The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — On Nov. 14, 2017, Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St. David’s Medical Center became the first hospital in Texas—and among the first in the nation—to use the new smartphone compatible Confirm Rx™ Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM), the world’s first and only smartphone compatible ICM designed to help physicians […]
Patient death prompts safety warning by FDA. Zoll LifeVest 4000 Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator: FDA Safety Communication – Potential Lack of Treatment (Shock) Delivery Due to Device Failure by FDA.gov ISSUE: FDA is providing information and recommendations regarding the Zoll LifeVest 4000 due to concerns that the device may fail to […]
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Jan. 11, 2018 – Abbott today announced CE Mark approval for the company’s new Advisor™ HD Grid Mapping Catheter, Sensor Enabled™, a product designed to advance cardiac mapping during cardiac ablation to treat patients with complex cardiac arrhythmias. With the European launch of this latest addition to […]
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CorInnova Inc., an emerging medical device company developing breakthrough technology for the treatment of Heart Failure, announced today that it has won First Prize in the “RESI (Redefining Early Stage Investments) San Francisco 2018” investment competition for early-stage life science companies. “We are excited that early-stage investors instantly grasp the […]
BANGALORE, January 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — iMedrix, a Silicon Valley and Bangalore-based mHealth start-up, announced the general availability of its product KardioScreen, a CE certified mobile/portable hospital grade digital ECG. KardioScreen is the first truly mobile, connected ECG solution that can be applied universally: field screening, point of care, ambulance, Cardiac ICU and […]
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies* today announced that Biosense Webster, Inc., a worldwide leader in the diagnosis and treatment of heart arrhythmias, enrolled the first patient in the WaveCrest® Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Trial. The study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the WaveCrest® Left Atrial […]
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — CardioFocus Inc., a medical device innovator and manufacturer dedicated to advancing ablation treatment for cardiac disorders such as atrial fibrillation (AF), today announced that it has entered into an expanded partnership with Japan Lifeline. The expanded partnership solidifies the commercial strategy for bringing the HeartLight® Endoscopic […]
LISLE, Ill., Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Endotronix, Inc., a medical technology company providing device and digital health solutions for heart failure management, today announced successful first-in-human implantation of the Cordella™ Pulmonary Artery (PA) Pressure Sensor and initiation of the SIRONA First-in-Human (FIH) clinical trial. Cardiologists Prof. Dr. Wilfried Mullens of Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg and University Hasselt and […]
CUPERTINO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Sensifree, a medical device company developing advanced RF-based hemodynamic monitoring solutions, announces results of a clinical study showing excellent concordance between the signal morphology of its RF based sensor and invasive arterial line, the standard of care for continuous blood pressure monitoring. Clinical data from the study further […]
Santa Monica, CA, Jan. 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioSig Technologies(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 Mr. Steven (Steve) Chaussy will be joining the company to serve in […]
