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Medtronic Announces Randomized Global Resolute Onyx(TM) DES One-Month Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Study to Address Critical Unanswered Question in Interventional Cardiology
DUBLIN- August 14, 2017 – Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced a global randomized clinical trial that will evaluate one-month dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) – the combination of aspirin and an anti-clotting medication – in patients implanted with the Resolute Onyx(TM) […]
Medtronic (MDT) Bags Approval for Avalus Valve in U.S. and Europe
DUBLIN – August 2, 2017 – Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced CE (Conformité Européenne) mark and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its new Avalus(TM) pericardial aortic surgical valve for the treatment of aortic valve disease. The Avalus valve leverages […]
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Using New Technology To Map Irregular Heart Rhythms Non-Invasively
NEWS PROVIDED BY Boca Raton Regional Hospital Aug 01, 2017, 12:24 ET BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Boca Raton Regional Hospital is the first in Florida and one of only five centers nationally to non-invasively map irregular heartbeats in patients with chronic […]
Medtronic Announces CE Mark and European Launch of CoreValve(TM) Evolut(TM) PRO Transcatheter Valve with Advanced Sealing
DUBLIN – July 31, 2017 – Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced CE (Conformité Européenne) mark and European launch of the CoreValve(TM)Evolut(TM) PRO valve for the treatment of severe aortic stenosis for symptomatic patients who are at intermediate, high or extreme risk for […]
Cardinal Health Completes Acquisition of Medtronic’s Patient Recovery Business
DUBLIN, Ohio, July 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Medtronic’s Patient Care, Deep Vein Thrombosis and Nutritional Insufficiency business for $6.1 billion. The acquisition was funded with a combination of $4.5 billion in new senior […]
Medtronic (MDT) First To Receive Health Canada Licence For MR-Conditional Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy-Defibrillators
BRAMPTON, Ontario, July 26, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Medtronic Canada, a subsidiary of Medtronic plc, today announced it has received a Health Canada licence and is launching its first and only magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) conditional cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators […]
SurModics (SRDX) Receives IDE Approval To Initiate Pivotal Trial Of The Surveil Drug-Coated Balloon
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Surmodics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRDX), a leading provider of medical device and in vitro diagnostic technologies, today announced it has received an investigational device exemption (IDE) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate a pivotal […]
Clinical Trial to Evaluate Medtronic Cryoablation as First-Line Treatment for Patients With Symptomatic Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Press Release DUBLIN – July 11, 2017 – Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced first enrollments in the STOP AF First clinical trial. The trial will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of performing pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) with the Arctic Front Advance(TM) […]
Medtronic Expands TAVR Access to More Patients With Symptomatic, Severe Aortic Stenosis Upon Intermediate Risk FDA Approval
Press Release DUBLIN – July 10, 2017 – Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced the expanded U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the self-expanding CoreValve(TM) Evolut(TM) transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) platform to include patients with symptomatic severe aortic […]