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The Children’s Heart Foundation and Cardiac Networks United Partner to Advance Congenital Heart Research

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Aug. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The Children’s Heart Foundation, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to funding congenital heart research, has announced a new partnership to advance the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of congenital heart defects. The foundation has committed $1.5 million in funding over the next five years to the University of Michigan Congenital Heart […]

Quanterix Corporation Releases Operating Results for Second Quarter 2019

BILLERICA, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Quanterix Corporation (NASDAQ: QTRX), a company digitizing biomarker analysis to advance the science of precision health, today announced financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. “We are pleased with our execution and yet another quarter of record results, with strong revenue growth and […]

CADScor®System – Significantly more effective than current practice

Malmö August 5, 2019 CADScor®System – Significantly more effective than current practice Acarix AB (publ) (ACARIX: FN Stockholm) today announced the publication of a meta-analysis including 2245 patients showing Acarix’s leading CADScor®System is more than three times as effective as current practice, implying clinical and economic advantages.  “Strong clinical evidence […]

BioCardia Announces Pricing of $10.0 Million Public Offering and Uplisting to Nasdaq

SAN CARLOS, Calif., Aug. 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioCardia, Inc. (NasdaqCM: BCDA, BCDAW), a leader in the development of comprehensive solutions for cardiovascular regenerative therapies, today announced the pricing of its public offering of 1,666,667 units at a price to the public of $6.00 per unit. Each unit issued in the […]

Vascular Graft Solutions Announces CE Mark Approval for FRAME FR External Support for AV Fistula Repair

TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — VGS – Vascular Graft Solutions Ltd. announced today it has received CE Mark Approval for the FRAME FR, a novel solution for repair and stabilization of high flow and aneurysmal arteriovenous fistulas in hemodialysis patients. Although AV fistula is the preferred access for hemodialysis, up to […]

B. Braun Interventional Systems Receives Breakthrough Device Designation Status from the FDA for SeQuent Please ReX Drug Coated PTCA Balloon Catheter

BETHLEHEM, Pa., Aug. 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — B. Braun Interventional Systems Inc. (BIS) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation for the SeQuent Please ReX drug-coated PTCA balloon catheter for the treatment of coronary in-stent restenosis (ISR). SeQuent Please ReX is […]

Avinger Reports 26% Sequential Revenue Growth in Second Quarter 2019

Revenue Growth Fuels Strong Operating Metrics Pantheris SV Limited Launch at Key U.S. Sites in July REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 31, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avinger, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVGR), a commercial-stage medical device company marketing the first and only intravascular image-guided, catheter-based system for diagnosis and treatment of patients with […]

Teleflex Announces Publication of “Pivotal Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the MANTA Percutaneous Vascular Closure Device”

WAYNE, Pa., Aug. 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX) today announced the publication of the “Pivotal Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the MANTA Percutaneous Vascular Closure Device.” The SAFE MANTA IDE Clinical Trial, the largest U.S. prospective multi-center study of a purpose-designed large […]