Tag: Medtronic

Medtronic HeartWare(TM) HVAD(TM) Implanted via Less Invasive Thoracotomy Shows 95 Percent Freedom from Disabling Stroke at Two Years

DUBLIN, July 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced two-year outcomes from the LATERAL clinical trial evaluating the use of its HeartWare™ HVAD™ System in patients who received the system via a less-invasive, thoracotomy implant approach. The HVAD System is a heart pump, called a left ventricular assist device […]

Medtronic Announces the Upsizing of its Maximum Tender Offer to up to $4.35 billion for Certain Outstanding Debt Securities Issued by Medtronic, Inc., Medtronic Global Holdings S.C.A. and Covidien International Finance S.A.

DUBLIN, June 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Medtronic plc (the “Company”) (NYSE:MDT) today announced the upsizing of the previously announced cash tender offer (the “Maximum Tender Offer”) by its wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries, Medtronic, Inc., Medtronic Global Holdings S.C.A. (“MGH”) and Covidien International Finance S.A. (“CIFSA” and, together with Medtronic, Inc. […]

Medtronic to Acquire EPIX Therapeutics, Expanding Its Cardiac Ablation Portfolio

DUBLIN – January 24, 2019 – Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire EPIX Therapeutics, Inc. (EPIX), a privately-held medical device company that designs and manufactures a novel, catheter-based, temperature-controlled cardiac ablation system for the treatment of patients with cardiac arrhythmias […]

Medtronic Gains U.S. FDA Clearance for New Catheter System for HIS Bundle Pacing

DUBLIN – May 29, 2019 – Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance and commercial launch for the SelectSite(TM) C304-HIS deflectable catheter system for use in procedures involving His-bundle pacing (HBP). The SelectSite C304-HIS deflectable catheter system features a deflectable, out-of-plane curve to reach the bundle […]

Results Announced from Two Renal Denervation Studies at EuroPCR Show Positive Outcomes in High-Risk Hypertensive Patients

DUBLIN and PARIS – May 22, 2019 – Investigators today unveiled late-breaking clinical data from a first-of-its-kind physician sponsored clinical trial. The data indicate that renal denervation (RDN) with the Medtronic Symplicity(TM) renal denervation system was associated with reduced occurrence of subclinical atrial fibrillation (AF) in a small subset of high-risk […]

Medtronic Launches Telescope(TM) Guide Extension Catheter to Support Complex Coronary Cases

DUBLIN – May 16, 2019 – Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), a global leader in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) innovation, today announced its entrance into the guide extension catheter market with the global launch of the Telescope(TM) Guide Extension Catheter, a newly designed catheter used to provide additional backup support and access to […]

Philips announces collaboration with Medtronic to further advance the image-guided treatment of atrial fibrillation

May 9, 2019 Philips’ integrated solution will combine the unique KODEX-EPD dielectric imaging and navigation system, dielectric imaging sensors, clinical software, and services to support cryoablation procedures performed with the Medtronic Arctic Front Advance™ cryoablation technology Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today announced a collaboration with Medtronic to further advance […]