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. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of an early feasibility […]
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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 received Breakthrough Device designation from the U.S. Food and Drug […]
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 and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for Priority Review a […]
Surmodics Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Sublime™ Radial Access 0.014 RX PTA Dilatation Catheter
Device designed to treat below-the-knee vessels from the radial arteries with industry’s longest (250 cm) working length 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 Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance […]
FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Impella Heart Pumps to Provide Unloading Therapy to COVID-19 Patients
DANVERS, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for left-sided Impella heart pumps to provide left ventricular unloading and support to COVID-19 patients who are undergoing ECMO treatment and develop pulmonary edema or myocarditis. Impella is manufactured by Abiomed (NASDAQ: ABMD). COVID-19 causes widespread inflammation which can […]
MyoKardia Announces Receipt of Breakthrough Therapy Designation from FDA for Mavacamten for the Treatment of Symptomatic, Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
BRISBANE, Calif., July 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MyoKardia, Inc. (Nasdaq: MYOK) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to mavacamten, a novel, oral, allosteric modulator of cardiac myosin, for the treatment of symptomatic, obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The FDA’s Breakthrough Therapy […]
Caption Health Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Innovation in Point-of-Care Ejection Fraction Evaluation
Latest AI ultrasound tool makes it even easier to automatically assess ejection fraction, a key indicator of cardiac function, at the bedside–including on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic BRISBANE, Calif., July 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Caption Health, a leader in medical AI technology, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for an […]
Boston Scientific Receives FDA Approval for Next-Generation WATCHMAN FLX™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device
New stroke risk reduction technology designed to advance procedural performance and safety, treat wider range of patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation MARLBOROUGH, Mass., July 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the WATCHMAN FLX™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Device. Experience […]
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, […]
HD Medical Awarded FDA Clearance For HD Steth
Intelligent Stethoscope with Integrated ECG delivers Instant Cardiac Insights SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HD Medical, Inc. of Silicon Valley today announces that its flagship product, HD Steth, has received FDA clearance for all three product classification codes of DQD, DQC and DPS for Electronic Stethoscope, Phonocardiograph and Electrocardiograph combined into one device. HD Steth utilizes […]



