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Gore Introduces GORE® TAG® Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft with Reduced Profiles in Europe
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) today introduced reduced profiles for the most commonly used diameters of the GORE® TAG® Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft with ACTIVE CONTROL System. The reduced profile allows physicians to perform TEVAR in patients with smaller vessels where access is challenging and aortic anatomy is tortuous, […]
Abbott Offers a New Option for Physicians Treating Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Jan. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the TactiCath™ Contact Force Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled™, a new ablation catheter designed to help physicians accurately and effectively treat atrial fibrillation (AFib). The approval further expands Abbott’s portfolio of cardiac ablation tools that integrate […]
Verily Study Watch Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for ECG
In April of 2017, we launched Verily Study Watch, an investigational device for capturing health information from clinical research participants while serving as an easy-to-read watch for daily wear. Since then, Study Watch has been used by thousands of participants in clinical research studies run by Verily and through our partners, such […]
Preliminary In Vitro Data on Anaconda Biomed’s Advanced Thrombectomy System Presented at ABC WIN 2019
BARCELONA, Spain–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Anaconda Biomed, a medical technology company developing next generation thrombectomy systems for the treatment of ischemic stroke, has announced that preliminary in vitro data on its Advanced Thrombectomy System were unveiled at the 39th ABC-WIN meeting in Val d’Isère, France. Presented by Dr. Tommy Andersson, Professor of Neurointervention, AZ Groeninge, Kortrijk, Belgium and […]
Teleflex to Showcase the MANTA™ Vascular Closure Device from the Recently Acquired Essential Medical, Inc. at the Annual Meeting of the Leipzig Interventional Course (LINC) 2019, in Leipzig, Germany, on January 22-25
WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global provider of medical technologies with solutions in the fields of vascular and interventional access, surgical and cardiac care, will showcase the MANTA™ Vascular Closure Device as well as its portfolio for peripheral interventions at the Annual Meeting of the Leipzig Interventional […]
InspireMD’s CGuard™ Embolic Prevention System to be Prominently Featured in Live Case Transmissions at LINC, 22nd to the 25th January 2019, in Leipzig, Germany
TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — InspireMD, Inc. (NYSE AMER:NSPR), a leader in embolic prevention systems (EPS) / thrombus management technologies and neurovascular devices, today announced that its CGuard™ Carotid Embolic Prevention System (EPS) will be featured in two live case transmissions at the Leipzig Interventional Course […]
Swiss Enrollment Begins for FLEX Vessel Preparation System: The BELONG Study
TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — VentureMed Group, Inc., a medical device company that develops and markets innovative interventional vascular solutions, announced enrollment of the first patients in the BELONG Study –BEnefit of arterial vessel preparation by LONGitudinal micro-incisions before drug eluting balloon angioplasty of the superficial femoral and popliteal arteries. The primary […]
HighLife Closes a €32 Million Round B Financing
PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HighLife SAS, a medtech company focused on the development of a unique transcatheter mitral valve replacement (“TMVR”) system to treat patients suffering from mitral regurgitation, announced today it had closed a €32 million round of equity financing. Proceeds from the financing will be used to complete the development of the company’s transcatheter transseptal […]
THE SAGE GROUP Announces Publication of U.S. Acute Limb Ischemia (ALI) Incidence and Market Estimates
BEAUFORT, S.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A new analysis published by THE SAGE GROUP concludes that ALI represents a substantial market opportunity for pharmaceutical and interventional therapies. “Although the number of patients currently treated for an acute occlusion in the lower limbs is relatively small, the total market is surprisingly large,” stated Mary L. […]



