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Foldax Named Cardiovascular Device Company of the Year by MedTech Outlook

SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Foldax® announced today that it has been selected as Company of the Year among 10 cardiovascular device company finalists by MedTech Outlook Magazine. Foldax was honored for its innovative Tria™ heart valve, the first biopolymer heart valve to receive FDA approval for a U.S. clinical trial. Foldax has reinvented every […]

GE Healthcare Receives FDA Clearance for Vivid Ultra Edition, AI-Powered Cardiovascular Ultrasound System Designed to Shorten Diagnostic Exam Time and Improve Measurement Consistency

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GE Healthcare today announced U.S. FDA 510k clearance for its Ultra Edition package on Vivid1 cardiovascular ultrasound systems, which includes new features based on artificial intelligence (AI) that enable clinicians to acquire faster, more repeatable exams consistently. Methodical assessments of heart function are key in echocardiography but can be tedious […]

CARMAT is granted €13 million in national innovation funding to conduct the EFICAS study in France

PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: CARMAT (FR0010907956, ALCAR) (Paris:ALCAR), the designer and developer of the world’s most advanced total artificial heart, aiming to fulfill an unmet medical need by providing a therapeutic alternative to people suffering from end-stage biventricular heart failure, today announces that it has been granted €13 million in funding […]

LivaNova Presents New Data at European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting Demonstrating Benefits of Perceval Sutureless Valve

New PERSIST-AVR study results and SURE-AVR registry data analysis underscore utility of Perceval as a minimally invasive surgical approach for patients with aortic valve stenosis LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ:LIVN) a market-leading medical technology and innovation company, today announced new data from the Perceval® Sutureless Implant Versus Standard-Aortic Valve Replacement (PERSIST-AVR) clinical study and […]

Zynex Announces 96% Year over Year Order Growth

ENGLEWOOD, Co., Oct. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Zynex, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZYXI), an innovative medical technology company specializing in manufacturing and selling non-invasive medical devices for pain management, stroke rehabilitation, cardiac monitoring and neurological diagnostics, today announced orders for Q3 2020. Thomas Sandgaard, CEO of Zynex said: “Similar to most companies we have seen the impact […]

Enrolment of First Two Patients in PRISTINE Study with SELUTION SLR™ Sirolimus Drug Eluting Balloon

NYON, Switzerland, Oct. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — MedAlliance has announced enrolment of the first two patients in the PRISTINE registry with SELUTION SLR™ 018 DEB for the treatment of patients with Below The Knee disease (Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia). This is the first DEB accepted by the FDA for its “Breakthrough Program”. SELUTION […]

SpectraWAVE Appoints Eman Namati, Ph.D., as Chief Executive Officer to Lead Development and Launch of Flagship Technology

New Imaging Technology to Improve Coronary Artery Disease Patient Outcomes BEDFORD, Mass., Oct. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — SpectraWAVE, Inc., a development-stage medical imaging company focused on improving coronary artery disease (CAD) outcomes with photonics, is pleased to announce that Eman Namati, Ph.D., has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Namati brings more than a […]

Axon Therapies Announces Positive Results From First-In-Human Clinical Study in Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Session At 2020 Virtual HFSA Conference

Satera™ Ablation System demonstrates success as a frontline treatment of heart failure NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Axon Therapies, a Coridea portfolio company focused on addressing one of the root causes of heart failure, today announced positive interim results from their first-in-human (FIH) trial of splanchnic ablation for volume management, or […]

Avail Medsystems Raises $100 Million in Series B Funding Led by D1 Capital to Meet Demand for Procedural Telemedicine™ Technology for the Operating Room

Avail has designed the only end-to-end system that helps surgical teams in operating rooms collaborate with remote medical experts for live procedures and clinical training PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Avail Medsystems, the medical technology company pioneering telemedicine for the procedure room (“Procedural TelemedicineTM”), today announced that it has raised $100 million […]