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Genesis MedTech announces FDA Breakthrough Device designation for the J-Valve™ Transfemoral System

BURLINGAME Calif., Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Genesis MedTech, a leading medical device company, today announced that its J-Valve™ Transfemoral (TF) System has been granted Breakthrough Device designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This innovative heart valve has been granted Breakthrough Device designation for the proposed indication of treatment of severe […]

MicroVention Announces 5-Year Clinical Trial Data and Size Additions for its WEB Aneurysm Embolization System; WEB is Most Well-Studied Intrasaccular Device Available Today

SAN DIEGO & ALISO VIEJO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MicroVention, Inc., a global neurovascular company and wholly owned subsidiary of Terumo Corporation, announced the publication of WEB-IT 5-year follow-up data and the addition of two sizes to its WEB Aneurysm Embolization System. With this five-year clinical trial data just recently published, WEB is the most well […]

Anteris Technologies Announces First Successful Implantation of DurAVR™ THV in a Valve-in-Valve Procedure

BRISBANE, Australia & MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Anteris Technologies Ltd, (Anteris or the Company) (ASX: AVR), a structural heart company developing DurAVR™ THV, a new class of biomimetic heart valve and the world’s only balloon-expandable, single-piece transcatheter aortic valve shaped to mimic the performance of a native human aortic valve, announces that the DurAVR™ […]

Route 92 Medical Announces Publication of a Retrospective Study in the Interventional Neuroradiology Journal

SAN MATEO, Calif., July 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Route 92 Medical, Inc., a privately held medical technology company dedicated to improving outcomes for patients undergoing neurovascular intervention, today announced the publication of a first-in-human study featuring the FreeClimb® 70 reperfusion system in the Interventional Neuroradiology Journal. The study, conducted across five U.S. centers and one international […]

Amarin and Lotus Pharmaceuticals Announce Exclusive Partnership Agreement to Commercialize Vazkepa® (Icosapent Ethyl) in Southeast Asia and South Korea

DUBLIN, Ireland and BRIDGEWATER, N.J. and NANTOU, Taiwan, July 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ:AMRN) and Lotus Pharmaceuticals (1795:TT; “Lotus”) today announced that the two companies have entered into a long-term exclusive partnership to distribute and commercialize VAZKEPA® (icosapent ethyl) across 10 countries, including nine in Southeast Asia […]

Aidoc Introduces the First and Only AI-Powered Solution to Identify Suspected Posterior and Anterior Large and Medium Vessel Occlusions

NEW YORK, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Aidoc, a pioneering force in clinical AI, announced today the launch of its revolutionary Full Brain Solution. This new solution will significantly expand the anatomy analyzed by AI to identify suspected strokes, allowing for identification and care coordination of patients with medium vessel occlusions […]

Study Confirms Ultromics’ AI Can Improve HFpEF Detection Using a Single Echocardiogram View

OXFORD, England, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Applying AI to a single apical four chamber (A4C) view echocardiogram provides accurate information to detect heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), according to research published today in JACC Advances.1 The study, presented at the American Society of Echocardiography Annual Scientific Session, demonstrates the platform […]

Society for Vascular Surgery Responds to New York Times Article on Overuse of Interventions in Vascular Surgery

ROSEMONT, Ill., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), the leading medical organization dedicated to advancing quality in vascular health care, has issued a response to a recent New York Times article detailing allegations of overuse of interventions to treat patients with peripheral vascular disease.  SVS sent a strong message that it is inaccurate […]

Ionis completes enrollment in landmark Phase 3 CARDIO-TTRansform study in patients with TTR-mediated amyloid cardiomyopathy

CARLSBAD, Calif., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IONS) today announced the completion of enrollment in the Phase 3 CARDIO-TTRansform cardiovascular outcomes study of eplontersen in patients with transthyretin-mediated amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), a large and growing patient population at risk of life-threatening cardiovascular (CV) events. The study enrolled more than 1,400 patients. […]

FDA Clears Numares Health Cardiovascular Diagnostic Test and Core Technology Platform

THE WOODLANDS, Texas and REGENSBURG, Germany, Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The US Food and Drug Administration has cleared a Numares Health test, the AXINON® LDL-p Test System, as a new tool physicians can use to measure lipoproteins for patients at risk for cardiovascular disease. Currently, Numares is the only company in the US selling an FDA-cleared […]