Next Generation ICM Offers Remote Programming with Improved Longevity and Enhanced Accuracy DUBLIN, July 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), the global leader in medical technology, today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance and CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark approval for its LINQ II™ insertable cardiac monitor (ICM) with […]
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Abbott Receives FDA Approval for New Heart Rhythm Devices Featuring Bluetooth Connectivity and Continuous Remote Monitoring
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., July 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s next-generation Gallant™ implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) devices. The devices bring new benefits to patients with heart rhythm disorders, including […]
Carag Receives U.S. FDA IDE Approval to Conduct Clinical Study of First Transcatheter Septal Occluder With Bioresorbable, Metal-free Framework
The U.S. trial for CE-marked CBSO is designed to enroll up to 250 patients in a staged study approach BAAR, Switzerland, July 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CARAG AG, a privately-held Swiss medical device development company, today announced receiving U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval for its Carag Bioresorbable […]
MedAlliance Gains CE Mark Approval for Coronary SELUTION SLR™ Sirolimus Drug Eluting Balloon
NYON, Switzerland, June 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — MedAlliance has announced the award of its second CE Mark: SELUTION SLR™ 014 PTCA, a novel Sirolimus Drug Eluting Balloon (DEB), for the treatment of coronary arterial disease. This includes indications for both de-novo lesions as well as in-stent restenosis. The approval applies to a broad […]
Boston Scientific Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for the LUX-Dx™ Insertable Cardiac Monitor System
First ICM device with remote programming paired with dual-stage arrhythmia detection algorithm MARLBOROUGH, Mass., June 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the LUX-Dx™ Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) System, a new, long-term diagnostic device implanted in patients to detect arrhythmias associated with […]
preCARDIA, Inc. Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for Novel, Catheter Based Heart Failure Treatment
Pioneering technology is designed to address Acute Decompensated Heart Failure ST. PAUL, Minn., June 23, 2020/PRNewswire/ — preCARDIA, Inc., has announced that the company’s catheter based system for treating volume overload in patients with acutely decompensated heart failure (ADHF) has been designated for the Breakthrough Devices Program by the U.S. […]
Philips receives FDA premarket approval for its HeartStart FR3 and HeartStart FRx automated external defibrillators
Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Cambridge, MA – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted premarket approval (PMA) for the company’s HeartStart FR3 [1] and HeartStart FRx [2] […]
Resverlogix Reaches Agreement With FDA for Key Aspects of Apabetalone Registration Enabling Study
CALGARY, Alberta, June 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Resverlogix Corp. (“Resverlogix”) (TSX:RVX) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its BETonMACE2 clinical plan as a registration enabling study with positive implications for Resverlogix and its ongoing partnership discussions. Key written development points from […]
Canon Medical Receives FDA Clearance for Compressed SPEEDER Technology for 1.5T MR, Enabling Reduced Scan Times
New Software Version for Vantage Orian 1.5T Also Offers Cybersecurity Solutions to Protect Patient Data TUSTIN, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hospitals and institutions are continually looking for ways to improve diagnostic imaging throughput, especially in today’s environment where disinfection of systems and rooms in between patients is crucial. Now, with the newly FDA-cleared […]
MIVI Neuroscience Announces FDA IDE Clinical Study Approval For the MIVI Q Aspiration Catheter
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., June 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — MIVI Neuroscience, a leading developer, and marketer of precision stroke therapy devices utilized by neurointerventionists around the world, announced today that the FDA has determined the company has provided sufficient data to support initiation of a human clinical study of the MIVI Q Aspiration Catheter […]



