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BioCardia to Present CardiAMP Cell Therapy Clinical Trial Data at European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure 2021

Cell Therapy Platform Demonstrates High Dose CD34+ Cell Performance Characteristics in Patients with Ischemic Heart Failure SAN CARLOS, Calif., June 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioCardia®, Inc. [Nasdaq: BCDA], a company focused on developing cellular and cell derived therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, today announces data from its CardiAMP […]

Philips announces first patient enrollment in DEFINE GPS global multicenter study to assess superiority of PCI procedures guided by co-registered iFR and interventional angiography

June 22, 2021 First patient enrolled in global randomized controlled trial with up to 3,200 participants at 100 sites comparing patient outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures guided by iFR data co-registered on the angiogram (interventional X-ray image) versus the current standard of care, an angiogram alone One of the largest-ever […]

Verve Therapeutics Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering and Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Verve Therapeutics (Nasdaq: VERV), a biotech company pioneering a new approach to the care of cardiovascular disease with single-course gene editing medicines, today announced the closing of its previously announced initial public offering of 16,141,157 shares of its common stock, which includes 2,105,368 shares […]

Cardiac Insight Announces 4th Generation of Its Cardea SOLO™ ECG Monitoring System

Leading ECG analysis platform speeds time to diagnosis and creates greater clinical efficiencies with expanded software capabilities BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiac Insight, Inc. (“Cardiac Insight” or the “Company”) is a healthcare innovator specializing in wearable cardiac sensors and proprietary software that automatically analyzes electrocardiogram (ECG) data to improve early detection and […]

Imbria Pharmaceuticals Announces Enrolment of the First 10 Patients in IMPROVE-DiCE, an Exploratory Phase 2 Study Investigating the impact of IMB-1018972 on Cardiac Energetics, Metabolism and Function in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Imbria Pharmaceuticals, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies designed to enhance cellular energetics for the treatment of major forms of heart disease and specific inborn errors of metabolism, today announced that the first 10 (ten) patients were dosed in the IMPROVE-DiCE Phase 2a, open-label study of IMB-1018972 […]

Caretaker Medical selected for MedTech Innovator’s Global Top 50 Medical Device Startup Showcase

Charlottesville, VA June 22, 2021 – Caretaker Medical, developer of the Caretaker™ Wireless Hemodynamic Patient Monitor has been selected for MedTech Innovator’s Annual Showcase and Accelerator for 2021. Caretaker Medical was selected from a field of over 1100 companies across 50 countries as one of the Top 50 MedTech firms […]

QualiMed Innovative Medizinprodukte GmbH, a Q3 Medical Devices Ltd Company, Receives European CE Mark Approval for UNITY-B™ Percutaneous Balloon Expandable Biodegradable Biliary Stent

Novel Biodegradable Stent Technology Approved for Sale in Europe WINSEN, Germany, June 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — QualiMed Innovative Medizinprodukte GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dublin, Ireland based Q3 Medical Devices Limited (Q3), announced that it has received CE mark approval for a dedicated percutaneous biodegradable metal alloy based stent implant for biliary applications, the UNITY-B Percutaneous Balloon […]

Sensome Receives FDA “Breakthrough Device Designation” for its AI-powered Stroke Guidewire

PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sensome, the company pioneering the connected medical device revolution with the world’s smallest biological tissue sensor, announced today that it has been granted a Breakthrough Device designation by the Center of Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Clotild® Smart Guidewire System designed […]

Medtronic Receives FDA Expanded Approval for Arctic Front™ Family of Cardiac Cryoablation Catheters for Initial Use for Recurrent Symptomatic Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

– First and Only Approval to Indicate Cryoablation as an Initial Rhythm Control Strategy – Offers Safe, Effective Alternative to Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy for the Prevention of Atrial Arrythmia Recurrence DUBLIN, June 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), the global leader in medical technology, today announced it received U.S. Food and Drug […]