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Rebound Therapeutics Announces FDA Clearance of the Aurora Surgiscope System for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rebound Therapeutics® Corporation today announced FDA 510k clearance of their AURORA Surgiscope® System, the world’s first single-use disposable Neurosurgical Endoscope for minimally invasive access, visualization and illumination of the target neuro anatomy. The Aurora Surgiscope System consists of two components: the sterile, single use, neurological endoscope called the Aurora Surgiscope […]

BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC LAUNCHES #UNITEDBYVISION CAMPAIGN Company gives the gift of vision to those in need, inspired by the launch of the CARTO VIZIGO Sheath

IRVINE, CA, JANUARY 23, 2019 – Biosense Webster, Inc., a worldwide leader in the diagnosis and treatment of heart arrhythmias and part of Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies*, announced today the launch of the #UnitedbyVision campaign. Inspired by the ability of the newly-launched CARTO VIZIGO Sheath which allows electrophysiologists […]

Imperative Care Announces FDA Clearance of Initial Products

CAMPBELL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Imperative Care, Inc., a company singularly dedicated to finding answers to unsolved problems in stroke, today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of its first family of access catheters, designed to deliver interventional treatments during minimally invasive neurovascular procedures for aneurysms, stroke and other brain […]

Paragonix Technologies Announces Presentation of the Paragonix SherpaPak™ Cardiac Transport System at the 55th Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting

BRAINTREE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Paragonix Technologies, Inc. will present the Paragonix SherpaPak™ Cardiac Transport System product line at Booth 924 during the 55th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) held in San Diego, from January 27 to January 29, 2019. The Paragonix SherpaPak™ CTS is the only FDA cleared and CE marked […]

Vascular Dynamics Names Prof. Martin Rothman Chief Medical Officer

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vascular Dynamics, Inc. (VDI), a privately held medical device company focused on innovative, minimally invasive device-based solutions for cardiovascular conditions, has announced the appointment of Martin T. Rothman FRCP, FACC, FESC as Chief Medical Officer, effective January 1st, 2019. Prof. Rothman is a world-renowned pioneer in interventional […]

MyoKardia Appoints William Fairey as Chief Commercial Officer

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MyoKardia, Inc. (Nasdaq: MYOK), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering a precision medicine approach for the treatment of heritable cardiovascular diseases, today announced the appointment of William C. Fairey as Chief Commercial Officer and Executive Vice President.  Mr. Fairey will have […]

New REDUCE-IT™ Trial Data Showing the Total Reduction in Ischemic Events Accepted for Presentation at the American College of Cardiology’s 68th Annual Scientific Session

BEDMINSTER, N.J., and DUBLIN, Ireland, Jan. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ:AMRN), a pharmaceutical company focused on improving cardiovascular health, announced that new data showing the reduction in total major adverse cardiovascular (i.e., ischemic) events shown in the landmark REDUCE-IT™ cardiovascular outcomes trial has been accepted for […]

InspireMD Announces Two Successful Live Clinical Case Transmissions Featuring CGuard™ EPS at the Leipzig Interventional Course (LINC) 2019

TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — InspireMD, Inc. (NYSE American: NSPR), developer of the CGuard™ Embolic Prevention System (EPS) for the prevention of stroke caused by the treatment of carotid artery disease, today announced that two successful live cases featuring CGuard™ EPS were presented at LINC 2019, […]

Philips and the American Heart Association join together to increase global survival rates of Sudden Cardiac Arrest

AMSTERDAM and DALLAS, Jan. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, and the American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary health organization devoted to a world of longer, healthier lives, today announced a collaboration to increase sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) survival rates in densely populated cities around the world. […]