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BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Signature Medical, Inc. (Signature Medical), an Allied Minds (LSE: ALM) portfolio company, today announced that it has completed a $2.5 million Series A funding round, including participation from Riot Ventures, an early stage investment group focused on emerging technologies; Bose Corporation, a global leader in audio innovation; and Allied […]
Boston Scientific warns on fluke S-ICD death JULY 28, 2017 BY BRAD PERRIELLO , MassDevice Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) last month alerted physicians after learning of a fluke incident involving its S-ICD pacemaker, in which a patient died when the device’s memory was corrupted by radiation. In a June letter to physicians, Marlborough, Mass.-based Boston […]
Newswise — COLUMBUS, Ohio – There’s good news when it comes to our heart’s sinoatrial node (SAN), the body’s natural pacemaker. Scientists at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have shown the human SAN is hardwired with a backup system — three diverse regions of pacemakers acting as batteries and up […]
BRAMPTON, Ontario, July 26, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Medtronic Canada, a subsidiary of Medtronic plc, today announced it has received a Health Canada licence and is launching its first and only magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) conditional cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds) for heart failure. Heart failure causes or contributes to […]
AliveCor Press Release July 19, 2017 – Mountain View, CA – AliveCor, the leader in FDA-cleared personal electrocardiogram (ECG) technology, today announced a collaboration with Mayo Clinic to develop tools for medical and non-medical personnel to easily screen for long QT syndrome (LQTS) early by combining AliveCor’s AI technology with […]
DEERFIELD, Wis., July 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Cardiac Science, a leading global manufacturer of potentially life-saving automated external defibrillators (AEDs), announced today that it has been granted approval by the Canadian regulatory agency, Health Canada, to begin marketing its fully automatic Powerheart® G5 AED in Canada. The approval represents a milestone for Cardiac Science […]
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., July 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — BIOTRONIK today announced FDA approval and availability of the Intica DX and Intica cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)-DX implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) systems. The launch of Intica CRT-DX extends the proven benefits of BIOTRONIK’s DX technology to heart failure patients. DX eliminates the need for an atrial […]
MASON, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AtriCure, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRC), a leading innovator in surgical treatments for atrial fibrillation (Afib) and left atrial appendage management, today announced it has hired Salvatore (Sam) Privitera as its Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Privitera will have responsibility for Research and Development activities, as well as Operations, including manufacturing, […]
TEL AVIV, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A review appearing in the July 18 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) discusses current and next-generation implantable hemodynamic monitors and how new approaches focused on the direct measurement of left atrial pressure (LAP), seek to expand the use of pressure-guided congestive heart failure […]
Press Release by Heart Rhythm 2017, July 11, 2017 Media Contact Shane Osborne Heart Rhythm Society media@hrsonline.org 202-464-3431 The 2017 Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Screening and Education Initiative is designed to increase awareness of AFib among patients and caregivers, support the development of an AFib screening and education program, and collect […]
