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WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cagent Vascular Inc., a developer of next generation angioplasty balloons using serration technology, announced the expansion of its product offering to include larger balloons to treat superficial femoral and popliteal arteries in the Above-the-Knee (ATK) segment. Cagent Vascular launched the Serranator® Below-the-Knee (BTK) product in January 2021. Since then, […]
Built on the market-leading IN.PACT™ Admiral™ DCB technology, the IN.PACT™ 018 DCB is engineered to cross tight lesions and designed for better deliverability§ Medtronic today announced approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the IN.PACT™ 018 Paclitaxel-Coated Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) Balloon Catheter, a drug coated balloon […]
GENEVA, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The SELUTION SLR (Sustained Limus Release) is a novel sirolimus-eluting balloon that provides a controlled sustained drug release, similar to a drug-eluting stent (DES). SELUTION SLR was also the first DEB (Drug Eluting Balloon) granted “breakthrough device designation” by the FDA on March 4, 2019 and further in September […]
Presentation will highlight development of recent recommendation for low-level disinfection of transducers used in percutaneous procedures HARTWELL, Ga., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — A presentation at the upcoming annual meeting of the Infusion Nurses Society (INS) will discuss the recent development of a policy statement favoring low-level disinfection (LLD) as a safe […]
MINNEAPOLIS, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — VentureMed Group, Inc., a privately held medical device innovator in access management for arteriovenous (AV) fistulas and grafts and vessel preparation for interventional treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) announced today that it has completed enrollment of a randomized clinical trial (RCT) titled “FLEX Vessel Prep Prior To […]
TAMPA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Upstream Peripheral Technologies announced today that it has partnered with Red One Medical for the introduction of the GoBack® Crossing and Reentry Catheter to the VA Health System. The partnership will allow physicians in the VA Health System to have access to this new technology in treating patients […]
Kaiser Permanente study suggests that for patients with severe asymptomatic carotid stenosis who do not have surgery medical management alone may reduce stroke risk OAKLAND, Calif. , May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The risk of having a future stroke caused by a severe blockage in an artery in the neck that is not […]
First approval of a dry powder inhaler for treatment of PAH and PH-ILD DPI device represents a convenient option for administration of treprostinil therapy Commercial launch activities underway; patient availability expected in June 2022 SILVER SPRING, Md. & RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–United Therapeutics Corporation (Nasdaq: UTHR), a public benefit […]
COMPASS open label extension study results support the long-term use of XARELTO® plus aspirin for vascular protection in patients with chronic CAD and/or PAD XATOA registry provides further evidence of the benefit of DPI for CAD and/or PAD patients at high risk of cardiovascular (CV) events RARITAN, N.J., May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Findings from […]
Approvals Cover Both Coronary and Peripheral IVL Catheters and Generators Manufactured by Shockwave SANTA CLARA, Calif. and SINGAPORE, May 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Shockwave Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWAV), a pioneer in the development of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat severely calcified cardiovascular disease, and Genesis MedTech Group announced today that […]
