Regulatory

Cardiovalve Receives ‘Breakthrough Device Designation’ for Its Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement System

Cardiovalve becomes first privately held company to receive FDA’s early feasibility study (EFS) approval for both tricuspid regurgitation (TR) and mitral regurgitation (MR) indications OR YEHUDA, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiovalve announced today that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for an Early Feasibility Study (EFS) of its Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve […]

Merit Medical Systems Announces Four Regulatory Approvals

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, Feb. 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMSI), a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used primarily in cardiology, radiology and endoscopy, announced today that regulatory clearances have been issued with respect to four products Merit owns or holds the rights […]

Canon Medical Receives FDA Clearance for Aquilion ONE / PRISM Edition, Enabling Deep Learning Spectral Capabilities for Routine Use

Spectral CT with Advanced intelligent Clear-IQ Engine (AiCE) Empowers Physicians with Deep Intelligence to Enable Routine Confident Diagnoses TUSTIN, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. has received 510(k) clearance for the Aquilion ONE / PRISM Edition, enabling Deep Learning Spectral capabilities that allow for more routine spectral imaging. Designed for deep […]

Acutus Medical Secures FDA Clearance, CE Mark for SuperMap™ and Announces First Procedures in U.S. and Initial Experience in EU

Breakthrough Technology Enables Super-Fast Electrical Mapping and Re-Mapping of the Entire Heart Chamber – Leading to Rapid, Efficient and Individualized Ablation Strategies CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Acutus Medical today announced FDA clearance and CE Mark of SuperMap – a revolutionary addition to its AcQMap 3D Imaging and Mapping System. SuperMap is […]

RIST Neurovascular, Inc. Announces FDA Clearance of the First Catheter Specifically Designed to Access the Neurovasculature through the Radial Artery

RIST Cath device enables a radial approach during neurointerventional procedures for introduction of devices into the neurovasculature MIAMI BEACH, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RIST Neurovascular, Inc., a neuro-interventional medtech company, today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance to market the RIST Cath Radial Access Long Sheath™ (RIST […]

FDA Grants De Novo Clearance to Bluegrass Vascular Technologies for the Surfacer® Inside-Out® Access Catheter System

First device to reliably and repeatedly achieve central venous access from the inside-out in patients with venous obstructions SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Bluegrass Vascular Technologies (Bluegrass Vascular), a private medical technology company focused on innovating lifesaving devices and methods for vascular access procedures, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug […]

CorMatrix® Cardiovascular, Inc. receives FDA approval to expand and enroll 20 additional patients in the adult arm of its early feasibility IDE study of the Cor® TRICUSPID ECM® valve for pediatric and adult patients

ATLANTA, Feb. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CorMatrix®Cardiovascular, Inc. www.cormatrix.com, a leading developer of regenerative cardiovascular medical devices, today announced receiving FDA approval to expand and enroll 20 additional patients in the adult arm, including up to 4 additional cardiac surgery research and investigative centers, for its early feasibility IDE study of the Cor® TRICUSPID ECM® valve* for […]

Aria CV Receives FDA Breakthrough Designation for Its Medical Device for Treating Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

SAINT PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aria CV, Inc., a developer of medical devices treating Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation for the Aria CV Pulmonary Hypertension System (Aria CV PH System). The Breakthrough Devices Program (BDP) is intended to […]

CARMAT Announces FDA Full Approval to Initiate US Clinical Feasibility Study of Its Total Artificial Heart

CARMAT has responded to all remaining questions from the conditional approval Number of subjects to be enrolled in the study extended to 10 patients PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: CARMAT (Paris:ALCAR) (FR0010907956, ALCAR), the designer and developer of the world’s most advanced total artificial heart, aiming to provide a therapeutic alternative for […]

Abbott’s In-Development Fully Implantable Heart Pump System Earns FDA’s Breakthrough Device Designation

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced that the company has received Breakthrough Device designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its in-development Fully Implantable Left Ventricular Assist System (FILVAS). The FDA launched the Breakthrough Devices Program in 2018 to help expedite the development and review […]