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Avinger Appoints Jaafer Golzar, MD, FACC, FSCAI, as Chief Medical Officer

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avinger, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGR), a leading developer of innovative treatments for peripheral artery disease (PAD), today announced the appointment, effective immediately, of Jaafer Golzar, MD, as the Company’s Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Golzar provides Avinger with an extensive and impressive history of […]

Study Results Show Zio by iRhythm Improves Detection of Asymptomatic Atrial Fibrillation in At-Risk Population

SAN FRANCISCO, July 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRTC), a leading digital health care solutions company focused on the advancement of cardiac care, today announced that results of the mHealth Screening to Prevent Strokes (mSToPS) study, which showed increased detection of asymptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF) in high-risk […]

Medical Device Startup HeartHero Closes Seed Round Of Funding

DENVER, July 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Medical device startup HeartHero announced today that it has raised a $1.5 million seed round investment from a venture capital firm, angel investors and grant funding. Initial investments will help HeartHero build a next-generation automated external defibrillator (AED). The company, which surpassed its initial funding goal, will focus now […]

Otsuka Medical Devices, Otsuka Holdings and ReCor Medical Announce Signing of Merger Agreement

TOKYO and PALO ALTO, Calif., July 10, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. (“Otsuka Holdings”), Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd. (“Otsuka Medical Devices”) and ReCor Medical, Inc. (“ReCor”) announce the signing of a merger agreement pursuant to which Otsuka Holdings will acquire the remaining shares in ReCor from its current holders. The transaction is […]

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. to Release Fiscal 2018 Fourth-Quarter Results on July 30

ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI®) (NASDAQ: CSII) will release fourth-quarter results on July 30 after market close. In lieu of hosting a quarterly earnings conference call, CSI management will discuss fourth-quarter results at the beginning of its analyst day on July 31. The analyst day webcast will begin […]

Biotricity Provides Fiscal 2018 First Quarter Updates for Shareholders

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Biotricity Inc. (OTCQB:BTCY), a medical diagnostic and consumer healthcare technology company dedicated to delivering innovative, biometric remote monitoring solutions, today provided operational updates for its fiscal 2018 first quarter which ended June 30, 2018. The Company’s premier product, Bioflux, has achieved market expansion […]

NobleStitch™ EL PFO Closure Performed Live For TVT/ PFO 2018 Congress

FRANKFURT, Germany, July 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Prof. Dr. Achille Gaspardone, Director of Cardiology at Hospital of Sant’ Eugenio (Rome, Italy), and Prof. Dr. Horst Sievert MD, Director and Founder of Cardio Vascular Center (Frankfurt Germany), presented a LIVE PFO Closure to attendees of the Transcatheter Valve Therapies (TVT) Congress in Chicago, IL. The case was transmitted via […]

Neovasc Receives Expected Delisting Determination from Nasdaq Staff and Will Request Nasdaq Hearing

VANCOUVER, July 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Neovasc Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NVCN) (TSX: NVCN), a leader in the development of minimally invasive transcatheter mitral valve replacement technologies, today announced that it will request a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) as the next step in the process to seeking an […]

Boston Scientific to Acquire Cryterion Medical, Inc.

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., July 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Cryterion Medical, Inc., a privately-held company developing a single-shot cryoablation platform for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). The addition of this cryoballoon platform positions the company as the first to have both cryothermal […]