Peripheral/Endo

Surmodics Announces Publication of TRANSCEND Trial, Highlighting Drug-Delivery Technology of its SurVeil™ Drug-Coated Balloon

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Publishes Results Showing Comparable Safety and Efficacy of SurVeil™ DCB Despite IN.PACT™ Admiral™ DCB having 75% Higher Paclitaxel Dose. Figure 1. SurVeil™ DCB balloon coating (above) vs IN.PACT™ Admiral™ DCB balloon coating (below). EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Surmodics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRDX), a leading provider […]

R3 Vascular Announces First Patient Treated in ELITE-BTK Pivotal Trial for Below-the-Knee PAD Using MAGNITUDE® Drug Eluting Bioresorbable Scaffold

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — R3 Vascular Inc., a medical device company dedicated to developing and providing novel, best-in-class bioresorbable scaffolds for treating peripheral arterial disease (PAD), is pleased to announce that the first patient in its ELITE-BTK pivotal trial was treated by Dr. Brian DeRubertis, FACS, Chief of the Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery at New York-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. The trial evaluates R3 Vascular’s next generation drug eluting bioresorbable scaffold, MAGNITUDE®, for below-the-knee (BTK) PAD, which according to the American Heart Association affects more than 200 million people globally, and 10 to 12 million in the U.S. older than the age of 40. The most common type of PAD affects the lower-extremity where blood flow is reduced to the legs and feet. Each year, approximately 150,000 leg amputations are performed in the U.S. alone.      

Venova Medical Announces Completion of Enrollment for VENOS-2 IDE Study of the VelocityTM Percutaneous AVF System

Los Gatos, California – Venova Medical, a privately held company developing a next generation technology for the creation of percutaneous arteriovenous fistulas (pAVF) for hemodialysis access, today announced the successful completion of patient enrollment for the company’s VENOS-2 early feasibility study (NCT06712251). This multi-center study is being performed under an Investigational […]

FluidForm Bio™ Advances Vascularized Tissue Engineering with New FRESH™ 3D Bioprinting Breakthrough

WALTHAM, Mass., April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FluidForm Bio™, a leader in cell therapies for chronic diseases such as type 1 diabetes, today announced a major advancement in vascularized tissue engineering. A newly published study in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering demonstrates how FRESH™ 3D bioprinting, combined with sacrificial gelatin microparticles, significantly enhances cell viability in thick tissue constructs by improving nutrient diffusion and enabling scalable perfusion strategies.

Cagent Vascular Initiates Patient Enrollment in the Serranator® vs. POBA OCT Study at Columbia University Medical Center

Study Seeks to Confirm Benefits of Cagent’s Unique Serration Balloon Angioplasty Technology vs. Plain Old Balloon Angioplasty (POBA) in treating Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) in Below-the-Knee Arteries. WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cagent Vascular, Inc., the exclusive developer of serration technology for vessel dilation in endovascular interventions, announced its 1st patient enrollment of the […]

InspireMD to Present at Upcoming 24th Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference

MIAMI, March 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — InspireMD, Inc. (Nasdaq: NSPR), developer of the CGuard™ Prime carotid stent system for the treatment of carotid artery disease and prevention of stroke, today announced management will present at the 24th Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at 8:00AM Eastern Time / 5:00AM Pacific Time.

Evident Vascular Raises Series B Financing to Advance AI-Powered Intravascular Ultrasound Platform Technology

Funding to accelerate development of next-generation intravascular ultrasound platform and support FDA clearance for U.S. market launch SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Evident Vascular, Inc., a medical technology company developing a best-in-class intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) platform powered by artificial intelligence, today announced the successful closing of its Series B financing with new […]

Merit Medical Releases 12-Month Efficacy Results of the WRAPSODY® Cell-Impermeable Endoprosthesis (CIE)

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMSI), a global leader of healthcare technology, today announced that the six-month results from the randomized arm of the WRAPSODY Arteriovenous Access Efficacy (WAVE) trial are scheduled for publication in the April issue of Kidney International. Twelve-month results from the randomized arm of the WAVE trial are scheduled for presentation at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s 50th Annual Scientific Meeting in Nashville, TN. The podium presentation is scheduled for March 30, 2025, during the late-breaking trials session.