As it prepares for its $43 billion merger with Medtronic, Covidien has purchased a small California medtech company. The price was not disclosed. Privately held Reverse Medical Corp. (Irvine, CA) makes devices to manage acute stroke and ...
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The Direxion Torqueable Microcatheter-a microcatheter for shrinking tumors or blocking aneurysms-has won FDA and CE Mark approval, Boston Scientific recently announced. The FDA granted the Direxion a 510(k) clearance because it retains ...
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Boston Scientific, a medical device company, has obtained the US Food and Drug Administration clearance and CE Mark approval for its Direxion torqueable microcatheter, designed to facilitate selective access and delivery of diagnostic, ...
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Volcano, a developer and manufacturer of precision guided therapy tools, has announced the commercial release and initial implantations of its new Crux vena cava filter (VCF) in patients at risk for recurrent pulmonary embolism (PE). It ...
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US-based EndoShape has received 510(k) marketing clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Medusa vascular plug, designed for arterial and venous embolization in the peripheral vasculature. The FDA cleared the ...
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Surefire Medical, a developer of infusion systems for the interventional radiology and interventional oncology markets, has introduced Surefire Infusion System mT, designed to treat vessels as small as 2–3.5mm in interventional ...
Terumo Interventional Systems, a division of Terumo Medical, has announced the nationwide availability of the detachable AZUR CX peripheral coil system (AZUR CX), designed for endovascular occlusion of peripheral vasculature. It is ...
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Reverse Medical has received the 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its MVP Micro Vascular Plug system, which is designed for peripheral artery embolization. MVP Micro Vascular Plug system is used to ...
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Merit Medical, US-based cardiology, radiology and endoscopy disposable devices manufacturer and distributor, has received multiple regulatory approvals from various regulatory bodies. Merit's advanced high-pressure inflation device, ...
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Reverse Medical has announced the CE Mark approval and initial clinical use of its MVP Micro Vascular Plug system for peripheral artery embolization. MVP Micro Vascular Plug system is used to obstruct or reduce the rate of flow of blood ...
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Cook Medical has obtained CE mark for PVA Foam Embolization Particles, designed for the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also known as prostate enlargement. BPH can lead to lower urinary tract symptoms and is ...
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Cook Medical has introduced a new fully-retractable .035 inch embolization coil for use in nonsurgical, minimally invasive embolization procedures. Designed to provide physicians with more controlled delivery of embolization coils, the ...
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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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Surefire Medical, a developer of infusion systems, has received CE mark approval for its new Surefire infusion system, designed for use in chemo and radioembolization procedures. The CE mark approval is based on a recent retrospective ...
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Blockade Medical has reported that the first patients have been treated with the Barricade Coil system to treat cerebral aneurysms. The Barricade Coil system, an embolization coil line, is designed to remove or endovascularly occlude ...
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