The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
Toledo, Ohio, February 5, 2019 – VentureMed Group, Inc., a privately-held medical device company that develops and markets the FLEX Vessel Prep™ System to treat peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and stenoses of arteriovenous (AV) fistulas and grafts, announced today that J. Robert Paulson, Jr., has been appointed president and chief […]
BEAUFORT, S.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A new analysis published by THE SAGE GROUP concludes that occlusive thrombus is present in 3.6 million PAD patients. “Occlusive thrombus in the leg arteries has serious consequences including ischemic symptoms, and in severe cases amputation. Furthermore, its presence adversely affects interventional procedure outcomes and costs. Thrombus interferes […]
WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global provider of medical technologies for critical care and surgery, has announced that it received premarket approval (PMA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the MANTA™ Vascular Closure Device – the first commercially available biomechanical vascular closure device designed specifically […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Cook Medical announced its recent approval from the U.S. FDA for its Zenith Dissection Endovascular System. The system, consisting of a proximal stent-graft component and a distal bare stent component, provides physicians a less invasive alternative to open surgery for repair of Type B dissections of the […]
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. and PARIS, Feb. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) and Sanofi today announced that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion for Praluent® (alirocumab) Injection, recommending a new indication to reduce cardiovascular risk by lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels as an […]
TEL-AVIV, Israel, Jan. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The Israeli start-up Laminate Medical Technologies, developer of a vascular support device that is implanted in patients requiring dialysis, announces a capital raising round of $12 million. This round brings total investment in the company to date to $24 million. Participating in the current round is the leading dialyzer […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — XableCath, Inc., announced that its XableCath™ blunt and abrasion tip catheters, were cleared by the FDA as Peripheral Crossing Catheters. The catheters have been safely and successfully used to cross challenging lesions in both arterial CTO’s and chronic obstructive venous lesions. […]
DUBLIN and SAN DIEGO – January 30, 2019 – Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced new data supporting the long-term durability, safety, and efficacy of the Valiant(TM) Captivia(TM) thoracic stent graft system for the treatment of blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI). The presentation by Himanshu J. Patel, M.D., University of Michigan Department […]
HOLLYWOOD, Fla., Jan. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET), today announced that more than 20 highly anticipated research studies, including the first-time presentation of data from a promising clinical research trial, were presented during this year’s meeting, January 27-30 at The Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood, Florida. Below is a summary from […]
REHOVOT, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Eximo Medical Ltd., announced today the successful launch and first commercial use of the B-Laser™ Atherectomy System for treatment of peripheral vascular disease. Dr. Barry Weinstock of Orlando Heart & Vascular Institute, director of the catheterization laboratory at the Center for Cardiovascular Excellence in Orlando, Florida used the B-Laser™ Atherectomy System to successfully treat a patient […]
