Teleflex has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its pressure injectable ARROW PICC preloaded with the ARROW VPS Vascular Positioning System Stylet. The preloaded ARROW PICC enables clinicians to save the time and process of ...
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Vascular Solutions has introduced a new flexible-tip SuperCross FT microcatheter to provide superior deliverability over a guidewire in tortuous anatomy. Available in 130cm and 150cm lengths, SuperCross FT has an embedded gold distal ...
St Jude Medical's multi-electrode renal denervation technology was proven to be safe and effective and showed sustained reduction in office and ambulatory blood pressure measurements, at six months post treatment in patients with ...
Teleflex has completed the acquisition of Hotspur Technologies, a developer of catheter-based technologies, for an up-front payment of $15m. The acquisition will add a new technology to Teleflex's product portfolio, which is designed ...
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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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Sapheon has reported one year follow-up results from a 38-patient clinical study of its VenaSeal Sapheon closure system, designed to treat saphenous vein disease. VenaSeal system, which comprises a proprietary vein sealant and custom ...
Avinger, a manufacturer of multi-functional catheters, has raised $33m in Series D financing round. The finance was raised based on the completion of the company's Connect II global clinical trial for Ocelot catheter, which is integrated ...
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Hansen Medical is showcasing its Magellan Robotic system at the 2012 Vascular Annual Meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, US. Hansen Medical president ...
Hansen Medical is showcasing its Magellan robotic system at the Vascular InterVentional Advances (VIVA) conference held at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, US. By utilizing flexible robotic technology, the Magellan robotic system allows ...
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US-based MD Anderson has performed the first MRI-guided brain biopsy by using MRI Interventions' ClearPoint system. ClearPoint System features reusable components, disposable components and intuitive, menu-driven software and is ...
American medical device firm Vascular Solutions has invested $3m to acquire Venture wire control catheter from St. Jude Medical. Having a deflectable atraumatic distal tip that can be angled up to 90 degrees, the catheter offers ...
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Vascular Insights, a manufacturer of peripheral vascular devices, has started a multi-center dose-finding study of its non-thermal vein ablation ClariVein system, designed to treat venous reflux diseases. The ClariVein system uses ...
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SRS Medical, a provider of urology products, has purchased AbbeyMoor Medical's Spanner temporary prostatic stent. SRS Medical CEO Lee Brody said the Spanner is a synergistic addition to the company's suite of urology products for the ...
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St Jude Medical has received CE mark approval for its Portico Transcatheter aortic heart valve which is designed to treat patients with severe aortic stenosis who are at intermediate risk for undergoing open-heart surgery. The 23 mm ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to AngioDynamics' BioFlo peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) with a permanent and non-eluting integral polymer Endexo technology. The BioFlo PICCs is ...
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