Cook said to be recalling this device because of blood clots that can form within the graft after implantation. Zenith Alpha Thoracic Endovascular Graft by Cook Medical: Class I Recall – Potential Formation of Thrombus Inside Device AUDIENCE: Risk Manager, Cardiology, Surgery, Patient ISSUE: Cook Medical Inc. is recalling the […]
Peripheral/Endo
VentureMed Group Raises $15 Million Series B Equity Financing
TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — VentureMed Group®, Inc., (“VMG” or the “Company”) a medical device company developing and commercializing next-generation endovascular products to treat patients suffering from peripheral artery disease (PAD), today announced it had raised $15 million in new equity financing. The Series B Round was led by new investor Endeavour […]
Philips completes acquisition of The Spectranetics Corporation
Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Colorado Springs, CO, U.S. – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of The Spectranetics Corporation (NASDAQ: SPNC), a U.S.-based global leader in vascular intervention and lead management solutions. Spectranetics’ financial results will be consolidated as part of […]
Good News For Baseball Pitchers, Other Athletes
CHICAGO, Aug. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A national study has confirmed the safety of decompression surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome, also known as TOS. It’s good news for patients whose vascular surgeon has recommended surgery. Thoracic outlet syndrome is relatively rare, but is more common among workers and high performance athletes who […]
InspireMD Announces Publication Of An Independent Clinical Review Authored By Leading U.S. And European Physicians Supporting Safety Advantages Of Mesh-Covered Carotid Stents
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL–(Marketwired – August 07, 2017) – InspireMD, Inc. (NYSE American: NSPR) (NYSE MKT: NSPR) (NYSE American: NSPR.WS) (NYSE MKT: NSPR.WS) (“InspireMD” or the “Company”), a leader in embolic prevention systems (EPS) / thrombus management technologies and neurovascular devices, today announced the publication of the independent study entitled, “One swallow does not a […]
LimFlow Announces Publication Of Positive Results From Pilot Study Of Limflow Percutaneous Deep Vein Arterialization (pDVA) System
PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LimFlow SA today announced publication of positive results from the pilot study of the LimFlow Percutaneous Deep Vein Arterialization System (pDVA) in the July issue of the Journal of Endovascular Therapy. The paper is entitled “Midterm Outcomes from a Pilot Study of Percutaneous Deep Vein Arterialization for the Treatment of No-Option […]
QT Vascular begins enrollment in US pivotal study of its drug-coated peripheral balloon
SINGAPORE, July 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — QT Vascular Ltd., together with its subsidiaries (the “Company”), announced it has started enrollment in its United States (“US“) pivotal clinical study. The study will evaluate the Company’s drug coated balloon (“DCB“), the Chocolate Touch®, for use in superficial femoral and popliteal arteries with the intention of obtaining […]
Spectranetics (SPNC) Secures FDA Approval of Stellarex Drug-Coated Balloon
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., July 26, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Spectranetics Corporation (NASDAQ:SPNC) today announced receipt of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Pre-Market Approval (PMA) of the Stellarex™ drug-coated balloon (DCB), designed to restore and maintain blood flow to the superficial femoral and popliteal arteries in patients with peripheral arterial disease […]
Bolton Medical Announces the First Implant in the TREO® Global Registry
Sunrise, Fla, July 21, 2017 – Today announced the first implant of the TREO Abdominal Stent Graft System in the TREO Registry: a Post-Market Surveillance Clinical Investigation that aims to assess long term real-world data of the TREO Technology in a Global, Prospective, Multicenter and Observational Study. The technology that will […]
SurModics (SRDX) Receives IDE Approval To Initiate Pivotal Trial Of The 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 it has received an investigational device exemption (IDE) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate a pivotal clinical trial of the SurVeil™ drug-coated balloon (DCB). The randomized […]



