ORANGEBURG, S.C., Oct. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Zeus Industrial Products Inc. (“Zeus”) has released its latest thin-walled PTFE catheter liner as part of their Sub-Lite-Wall® StreamLiner™ series. StreamLiner™ XT, the first offering from the series, was released in July with an impressive maximum wall thickness of 0.00075″ (0.01905 mm). The next in the series, […]
Peripheral/Endo
Inari Medical Announces Completion of Patient Enrollment in the FLARE Study for the Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Inari Medical, Inc., a privately held venture backed medical device company dedicated to the development of innovative catheter-based technologies for the treatment of venous thromboembolism (“VTE”), announced today it has completed enrollment of its Investigational Device Exemption (“IDE”) study. The FlowTriever Pulmonary Embolectomy Clinical Study (“FLARE”) […]
Surmodics Announces First Patient Enrolled in TRANSCEND Pivotal Clinical Trial for SurVeil® Drug-Coated Balloon
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Surmodics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRDX), a leading provider of medical device and in vitro diagnostic technologies, today announced enrollment of the first patient in TRANSCEND, the pivotal clinical trial for the SurVeil® drug-coated balloon (DCB). The randomized trial will evaluate the SurVeil DCB for treatment for peripheral artery disease (PAD) in […]
Avinger Announces First Patient Enrolled in its IDE Study of the Pantheris Image-Guided Atherectomy System for Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avinger, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGR), a leading developer of innovative treatments for Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), today announced initiation of INSIGHT, a prospective, global, single arm, multi-center study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Pantheris® Lumivascular Atherectomy System for treating in-stent […]
HyperMed Imaging Announces Sales Availability for Its New HyperView Product
MEMPHIS, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HyperMed Imaging, Inc. announced today that the company is now offering for sale its new HyperView™ Imaging System to customers in the United States. Customers are invited to contact the company for more information. HyperMed will be present at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) in Las Vegas, […]
Vivasure Enrolls First Patient in Frontier IV Clinical Trial
GALWAY, Ireland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vivasure Medical® (“Vivasure”) is pleased to announce the successful enrollment of the first patient in the Frontier IV clinical study, a non-randomized multicenter international trial, designed to expand the indications of its proprietary PerQseal® large arteriotomy closure technology. The patient was enrolled by Dr. Peter Crean at the […]
Boston Scientific presents 3 year DES MAJESTIC data
Boston Scientific shared the 3-year MAJESTIC DES data online at CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology MAJESTIC 3-Year Data Published for Boston Scientific’s Eluvia DES, by Endovascular Today October 11, 2017—The 3-year results of the MAJESTIC first-in-human study of the Eluvia paclitaxel-eluting vascular stent system (Boston Scientific) for treating femoropopliteal artery lesions were published […]
Silk Road Medical Appoints World Class Stroke Prevention Champion to Serve as Vice President, Medical Affairs and Professional Education
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Silk Road Medical, Inc., a company dedicated to preventing the devastating burden of stroke through surgical innovation, announces the appointment of Tammy Leitsinger to the position of Vice President, Medial Affairs and Professional Education. In this new role, Tammy will further develop and refine global, peer-to-peer TCAR […]
CryoLife Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire JOTEC
ATLANTA, Oct. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — CryoLife, Inc. (“CryoLife”; NYSE: CRY), a leading medical device and tissue processing company focused on cardiac and vascular surgery, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire JOTEC AG (“JOTEC”). JOTEC is a German-based, privately-held developer of technologically differentiated endovascular stent grafts, […]
Bay Area’s Shockwave Medical Lands $35 Million
October 10, 2017 07:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time FREMONT, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Shockwave Medical, a pioneer in the treatment of calcified cardiovascular disease, today reported $35 million in new financing, an extension of the company’s previously announced $45 million Series C financing. New investor Fidelity Management & Research Company participated, along with […]