Tag: stroke

First Patient Enrolled in U.S. IDE Study To Evaluate the Potential of New Device To Reduce Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation Patients

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies* today announced that Biosense Webster, Inc., a worldwide leader in the diagnosis and treatment of heart arrhythmias, enrolled the first patient in the WaveCrest® Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Trial. The study […]

Five-year Follow-up Data Demonstrate the WATCHMAN™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device Provides Stroke Risk Reduction Comparable to Warfarin Therapy

DENVER and MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Nov. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) announced final five-year outcomes data from the PREVAIL study of the WATCHMAN™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Device today during a late-breaking clinical trial session at the 29th Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT), the […]

Bayer (BAY) Release: In Canadian-Led Phase III Clinical Study, Xarelto® When Combined With ASA Significantly Lowered The Combined Risk Of Stroke, Cardiovascular Death, And Heart Attack In Patients With Chronic Coronary Or Peripheral Artery Disease By 24%

  Bleeding rates were low, and while major bleeding was increased, notably, there was no significant increase in intracranial or fatal bleeding1. This combination regimen demonstrated a substantial improvement in net clinical benefit of 20%1. Data from Canadian-led COMPASS study, […]

Sensome, Formerly Instent, Raises €4.7 Million To Bring The World’s First Connected Stroke Guidewire To Patients

PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sensome, formerly Instent, a company developing a revolutionary micro-sensor technology for smart medical devices out of France’s Ecole polytechnique, announced today that it has completed its €4.7m seed round to bring its first product to clinical trials. Venture capital […]