The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
SAN RAMON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioVentrix, Inc., a privately-held company with a first-in-class, transcatheter-based structural heart device to treat heart failure, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company Breakthrough Device Designation status for its Revivent TC™ Transcatheter Ventricular Enhancement System for heart failure. Less Invasive […]
Cardiovascular disease events like heart attacks, stroke and death affect millions of patients in the United States and are estimated to cost $500 billion annually Millions of high-risk patients with cardiovascular disease could benefit from this cost-effective therapy if expanded label receives FDA approval; PDUFA date is December 28 DUBLIN, […]
LOS ALTOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HeartVista, a pioneer in AI-assisted MRI solutions, today announced that it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to deliver its AI-assisted One Click™ MRI acquisition software for cardiac exams. Despite the many advantages of cardiac MRI, or cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), its use […]
IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Endologix, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELGX), a developer and marketer of innovative treatments for aortic disorders, today announced a response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) update regarding Type III endoleaks with the AFX Endovascular AAA System. Dr. Matt Thompson, Chief Medical Officer of Endologix Inc. commented, “On […]
DUBLIN, Oct. 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), the global leader in medical technology, today announced it has received Breakthrough Device designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Medtronic Fully Implantable Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) for patients with advanced heart failure, currently in development. […]
BAAR, Switzerland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CorFlow Therapeutics AG (www.corflow-therapeutics.ch) today announced that the FDA has designated the company’s CoFI (CorFlow Controlled Flow Infusion) System as a “Breakthrough Device” with a broad indication-for-use statement: “The CoFI™ System is indicated for diagnostic assessment of the coronary microcirculation immediately following PCI (“stenting”), and to be a platform for controlled infusion of therapeutic agents […]
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 […]
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Laser Associated Sciences (LAS), a medical device company based in Irvine, California, announced that its blood flow monitoring system, FlowMet-R, received its 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This clearance allows LAS to market and sell the FlowMet-R. The non-invasive portable device addresses a […]
MALVERN, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared three modules of AI-Rad Companion Chest CT¹, an intelligent software assistant from Siemens Healthineers that brings artificial intelligence (AI) to computed tomography (CT). Representing the first intelligent assistant of the new AI-Rad Companion platform, AI-Rad Companion Chest CT […]
