TUCSON, AZ, March 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — With the FDA approval of the SynCardia Systems, LLC 50cc TAH-t system a greater number of cardiac transplant eligible patients at risk of imminent death from biventricular failure now have access to total artificial heart therapy. The 50cc TAH-t is 37.5% smaller […]
Coronary/Structural Heart
Acasti Pharma Awarded Notice of Allowance for Additional Composition of Matter and Method of Use Patents in the United States and Mexico
Patent upheld in Japan following opposition filings and subsequently allowed Completes TRILOGY 1 audits and accelerates plans to submit FDA meeting request by the end of March LAVAL, Québec, March 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acasti Pharma Inc. (“Acasti” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ACST – TSX-V: ACST), a biopharmaceutical innovator […]
Correvio Partners with Hong Kong Teson Pharma Limited for the Commercialization of Aggrastat® in China
VANCOUVER and HONG KONG, March 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – Correvio Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ: CORV) (TSX: CORV), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on commercializing hospital drugs, and Hong Kong Teson Pharma Limited (Teson), a privately-held pharmaceutical company, today announced that Correvio International Sàrl, a wholly owned subsidiary of Correvio, and Teson have entered into an exclusive agreement […]
FDA Inks Research Collaboration Agreement with AnaBios Focused on Human Primary Cardiomyocytes
SAN DIEGO, March 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today, AnaBios announced a Research Collaboration Agreement (RCA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to study adult human primary cardiomyocytes as a reference for cellular properties and drug-induced effects on cardiac function. Under the RCA, the FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) […]
Carag First-ever Septal Occluder With Bioresorbable, Metal-free Framework Available to Patients Through New European Registry
First 3-year-old patient successfully implanted and discharged from hospital in Berlin BAAR, Switzerland and BERLIN, March 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CARAG AG, a Swiss privately held medical device development company, announced today the successful implantation of the first-ever transcatheter septal occluder with bioresorbable, metal-free framework, as part of a new international post-market registry. The […]
NanoSurface Bio Executes Exclusive License of Heart-on-Chip Technology Launched Into Space
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NanoSurface Biomedical announced today that it has executed an exclusive IP license agreement related to innovative heart-on-chip technology developed by researchers at the University of Washington (UW). An experimental system built from the same heart-on-chip technology was launched into space on Friday, March 6, 2020 at 11:50 PM EST aboard […]
CARMAT Announces that It Has Achieved Record Individual Support of 2 Years With Its Bioprosthesis
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 people suffering from end-stage biventricular heart failure, today announces that it has reached a major milestone by achieving record individual support of 2 years […]
TriGUARD 3™ Cerebral Embolic Protection Device Receives CE Mark for Use in Transcatheter Heart Procedures
TAMPA, FL March 10, 2020- Keystone Heart Ltd., a Venus Medtech Company, today announced European CE Mark for the TriGUARD 3™ Cerebral Embolic Protection (CEP) Device. The device is designed to minimize the risk of cerebral damage by deflecting embolic debris away from cerebral circulation during Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation […]
FierceMedTech Names BioVentrix as One of Its “Fierce 15” Companies of 2019
SAN RAMON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioVentrix, Inc., developer of the first hybrid transcatheter device for left ventricular remodeling after a heart attack, today announced that it has been named by FierceMedTech as one of the “Fierce 15” for 2019, designating it as one of the most promising private medtech companies in the […]
Foldax Tria LifePolymer Heart Valve Technology Honored with Best Innovation Award at 2020 Cardiovascular Research Technologies Meeting
SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Foldax® announced today that Tria LifePolymer™ heart valve technology was honored with The Best Innovation Award at the 2020 Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) meeting in National Harbor, MD. The presentation, titled “Foldax Tria First in Human Implant of a Totally Synthetic Polymeric Aortic Heart Valve,” was given […]



