The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
DUBLIN – May 1, 2019 – Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the Attain Stability(TM) Quad MRI SureScan(TM) left heart lead. Paired with Medtronic quadripolar cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillators (CRT-D) and -pacemakers (CRT-P), the Attain Stability Quad lead is the only active-fixation left […]
SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NuCryo Vascular, the manufacturer and marketer of the PolarCath Balloon Dilatation System, announced today that the company is raising a Series B round of financing and is launching its Extended PolarCath Balloon Dilatation Catheter. The Series B financing will provide the necessary working capital to support the […]
ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–VivaQuant, a digital health company with powerful technology to accurately and efficiently identify and report cardiac arrhythmias, has received FDA clearance for its RX-1 wearable device. RX-1 continuously monitors a patient’s ECG as they go about their normal daily activities, identifies arrhythmias, and communicates the information to […]
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., April 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Murj, the digital healthcare company providing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) management, announced today the immediate availability of Murj 2.0. This revolutionary implantable cardiac device management software empowers clinicians to deliver superior patient care in ways never before possible. […]
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MyoKardia, Inc. (Nasdaq: MYOK), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering a precision medicine approach for the treatment of serious cardiovascular diseases, today announced the publication of results from the company’s Phase 2 PIONEER-HCM study of mavacamten in an upcoming issue of […]
GARDNER, Mass., April 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. (OTCQB: PEYE) today announced that it has received a follow-on order totaling $2,216,000 from CardioFocus, Inc. for the manufacture of a cardiovascular endoscope to support the HeartLight Endoscopic Ablation System. Deliveries are scheduled to be made over two […]
SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — EBR Systems, Inc., developer of the world’s only wireless cardiac pacing system for heart failure, today announced that Dr. Mary Norine “Minnow” Walsh has become Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) of the SOLVE CRT clinical study. The SOLVE CRT (Stimulation of the Left Ventricular Endocardium for Cardiac […]
MENLO PARK, Calif., April 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Ablacon, Inc. (www.ablacon.com), a Wheat Ridge, CO-based company developing an advanced mapping system to guide the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AFib), today announced the closing of a $21.5 million Series A financing round led by Ajax Health. Ablacon’s novel algorithm uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze and visualize […]
DUBLIN – April 30, 2019 – Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced the U.S. launch of the Solitaire(TM) X Revascularization Device – and its first use in patients for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. For ten years, the industry-leading Solitaire(TM) Revascularization Device has enabled physicians in helping patients have a better […]
Quebec City, Quebec, April 30, 2019 – Opsens inc. (“Opsens” or the “Company”) (TSX:OPS) (OTCQX:OPSSF) is pleased to announce it has entered into a supply agreement as part of its long-term collaboration with Abiomed, Inc. (“Abiomed”) for the Impella CP® heart pump. Abiomed has awarded Opsens a five-year agreement to supply […]
