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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St Jude Medical is planning to begin EnligHTNment study, designed to evaluate whether patients with hypertension treated with its EnligHTN renal denervation system can provide additional benefits beyond a reduction in blood pressure. The ...
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ReCor Medical has commenced a post-market Achieve study of its Gen-2 Paradise system, designed for use in patients with resistant high blood pressure. Featuring an over-the-wire 6Fr device and faster procedures, the CE-marked minimally ...
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The European Union has granted CE mark certification to ApiFix's minimally invasive treatment system for use in patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS). Designed as an alternative to complex spinal surgeries, the ApiFix AIS ...
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Health care supply chain and contracting company Novation has granted a new three-year agreement to Teleflex Incorporated to provide its Weck Vista Bladeless Laparoscopic Access Ports. The agreement, which will be effective from 1 April ...
Navidea Biopharmaceuticals has jouned forces with Maimonides Medical Centre to investigate Lymphoseek injections as a potential treatment for colorectal cancer. Dr. Danny Sherwinter, surgeon and the director of the Department of Minimally ...
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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US based minimally invasive medical devices provider AngioDynamics has purchased Microsulis Medical's microwave ablation system, designed for coagulation of larger soft tissue ablations. The CE-marked and FDA-approved Accu2i pMTA ...
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Mazor Robotics has obtained regulatory approval for its surgical robotic system, designed for use in spine procedures, in Taiwan. The system, Renaissance, uses less radiation while performing complex spinal deformity cases as well as ...
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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Health Canada has granted medical device license to Mazor Robotics to use its Renaissance surgical robotic system and accompanying accessories in both spine and brain applications. The license, which is subject to specifications outlined ...
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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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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 ...
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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