The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–XableCath, a commercial-stage medical device company, announced today that it has demonstrated initial safety and efficacy of its unique catheters for use with chronic venous occlusions, commonly characterized by recalcitrant lesions that have historically proven difficult to cross with standard catheter technologies. XableCath catheters are FDA-cleared for […]
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Surmodics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRDX), a leading provider of medical device and in vitro diagnostic technologies, today announced that data from the PREVEIL early feasibility study (EFS) of the company’s SurVeil® drug-coated balloon (DCB) was shared in a late-breaking clinical trial presentation at the Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) 2018 […]
• New study to determine if the FLEX Dynamic Scoring Catheter™ reduces dissections and the need for bailout stents in peripheral arteries • 15 patients to be evaluated by Dr. Nicolas W. Shammas at the UnityPoint Trinity in Bettendorf, Iowa • More than 12 million people in the US and […]
WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intact Vascular, Inc., a developer of medical devices for minimally invasive peripheral vascular procedures, today announced at the 15th annual VIVA conference in Las Vegas that its Tack Optimized Balloon Angioplasty II (TOBA II) clinical trial successfully achieved both primary and secondary endpoints. One year results from the TOBA II study were presented […]
(GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) –New Data Continue to Reinforce IN.PACT Admiral DCB as a Durable, Frontline Option to Address Treatment Challenges in PAD DUBLIN and LAS VEGAS – November 6, 2018 – Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) data presented today reinforce the durability, safety, and effectiveness of the IN.PACT(TM) Admiral(TM) drug-coated balloon […]
WILMINGTON, Mass., Nov. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Micro Medical Solutions (MMS), an innovator in the field of microvascular interventions designed to improve clinical outcomes and quality of life, announced today that it has received CE Mark approval for a 4Fr.-compatible MicroStent 120 cm delivery catheter, as well as MicroStent devices in five […]
LEXINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CBSET, a non-for-profit preclinical research institute dedicated to biomedical research, education and advancement of medical technologies, announced today that its scientists have published data and analyses (“Fracture in drug-eluting stents increases focal intimal hyperplasia in the atherosclerosed rabbit iliac artery”) that “illustrate differences in the dynamic healing responses […]
NEWTON, Mass., Oct. 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acer Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ACER), a pharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of therapies for serious rare and ultra-rare diseases with critical unmet medical need, today announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. […]
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Bluegrass Vascular Technologies (Bluegrass Vascular), a private medical technology company focused on innovating lifesaving devices and methods for vascular access procedures, announced today its Surfacer® Inside-Out® Access Catheter System has demonstrated positive commercial use, consistently achieving central venous access in patients with upper body occlusions. The study, […]
ZURICH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Inositec, a pioneer in the development of life-saving small molecule drugs based on myo-inositol hexaphosphate (IP6), announced today that INS-3001, a novel vascular calcification inhibitor, demonstrated the ability to significantly inhibit the calcification process in preclinical studies. The build-up of calcium deposits in arterial walls and cardiac valves lead to […]
