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AtriCure Announces The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Has Endorsed the Company’s Advanced Ablation Courses in the United States

MASON, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AtriCure, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRC), a leading innovator in surgical treatment for atrial fibrillation (Afib) and left atrial appendage management, today announced that The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has endorsed its Advanced Ablation course for both physicians and fellows. The course provides surgeons and other medical professionals with […]

CHF Solutions Enters the South American Market with a Distribution Agreement with Bragenix LTDA in Brazil

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Feb. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CHF Solutions (Nasdaq: CHFS), today announced the initiation of a distribution agreement in the Brazilian market with Bragenix, LTDA.  This agreement expands the company’s worldwide sales outreach into South America by entering the largest market in the region. “We have aggressively […]

Final Patient Dosed in Mesoblast Phase 3 Trial of Revascor Cell Therapy for Advanced Heart Failure

NEW YORK and MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mesoblast Limited (Nasdaq:MESO; ASX:MSB), a world leader in development and commercialization of cellular medicines, announced today that the last patient has now been dosed in the Phase 3 events-driven trial of its allogeneic cell therapy product candidate Revascor for advanced chronic […]

Hancock Jaffe Successfully Starts First-in-Human VenoValve Study

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hancock Jaffe Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq: HJLI, HJLIW), a Company specializing in medical devices that restore cardiac and vascular health, today announced the successful start of its VenoValve® first-in-human study in Bogota, Colombia. The first VenoValve was implanted in a patient and the procedure […]

Philips launches Zenition mobile C-arm platform for enhanced operating room performance and workflow efficiency

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced the launch of Philips Zenition, its new mobile C-arm imaging platform. Mobile C-arms are X-ray systems that are brought into the operating room (OR) to provide live image guidance during a wide range of surgeries including […]

Affluent Medical Releases Impressive Results from Scope 1 Clinical Trial Validating Efficacy of KARDIOZIS Technology

PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Affluent Medical (Paris:ALAM), a French medtech company specialized in innovative, minimally invasive implants designed to restore key physiological functions for patients suffering from heart and vascular diseases, as well as urinary incontinence, today announces positive results from its SCOPE 1 clinical trial validating the efficacy of KARDIOZIS technology. Results have been […]

Foldax, Inc. Gains Approval to Begin US Clinical Trials of the First and Only Biopolymer Heart Valve Platform

SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Foldax, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted IDE approval to begin an Early Feasibility Study of the Tria surgical aortic heart valve for the treatment of aortic valve disease. Using breakthrough LifePolymer™ – a proprietary advanced biopolymer material – and […]