The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
SHEFAYIM, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Zebra Medical Vision (http://zebra-med.com/) announces today it has received 510(k) clearance for its Coronary Calcium Scoring algorithm. The algorithm, capable of automatically calculating a patient’s Agatston equivalent coronary calcium score from ECG gated CT scan, provides physicians with important data used in the assessment of the risk for coronary […]
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., July 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — CardioFocus, Inc., a medical device innovator and manufacturer dedicated to advancing ablation treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF), today announced the commercial launch of its HeartLight Endoscopic Ablation System in Japan. The commercial launch will be managed in conjunction with its distribution partner JapanLifeline Co., Ltd. (JLL). The commercial launch follows […]
(GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) –DUBLIN – July 12, 2018 – Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) labeling expansion for the Medtronic SelectSecure(TM) MRI SureScan(TM) Model 3830 cardiac pacing lead to include stimulation of the bundle of His. It is the only pacing lead on the market […]
PASADENA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Geneva Health Solutions (GHS), the leading cloud-based technology platform and service for managing data from implantable cardiac devices, announced it has hit a critical milestone for the number of practices using the GHS remote monitoring service and platform. In addition, the company secured a strategic investment and continues to […]
Santa Monica, CA, July 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioSig Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: BSGM), a medical device company developing a proprietary biomedical signal processing platform designed to address an unmet technology need for the $4.6 billion electrophysiology (EP) marketplace, today announced that the research poster entitled “Unipolar Intracardiac Signal Morphology as a […]
BOLOGNA, Italy, July 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — ANGIODROID Srl, an Italian manufacturer of medical technologies, announces the CE mark for ANGIOPULSE, its first intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) device. The new ANGIOPULSE IABP incorporates a new system for IABP management based on pressure regulation. Extremely sophisticated, ANGIOPULSE builds on the Italian experience of Angiodroid Srl (angiodroid.com), […]
DUBLIN – July 11, 2018 – Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) has received United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for a less-invasive implant approach of its HVAD(TM) System, a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) for patients with advanced heart failure. The HVAD System is the smallest commercially available LVAD, and […]
CLICHY, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The CALYPSO Research and Development (R&D) program, with a total budget of 25 million euros over 4 years, will be partially financed with 14 million euros support from the Programme d’Investissements d’Avenir (Future Investments Program), managed by the Secrétariat Général pour l’Investissement (General Secretariat for Investment – SGPI) and operated […]
SAN FRANCISCO, July 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRTC), a leading digital health care solutions company focused on the advancement of cardiac care, today announced that results of the mHealth Screening to Prevent Strokes (mSToPS) study, which showed increased detection of asymptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF) in high-risk […]
DENVER, July 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Medical device startup HeartHero announced today that it has raised a $1.5 million seed round investment from a venture capital firm, angel investors and grant funding. Initial investments will help HeartHero build a next-generation automated external defibrillator (AED). The company, which surpassed its initial funding goal, will focus now […]
