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New Late Breaking Data Show Patients Treated with Penumbra’s Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy Technology for Pulmonary Embolism Experience Shorter Hospital Stays and Fewer Complications Compared to Other Treatment Options

Data presented for the first time this week at Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) 2024 Conference Findings reinforce the clinical, health economic and cost benefits of computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy to patients and the overall health system ALAMEDA, Calif., Nov. 5, 2024…

Medtronic: New data adds to body of research demonstrating safety and effectiveness of atherectomy

Comparative data and systematic literature review released at VIVA 2024 show breadth and depth of data supporting atherectomy as a treatment for peripheral arterial disease Medtronic, the global leader in healthcare technology, today announced results from two studies evaluating the utility of atherectomy for peripheral endovascular interventions. Results from both […]

PercAssist’s PSCA System – Intrapericardial Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) System for Cardiogenic Shock Presented at the TCT24

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PercAssist, Inc., a medical device company developing innovative technology for extravascular / extracardiac Mechanical Circulatory Support to provide hemodynamic improvements for patients in cardiogenic shock (CS), today announced that new data was presented at two sessions at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT24) Conference in Washington, DC, Oct. […]

Elucid Announces CCTA Reimbursement to be Doubled with CMS Rule

Decision makes crucial cardiovascular imaging and CT-based technologies more economically viable to hospital outpatient and ambulatory care providers November 04, 2024 07:05 AM Eastern Standard Time BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Elucid Bioimaging, Inc. has announced a final rule from US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that will significantly increase the reimbursement for cardiac computed […]

CVRx Announces Positive Outpatient Payment for Barostim Procedure in 2025

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CVRx, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVRX) (“CVRx”), a commercial-stage medical device company, announced today that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) assigned the Barostim procedure to New Technology Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) 1580. The APC payment of approximately $45,000 will continue in 2025, […]

Philips enrolls first patient in U.S. clinical trial for innovative integrated single-device to treat peripheral artery disease

Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced enrollment of the first patient in the U.S. THOR IDE clinical trial, which will study an innovative combined laser atherectomy and intravascular lithotripsy catheter developed by Philips, that integrates two critical PAD treatments into a single device. Procedures that previously required the use of two different devices can now be performed in a single procedure using a single device, simplifying workflows and procedures and potentially reducing the risk and improving outcomes for patients who might otherwise face multiple complex interventions.