Tag: FDA

Neovasc Announces FDA Advisory Panel Result on Neovasc Reducer™ Medical Device for the Treatment of Refractory Angina

VANCOUVER and MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — Neovasc Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN) today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Circulatory System Devices Advisory Panel voted 14 to 4 “in favor” that the Neovasc Reducer™ […]

FDA Grants 510(k) Clearance for Abiomed’s Innovative Cardiopulmonary Support Technology

DANVERS, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Abiomed (NASDAQ: ABMD) a 510(k) clearance for an all-in-one, compact cardiopulmonary bypass system called the Abiomed Breethe OXY-1 System™. The ECMO system provides cardiopulmonary bypass support for patients whose lungs can […]

Nation’s First Implant of Bluetooth-Connected Heart Device at St. Elizabeth

EDGEWOOD, Ky., Oct. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Dr. Mohamad Sinno recently performed the first implantation in the U.S. of a Bluetooth-enabled biventricular implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) at St. Elizabeth Edgewood. The new device, the Abbott Gallant, recently received FDA approval for a new technology assessment and […]

Medtronic Receives FDA “Breakthrough Device Designation” for TYRX Driveline Wrap Device

DUBLIN, Sept. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), the global leader in medical technology, has received Breakthrough Device Designation status from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the TYRX™ Absorbable Antibacterial Driveline Wrap, which is intended to securely hold a […]

Surmodics Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Pounce™ Thrombus Retrieval System

Next-generation technology provides easy, effective clot removal from peripheral arterial vasculature EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Surmodics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRDX), a leading provider of medical device and in vitro diagnostic technologies to the health care industry, announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug […]

Medtronic Receives Breakthrough Device Designation from FDA, Begins Early Feasibility Study…

Medtronic Receives Breakthrough Device Designation from FDA, Begins Early Feasibility Study for Investigational Intrepid™ Transcatheter Valve System for the Treatment of Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation DUBLIN, Sept. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), a global leader in structural heart therapies, today announced U.S. […]

PQ Bypass Receives FDA “Breakthrough Device Designation” for the World’s First Fully Percutaneous Femoral-Popliteal Bypass Device

Designation Expedites Physician Access to Device for Patients with Extremely Long and Complex SFA Lesions MILPITAS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PQ Bypass Inc, a medical device pioneer bringing new advancements to the treatment of advanced peripheral artery disease (PAD), announced today that they […]

FDA Accepts Evinacumab Biologics License Application for Priority Review as a Treatment for Patients with HoFH, an Ultra-rare Inherited Form of High Cholesterol

TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Aug. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia affects approximately 1,300 patients in the U.S., the vast majority of whom are unable to reach target LDL-C levels with currently available therapies Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) today announced that the U.S. Food […]