Boston Scientific has implanted the first patient with a new version of its Ingevity pacing leads, designed for use in the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) environment, in a clinical study. The pacing leads, which are expected be paired ...
Biosensors International Group has completed enrolling the first patient in its polymer-free drug-coated stent's (DCS) clinical trial, designed to compare the safety of the BioFreedom with a bare-metal stent (BMS). Designed for use in ...
ROX Medical has completed the enrollment of the first patient in its CONTROL-HTN trial, designed to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of the minimally invasive catheter procedure in treating resistant hypertension. The controlled, ...
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pSivida has completed enrolling first US patient in investigator-sponsored clinical trial of its injectable sustained release insert. pSivida president and CEO Ashton said the trial will study the use of injectable micro-inserts to treat ...
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Boston Scientific has completed enrolling first patient in REPRISE II clinical trial, designed to assess the safety and efficacy of the Lotus Valve system in minimizing aortic regurgitation (leaking). The Lotus Valve system, which the ...
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W. L. Gore & Associates has completed enrolling first patient in a clinical trial of its GORE Septal Occluder, designed for the percutaneous, trancatheter closure of ostium secundum atrial septal defect (ASD). The device features a ...
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American medical device firm Kips Bay Medical's eMESH I clinical feasibility trial has moved a step further, with first patient enrolling to the study at a European hospital. Switzerland-based Bern University Hospital has recently ...
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Sunshine Heart has completed two-year follow-up mark for first patient who was implanted with the C-Pulse Heart Assist System in the North America feasibility trial. According to the results from the first patient, it was observed that ...
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Medtronic has treated the first US patient in a global, multicenter clinical trial, designed to compare the accuracy of its CoreValve system with surgical aortic valve replacement in treating patients with severe aortic stenosis and who are ...
Biotronik has reported that the first US patient has been implanted with its Lumax 740 dual-chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Lumax 740 dual-chamber ICD features SMART detection, which discriminate between atrial and ...
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Sorin Group, a manufacturer of medical technologies for cardiac surgeries, has enrolled first patients in its Dream clinical trial. The European longitudinal, multi-center, non-randomized trial is designed to assess sensitivity and ...
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Oculus Innovative Sciences has enrolled first patient, under an FDA-reviewed protocol, in a clinical study of its Microcyn hydrogel. Microcyn hydrogel is indicated for use in hypertrophic or keloid scars management. The double-blind, ...
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Moximed has implanted the first patient with its KineSpring system in a prospective, single-arm clinical US study. The study, named SOAR, will enroll 30 patien,,ts to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the medical spring system in the ...
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Colibri Heart Valve in the US has treated the first patient with its proprietary 24mm Colibri transcatheter aortic valve implantation(TAVI)system,as part of first-in-human feasibility study. The ...
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Functional Neuromodulation has treated the first US patient with a deep brain stimulation(DBS)system in a randomized,double-blind,controlled trial. The trial,named Advance,has implanted the first patient at Johns Hopkins to demonstrate ...
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