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Vascugen Licenses Stem Cell Technology for Blood Vessel Regeneration Developed at IU School of Medicine

INDIANAPOLIS, May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Vascugen Inc. today announced that it has licensed a suite of intellectual property developed at the Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine related to blood vessel formation from adult stem cells. The regenerative medicine company is focused on finding therapies to repair tissues damaged by reduced blood flow due to disease […]

CryoLife to Present at Deutsche Bank 43rd Annual Health Care Conference

ATLANTA, May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE: CRY), a leading cardiac and vascular surgery company focused on aortic disease, announced today that it will participate in a fireside chat presentation at the upcoming Deutsche Bank 43rd Annual Health Care Conference on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Boston. A live webcast of […]

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Supports ERAS® Cardiac Surgery Consensus Statement of Best Practices to Enhance Recovery After Heart Surgery

RARITAN, N.J., May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, a global leader of in vitro diagnostics, welcomes and supports today’s inclusion of the biomarkers in the NephroCheck® Test, an FDA-cleared and CE-marked urine test that indicates kidney stress in advance of acute kidney injury (AKI), in consensus guidelines released by ERAS® Cardiac Surgery. The new […]

Actelion Submits Supplemental New Drug Application to US FDA Seeking Approval of OPSUMIT® (macitentan) for the Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH)

CHERRY HILL, N.J. and ALLSCHWIL, Switzerland, April 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd, one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, today announced the submission of a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking to expand the indication of OPSUMIT (macitentan) to include the treatment […]

Edwards Lifesciences Enters Into Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement

IRVINE, Calif., May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the global leader in patient-focused innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, announced today that it entered into an accelerated share repurchase (ASR) agreement to repurchase an aggregate of $400 million of Edwards’ common stock.  Under the terms of this ASR agreement, […]

Conavi Medical Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance of the Novasight Hybrid System with Simultaneous Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Capabilities

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Conavi TM Medical Inc. (www.conavi.com) is pleased to announce that it has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its NovasightTM Hybrid System. The system enables simultaneous imaging of coronary arteries with both intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). IVUS or OCT are typically […]

Avinger’s Next Generation Pantheris Featured in Live Case Transmission at Charing Cross International Symposium 2018

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 30, 2018 – Avinger, Inc. (AVGR), a leading developer of innovative treatments for peripheral artery disease (PAD), announced that its next generation Pantheris® Lumivascular atherectomy system with extended nosecone was featured in a live case transmission at Charing Cross Symposium (CX) 2018 held in London, England. Charing Cross […]

Zynex Schedules 2018 First Quarter Earnings Release and Webcast

LONE TREE, Colo., May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Zynex (OTCQB: ZYXI), an innovative medical technology company specializing in the manufacture and sale of non-invasive medical devices for pain management, stroke rehabilitation, cardiac monitoring and neurological diagnostics, announced today that it will host the Company’s 2018 first quarter investor webcast on Tuesday, May […]

LuxCath to Showcase Its Breakthrough OmniView Light-Guided Ablation Catheter at HRS 2018

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LuxCath, LLC will showcase the next generation of its proprietary OmniView™ light-guided catheter ablation system at the 2018 Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) conference in Boston, May 9 to 12 at the Boston Convention Center. The OmniView light-guided ablation catheter is the only technology that can see into tissue during cardiac […]

Biomerics And ATL Technologies Acquire CRI Medical

SALT LAKE CITY and INDIANAPOLIS, April 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Biomerics and ATL Technology, in a joint venture (Biomerics ATL, LLC), announced on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, that they have entered into an agreement under which together they will acquire Catheter Research Inc. (CRI)‘s assets in the Indianapolis and Costa Rica divisions. CRI is a manufacturer of interventional catheters, tube sets, and other […]