The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
TEL AVIV, Israel, July 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Laminate Medical Technologies (Laminate), a privately-held start-up developing VasQ, an implanted blood vessel external support device for patients requiring arteriovenous fistula as vascular access for hemodialysis, today announced the first forearm fistula cases in Germany. The first surgeries were performed at six hospitals, by seven surgeons. “As […]
CALGARY, Alberta, July 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hemostemix Inc. (“Hemostemix” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:HEM) is pleased to announce that it has treated three additional patients including its first two patients in the United States under its continuing Phase II Clinical Trial for critical limb ischemia (“CLI”). The first […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – July 9, 2018 – Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMSI), a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used in interventional, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, particularly in cardiology, radiology, oncology, critical care and endoscopy, has been named the exclusive global distributor of the Q50® PLUS Stent Graft […]
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 […]
