Peripheral/Endo

Hemostemix Announces Two Additional Sites Enrolled in Phase II Clinical Trial

CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hemostemix Inc. (“Hemostemix” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE: HEM; OTCQB:HMTXF) is pleased to announce that it has received all approvals from two new medical centers to be clinical trial sites for the Company’s Phase II clinical trial for critical limb ischemia (“CLI”). […]

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. Receives Approval for the Diamondback 360® Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System with Classic Crown and New ViperWire Advance® FlexTip Guidewire in Japan

ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI®) (NASDAQ: CSII), a medical device company developing and commercializing innovative interventional treatment systems for patients with peripheral and coronary artery disease, announced today that Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has approved the Diamondback 360®Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System (OAS) with Classic Crown […]

Intact Vascular Announces Enrollment Completion of TOBA II BTK Clinical Trial

WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intact Vascular, Inc., a developer of medical devices for minimally invasive peripheral vascular procedures, today announced its Tack Optimized Balloon Angioplasty II BTK (TOBA II BTK) clinical trial successfully completed enrollment, ahead of schedule. This study further augments Intact Vascular’s robust clinical program and is notably the first pivotal trial investigating a […]

InspireMD Announces Publication of Meta-Analysis Citing Benefits of Next Generation Mesh-Covered Carotid Stent Systems

TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 18, 2018 (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 publication of a meta-analysis of four clinical studies involving dual layered and […]

Hancock Jaffe Receives Approval for First-in-Human VenoValve Study

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hancock Jaffe Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq: HJLI, HJLIW), a company specializing in medical devices that restore cardiac and vascular health, announced today that it has received regulatory approval from INVIMA, the Colombian equivalent of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, for its first-in-human […]

Aortica Corp. Announces FDA Approves Medtronic Valiant NAVION™ for Inclusion in Starnes’ Physician-Sponsored IDE

BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aortica Corporation today announced that FDA has approved a supplement to an ongoing Physician Sponsored IDE study at the University of Washington (UW) sponsored by Principal Investigator & Chief of Vascular Surgery Dr. Benjamin Starnes. The positive decision allows the use of Medtronic’s Valiant NAVION™ stent graft system […]

Endologix Reports Inducement Grants Under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Endologix, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELGX) (the “Company”), a developer and marketer of innovative treatments for aortic disorders, announced today the grant of inducement equity awards to three newly hired employees (together, the “Awardees”). The awards were approved by the Company’s Compensation Committee, which is comprised of independent Directors, on December 5, […]

Otsuka Medical Devices and Veryan Medical Announce Completion of Acquisition

TOKYO, Japan and HORSHAM, U.K., 13 December, 2018 — Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd. (“Otsuka Medical Devices”), a 100% subsidiary of Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd., and Veryan Medical Ltd. (“Veryan”) announce the completion of the acquisition of Veryan by Otsuka Medical Devices through its UK subsidiary Otsuka Medical Devices UK […]

Shockwave Announces collaboration With Abiomed on Physician Training

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Shockwave Medical, a pioneer in the development and commercialization of intravascular lithotripsy to treat complex calcified cardiovascular disease, today announced an investment and collaboration agreement with Abiomed, Inc. As outlined by the agreement, Abiomed will invest $15 million in Shockwave and […]

Contego Medical Receives 510(k) Clearance for the Vanguard IEP Peripheral Angioplasty System with Integrated Embolic Protection

RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Contego Medical announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for its Vanguard IEP® Peripheral Balloon Angioplasty System with Integrated Embolic Protection. Contego Medical is a medical device company developing and commercializing a suite of next-generation devices that address […]