JenaValve Technology, a Germany-based medical device company, has successfully completed the first three implantations of its second-generation transapical JenaValve TAVI system in Argentina. The second-generation transapical TAVI is a ...
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Medtronic has unveiled new data from the Global SYMPLICITY Registry, a multi-centre, prospective, observational registry designed to collect comprehensive data evaluating procedural and long-term safety of the Symplicity renal denervation ...
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CardioKinetix has announced the first successful procedure in four cardiac patients with its new catheter-based Parachute ventricular partitioning device in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The new Parachute device is a new minimally invasive ...
Avinger, a manufacturer of multifunctional catheters, has received CE Mark approval for Pantheris, a lumectomy catheter designed to remove the blockage while avoiding the disruption of normal arterial wall structures. This lumivascular ...
Boston Scientific has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its IntellaTip MiFi XP catheter and 510(k) clearance for its Zurpaz 8.5F steerable sheath. The IntellaTip MiFi XP is a high resolution catheter that ...
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Clearance, an AngioDynamics company, has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its BioFlo Port with Endexo technology, Clearance to the accumulation of platelets and thrombus. The BioFlo Port is a ...
US- based St. Jude Medical has acquired Endosense, a Switzerland-based company for a purchase price of $170m (CHF159m) up-front plus the potential for up to $161m (CHF150m) in subsequent milestone payments. While the acquisition is ...
St. Jude Medical, a US-based medical technology company, has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its new MediGuide Enabled Ablation Catheters designed to treat specific irregular heartbeats. Utah Valley ...
Healthcare products provider Covidien (COV) has launched new Barrx Channel RFA Endoscopic Catheter for treating Barrett’s esophagus and certain gastrointestinal bleeding disorders. Barrett's esophagus is a precancerous condition of ...
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Hansen Medical has enrolled first patients for ARTISAN-AF clinical trial to evaluate the use of Artisan family of control catheters with its Sensei X robotic catheter system for treatment of atrial fibrillation. The robotic catheter ...
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CryoLife has announced the first European clinical implant of its HeRO (Haemodialysis Reliable Outflow) graft following its CE Mark in June 2013. The procedure was performed at the University of Leuven Hospital in Belgium by Professor ...
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Hotspur Technologies, a subsidiary of US-based Teleflex, has secured FDA 510(k) clearance to market its ARROW GPSCath Balloon Dilatation Catheters in higher rated burst pressure (RBP) and 80 cm lengths. These products allow several ...
BioDerm has partnered with Eloquest Healthcare, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ferndale Pharma Group, to introduce its next generation urinary management devices into the acute care market. BioDerm is the manufacturer of the ReliaFit male ...
US-based Eloquest Healthcare has launched ReliaFit Male Urinary Device, a next-generation external catheter that reduces the risk of urinary tract infections usually related with indwelling catheters. ReliaFit also offers a high level of ...
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US-based medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific has introduced its next generation intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) catheter, called OptiCross, in the US, Europe and Japan following regulatory approvals. OptiCross is designed to be ...
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