IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW), today announced that the first patient has been treated in the RESTORE clinical trial, which will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the investigational HARPOON Beating Heart Mitral Valve Repair System in the United States and Canada. The HARPOON system uses a less-invasive technique than open-heart […]
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Major Breakthrough: DragonFly-T™ First Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair Surgery in China
HANGZHOU, China, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — On December 15, 2020, Professor Wang Jian‘an’s team from the Second Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine successfully applied the DragonFly-T™ Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Clamping System to perform the first human clinical application in mainland China. This is the first self-developed product for trans-femoral tricuspid regurgitation […]
Eindhoven’s Catharina Hospital Purchases ViewRay’s MRIdian Linac
Leading Clinical Training Hospital Aims to Begin MRIdian Patient Treatments in 2021 CLEVELAND, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — ViewRay, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRAY) announced today that Catharina Hospital in Eindhoven, Netherlands, also known as Catharina Ziekenhuis, has purchased a MRIdian® Linac MRI-Guided Therapy System, a cutting-edge radiation therapy device that combines the latest innovations in precision radiation delivery […]
VOTIS Subdermal Imaging Technologies And ii Ventures Announce Plans To Develop Preventative Medicine Devices To Screen For Peripheral Artery Disease In India
An estimated 41-54 million Indians have the disease, many undiagnosed Emphasis on impoverished rural sector, comprising 65.53% of the national population JERUSALEM and MUMBAI, India, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — VOTIS Subdermal Imaging Technologies, Ltd., an Israeli corporation, and ii Ventures Private Limited (iiV), an Indian company, announced today that they have entered into a […]
Ontrak Announces Closing of Follow-On Offering of Non-Convertible Preferred Stock
Company to use non-dilutive capital for working capital, M&A, investment in technology SANTA MONICA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ontrak, Inc. (NASDAQ: OTRK, OTRKP) (“Ontrak” or the “Company”), a leading AI-powered and telehealth enabled, virtualized healthcare company, today announced that it has closed its previously announced underwritten public offering of 1,730,000 shares of its 9.50% Series […]
Canon Medical Receives FDA Clearance for Compressed SPEEDER for 3D Exams on 1.5T MR, Enabling High-speed MR Imaging
New Software Version for Vantage Orian 1.5T Also Offers Solution to Help Clinicians Image and Quantify Fatty Liver Disease TUSTIN, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hospitals and institutions are continually looking for ways to improve diagnostic imaging throughput, especially in today’s environment where disinfection of systems and rooms in between patients is crucial. Now, […]
Extended FEops HEARTguide™ Offering Now Available
GENT, Belgium–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FEops, a digital health leader in personalized predictive planning for structural heart interventions, is proud to announce the new release of FEops HEARTguideTM. This includes the full range of the Boston Scientific WATCHMAN FLX™ devices, enhanced visualization for the prediction of paravalvular leak (PVL) and conduction abnormalities (CA) for […]
FDA Approves Labeling Update for Abbott’s HeartMate 3 Heart Pump for use in Pediatric Patients
– Abbott’s HeartMate 3™ heart pump approved for use for pediatric patients battling advanced heart failure – This life-saving technology provides new treatment option for underserved population ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved updated labeling for the […]
BioSig’s Division NeuroClear Technologies Signs a Research Agreement with the University of Minnesota
NeuroClear is set to commence experiments aimed at developing therapies for autonomic nervous system disease Westport, CT, Dec. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioSig Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: BSGM) (“BioSig” or the “Company”), a medical technology company commercializing a proprietary biomedical signal processing platform designed to improve signal fidelity and uncover […]
Occlutech’s Atrial Flow Regulator (AFR) Receives U.S. FDA Breakthrough Device Designation
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Occlutech, a privately-held company, announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company a Breakthrough Device designation for its first-in-class, implantable Atrial Flow Regulator (AFR) for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH). PAH affects hundreds of thousands in the U.S. and globally and […]



