St. Jude Medical has implanted the first patient in a clinical study of its Amplatzer Cardiac Plug (ACP) device, designed for the prevention of stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF). The self-expanding occlusion ...
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Boston ScientificBoston Scientific, a manufacturer of medical devices, is now offering Rubicon Support Catheter in 0.035" and 0.018" diameters in the US. The FDA-approved and CE-marked device, which provides various functionalities such ...
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Early phase medical device company ROX Medical has completed enrolling first two Irish patients in a controlled, randomized study of its FLOW procedure for the treatment of resistant hypertension. The FLOW procedure is a minimally ...
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Medtronic has gained CE mark approval for its Engager transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) system with transapical delivery catheter, from the European Union (EU). The new TAVI system, which is inserted in the apex (the lower, ...
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Medtronic has obtained regulatory approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct an early feasibility study on its Native Outflow Tract transcatheter pulmonary valve (TPV), designed for the treatment of patients with ...
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The European Union has granted CE mark approval to ALung Technologies' Hemolung Respiratory Assist System (RAS) for the treatment of patients with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure including acute respiratory distress syndrome and acute ...
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Ventrix said that its VentriGel biomaterial scaffold has shown potential to prevent heart failure following heart attack in a pre-clinical study. VentriGel is injected in a minimally-invasive procedure using a catheter to repair damaged ...
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US-based medical technology provider Boston Scientific said it is launching the new polymer-based drug-eluting stent (DES) system in the European market as the product has obtained CE mark approval. The Promus Premier everolimus-eluting ...
Watson-Marlow Pumps Group is unveiling a new range of 400RXMD panel-mount pumps designed specifically to meet the demands from medical device specialists serving the surgical ablation market. Unique performance and robust modern design ...
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TherOx has started an investigational device exemption (IDE) pilot study of its new supersaturated oxygen (SSO2) therapy device, designed to salvage damaged cardiac muscle in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The TherOx ...
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Zoll Medical has gained Shonin approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for its intravascular temperature management (IVTM) system, designed for use in neurologically injured patients to control fever. The ...
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Penumbra has introduced 5MAX DDC and 4MAX DDC distal delivery catheters for delivering various endovascular therapies to the brain. The distal delivery catheters feature an advanced polymer and nitinol coil reinforcement design at the ...
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Pittsburgh-based ALung Technologies has gained Health Canada approval for its Hemolung Respiratory Assist System (RAS), designed for treating patients with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure including acute respiratory distress syndrome ...
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St Jude Medical has treated the first patient with 25 mm Portico Transcatheter aortic heart valve using the transfemoral delivery system in its ongoing non-randomized, multi-center European trial. Made of bovine pericardial tissue, the 25 ...
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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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