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DAXOR ANNOUNCES PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL AT DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER TO GUIDE VOLUME TREATMENT IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS

Enrollment Commences Using the BVA-100® Diagnostic Blood Test NEW YORK, July 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Daxor Corporation (NYSE MKT: DXR), an investment company with innovative medical instrumentation and biotechnology operations focused on blood volume measurement, today announced the initiation of a prospective randomized control trial (RTC) utilizing Daxor’s BVA-100 (Blood […]

Cardiva Medical Announces First Patients Enrolled in The AMBULATE Same Day Discharge Study Using VASCADE® MVP

First Prospective Multi-Center Study Evaluating Same Day Discharge for Patients Undergoing Cardiac Ablation Procedures for Atrial Fibrillation SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cardiva Medical, Inc., an innovator in the field of vascular closure, today announced the first patient enrollments in its AMBULATE Same Day Discharge study, […]

XACT ACE™ Robotic System Cleared by FDA for Image-Guided Percutaneous Procedures

– Hands-free robotic system combines image-based planning and navigation with instrument insertion and steering delivering procedural Accuracy, Consistency and Efficiency – – ACE’s compact, mobile design, coupled with its ease of use and remote procedure capabilities, enable providers to safely treat a broad range of patient care needs in multiple sites […]

Perspectum expands AI and imaging CRO portfolio with Cardiac Imaging

SAN FRANCISCO & OXFORD, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Perspectum, a leading medical imaging company, has begun work on expanding its offering by including cardiac and lung imaging in many new research projects, specifically in Coronavirus multiorgan imaging studies. Recently launched COVERSCAN and Modify are two such studies, which involve aortic and cardiac imaging using Magnetic Resonance Imaging […]

AngioDynamics Reports Fiscal 2020 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Financial Results

July 16, 2020 07:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time LATHAM, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AngioDynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANGO), a leading provider of innovative, minimally invasive medical devices for vascular access, peripheral vascular disease, and oncology, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020, which ended May 31, 2020. “Our fourth […]

Vivasc Therapeutics Inc. Receives NIH Phase I STTR Grant to Utilize Novel Cardiac Targeting Peptides for Targeted Delivery of Amiodarone to the Heart for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

This approach may minimize systemic toxicity associated with amiodarone PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The University of Pittsburgh and Vivasc Therapeutics Inc. today announced a research grant awarded by the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, valued at approximately $327,000 for the continued development of CTP-amio, the company’s lead compound, for the treatment […]

Merit Medical Announces Agreement in Principle with Department of Justice

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, July 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMSI), a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used in interventional, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, particularly in cardiology, radiology, oncology, critical care and endoscopy, today announced that it has reached an agreement in principle with […]

Edwards’ KONECT RESILIA Aortic Valved Conduit Receives FDA Approval For Complex Aortic Valve Surgeries

IRVINE, Calif., July 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the global leader in patient-focused innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, today announced it received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the KONECT RESILIA aortic valved conduit (AVC), the first ready-to-implant solution for bio-Bentall procedures, […]