The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
DUBLIN – May 2, 2019 – Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced that the company has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the CareLink SmartSync(TM) Device Manager. With the introduction of SmartSync, physicians will now be able to use an Apple® iPad® to program and manage data from Medtronic’s BlueSync-enabled […]
BOSTON, April 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Biofourmis announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company clearance for its RhythmAnalyticsTM platform, a cloud-based software for automated interpretation of cardiac arrhythmias. It uses an enhanced deep-learning technique to detect over 15 types of cardiac arrhythmias along with beat-by-beat morphology computation which […]
DUBLIN – May 1, 2019 – Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the Attain Stability(TM) Quad MRI SureScan(TM) left heart lead. Paired with Medtronic quadripolar cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillators (CRT-D) and -pacemakers (CRT-P), the Attain Stability Quad lead is the only active-fixation left […]
ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–VivaQuant, a digital health company with powerful technology to accurately and efficiently identify and report cardiac arrhythmias, has received FDA clearance for its RX-1 wearable device. RX-1 continuously monitors a patient’s ECG as they go about their normal daily activities, identifies arrhythmias, and communicates the information to […]
NEW HOPE, Pa., April 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Orchestra BioMed, Inc. (“Orchestra BioMed” or the “Company”), a biomedical innovation company developing advanced therapeutic solutions to address major unmet healthcare needs, announced today that it has secured Breakthrough Device designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Virtue® Sirolimus-Eluting […]
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the LOTUS Edge™ Aortic Valve System. Delivered via a minimally-invasive procedure, this transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) technology is approved for patients with severe aortic stenosis who are considered at […]
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, announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Sublime™ guide sheath. The highly flexible, proprietary Xtreme® braid-reinforced Sublime sheath is designed to resist kinking […]
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — AliveCor, the leader in FDA-cleared consumer electrocardiogram technology (ECG), today announced two additional FDA 510(k)-cleared indications, making KardiaMobile the only consumer ECG device in the world with FDA-clearance to detect the three most common heart arrhythmias. In addition to detecting Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) and Normal Sinus […]
BURLINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Infraredx, a Nipro Company, a pioneer in intravascular imaging for mapping coronary artery disease, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand the indications for use for its Makoto™ Intravascular Imaging System. The approval is based on the […]
PARIS and NEW YORK, April 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quantum Genomics (Euronext Growth: ALQGC, OTCQX: QNNTF), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of a new drug class that directly targets the brain to treat resistant hypertension and heart failure, today announced the first regulatory and ethics approvals for its Phase […]
