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Cagent Vascular Raises $11.87M to Fund the Growth and Expansion of the Serranator Family of Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) Serration Balloon Catheters

WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cagent Vascular®, a developer of next generation angioplasty balloons using proprietary serration technology, announced the completion of $11.87 million in Series B funding. The round was led by two strategic investors including one that participated in the Series A financing. Additional participants included Balestier Investments, Ben Franklin Technology […]

BD Shares Progress towards Achieving 2020 Sustainability Goals

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., July 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today issued its 2017 Sustainability Performance Update that focuses on four key strategic areas that support the company’s 2020 Sustainability Goals. BD’s sustainability strategy is driven by its purpose – advancing the world of health – and focuses on […]

Abbott Receives FDA Approval for Next-Generation MitraClip® Device to Treat People with Leaky Heart Valves

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., July 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced it received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a next-generation version of its leading MitraClip® heart valve repair device used to repair a leaky mitral valve without open-heart surgery. The transcatheter clip-based therapy, now on a third generation […]

Edwards Lifesciences To Host Earnings Conference Call on July 26, 2018

IRVINE, Calif., July 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the global leader in patient-focused innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, plans to announce its operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 after the market closes on Thursday, July 26, 2018, and will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. […]

CardioFocus® Announces Full Commercial Launch of HeartLight® System in Japan

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 […]

Medtronic Wins Expanded Indication for SelectSecure(TM) MRI SureScan(TM) Pacing Lead for His Bundle Site Stimulation

(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 […]

Avinger Announces Pricing of $3.55 Million Registered Direct Offering

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avinger, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGR), a leading developer of innovative treatments for peripheral artery disease (PAD), today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional investors providing for the purchase and sale of 2,166,180 shares of common stock […]

STENTYS: Financial Information for the First Half of 2018

July 11, 2018 11:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: STENTYS (Paris:STNT) (FR0010949404 — STNT), a French group specialized in medical technologies for interventional cardiology, today reports its consolidated revenues and cash position at June 30, 2018. Christophe Lottin, Chief Executive Officer of STENTYS, comments: “The second quarter of 2018 notably […]