Tag: FDA

Cagent Vascular Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance for its Serranator Device for the Infrapopliteal Indication and Completion of its PRELUDE-BTK Clinical Trial Enrollment

WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cagent Vascular, a developer of serration technology for vessel dilatation in cardiovascular disease interventions, announces FDA 510(k) Clearance of its Serranator® PTA Serration Balloon Catheter for treating below-the-knee (BTK) lesions. The Serranator device is the first and only angioplasty balloon FDA […]

VisCardia Announces Its Novel Heart Failure Therapy Receives Breakthrough Device Designation From the FDA

PORTLAND, Ore., April 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — VisCardia Inc., a privately held medical device developer, announced today it has been granted Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its implantable VisONE® system designed for the treatment of moderate to […]

FDA cleared Coala Heart Monitor now enables virtual heart and lung exams from a patient’s home

Swedish Heart-Lung Home Monitor Expands Indications for use in COVID-19 Respiratory Diagnostic Exams IRVINE, Calif., April 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Coala Life, a leading Swedish digital health company has, as supported by FDA’s Emergency Guidance, expanded the indication for use enabling physicians to remotely, […]

U.S. FDA Grants CytoSorb® Emergency Use Authorization for Use in Patients with COVID-19 Infection

MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., April 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO), a  critical care immunotherapy leader commercializing its CytoSorb® blood purification technology to treat cytokine storm and deadly inflammation in critically-ill and cardiac surgery patients around the world, announced the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Emergency […]

Acceleron Receives FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Sotatercept in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Sotatercept granted first FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation in pulmonary arterial hypertension since the Agency established the designation in 2012 CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Acceleron Pharma Inc. (Nasdaq: XLRN), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of TGF-beta superfamily therapeutics […]

Liquidia Announces FDA Acceptance of New Drug Application for LIQ861 (treprostinil) Inhalation Powder for the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., April 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Liquidia Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LQDA), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel products utilizing its proprietary PRINT® technology, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug […]

Nitiloop’s NovaCross Earns FDA Clearance for Treating Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Prior to PTCA or Stent Intervention

Designed solely for antegrade approach, NovaCross™ is positioned to tap into the $500M CTO market, a market with only few players PARDES HANA, Israel, April 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Nitiloop Ltd. to announce that it has received a 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food […]

MERIT MEDICAL RECEIVES TWO ADDITIONAL FDA BREAKTHROUGH DEVICE DESIGNATIONS

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, April 06, 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, announced today […]

FDA Approves Next-Generation ZOLL® TherOx System for Widowmaker Heart Attack Patients

First and Only Treatment to Reduce Heart Muscle Damage Following Angioplasty and Stenting CHELMSFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ZOLL® Medical Corporation, an Asahi Kasei Group company that manufactures medical devices and related software solutions, announced today it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]