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Milestone Pharmaceuticals Appoints Paul Edick Chairman of its Board of Directors

MONTREAL and CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Milestone Pharmaceuticals, a late-stage biopharmaceutical company developing acute therapies for the treatment of episodic cardiovascular conditions, today announced the appointment of Paul Edick as Chairman of its Board of Directors. Mr. Edick currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xeris Pharmaceuticals, a publicly traded specialty pharmaceutical company […]

Ortho’s VITROS® High Sensitivity Troponin I Assay for the Diagnosis of Heart Attack Now CE Marked, Available in EU Countries

RARITAN, N.J., April 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, a global leader of in vitro diagnostics, announced CE Mark for its next-generation VITROS® High Sensitivity Troponin I assay. This new assay is the latest addition to the company’s robust cardiology menu and is a critical tool for clinicians who are seeking improved […]

UC Davis Health Images First U.S. Patient Using Ultra-High Resolution CT with Canon Medical’s Aquilion Precision

TUSTIN, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–University of California, Davis (UC Davis) Health is the first institution in the U.S. to use Ultra-High Resolution CT (UHR CT) for clinical imaging, thanks to the installation of the Aquilion Precision™ from Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. Reports in the initial use of this technology from global centers indicate significantly […]

Corindus Announces First Robotic-Assisted Interventions in Japan for CorPath GRX Post-Market Study

WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc. (“Corindus” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: CVRS), a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, announced today that the first clinical robotic-assisted PCI procedures in Japan were completed in partnership with Takafumi Ueno, MD, PhD, Director of Interventional Cardiology, Center of Cardiovascular Disease, Kurume University Hospital. These […]

Surfacer® Inside-Out® Access Catheter System to be Featured at 2019 Charing Cross (CX) International Annual Symposium

SAN ANTONIO, April 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Bluegrass Vascular Technologies (Bluegrass Vascular), a private medical technology company focused on innovating lifesaving devices and methods for vascular access procedures, announced today events taking place at the Charing Cross (CX) International Symposium this week in London, United Kingdom on April 15-18, 2019. Leading clinicians will discuss experience with the Surfacer® Inside-Out® Access Catheter […]

Intact Vascular’s Tack Endovascular System® Receives FDA Approval

WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intact Vascular, Inc., a private medical device company committed to developing solutions for minimally invasive peripheral vascular procedures, today announced it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the Tack Endovascular System (6F), a purpose-built dissection repair device implanted post-angioplasty in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). […]

Omron Healthcare Announces April 15th Pre-Order Availability of Complete™, the First Blood Pressure Monitor with EKG Capability

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. […]

DABRA Excimer Laser Atherectomy to be Presented in Key Events at Charing Cross International Symposium

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 […]

FH Foundation Expands FIND FH® to Speed Diagnosis of Individuals with Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia

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 […]

Stryker Launches LIFEPAK® CR2 Defibrillator with LIFELINKcentral™ AED Program Manager in the United States

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 […]