It's too early to tell, but the total artificial heart might be the next potential medtech goldmine. Shares of artificial heart maker Carmat climbed nearly 20% in mid-day trading on September 5 amidst recently-confirmed rumors that the ...
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As co-ordinator of the European project 'ReBioStent', Ceram, the international materials technology company, is pleased to announce that the project, to develop new biomaterials and new arterial stents, has been awarded Euro 5.874M by the ...
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Creganna-Tactx Medical has announced today that Robert B. Hance will join the company as Chief Executive Officer in September 2013, taking over the role from Helen Ryan who has held the position for the last eight years. Robert ...
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US-based Boston Scientific has obtained an approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Promus PREMIER everolimus-eluting platinum chromium coronary stent system. The company's next-generation durable polymer ...
Svelte Medical Systems (New Providence, NJ) announced that it had successfully completed enrollment in its DIRECT II drug-eluting stent clinical study. The trial is designed to study the safety and efficacy of the company’s ...
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Medtronic has gained US marketing rights for new sizes of its Resolute Integrity drug-eluting stent, following the regulatory approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Available in 34mm, 38mm lengths and 3.0mm, 3.5mm and 4.0mm ...
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 ...
Abbott has initiated a ABSORB III clinical trial of its drug eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) device, designed for the treatment of coronary artery disease patients. The Absorb device, which includes a multi-link stent ...
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Biosensors International Group has completed enrolling the first patient in its polymer-free drug-coated stent's (DCS) clinical trial, designed to compare the safety of the BioFreedom with a bare-metal stent (BMS). Designed for use in ...
Boston Scientific has obtained CE mark approval for its Synergy Everolimus-Eluting platinum chromium coronary stent system, designed to improve post-implant vessel healing. The coronary stent, which features a combination of ...
Global healthcare firm Abbott's everolimus eluting coronary stent system has been accorded with CE Mark in Europe. The XIENCE Xpedition everolimus eluting coronary stent system, which is used to treat coronary artery disease, provides ...
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Tryton Medical has completed enrolling patients in the pivotal study of its Tryton Side Branch Stent system, designed for treating bifurcation lesions. The CE-marked cobalt chromium stent uses a standard single-wire balloon-expandable ...
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Medtronic has presented two years of follow-up study results of its Resolute drug-eluting stent (DES). The study, which enrolled 878 standard risk2 diabetes patients and 1,903 patients without diabetes, will compare the clinical ...