The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
BRAMPTON, Ontario, July 26, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Medtronic Canada, a subsidiary of Medtronic plc, today announced it has received a Health Canada licence and is launching its first and only magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) conditional cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds) for heart failure. Heart failure causes or contributes to […]
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Surmodics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRDX), a leading provider of medical device and in vitro diagnostic technologies, today announced it has received an investigational device exemption (IDE) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate a pivotal clinical trial of the SurVeil™ drug-coated balloon (DCB). The randomized […]
SAN CARLOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioCardia®, Inc. [OTC: BCDA], a leader in the development of comprehensive solutions for cardiovascular regenerative therapies, today announced completion of treatment for the 10-patient roll-in cohort for the pivotal Phase III CardiAMP Heart Failure Trial. A pre-specified review of the 30-day outcomes in this cohort by the Data […]
Penumbra Inc. Recalls 3D Revascularization Device Due to Wire Material That May Break or Separate During Use Penumbra Inc. is recalling the Penumbra 3D Revascularization device because there is a risk of the delivery wire breaking or separating during use. Fractured pieces of the delivery wire could be left inside […]
JULY 26, 2017 BY Ken Dropiewski (ken@prime-core.com) In March, Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute announced completion of its state-of-the-art cath lab, with the first next ten image-guided therapy system was being designed to reduce radiation exposure, decrease prep and procedure time and visually eliminate human error in the preparation and treatment […]
PRESS RELEASE ABBOTT PARK, Ill., July 25, 2017 — Abbott today announced that the first patient has been enrolled in a clinical study evaluating the short-term use of common blood thinning medicines, called dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), after receiving a XIENCE everolimus-eluting coronary stent. The study, called XIENCE Short DAPT, […]
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Roxwood Medical Inc., a leading provider of advanced cardiovascular specialty catheters, today announced it has entered into an exclusive agreement with Abbott for distribution of Roxwood products in the United States. “This partnership with Abbott’s vascular business is a major milestone for Roxwood that allows far […]
Johnson & Johnson rolls Pulsar Vascular, Neuravi into new Cerenovus neurovascular biz JULY 25, 2017 BY BRAD PERRIELLO – MassDevice Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) said yesterday that it’s medical device division is rolling the Pulsar Vascular and Neuravi acquisitions into a new neurovascular business dubbed Cerenovus. The New Brunswick, N.J.-based healthcare giant said the new brand, unveiled at […]
WASHINGTON, July 24, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Because obesity affects one in six U.S. children and adolescents, there is a pressing need to identify the subset of overweight or obese kids at the highest risk of developing cardiovascular and metabolic complications and to direct interventions to them. Since frameworks used to identify adults […]
WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global provider of medical technologies for critical care and surgery, has announced today that its Arrow® Seldinger Arterial Catheterization Device received market clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “As we continue to discover new and innovative solutions, the Seldinger Arterial […]
