Peripheral/Endo

Shape Memory Medical Receives FDA Clearance for the IMPEDE® Embolization Plug

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 […]

Avinger Announces Successful Treatment of First Patients with Next-Generation Pantheris in Several Centers throughout the US

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 […]

Avinger’s Ocelot Technology Featured in Live Case Transmission at Complex Cardiovascular Catheter Therapeutics (C3) 2018

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 […]

Mercator MedSystems Receives $11M in Series D Equity Financing Led by Shenzhen Salubris Pharmaceuticals Co.

EMERYVILLE, Calif., June 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Mercator MedSystems, Inc., today announced it has received $11 million in Series D equity financing led by Shenzhen Salubris Pharmaceuticals Co. (Salubris), with participation from current Mercator investors and other undisclosed new investors. The new funding will further advance the clinical development of Mercator’s proprietary micro-infusion catheter systems […]

Saranas Announces Scheduled Presentations at TVT 2018 in Chicago

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Saranas Inc., a medical device company with innovative technology for real-time detection and monitoring of internal bleeding during endovascular procedures, has been invited to present at the Transcatheter Valve Therapies (TVT) Structural Heart Disease Summit, which will take place June 20-23 at the Sheraton Grand Chicago. Scheduled presentations of […]

Silk Road Medical Announces Key Events for Society for Vascular Surgery 2018 Vascular Annual Meeting

SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Silk Road Medical, Inc., a company dedicated to preventing the devastating burden of stroke through surgical innovation, today announced key events at the upcoming Society for Vascular Surgery 2018 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) June 20-23 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. These include real-world data presentations comparing […]

Microbot Medical Inc. Announces European Patent Office’s Intent to Grant Patent for Device for the Prevention of Shunt Stenosis

HINGHAM, Mass., June 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Microbot Medical Inc. (Nasdaq CM:MBOT), a medical device company specializing in the design and development of transformational micro-robotic medical technologies, today announced that the European Patent Office (EPO) has notified the Company that it will grant a patent for Application No. 12837337.0, […]

Essential Medical Announces IDE Study Results to be Presented in Late Breaking Clinical Science Session at TVT 2018

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, June 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Essential Medical, Inc., a private medical device company focused on innovative solutions for large bore vascular closure, today announced that the results from the SAFE MANTA IDE clinical trial will be presented at the Transcatheter Valve Therapies (TVT) 2018 congress in Chicago June 20-22. Essential Medical’s MANTA™ system is the […]

Avinger Announces First Patients Enrolled in Post-Market Study Comparing Pantheris OCT Imaging to Intravascular Ultrasound

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avinger, Inc. (Nasdaq:AVGR), a leading developer of innovative treatments for peripheral artery disease (PAD), today announced the initiation of the SCAN study, a post-market study comparing optical coherence tomography (OCT) with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) as a diagnostic imaging tool in the […]