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Abbott Receives FDA Approval for New Heart Rhythm Devices Featuring Bluetooth Connectivity and Continuous Remote Monitoring

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., July 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s next-generation Gallant™ implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) devices. The devices bring new benefits to patients with heart rhythm disorders, including […]

CardieX’s Wearable Partner Blumio Signs Deal with Global Semiconductor Company

SYDNEY, July 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CardieX Limited (ASX: CDX) (CardieX, the Company) announces that its wearables co-development partner, Blumio, Inc, has entered into a significant partnership with global semiconductor company Infineon Technologies AG (Infineon) for the development and commercialization of sensor technology based on Infineons’s radar chip and Blumio’s software and algorithms. CardieX has several […]

Celixir provides update on ongoing clinical programme with lead therapeutic candidate CLXR-001

Celixir provides update on ongoing clinical programme with lead therapeutic candidate CLXR-001 First patient successfully dosed in cardiomyopathy study Stratford-upon-Avon, UK: July, 6 2019 – Celixir, a privately-owned company discovering and developing life-saving advanced therapies, announces an update to its ongoing clinical programme with lead therapeutic candidate CLXR-001. The first patient was […]

Medtronic Begins Real-World Post-Market Study of the Valiant Navion Thoracic Stent Graft System in Patients with Thoracic Aortic Dissection

Global “DISSECT-N” Post-Market Study to Broaden Evidence Base for Safety and Effectiveness of Commercially Available Endovascular Repair Technology  DUBLIN, July 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), the global leader in medical technology, today announced the start of a prospective, observational, global, multi-center, real-world, post-market study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of […]

MyoKardia Announces Appointment of Denelle J. Waynick as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

BRISBANE, Calif., July 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MyoKardia, Inc. (Nasdaq: MYOK) today announced the appointment of Denelle Waynick as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Ms. Waynick joins MyoKardia from UCB, Inc., bringing more than 25 years of domestic and international legal and business expertise in the healthcare and life-science […]

Endologix Enters into an Agreement with Deerfield Partners to Take the Company Private

Commences voluntary Chapter 11 process with access to $30.8 million in DIP financing Files consensual plan of reorganization that would reduce approximately $180 million in debt and provide an approximately $30 million in additional exit financing Confirms launch of Alto this summer, steady production, continued clinical studies, and accelerated pipeline […]

Carag Receives U.S. FDA IDE Approval to Conduct Clinical Study of First Transcatheter Septal Occluder With Bioresorbable, Metal-free Framework

The U.S. trial for CE-marked CBSO is designed to enroll up to 250 patients in a staged study approach BAAR, Switzerland, July 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CARAG AG, a privately-held Swiss medical device development company, today announced receiving U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval for its Carag Bioresorbable […]

inHEART Raises $4.2 Million to Improve Treatments for Cardiac Arrhythmias With Medical Imaging, Artificial Intelligence and Numerical Simulations

PESSAC, France, July 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — inHEART, providing a cloud-based medical image analysis solution for cardiac interventions on patients with arrhythmias, has closed a round of EUR 3.7 million led by Elaia. These funds will be used to accelerate commercial development in Europe, access the US market, and advance its technology leadership with continued development of […]

Berlin Heart Completes Post Approval Surveillance; Report Details Improved Outcomes for Pediatric Heart Failure Patients Supported with EXCOR® Pediatric

THE WOODLANDS, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Berlin Heart Inc. announced they have completed the Post Approval Surveillance for the EXCOR® Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device, a requirement of the Post Market Approval (PMA) granted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in June 2017. The final report submitted to the FDA confirmed the positive contemporary […]