The European Union has granted CE mark to W L Gore & Associates' GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis new lower profile 31 mm diameter trunk-ipsilateral leg and 32 mm aortic extender components. Inserted through a catheter-based delivery ...
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Finland -based implantable medical devices manufacturer BonAlive Biomaterials has announced the signing of a multi-year exclusive distribution agreement with Olympus Biotech, a wholly owned company of Olympus Corporation focused on ...
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ICU Medical is set to introduce a minimally invasive hemodynamic monitoring sensor system which provides real-time assessment of hemodynamic and cardiovascular status. The system, CardioFlo, provides accurate and reliable hemodynamic ...
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Medtronic has introduced the FlexCath Advance Steerable Sheath, which facilitate easier access to reach the inferior veins of the heart when delivering and positioning the company's Arctic Front Advance Cryoballoon system in the left atrium ...
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CardioKinetix has completed enrolling the first patient in PARACHUTE IV trial of its Parachute ventricular partitioning device for treating heart failure patients. The minimally invasive device is deployed into the left ventricle to ...
The European Union has granted CE mark to NeoChord's minimally invasive device, DS1000, that allows implantation of artificial chordae tendinae for the repair of mitral valve prolapse, via a transapical, off-pump procedure. In addition, ...
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Texas-based Foundation Surgical Hospital (FSH), an associated facility of Foundation Surgical Hospital Affiliates (FSHA), has purchased Mazor Robotics' Renaissance system, a surgical guidance system which is designed for use in spine ...
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Cosmotec, a distribution partner of Endologix in Japan, has obtained Shonin approval from Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) for its IntuiTrak Delivery system. Featuring a simplified deployment mechanism and hydrophilic ...
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Halt Medical has obtained $15m finance from American Capital to support the commercialization of its Acessa system, designed for treating uterine fibroids. Using a slender Handpiece, the CE-marked system delivers radiofrequency energy to ...
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QLT has signed an exclusive option agreement with Mati Therapeutics, granting it a 90-day option to acquire assets related to QLT's punctal plug drug delivery system (PPDS) technology for $500,000. The agreement will allow the company ...
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University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) has treated the first patient using its RePneu lung volume reduction coil (LVRC), designed for relieving breathing difficulty in patients with severe emphysema, in RENEW pivotal trial. The ...
The US Food and Drug Administration(FDA)has granted 510(k)clearance to Ascendx Spine's minimally invasive Ascendx VCF Repair system,designed for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures(VCFs). The VCF Repair system,unlike the ...
Humble Surgical Hospital, a multispecialty center in Humble, Texas, US, has purchased Mazor Robotics' surgical guidance system for spine procedures. By using less radiation, the Renaissance surgical guidance system performs spine ...
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Sorin Group has purchased a manufacturer of cannulae and catheters, California Medical Laboratories, for $14m. The acquisition will strengthen Sorin's existing cannulae product line as well as complement the recent acquisition of the ...
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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