The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., May 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced that Japan’s Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare (MHLW) granted national reimbursement for XIENCE Sierra™, the newest generation of the company’s gold-standard XIENCE everolimus-eluting coronary stent. XIENCE Sierra improves upon previous versions of XIENCE with an enhanced stent design, a new delivery […]
RARITAN, N.J., May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, a global leader of in vitro diagnostics, welcomes and supports today’s inclusion of the biomarkers in the NephroCheck® Test, an FDA-cleared and CE-marked urine test that indicates kidney stress in advance of acute kidney injury (AKI), in consensus guidelines released by ERAS® Cardiac Surgery. The new […]
DUBLIN and SAN DIEGO – April 26, 2018 – Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced two-year outcomes for the Harmony(TM) Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve (TPV) from its early feasibility study. Presented at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 41st Annual Scientific Sessions, data from 18 patients followed out to two […]
LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ:LIVN) (“LivaNova” or the “Company”), a market-leading medical technology company, today announced its Inspire® innovative adult oxygenator system has treated its one-millionth patient. Delivering optimized cardiac surgery perfusion for a wider patient population, the Inspire family of adult oxygenators helps minimize the impact of cardiopulmonary bypass by […]
KIRKLAND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiac Dimensions, a leader in the development of innovative, minimally invasive treatments for patients with heart failure, today announced the company has closed a $39 million Series B financing. The round includes new investor, Australia-based Hostplus, venture debt from Oxford Finance LLC, as well as support from existing […]
WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc. (NYSE American: CVRS), a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, announced today that it will sponsor a dinner event during the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 2018 Scientific Sessions at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California. Vascular robotics will be […]
DUBLIN – April 5, 2018 – Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), the global leader in medical technology, today announced Laura Mauri, M.D., M.Sc., interventional cardiologist and clinical researcher at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, will join Medtronic as Vice President, Global Clinical Research & […]
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., April 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced that it, along with several other opponents, successfully opposed Edwards Lifesciences Corporation’s European patent EP 2,399,550 (‘550) in the European Patent Office (EPO), resulting in a revocation of the patent. The ‘550 patent was the only Edwards patent that […]
CARLSBAD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ra Medical Systems, manufacturers of laser-based solutions for the treatment of cardiovascular and dermatological diseases, announced today that the Company has appointed Andrew Jackson as its Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Jackson has over 20 years of finance experience in life science and technology companies, including extensive […]
ZWICKAU, Germany, April 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — HeartStitch® has received its CE Mark in the European Union for its device for treatment of mitral valve repair. This approval will provide physicians the ability to remodel the leaflets of the mitral valve and reestablish proper coaptation. The CoAp Pro expands HeartStitch’s product line of cardiovascular […]
