Regulatory

iSchemaView Receives FDA Clearance for RAPID CTA Leader in Advanced Cerebrovascular Imaging First to Meet the Needs of Large and Small Centers and Hospitals with New CTA Support and 3D Imaging Added to Complete Suite of RAPID Offerings

Menlo Park, Calif. – May 1, 2018 – iSchemaView, the leader in cerebrovascular imaging analysis, today announced it has received final clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for RAPID CTA, the company’s 3D imaging solution for Computed Tomography […]

Actelion Submits Supplemental New Drug Application to US FDA Seeking Approval of OPSUMIT® (macitentan) for the Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH)

CHERRY HILL, N.J. and ALLSCHWIL, Switzerland, April 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd, one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, today announced the submission of a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking to […]

Conavi Medical Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance of the Novasight Hybrid System with Simultaneous Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Capabilities

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Conavi TM Medical Inc. (www.conavi.com) is pleased to announce that it has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its NovasightTM Hybrid System. The system enables simultaneous imaging of coronary arteries with both intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) […]

Surmodics Announces FDA Clearance of a New .018” Low-Profile PTA Balloon Dilation Catheter

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Surmodics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRDX), a leading provider of medical device and in vitro diagnostic technologies to the healthcare industry, announced it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its .018” Low-Profile percutaneous transluminal angioplasty […]

HeartStitch® Inc. has received CE Mark for Its Suture Based Trans-Apical Access and Closure

ZWICKAU, Germany, April 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — HeartStitch® Trans-Apical Access and Closure device provides safe and effective percutaneous trans-apical access for structural heart procedures and reliable closure. The proven suture-based technique emulates surgical closure without the need for open heart surgery or limited thoracotomy access […]

Abbott’s MitraClip Therapy Receives National Reimbursement in Japan to Treat Patients with Mitral Regurgitation

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., March 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced that the Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan granted national reimbursement for the company’s MitraClip therapy to treat people with mitral regurgitation, a serious, progressive heart […]

Neovasc Announces Receipt of German NUB Status 1 Designation for Neovasc Reducer™ Procedure for Treatment of Refractory Angina

Participating Hospitals in Germany Now Eligible to Negotiate Reimbursement for Reducer Procedure NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN VANCOUVER, Feb. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Neovasc, Inc. (NVCN) (“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN), a leader in the development of minimally invasive transcatheter mitral valve […]