Peripheral/Endo

Avinger’s Pantheris SV (Small Vessel) Featured in Live Case Transmission at Leipzig Interventional Course (LINC) 2019

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avinger, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVGR), a leading developer of innovative treatments for peripheral artery disease (PAD), today announced that its Pantheris® SV (Small Vessel) image-guided atherectomy system was featured in a live case transmission at Leipzig Interventional Course (LINC) 2019, a leading […]

InspireMD Announces Presentation of Interim Data from Investigator-Initiated Study Comparing CGuard™ EPS with a Conventional Open-Cell Carotid Stent

TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — InspireMD, Inc. (NYSE American: NSPR), developer of the CGuard™ Embolic Prevention System (EPS) for the prevention of stroke caused by the treatment of carotid artery disease, today announced the presentation of positive interim results from an investigator-initiated study of CGuard™ EPS. […]

GORE® TIGRIS® Vascular Stent Demonstrates High Patency Rates at 12 Months in Treating SFA and PPA Occlusive Lesions in Challenging Patients

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The GORE® TIGRIS® Vascular Stent, a flexible self-expanding stent to treat peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in the superficial femoral artery (SFA) and proximal popliteal artery (PPA) developed by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore), demonstrated that it is a safe and effective device that can be incorporated […]

InspireMD Announces Two Successful Live Clinical Case Transmissions Featuring CGuard™ EPS at the Leipzig Interventional Course (LINC) 2019

TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — InspireMD, Inc. (NYSE American: NSPR), developer of the CGuard™ Embolic Prevention System (EPS) for the prevention of stroke caused by the treatment of carotid artery disease, today announced that two successful live cases featuring CGuard™ EPS were presented at LINC 2019, […]

Endologix Provides Update on Previously Announced Voluntary Nellix System Recall

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Endologix® Inc. (Nasdaq: ELGX), a developer and marketer of innovative treatments for aortic disorders, announced today that the EC Certificate of Conformity (CE Mark) for the Nellix EndoVascular Aneurysm Sealing System (Nellix System) has been suspended by its Notified Body, GMED, following a voluntary recall and Field Safety […]

Patient-Level Survival Analysis Demonstrates No Link Between Paclitaxel Dose and Mortality in Patients Treated with IN.PACT Admiral DCB

DUBLIN and LEIPZIG, Germany – January 22, 2019 – Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced new data shared on the IN.PACT(TM) Admiral(TM) drug-coated balloon (DCB) in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) in the superficial femoral (SFA) and popliteal arteries. Outcomes from the IN.PACT DCB Paclitaxel Safety Analysis, an independent, patient-level survival […]

InspireMD Announces Results from Initial Clinical Study of The CGuard™ Embolic Prevention System (EPS) with SmartFit™ Technology

TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — InspireMD, Inc. (NYSE American: NSPR), developer of the CGuard™ Embolic Prevention System (EPS) for the prevention of stroke caused by the treatment of carotid artery disease, today announced details of a new investigator-initiated trial entitled, “Initial Clinical Study of the New […]

VICI VENOUS STENT® System Demonstrates Positive Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Deep Venous Blockages

LEIPZIG, Germany and MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) announced positive 12-month data demonstrating that patients who were treated with the VICI VENOUS STENT® System for iliac and femoral vein obstructions exhibited a high rate of patent, or open, target lesions. Primary safety and efficacy results from the VIRTUS trial […]

Gore Introduces GORE® TAG® Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft with Reduced Profiles in Europe

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) today introduced reduced profiles for the most commonly used diameters of the GORE® TAG® Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft with ACTIVE CONTROL System. The reduced profile allows physicians to perform TEVAR in patients with smaller vessels where access is challenging and aortic anatomy is tortuous, […]

Teleflex to Showcase the MANTA™ Vascular Closure Device from the Recently Acquired Essential Medical, Inc. at the Annual Meeting of the Leipzig Interventional Course (LINC) 2019, in Leipzig, Germany, on January 22-25

WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global provider of medical technologies with solutions in the fields of vascular and interventional access, surgical and cardiac care, will showcase the MANTA™ Vascular Closure Device as well as its portfolio for peripheral interventions at the Annual Meeting of the Leipzig Interventional […]