The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
LAKE FOREST, Ill., April 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Omron Healthcare, Inc., the global leader in personal heart health and wellness technology, has secured FDA clearance on its new Complete™, the first blood pressure monitor with EKG capability in a single device, and will open pre-orders on April 15th at 12:00 pm CST in the U.S. on OmronHealthcare.com. […]
CARLSBAD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ra Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: RMED) today announced the schedule of key DABRA Excimer Laser Atherectomy events at the upcoming Charing Cross International Symposium in London April 16–18. These events include case and podium presentations and hands-on workshops with Charles Bailey, MD, interventional cardiologist at Heart Endovascular and Rhythm […]
PASADENA, Calif., April 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the FH Foundation announced the launch of the FIND HoFH program to identify individuals at risk for homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH). The goal is to accelerate the diagnosis of this life-threatening condition. HoFH is a more severe form of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), that can lead to heart […]
REDMOND, Wash., USA, April 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Stryker has launched the company’s newest defibrillation solution, the LIFEPAK® CR2 defibrillator with LIFELINKcentral™ AED program manager, in the United States. The company has announced that the LIFEPAK CR2 automated external defibrillator (AED) has received Premarket Approval (PMA) by FDA. The LIFPAK CR2 AED was previously released […]
SAN DIEGO & SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Shareholder rights law firm Robbins Arroyo LLP is investigating whether certain officers and directors of iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: IRTC) breached their fiduciary duties to shareholders by failing to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting. iRhythm is a digital healthcare company that provides ambulatory electrocardiogram monitoring […]
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Reflow Medical, Inc. has announced the completion of enrollment in its Wing-ITinvestigational device exemption trial, a prospective, multicenter, nonrandomized study evaluating the ability of the Wingman catheter to cross chronic total occlusions (CTOs) in peripheral lesions after failed guidewire attempts. Eighty-five patients with advanced peripheral artery disease enrolled in […]
SILVER SPRING, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aziyo® Biologics, Inc., a fully integrated regenerative medicine company, today announced the publication of results from its landmark RECON study in the Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery1. The prospective, single arm study included 1,420 patients in 42 hospitals across the United States and represents the largest pericardial-closure study conducted to date. […]
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., April 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — BIOTRONIK today announced the United States (US) commercial launch of the PK Papyrus® covered coronary stent system for use in the emergency treatment of acute coronary perforations.1,2 More than 800,000 percutaneous coronary intervention procedures are performed annually in the US3 and fewer than 8,000 require a covered stent, classifying PK […]
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avinger, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVGR), a leading developer of image-guided, catheter-based systems for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), today announced that the Company received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for its […]
LOS ALTOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fist Assist Devices, LLC, a novel medical device startup based in Silicon Valley, Calif., today announced the approval of FACT (Fist Assist Clinical Trial) by the University of Chicago Medical Center Institutional Review Board (IRB). This research will evaluate the effects of using the Fist Assist® device to […]
