The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
BOSTON – Danvers-based Abiomed, Inc. has agreed to pay $3.1 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by purchasing lavish meals for physicians in order to induce them to use Abiomed’s Impella line of heart pumps. The United States contends that Abiomed sought to induce physicians to use its pumps, which cost more than $20,000 each, by buying meals for […]
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SentreHEART, Inc., the manufacturer of the LARIAT® Suture Delivery Device (LARIAT) will be participating in the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2018 meeting being held in Orlando, Florida, March 10-12, 2018. The meeting’s agenda includes several sessions dedicated to exploring device-based options for Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) […]
LOOMINGTON, Ind.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Cook Medical announced Dan Kaiser as the leader of global research and development (R&D). This dedicated engineering team will connect product development more closely to customer needs and accelerate the process of getting new products to market. “Our R&D team has been reorganized under a global structure […]
ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– ACC 2018: Booth #3127— At the American College of Cardiology’s 67th Annual Scientific Session and Expo, Siemens Healthineers launched its new portable cardiovascular ultrasound solution, the ACUSON Bonsai. According to a recent study, 34 million echo exams were performed in the U.S. in 2017.1 The ACUSON Bonsai addresses the challenge of these […]
TORONTO, March 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Baylis Medical Company is proud to announce that it has been named a 2018 winner of Canada’s Best Managed Companies, one of the country’s leading business award programs honouring excellence in Canadian-owned and managed businesses. Established in 1993, Canada’s Best Managed Companies recognizes those that demonstrate […]
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — Mar 08, 2018 — Novoheart (“Novoheart” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE: NVH)(FRANKFURT: 3NH) is pleased to announce that it has published a comprehensive study of the world’s first human heart-in-a-jar, in the prestigious bioengineering journal Biomaterials. The peer-reviewed paper showcases the human heart-in-a-jar’s unique ability to recapitulate […]
ATLANTA, March 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Fourth Quarter and Recent Business Highlights: Achieved fourth quarter revenues of $52.8 million Achieved double digit revenue growth on a percentage basis in BioGlue®, On-X, and tissue processing Recorded GAAP net loss of ($3.0) million, or ($0.09) per fully diluted common share; Non-GAAP net income of $4.0 million, or $0.11 per fully diluted […]
ALBANY, New York, March 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The global Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Systems market was valued at approximately US$ 3.1 Bn in 2016 is projected to register cumulative annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 5.3% from 2017 to 2025, according to a new report published by Transparency Market Research (TMR) titled “Cardiac Resynchronization […]
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Saranas, a medical device company with a cutting-edge technology for real-time detection and monitoring of internal bleeding during endovascular procedures, placed first runner-up at the Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) competition on March 6, 2018, in Washington, D.C. “We are extremely honored that our Early Bird™ Bleed Monitoring System has been recognized […]
LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ:LIVN) (“LivaNova”) today announced that it has entered into a definitive Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) to divest its Cardiac Rhythm Management business franchise to MicroPort Scientific Corporation (“MicroPort”). LivaNova and MicroPort executed and delivered the Purchase Agreement, pursuant to the terms of a binding Letter of Intent, […]
