The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Acutus Medical will highlight the benefits of its AcQMap advanced cardiac imaging and mapping visualization system at AF Symposium January 24-26 in Boston. The AcQMap system enables physicians to have a more precise approach to strategically address atrial arrhythmias by uncovering the true electrical activation pattern of the heart in […]
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Jan. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced sales of $20.4 billion for the fourth quarter of 2018, an increase of 1.0% as compared to the fourth quarter of 2017. Operational sales results increased 3.3% and the negative impact of currency was 2.3%. Domestic sales increased 1.5%. International […]
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Jan. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The Board of Directors of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.77 per common share, payable on March 29, 2019 to holders of record on March 8, 2019. The indicated annual dividend rate is $3.08 per share. In addition, the Board of Directors has declared […]
LEIPZIG, Germany and MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) announced positive 12-month data demonstrating that patients who were treated with the VICI VENOUS STENT® System for iliac and femoral vein obstructions exhibited a high rate of patent, or open, target lesions. Primary safety and efficacy results from the VIRTUS trial […]
CLEVELAND, Jan. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — ViewRay, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRAY) announced today the five-year anniversary of patient treatments with MRIdian MRI-guided radiation therapy at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. As one of the world’s leading cancer centers, Siteman is known for pioneering the advancement and adoption of […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
