The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avinger, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVGR), a leading developer of innovative treatments for peripheral artery disease (PAD), today announced that physicians in 59 sites globally have successfully treated more than 500 patients with the next-generation Pantheris image-guided atherectomy system for the treatment of […]
by Ken Dropiewski, Principal Consultant – McDermott &Bull Executive Search 5 Top Mergers and Acquisitions in MedTech/Biotech for 2018 Who and Why? I started researching top M&A activity this year and came across multiple deals that were interesting regardless of their size. Some were headscratchers, but others seemed to make tremendous […]
TOKYO, Japan and HORSHAM, U.K., 13 December, 2018 — Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd. (“Otsuka Medical Devices”), a 100% subsidiary of Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd., and Veryan Medical Ltd. (“Veryan”) announce the completion of the acquisition of Veryan by Otsuka Medical Devices through its UK subsidiary Otsuka Medical Devices UK […]
ALAMEDA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Singulex announced today the granting of a significant European patent (EP 3168618) covering methods for determining myocardial infarction using any high sensitivity cardiac troponin assay with a sensitivity < 5 pg/mL. “The global clinical market is rapidly adopting high sensitivity cardiac troponin assays to better manage patients suspected […]
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced that a jury in the United States (U.S.) District Court for the District of Delaware determined that the Boston Scientific U.S. patent 8,992,608 is valid and that Edwards Lifesciences’ Sapien 3™ Aortic Valve infringes this patent and that Edwards owes Boston Scientific infringement damages […]
IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the global leader in patient-focused innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, commented today on a federal jury’s decisions in patent litigation between Edwards and Boston Scientific: The jury awarded $35 million in damages to Boston Scientific for infringement of U.S. […]
GALWAY, Ireland, Dec. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — An Irish medical device’s company, AuriGen Medical has won the prestigious Global Innovation Award at the ICI conference in Tel Aviv, Israel. ICI is the premier International Conference for Innovations in Cardiovascular Systems. The Global Innovation award attracted entries from the best medical device and pharmaceutical start-ups from […]
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Geneva Health Solutions (GHS), the leading cloud-based technology platform and service for managing data from implantable cardiac devices, announces triple-digit revenue growth in 2018, an indicator of the explosive growth of implantable cardiac device data expected in 2019. This year, GHS has also tripled its client base and workforce, […]
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. & TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Analytics 4 Life, a digital health company dedicated to improving existing diagnostic pathways, and Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd., today announced a collaborative agreement to investigate the use of Analytics 4 Life’s diagnostic imaging technology in pulmonary hypertension. The first 500-person clinical study has been initiated […]
SAN CARLOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioCardia®, Inc. [OTC: BCDA], a leader in the development of comprehensive solutions for cardiovascular regenerative therapies, today announced its 510(k) submission for U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the AVANCE™ steerable introducer, designed for introducing various cardiovascular catheters into the heart, including via the left side […]
