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Boston Scientific Announces Results For Second Quarter 2020

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., July 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) generated sales of $2.003 billion during the second quarter of 2020. This represents a decline of (23.9) percent on a reported basis, (23.1) percent on an operational1 basis and (28.7) percent on an organic2 basis, all compared to the prior year period. The company reported a […]

First successful trans-femoral mitral valve repair device DragonFly™ performed in China

HANGZHOU, China, July 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — On July 23, 2020, Professor Jian’an Wang’s team at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine successfully completed the world’s first human clinical application of the transcatheter mitral valve repair system (DragonFly™) developed by Hangzhou Valgen Medtech Co.,Ltd. This marks a major breakthrough […]

Keystone Heart, A Venus Medtech Company, Announces First Commercial Case Performed Worldwide with the TriGUARD 3™ Cerebral Embolic Protection Device

TAMPA, Fla., July 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Keystone Heart, LTD., a medical device innovator driven to redefine the standard of structural heart care, today announced completion of the first worldwide commercial case using the TriGUARD 3™ Cerebral Embolic Protection (CEP) Device. Pieter Stella, MD, Assistant Professor, Medical Department of Cardiology, at UMC Utrecht in the […]

United Therapeutics Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results

– Second quarter Orenitram® revenue growth of 40% year-over-year – INCREASE sNDA submitted to FDA SILVER SPRING, Md. and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., July 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — United Therapeutics Corporation (Nasdaq: UTHR) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. “I am pleased with our performance during the second quarter, and […]

Philips launches pre-hospital wireless monitoring solution for emergency medical response in U.S.

July 29, 2020 Philips receives 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its professional defibrillator (Tempus LS- Manual), now offering its remote monitor and defibrillator solution (Tempus ALS) to EMS customers in the U.S. Solution delivers real-time bidirectional data transfer for remote patient monitoring, giving EMS responders a new approach to […]

BioTelemetry, Inc. Acquires Remote Patient Monitoring Platform from Centene Subsidiary

Expands relationship to serve Centene members MALVERN, Pa., July 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioTelemetry, Inc. (NASDAQ:BEAT), the leading remote medical technology company focused on the delivery of health information to improve quality of life and reduce cost of care, today announced it has acquired the On.Demand™ remote patient monitoring (RPM) […]

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Earns $20 Million Milestone Payment from Amgen for Start of Phase 2 Trial of AMG 890

PASADENA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ARWR) today announced that it has earned a $20 million milestone payment from Amgen following the administration of the first dose of AMG 890, formerly referred to as ARO-LPA, in a Phase 2 clinical study. The study is evaluating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability […]