SAN RAMON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioVentrix, Inc., developer of the first transcatheter device for left ventricular remodeling after a heart attack, today announced it received renewal of the highest priority reimbursement in Germany for the Revivent TC™ TransCatheter Ventricular Enhancement System by achieving the NUB Status 1 designation from InEk, the German […]
Author: Ken Dropiewski
Bristol-Myers Squibb Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results for 2019
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) today reports results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2019, which highlight continued strong sales and robust operating performance, along with the ongoing advancement of the company’s pipeline. “By all measures, 2019 was a transformative year for Bristol-Myers Squibb as we progressed our […]
AngioDynamics Appoints Stephen Trowbridge Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
LATHAM, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AngioDynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANGO), a leading provider of innovative, minimally invasive medical devices for vascular access, peripheral vascular disease, and oncology, today announced that it has appointed Stephen Trowbridge to the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective February 5, 2020. Mr. Trowbridge has served […]
Enrollment of the VasQ™ External Support US Pivotal Study Now Complete
TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Laminate Medical Technologies (Laminate) has announced the completion of enrollment into the VasQ™ External Support US Pivotal Study. The study was conducted at 17 sites across the U.S. and prospectively enrolled 144 male and female patients in need of an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) for […]
Itamar™ Medical Announces Closing of Upsized Public Offering of American Depositary Shares and Full Exercise of the Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional ADSs
CAESAREA, Israel, Feb. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Itamar Medical Ltd. (Nasdaq: ITMR) (TASE: ITMR), a medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of non-invasive medical devices to aid in the diagnosis of respiratory sleep disorders, today announced the closing of its upsized public offering of 2,927,267 American […]
Paragonix Technologies, Inc., Announces First Successful Use of Paragonix SherpaPak™ Cardiac Transport System in Pediatric Transplant Recipients
Paragonix SherpaPak™ Cardiac Transport System is the only FDA-cleared and CE-marked device that safeguards hearts between donor and recipient patients CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Paragonix Technologies, Inc. today announced that the first series of pediatric donor hearts preserved and transported using Paragonix SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System occurred at University of Florida Health (UF […]
Inositec’s INS-3001 Significantly Reduces Cardiovascular Calcification in Proof-of-Concept Studies Published in Nature Communications
ZURICH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Inositec, a pioneer in the development of life-saving small molecule drugs based on myo-inositol hexaphosphate (IP6), announced today that positive proof-of-concept data on INS-3001, a novel cardiovascular calcification inhibitor, were published in Nature Communications (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-14091-4). INS-3001 was found to be a potent and well tolerated inhibitor of pathological soft tissue calcification […]
CARMAT Announces FDA Full Approval to Initiate US Clinical Feasibility Study of Its Total Artificial Heart
CARMAT has responded to all remaining questions from the conditional approval Number of subjects to be enrolled in the study extended to 10 patients PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: CARMAT (Paris:ALCAR) (FR0010907956, ALCAR), the designer and developer of the world’s most advanced total artificial heart, aiming to provide a therapeutic alternative for […]
Imricor Announces First Cases Successfully Performed at Heart Center Dresden
MINNEAPOLIS & DRESDEN, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Imricor Medical Systems, Inc. (Company or Imricor) (ASX:IMR) is pleased to announce the first procedures using the Company’s products following CE mark of the Vision-MR Ablation Catheter have been performed at the Heart Center Dresden. Three procedures were successfully performed over two days by Dr. Christopher Piorkowski and Dr. […]
Abbott’s In-Development Fully Implantable Heart Pump System Earns FDA’s Breakthrough Device Designation
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced that the company has received Breakthrough Device designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its in-development Fully Implantable Left Ventricular Assist System (FILVAS). The FDA launched the Breakthrough Devices Program in 2018 to help expedite the development and review […]



