Spinal Modulation has enrolled the first patient in ACCURATE study, a prospective, randomized, multi-center, controlled trial designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Axium neurostimulator system for the treatment of chronic ...
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PneumRx has treated the first US patient in a FDA-approved RENEW clinical study of its RePneu lung volume reduction coil (LVRC), designed to treat severe emphysema. Made from shape-memory Nitinol, the CE-marked minimally invasive medical ...
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Kips Bay Medical has treated the first US patient in a multi-center, randomized eMESH I clinical trial using its extravascular nitinol (nickel titanium alloy) prosthesis. The prosthesis, eSVS Mesh, is used as an external saphenous vein ...
Boston Scientific has treated the first US patient with symptomatic, drug refractory paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in ZERO AF clinical trial of its Blazer Open-Irrigated Temperature Ablation Catheter. The Blazer Open-Irrigated Catheter ...
US-based Riverside Methodist Hospital has implanted the first US patient with Cook Medical's Zilver PTX drug-eluting peripheral stent, designed for use in above-the-knee femoropopliteal artery. The stent, which is coated with paclitaxel ...
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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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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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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 ...
Tags: Advance, DBS system, Functional Neuromodulation, trial
Cytori Therapeutics has treated first US patient in the ATHENA trial using the company's cell therapy based on patient's own adipose-derived stem and regenerative cells (ADRCs). ADRCs are processed using the company's proprietary Celution ...