Peripheral/Endo

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Angiolite BTK, below the knee sirolimus-eluting stent, changed CE Mark Approval

(BTK), improving blood flow in severe claudication and critical limb ischaemia. Angiolite BTK design has been specifically elaborated for drug eluting stent and benefits from iVascular proprietary coating nanotechnology that yields a multilayer thin coating with optimal kinetics. “Having the right bail-out options, when performing BTK angioplasty, is extremely important in […]

Silk Road Medical Announces $47 Million Financing Led By Norwest Venture Partners And Funds Managed By Janus Capital Management LLC

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Silk Road Medical, Inc., a company dedicated to alleviating the devastating burden of stroke through surgical innovation, today announced it has received $47 million in new funding led by new investors Norwest Venture Partners and funds managed by Janus Capital Management LLC.  Existing investors Warburg Pincus, The Vertical Group, and […]