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FDA Classifies HeartWare(TM) HVAD(TM) Systems Unexpected Power Source Switching as Class I Recall

DUBLIN – June 1, 2018 – The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified Medtronic plc’s (NYSE: MDT) recent voluntary urgent field action related to the HeartWare(TM) HVAD(TM) System unexpected power source switching as a Class I recall. Class I recalls describe situations where there is reasonable risk of […]

Philips provides AEDs for New Cardiac Arrest Response System

AMSTERDAM and VAIL, Colo., June 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that it will be providing Philips HeartStart Onsite automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to Vail and Beaver Creek Mountains to create a cardiac arrest response system in collaboration with Starting Hearts and medic assist. To celebrate this, a launch event […]

LivaNova to Present at the Jefferies and Goldman Sachs Conferences

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ:LIVN) (“LivaNova” or the “Company”), a market-leading medical technology company, today announced company executives will present at two upcoming healthcare conferences. Chief Executive Officer Damien McDonald and Chief Financial Officer Thad Huston will participate in the Jefferies 2018 Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, June 6 in New […]

Merit Medical Announces Leadership Change and Appointment of Interim CFO

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, May 31, 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 Bernard Birkett has resigned as Chief Financial Officer […]

Hancock Jaffe Laboratories, Inc. Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering

IRVINE, Calif., May 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hancock Jaffe Laboratories, Inc. (“HJLI”), a company specializing in bioprosthetic medical devices to establish improved standards of care for treating cardiac and vascular diseases, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 1,500,000 units, each unit consisting of one share […]

Novoheart Becomes Member of International Consortium Advancing Cardiac Safety in Drug Development

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Novoheart (“Novoheart” or the “Company”) (TSX-V:NVH) (FWB:3NH), a global stem cell biotechnology company, announced today that it has become a member of the Cardiac Safety Technical Committee of the Health and Environmental Sciences Institute (HESI), an industry-led, international consortium including major pharmaceutical and […]

EuroPCR Establishes Nobles Medical Technologies II As The Potential Leader In The Rapidly Growing PFO Closure Market

PARIS, May 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Nobles Medical Technologies II, Inc. (NMT 2) today announced that following a highly successful showing at EuroPCR of the NobleStitch, the company will accelerate its sales, marketing and proctoring efforts to meet the increased demand in both existing countries and new territories.   The company noted receiving un-paralleled […]