The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Dec. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced it exercised its option to acquire the remaining shares of Millipede, Inc, a privately-held company in Santa Rosa, Calif., upon its recent successful completion of a first-in-human clinical study. The acquisition will expand the Boston Scientific Structural Heart portfolio to include […]
ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI®) (NASDAQ: CSII), a medical device company developing and commercializing innovative interventional treatment systems for patients with peripheral and coronary artery disease, today announced that the first patients in the United States were treated using the OrbusNeich® Teleport Microcatheter (Teleport), which recently received U.S. Food […]
HANGZHOU, China and CAESAREA, Israel and TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Venus Medtech (Hangzhou) Inc., the preeminent Chinese transcatheter heart valve company, today announced it has closed its Merger with Keystone Heart Ltd., a privately-held medical device company and makers of TriGUARD 3™. The Merger provides Venus Medtech with TriGUARD 3, the first Cerebral Embolic Protection Device designed […]
IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Endologix, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELGX), a developer and marketer of innovative treatments for aortic disorders, today announced that John Onopchenko, Chief Executive Officer, and Vaseem Mahboob, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the 37th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference at 4:30 p.m. PT on Monday, January 7, 2019 in San […]
WESTMINSTER, Colo., Dec. 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ARCA biopharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: ABIO), a biopharmaceutical company applying a precision medicine approach to developing genetically-targeted therapies for cardiovascular diseases, today announced that it has submitted an amendment to its Special Protocol Assessment (SPA)request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The amendment addresses […]
KFAR-SABA, Israel & ALISO VIEJO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CathWorks announced today that its FFRangio™ System received United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance. The FFRangio system demonstrated accuracy versus the invasive FFR wire in a blinded comparative study, FAST-FFR. The results of the FAST-FFR pivotal study were used to establish substantial […]
LAVAL, Québec, Dec. 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acasti Pharma Inc. (“Acasti or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ACST – TSX-V: ACST), a biopharmaceutical innovator focused on the research, development and commercialization of its prescription drug candidate CaPre® (omega-3 phospholipid) for the treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia (HTG), today announced it has reached […]
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: IRTC), a leading digital health care solutions company focused on the advancement of cardiac care, today announced the company will be participating in the upcoming J.P. Morgan 37th Annual Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, CA. iRhythm’s management is scheduled to […]
BRAINTREE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Paragonix Technologies, Inc. today announced that it received clearance by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a design enhancement allowing for the use of the Paragonix SherpaPak™ Cardiac Transport System (CTS)1,2 with small and pediatric donor hearts. Starting in Q1 2019, Paragonix SherpaPak™ CTS will now be shipped with […]
LAKE FOREST, Ill., Dec. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Omron Healthcare, the number one doctor and pharmacist recommended blood pressure monitor brand, will open pre-orders for its new HeartGuide™, the first wearable blood pressure monitor, on December 20th at 12:00pm EST in the United States on OmronHealthcare.com. HeartGuide, an oscillometric blood pressure monitor in the design of a wrist watch, […]
