The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc. (NYSE American: CVRS), a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, will feature its CorPath® GRX System at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2018 Conference, September 21 – 25, in San Diego, CA. Corindus’ CorPath GRX is the first FDA-cleared medical device for robotic-assisted vascular interventions. […]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), the leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today publication of data from exploratory cardiac assessments in the APOLLO Phase 3 study of patisiran, an RNAi therapeutic for the treatment of the polyneuropathy of hereditary transthyretin-mediated (hATTR) amyloidosis in adults. The results were published online today in the […]
SILVER SPRING, Md., Sept. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a device intended to treat acute coronary artery perforations, or tears in the blood vessels of the heart. The PK Papyrus Covered Coronary Stent System is the first device approved by the FDA for this indication in […]
SAN CARLOS, Calif., Sept. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — BioCardia®, Inc. [OTC :BCDA ], a leader in the development of comprehensive solutions for cardiovascular regenerative therapies, today announced the issuance of two United Statespatents. U.S. Patent No. 10,035,982 relates to methods of preparing culture-expanded cells for the treatment of heart failure. The patent has broad claims on […]
LISLE, Ill., Sept. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Endotronix, Inc., a digital health, medtech company dedicated to advancing the treatment of heart failure, today announced the close of a Series D financing round totaling $45 million. The round was led by LSP, investing from its LSP Health Economics Fund 2, and included Aperture Venture Partners, BioVentures Investors, Lumira Ventures, OSF […]
Ken Dropiewski Principal Consultant Life Science/Medical Device Practice Executive Summary: In January 2018, President Trump issued an Executive Order suspending the medical device tax (2.3% on revenue) for an additional 24 months. Further, because the moratorium is retroactive to January 1, 2018 -when the tax did commence, medical device […]
CUPERTINO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apple® today introduced Apple Watch® Series 4, redesigned and re-engineered to help users stay connected, be more active and manage their health in powerful new ways. While retaining the original iconic design, the fourth-generation Apple Watch has been refined, combining new hardware and software enhancements into a genuinely singular, […]
BURLINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Infraredx, Inc., a pioneer in intravascular imaging for mapping coronary artery disease, today announced that results from the highly anticipated Lipid-Rich Plaque (LRP) Study have been accepted as a late-breaking clinical trial at the 30th Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT), the annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, to […]
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 12, 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 the Journal of Vascular Surgery Venous and Lymphatic Disorders published an article on present and future options for treating deep vein disease, […]
Press release Malmö, September 12, 2018 Acarix gains market acceptance in Austria; new customers orders CADScor®System for ruling out Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). Acarix AB (publ) (“Acarix”) reports first sales in Austria for its handheld CADScor®System for early rule-out of CAD. The Austrian sales mirror growing success in neighboring Germany […]
