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SoniVie Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for the TIVUS System for Renal Artery Denervation

– SoniVie Acquires New Intellectual Property and Other Assets from Cardiosonic Moving TIVUS into New Therapeutic Areas Beyond Pulmonary Hypertension – TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SoniVie, an Israeli company developing a novel proprietary Therapeutic Intra-Vascular Ultrasound (TIVUS) System to treat a variety of hypertensive disorders, […]

Cytokinetics Announces Progression of REDWOOD-HCM to Cohort 2

Interim Analysis of Data from Cohort 1 Demonstrate Substantial Effects of CK-274 to Reduce LVOT Gradient in Patients with Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy with No Dose Interruptions Due to Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Below 50% SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) today announced […]

Sirtex Medical announces strategic investment in BlackSwan Vascular, Inc.

Agreement includes investment to support clinical trials for potential first FDA-approved liquid embolic system for a peripheral vascular indication and option to acquire the company WOBURN, Mass., Dec. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Sirtex Medical (Sirtex), a leading manufacturer of targeted liver cancer therapies, announced a strategic investment in BlackSwan Vascular, Inc. (BlackSwan), a Bay […]

Coala Life Launches First Direct-To-Patient Telecardiology Service

Coala Connect Rx service enables patients to virtually be prescribed a Coala Heart Monitor. The service is covered by most US healthcare plans and offered in partnership with US cardiologists. IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Coala Life, the award-winning Swedish innovator of real-time remote cardiac monitoring solutions announces the launch of […]

VOLTA MEDICAL’s VX1 AI software for use in atrial fibrillation mapping now FDA cleared

MARSEILLE, France, Dec. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Volta Medical, a pioneering French-based HealthTech startup is pleased to announce that it has obtained FDA clearance for its revolutionary VX1 AI (artificial intelligence) software. This is the first FDA clearance for an AI based tool in interventional cardiac electrophysiology. VX1 is a machine and deep […]

Medical Ingenuities Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for PH Band

Novel radial artery occlusion device removes the guesswork from achieving Patent Hemostasis HOLLAND, Mich., Dec. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Genesis Innovation Group’s cultivate(MD) Capital Fund II LP, a fund focused on investments into early stage healthcare companies with innovative technologies, announces that one of their portfolio companies, Wheaton, IL-based Medical Ingenuities, a medical device company […]

Artio Medical Expands Leadership Team, Hires General Counsel and Vice President of Corporate Development

Prairie Village, KS – December 8, 2020 – Artio Medical, Inc., a medical device company developing innovative products for the peripheral vascular, neurovascular, and structural heart markets, today announced the appointment of John Ayres to the position of Vice President of Corporate Development and General Counsel. Mr. Ayres comes to […]

Stanford Surgeon Venita Chandra Joins Alucent Biomedical Scientific Advisory Board as Company Enters Arteriovenous Fistula Market

SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alucent Biomedical, a privately held medical technology company founded to transform the way vascular disease is treated, today announced Venita Chandra, M.D., will join the company’s scientific advisory board. Dr. Chandra is board certified in both general and vascular surgery. She is a clinical associate professor of surgery […]

Neovasc Announces US$6.1 Million Registered Direct Offering Priced At-the-Market

VANCOUVER and MINNEAPOLIS, MN, Dec. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — Neovasc, Inc.(“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN) announced today that it has entered into definitive agreements with certain healthcare-focused institutional investors for the sale of an aggregate of 6,230,803 common shares at a purchase price of US$0.9801 per common […]