The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
Mountain View, Calif., March 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Kinetic River Corp., a leader in custom flow cytometry instrumentation, announced today that it has been selected by the University of California, Davis, as a subcontractor on a National Science Foundation research grant. Prof. James Chan, the Principal Investigator on the NSF grant, is leading the […]
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., March 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — CardioFocus, Inc., a medical device company dedicated to advancing ablation treatment for atrial fibrillation (AFib), today announced the first enrollments in a clinical study evaluating use of the HeartLight X3 System in an early persistent AFib patient population. The 60 patient, prospective study will be led […]
VANCOUVER, March 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Neovasc Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NVCN)(TSX: NVCN), a leader in the development of minimally invasive transcatheter mitral valve replacement technologies and in the development of minimally invasive devices for the treatment of refractory angina, today announced that its Tiara™ (“Tiara”) transcatheter mitral valve replacement device […]
TEL AVIV, Israel, March 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Vascular Graft Solutions Ltd. (VGS) announces the completion of patient enrollment in the company’s US Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) randomized, controlled pivotal study, evaluating the efficacy of the VEST external support for saphenous vein grafts in coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery. The study enrolled 224 […]
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — MCRA, LLC, a leading medical device consulting firm and clinical research organization (CRO) that integrates regulatory, clinical research, reimbursement, compliance and quality assurance, is pleased to announce the expansion of its cardiovascular consulting activities through the hiring of Michael C. John, MPH, as its new Vice President […]
KALAMAZOO, Mich., March 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Innovative Cardiovascular Solutions, LLC (ICS), a privately held medical device company, today announced the first clinical use of its next-generation Emblok™ Embolic Protection System in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures in its European feasibility study. The cases were successfully performed by primary investigator […]
DUBLIN – March 4, 2019 – Medtronic plc (the “Company”) (NYSE:MDT) today announced the upsizing of the previously-announced cash tender offers by its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Medtronic, Inc. and Covidien International Finance S.A. (“CIFSA” and, together with Medtronic, Inc., the “Offerors”) for up to $1.9 billion combined aggregate purchase price (excluding accrued […]
March 4, 2019- Minnesota, United States and Melbourne, Australia – Osprey Medical (ASX: OSP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Jim Surek as Vice President, Sales effective from March 1st. Mr Surek brings a wealth of experience and expertise to Osprey. He has over 25 years of senior […]
WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vesper Medical, Inc., a private medical device company developing innovative venous stent solutions for peripheral vascular disease, today announced the appointment of Mark J. Garcia, MD, FSIR, FACR as its Chief Medical Officer. “Dr. Garcia has brought a wealth of clinical experience treating deep venous disease to our Board […]
KFAR-SABA, ISRAEL & ALISO VIEJO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CathWorks announced that Mike Feher has joined CathWorks as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. His appointment coincides with US commercialization of the CathWorks FFRangio™ System. Mr. Feher will initially focus on the development of financial and operational capabilities, as well as creating […]
