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REHOVOT, Israel, Oct. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Pi-Cardia Ltd. (www.pi-cardia.net), announced today the appointment of Prof. Jacques Séguin, former CoreValve Founder and CEO and serial medical device entrepreneur, as Chairman of its Board of Directors. Jacques Séguin is a professor of Cardiac Surgery at Paris University and holds, in addition to his MD, a PhD […]
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica, Oct. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, a world leader in innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring aimed at patients, expanded its presence in Costa Rica with a $100 million investment and the addition of 500 new jobs by the end of 2020. The brand new facility is located […]
Transaction Highlights: Admedus has sold the distribution rights to its CardioCel® and VascuCel® product range for $A36.2 million (including all earnouts) to LeMaitre Vascular Inc. $A22.8M upfront payment plus two instalments of $A1m each after 12 months and 36 months Up to $A11.4M on earn-out payments for a total $A36.2M (at the current $US0.67/$A1 rate), subject to achievement of certain milestones Up to […]
Prospective Study to Evaluate Safety and Performance of Indigo® System and CAT RX Aspiration Catheter ALAMEDA, Calif. – October 10, 2019 – Penumbra, Inc. (NYSE: PEN), a global healthcare company focused on innovative therapies, today announced enrollment of the first patient into the CHEETAH study, a prospective, multi-center U.S. study to […]
DUBLIN, Oct. 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified the company’s voluntary field action initiated in March 2019 related to the 6F Sherpa™ NX Active Coronary Guide Catheter as a Class I recall. The catheter is used during coronary […]
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Oct. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Corvia Medical, Inc., a privately-held company with a first-in-class structural heart device to treat heart failure, today announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company a Breakthrough Device designation for its InterAtrial Shunt Device (IASD) for heart failure. The IASD is […]
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Novoheart Holdings Inc. (“Novoheart” or the “Company”) (TSXV: NVH; FWB: 3NH) announces that it has granted incentive stock options to purchase an aggregate of 1,150,000 common shares of the Company (the “Options”) to non-executive directors of the Company. Option Grants The Options have […]
Malmö, 9 October 2019 The subscription period in Acarix’ rights issue commence today The board of directors of Acarix AB (“Acarix” or the “Company”) resolved on 25 September 2019, pursuant to the authorization granted by the extra general meeting on 16 August 2019, to carry out a new share issue […]
Introduction of Orbital Atherectomy Expands Treatment Options for Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI®) (NASDAQ: CSII), a medical device company developing and commercializing innovative interventional treatment systems for patients with peripheral and coronary artery disease, announced today that the first patient in the United […]
News Follows Medtronic Receiving FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for its Valiant Navion™ LSA Branch Thoracic Stent Graft System DUBLIN, Oct. 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced it has received Breakthrough Device designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Valiant® TAAA Stent Graft System […]
