St Jude Medical has enrolled the first patient in EnligHTN II trial of its multi-electrode renal denervation technology for treating patients with drug-resistant hypertension. The CE-marked EnligHTN renal denervation system, which ...
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Envirobead Autoclave Deodorants offer an economical, efficient and effective way of neutralising the unpleasant odours associated with the disposal of routine laboratory waste in autoclaves. The odours are eliminated, not simply masked, ...
Direct Flow Medical has obtained CE mark approval for its transcatheter aortic heart valve system, which features double-ring design for creating a tight and durable seal around the annulus. The Direct Flow Medical transcatheter aortic ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) approval to Varian Medical Systems' Vitesse brachytherapy treatment planning solution. The CE-marked solution enables clinicians to plan and perform high-dose-rate (HDR) ...
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The European Union has granted CE mark to Covidien's EverFlex self-expanding peripheral stent for use with Entrust delivery system. Entrust system, which the company claims to be the only one-handed delivery device on the market, features ...
US-based On-X Life Technologies has launched CHORD-X for the repair and replacement of mitral valve chordae tendeneae. The new device, which comes with two needle choices including a 3/8 circle needle and a 1/2 circle needle, is made of ...
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Medtronic has received CE mark approval for its Complete SE vascular stent for use in lower extremities, including superficial femoral arteries (SFA) and proximal popliteal arteries (PPA), which supply blood to the legs. The ...
US-based SPR Therapeutics has obtained CE mark for its peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) device, Smartpatch system, designed for the minimally-invasive treatment of chronic shoulder pain. The non-narcotic, reversible system stimulates ...
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Medtronic has completed patient enrollment in controlled, multicenter, prospective IN.PACT SFA II clinical trial of its IN.PACT Admiral drug-eluting balloon device for treating patients with peripheral artery disease in the superficial ...
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US-based AngioDynamics, a developer of minimally invasive medical devices, has entered into an agreement to buy Microsulis Medical's microwave ablation technology for coagulation of larger soft tissue ablations. The CE-marked and ...
GaAs solar material maker Alta Devices boasts solar cells with an efficiency of 28.8%, but perhaps even more astonishing is the fact it can produce GaAs cells that are only 1-micron thick, which opens up the possibility of a whole new field ...
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Clinical research and service provider GeneDiagnostics has entered into an agreement to distribute WILEX's serum HER-2/neu ELISA test in China. The FDA-approved and CE-marked biomarker test measures serum HER-2/neu protein levels and ...
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W. L. Gore & Associates has announced European launch of improved GORE DrySeal Sheath with hydrophilic coating which allows for easier insertion and removal from blood vessels while performing endovascular repair procedures. The CE-marked ...
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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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European Union has given its CE Mark approval for a diabetic wound management device developed by global medical devices firm Integra LifeSciences. The new device called Integra Flowable Wound Matrix 2 is a flowable version of Integra's ...