Radiology

Bluegrass Vascular Welcomes First Reporting Standards For Thoracic Central Vein Obstruction

SAN ANTONIO, April 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Bluegrass Vascular Technologies (Bluegrass Vascular), a private medical technology company focused on innovating lifesaving devices and methods for vascular access procedures, today welcomed the publication of the first reporting standards for thoracic central vein obstruction (TCVO) in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR). The document is also […]

SecurAcath Selected for Fast-Track NHS Use Through New Innovation and Technology Payment Program

PLYMOUTH, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Interrad Medical, a privately held medical device company, announces the SecurAcath Subcutaneous Catheter Securement Device has been selected for the Innovation and Technology Payment (ITP) Program by the National Health Service (NHS) England. The ITP Program is designed to remove significant barriers to the spread and adoption of […]

Canon Medical Systems’ Aquilion Precision Receives FDA Clearance

TUSTIN, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc.’s newly FDA-cleared Aquilion Precision™ is the world’s first Ultra-High Resolution CT system (UHR CT). The system can resolve anatomy as small as 150 microns and is designed to provide more than twice the resolution, typically seen only in cath labs. Containing an all-new detector […]

Inari Medical Announces Completion of $27 Million Series C Financing

IRVINE, Calif., March 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Inari Medical, Inc., announced today the close of a Series C financing totaling $27.0 million.  The financing was led by new investor Gilde Healthcare and was joined by all of Inari’s existing investors including Versant Ventures and U.S. Venture Partners.  Geoff Pardo of Gilde Healthcare will join Inari’s Board […]

Canon Medical Systems’ Premium Ultrasound Provides New and Unique Features for a Wide Range of Liver Analysis

TUSTIN, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– A robust suite of quantitative tools to assess the spectrum of liver disease (including Steatosis, Inflammation and Cirrhosis) on Canon Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc.’s premium AplioTM i800 ultrasound system received FDA clearance. The industry’s most comprehensive Liver Analysis Suite is available on the Aplio i800, and may be helpful in the […]

New Biocompatible Particle Embolic Device to Therapeutically Slow or Stop Blood Flow Presented at the 2018 Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Conference

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A scientific presentation of a new vascular embolic device was presented today at the 2018 Society of Interventional Radiology conference in Los Angeles, California – GPX: A New Proprietary In Situ Setting Embolic Agent that Combines the Benefits of Coils, Gel-Beads, and Other Embolics. “GPX is a biocompatible particle embolic loaded in […]

Access Scientific, LLC Announces Discovery of the Cause of POWERWAND™ Catheters’ ZERO Bloodstream Infections in over 35,000 Catheter-Days of Published Use

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Unprecedented. That’s what Access Scientific is calling the dramatic results from a leading biofilm laboratory that explain why the company’s POWERWAND™ midlines and extended-dwell catheters consistently report zero associated bloodstream infections (BSIs). Independent, peer-reviewed published studies and scientific posters on the company’s POWERWAND™ catheters – which now tally […]

Society of Interventional Radiology bestows highest honors

LOS ANGELES, March 18, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Society Of Interventional Radiology (SIR) presented its highest honor, the SIR Gold Medal, to Karim Valji, M.D., FSIR; John A. Kaufman, M.D., M.S., FSIR; and Renate L. Soulen, M.D., FSIR, during its Annual Scientific Meeting in Los Angeles. These awards acknowledge distinguished and extraordinary service to SIR or to […]

Surefire Medical Presents Registry Data for Treatment of Liver Cancer at the 2018 SIR Annual Meeting

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Surefire Medical, Inc. (Surefire), an oncology drug delivery company, announced today the presentation of data analyzing the efficacy and safety from its national patient registry. The data were presented as part of the 2018 Society for Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, CA from March 17-22, 2018. […]