The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ:LIVN), a market-leading medical technology company, today announced the publication of three separate studies highlighting the unique performance of its sutureless aortic valve, Perceval®. The results from the Perceval Aortic Heart Valve Study in North America, performed under a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Investigational Device […]
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Jan. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced today that it has exercised its option to purchase Cephea Valve Technologies, Inc., a privately held medical device company developing a less-invasive heart valve replacement technology for people with mitral valve disease. Financial terms were not disclosed. Abbott provided capital and secured an […]
PLEASANTON, Calif., Jan. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — QT Vascular Ltd., (the “Company” or “QT Vascular“, and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group“), is a global company engaged in the design, assembly and distribution of advanced therapeutic solutions for the minimally invasive treatment of vascular disease. The Company is pleased to announce that […]
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Terumo Cardiovascular Group, a global leader in cardiovascular surgery technologies, today announced the launch of its smallest full-size adult* oxygenator, the Capiox® NX19 Oxygenator with UltraPrime™ Technology. Terumo began sales of the product in the U.S. and Europe, and will expand its sales coverage to Japan and Asia. Through Terumo’s most […]
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Jan. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a global medical technology company, announced today that it will host a live webcast of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at 1 p.m. (ET). The webcast can be accessed from the BD corporate website at http://www.bd.com/investors/ and will […]
CARMAT (Paris:ALCAR) (FR0010907956, ALCAR), the designer and developer of the world’s most advanced total artificial heart, aiming to provide a therapeutic alternative for people suffering from end-stage biventricular heart failure, today announced an update on its clinical progress and recent developments, as well as its cash position at December 31, […]
MENLO PARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–iSchemaView, the worldwide leader in advanced imaging for stroke, today announced that the FDA has cleared the RAPID neuroimaging platform for use in selecting stroke patients who are likely to benefit from endovascular thrombectomy (clot removal). Specifically, this additional clearance means that RAPID CT-Perfusion and RAPID MR-Perfusion […]
IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–JenaValve Technology, Inc., a developer, manufacturer and marketer of differentiated transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) systems for the treatment of aortic valve disease, today announced the appointment of veteran medical device executive John T. Kilcoyne as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. In addition, he will serve as a […]
KIRKLAND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiac Dimensions®, a leader in the development of innovative, minimally invasive treatment modalities to address heart failure and related cardiovascular conditions, today announced the appointment of Carmelo Mastrandrea as the company’s Vice President of Sales. Mastrandrea is an accomplished medical device veteran, having held diverse leadership positions in sales […]
HINGHAM, Mass., Jan. 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Microbot Medical Inc. (Nasdaq: MBOT), a medical device company specializing in the design and development of transformational micro-robotic medical technologies, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with an institutional investor for the purchase of 455,323 shares of its […]
