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, announced today that Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has approved the Diamondback 360®Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System (OAS) with Classic Crown […]
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Intact Vascular Announces Enrollment Completion of TOBA II BTK Clinical Trial
WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intact Vascular, Inc., a developer of medical devices for minimally invasive peripheral vascular procedures, today announced its Tack Optimized Balloon Angioplasty II BTK (TOBA II BTK) clinical trial successfully completed enrollment, ahead of schedule. This study further augments Intact Vascular’s robust clinical program and is notably the first pivotal trial investigating a […]
Abiomed to Present at the 37th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
DANVERS, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Abiomed, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABMD), a leading provider of breakthrough heart support technologies, today announced that Michael R. Minogue, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 37th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, January 7, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST. The […]
CathWorks Names Paul Kapsner as Vice-President of Sales
KFAR-SABA, Israel & ALISO VIEJO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CathWorks announced that Paul Kapsner has been named as Global Vice President of Sales. His appointment coincides with recent United States FDA clearance of the company’s CathWorks FFRangio™ System. His initial focus will be on accelerating the clinical and commercial organization in the United States. […]
Mesoblast Corporate Review
NEW YORK and MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mesoblast will enter 2019 with the most mature cell therapy product pipeline and technology platform in the regenerative medicine industry. Two commercial products have already been approved and marketed by the Company’s licensees JCR Pharmaceuticals Co, Ltd. in Japan and […]
Edwards’ SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve Receives FDA Approval
IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the global leader in patient-focused innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, today announced that the SAPIEN 3 Ultra system has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for transcatheter aortic valve replacement in severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis patients […]
Boston Scientific Exercises Option to Acquire Millipede, Inc.
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 […]
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. Announces First Patients Treated in United States with OrbusNeich Teleport® Microcatheter
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 […]
Venus Medtech Completes Merger with Keystone Heart, LTD
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 […]
Endologix, Inc. to Present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
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 […]



