. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CryoLife, Inc. (“CryoLife”;NYSE: CRY), a leading cardiac and vascular surgery company focused on aortic disease, announced today that it has acquired Ascyrus Medical LLC (Ascyrus).  Ascyrus is a Florida-based, privately-held developer of the Ascyrus Medical Dissection Stent (AMDS™), the world’s first aortic arch remodeling device used for the […]

CMS Grants Additional Reimbursement For The Eluvia™ Drug-Eluting Vascular Stent System

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) announced that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) granted a New Technology Add-on Payment (NTAP) for the Eluvia™ Drug-Eluting Vascular Stent System as part of the 2021 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS). The NTAP designation, awarded to new medical […]