Peripheral/Endo

Preliminary Data from AAA-SHAPE to be Presented at VEITH 2022

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Shape Memory Medical Inc., developer of custom, proprietary shape memory polymers for the peripheral vascular and neurovascular markets, announced preliminary six-month results from the AAA-SHAPE Safety Trial. Data will be presented during the 49th Annual VEITH Symposium in New York City on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. AAA-SHAPE is […]

Endologix Announces 12-Month Results of DETOUR-2 Trial at 2022 VIVA Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Session

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Endologix LLC, a privately held global medical device company dedicated to improving patients’ lives by providing disruptive therapies for the interventional treatment of vascular disease, announced the 12-month results of the DETOUR 2 trial during a late-breaking clinical trial session at the 2022 VIVA Vascular InterVentional Advances (VIVA) […]

CHOCOLATE TOUCH®, NEXT-GENERATION DRUG-COATED ANGIOPLASTY BALLOON FOR THE TREATMENT OF PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE RECEIVES FDA APPROVAL

SINGAPORE, Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Genesis MedTech Group announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Chocolate Touch® Drug-coated Balloon PTA Catheter, developed by TriReme Medical LLC, for the treatment of patients with peripheral artery disease in the superficial femoral artery and the popliteal artery. The Chocolate […]

HEADLINE: For patients with good veins, consider surgery, not endovascular treatment

Contact: Beth Bales, bbales@vascularsociety.org, (312) 334-2316 Society for Vascular Surgery   HEADLINE: For patients with good veins, consider surgery, not endovascular treatment CHICAGO, (Nov. 7, 2022) – For patients at risk for amputation because of severe peripheral artery disease (PAD) – who have a good single segment great saphenous vein […]

Janssen’s Save Legs. Change Lives.™ is Creating a More Equitable Future for Communities at Risk of PAD-Related Amputations

Black Americans are up to four times more likely to have a PAD-related amputation,1 largely due to greater delays in care2 and less access to quality vascular care1 Save Legs. Change Lives.™ aims to reach more than 10 million Black Americans over the multi-year initiative TITUSVILLE, N.J., Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Janssen […]

Microbot Medical Receives Additional Patent Allowance in Israel for the LIBERTY® Robotic System

Corresponding Application Previously Granted in the U.S. as the Company Continues to Create Global Barriers to Entry for its Novel Technology HINGHAM, Mass., Nov. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Microbot Medical Inc. (Nasdaq: MBOT) continues to aggressively protect its global intellectual property (IP) portfolio for the LIBERTY® Robotic System as an […]

Novo Nordisk Foundation grants DKK 25 million ($3.3 million) for completion of clinical trial to improve treatment outcomes for people with critical limb ischaemia

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The grant will enable leading international researchers to complete a clinical trial comparing the two most common treatment methods for preventing leg amputation among people with critical limb ischaemia. Critical limb ischaemia is a serious and debilitating disease that affects about 22 million people globally, […]

Shanghai Operation Robot announced the first Robot-assisted human clinical trial of biliary stent placement surgery

SHANGHAI, Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Shanghai Operation Robot Co.,Ltd announced the results of its initial clinical trial of ERCP (Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) robot in biliary stent placement surgery. It is the first Robot-assisted human clinical trial of biliary stent placement surgery in the world. The surgery was conducted by Aopeng Medical. The […]

24-Month Data from Surmodics’ TRANSCEND Trial Presented at VIVA 2022 Conference

SurVeil™ Drug Coated Balloon (DCB) demonstrates sustained durability of safety, efficacy endpoints SurVeil™ DCB non-inferior to market leading IN.PACT® Admiral® DCB at a substantially lower drug dose EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Surmodics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRDX), a leading provider of medical device and in vitro diagnostic technologies to the health care industry, today announced that 24-month […]

Shockwave Confirms Consistent Outcomes for IVL in the Largest Prospective “Real World” Study of Patients with Heavily Calcified Peripheral Arterial Disease

Disrupt PAD III Observational Study Results Confirm Safety and Effectiveness of IVL in Patients with Complex Calcified Lesions LAS VEGAS, Nov. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Shockwave Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWAV), a pioneer in the development of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat severely calcified cardiovascular disease, announced today that the […]