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Paragonix Technologies, Inc., Announces 510(k) Clearance Allowing for Use of the Paragonix SherpaPak™ Cardiac Transport System with Pediatric and Small Donor Hearts

BRAINTREE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Paragonix Technologies, Inc. today announced that it received clearance by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a design enhancement allowing for the use of the Paragonix SherpaPak™ Cardiac Transport System (CTS)1,2 with small and pediatric donor hearts. Starting in Q1 2019, Paragonix SherpaPak™ CTS will now be shipped with […]

HeartGuide, the highly-anticipated first wearable blood pressure monitor from Omron, available for pre-order on December 20th

LAKE FOREST, Ill., Dec. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Omron Healthcare, the number one doctor and pharmacist recommended blood pressure monitor brand, will open pre-orders for its new HeartGuide™, the first wearable blood pressure monitor, on December 20th at 12:00pm EST in the United States on OmronHealthcare.com. HeartGuide, an oscillometric blood pressure monitor in the design of a wrist watch, […]

InspireMD Announces Publication of Meta-Analysis Citing Benefits of Next Generation Mesh-Covered Carotid Stent Systems

TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — InspireMD, Inc. (NYSE American: NSPR), developer of the CGuard™ Embolic Prevention System (EPS) for the prevention of stroke caused by the treatment of carotid artery disease, today announced the publication of a meta-analysis of four clinical studies involving dual layered and […]

Innovative Cardiovascular Solutions Raises $8M in Series C Financing

KALAMAZOO, Mich., Dec. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Innovative Cardiovascular Solutions, LLC (ICS), a privately-held clinical stage company developing the Emblok™ Embolic Protection System, today announced the completion of a Series C round of financing, raising a total of $8M. Proceeds from this round will support clinical trials in the U.S. and Europe as well as manufacturing […]

Cardiva Medical Announces FDA Approval of the VASCADE MVP Vascular Closure System for Multi-Site Vessel Closure Following Electrophysiology Procedures

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiva Medical, Inc., an innovator in the field of vascular closure, today announced that the company has received PMA approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the VASCADE® MVP Venous Vascular Closure System. VASCADE MVP is the first and only vascular closure system designed […]

Merit Medical Acquires Assets of Vascular Insights, LLC

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, Dec. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMSI), a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used in interventional, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, particularly in cardiology, radiology, oncology, critical care and endoscopy, today announced that it has acquired substantially all of the […]

DalCor Announces Completion of Patient Enrollment in dal-GenE, the First Phase 3 Precision Medicine Cardiovascular Outcomes Trial in Coronary Heart Disease

LONDON and MONTREAL, Dec. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DalCor today announced the completion of patient enrollment in the dal-GenE study, the first Phase 3 precision medicine cardiovascular  outcomes trial in coronary heart disease. The dal-GenE study is evaluating the efficacy of the CETP inhibitor dalcetrapib to reduce clinical cardiovascular […]

Hancock Jaffe Receives Approval for First-in-Human VenoValve Study

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hancock Jaffe Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq: HJLI, HJLIW), a company specializing in medical devices that restore cardiac and vascular health, announced today that it has received regulatory approval from INVIMA, the Colombian equivalent of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, for its first-in-human […]

Aortica Corp. Announces FDA Approves Medtronic Valiant NAVION™ for Inclusion in Starnes’ Physician-Sponsored IDE

BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aortica Corporation today announced that FDA has approved a supplement to an ongoing Physician Sponsored IDE study at the University of Washington (UW) sponsored by Principal Investigator & Chief of Vascular Surgery Dr. Benjamin Starnes. The positive decision allows the use of Medtronic’s Valiant NAVION™ stent graft system […]

Bardy Diagnostics™ Selected As Winner Of The Fierce Innovation Life Sciences Award

SEATTLE, Dec. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Bardy Diagnostics, Inc., (“BardyDx”), a leading provider of ambulatory cardiac monitoring technologies and custom data solutions, announced today that it has been selected as a winner in the sixth annual Fierce Innovation Awards: Life Sciences Edition, an awards program from the leading industry publisher of FierceBiotech and FiercePharma aimed at identifying and showcasing outstanding innovations driving improvements […]