The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cagent Vascular®, a developer of next generation angioplasty balloons using proprietary serration technology, announced the completion of $11.87 million in Series B funding. The round was led by two strategic investors including one that participated in the Series A financing. Additional participants included Balestier Investments, Ben Franklin Technology […]
WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intact Vascular, Inc., a developer of medical devices for minimally invasive peripheral vascular procedures, today welcomed the publication of the iDissection Classification trial results in the current issue of Journal of Invasive Cardiology. Post-percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (“PTA”) dissections are often overlooked, underdiagnosed and left untreated. These dissections can compromise […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) today announced the first patient implant of the GORE® TAG® Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft with ACTIVE CONTROL System after being included on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods last month in Australia. The first implants were performed by Professor Ian Spark […]
PALO ALTO, Calif., July 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — ReCor Medical announced today that the US Food & Drug Administration approved the Company’s new pivotal study of the Paradise Ultrasound Denervation System for the treatment of hypertension: RADIANCE-II. Building upon the recent positive results of the Company’s RADIANCE-HTN SOLO study, RADIANCE-II will be […]
SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Silk Road Medical, Inc., a company dedicated to preventing the devastating burden of stroke through surgical innovation, today announced the presentation of real-world data for the treatment of patients with carotid artery disease at risk for stroke at the Society for Vascular Surgery 2018 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM). […]
PQ Bypass touted 12-month data today from a trial evaluating its Detour percutaneous femoropopliteal bypass system. Results from the Detour I trial showed “promising 12-month durability” for patients with extremely long blockages in the superficial femoral artery, the company reported. The study included lesions that were longer and more complex than […]
IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Endologix, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELGX), a developer and marketer of innovative treatments for aortic disorders, announced 1-year results from the LUCY (Evaluation of FemaLes who are Underrepresented Candidates for Abdominal Aortic AneurYsm Repair) registry as reported on Saturday, June 23rd at the 2018 Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting. The LUCY study […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Shape Memory Medical Inc. announced today it has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the IMPEDE Embolization Plug. The IMPEDE Embolization Plug is indicated to obstruct or reduce the rate of blood flow in the peripheral vasculature. It is available in […]
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avinger, Inc. (Nasdaq:AVGR), a leading developer of innovative treatments for peripheral artery disease (PAD), today announced that several physicians have successfully treated over 40 patients in the US across 13 sites with the next-generation Pantheris image-guided atherectomy system for the treatment […]
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avinger, Inc. (Nasdaq:AVGR), a leading developer of innovative treatments for peripheral artery disease (PAD), today announced that its Ocelot image-guided chronic total occlusion (CTO) crossing device was featured in a live case on June 19th at Complex Cardiovascular Catheter Therapeutics (C3) 2018 […]
