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Medtronic Is Back at Renal Denervation
Apr 3, 2015Symplicity Spyral Multi-electrode Renal Denervation Catheter (Image courtesy of Medtronic) The medtech giant isn’t giving up yet on renal denervation, if a new announcement is any indication. Chris Newmarker Medtronic is ...
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Renal Denervation as a High Blood Pressure Treatment Is Looking Less Exciting by The Day
Jan 23, 2014Renal denervation as a high blood pressure treatment is looking less exciting by the day, with the latest bad news coming from Covidien. The Dublin, Ireland–based medical device giant said Tuesday that it will exit its OneShot renal ...
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Medtronic's Symplicity System Failed on Efficacy in a Pivotal U.S. Clinical Trial.
Jan 16, 2014Posted in Cardiovascular by Chris Newmarker on January 15, 2014 Boston Scientific CEO Mike Mahoney remains optimistic about renal denervation and the company’s Vessix platform, even though Medtronic’s Symplicity system failed ...
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The Micra Device Had Been Implanted in a Human for The First Time
Dec 11, 2013The Micra device is billed as the world's smallest pacemaker Medtronic is moving forward with studies on its own leadless pacemaker, the horse pill-sized Micra Transcatheter Pacing System that is only one-tenth the size of a standard ...
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First Human Implant of Micra Transcatheter Pacing System Was Reported by Medtronic
Dec 11, 2013US-based Medtronic has announced that its Micra transcatheter pacing system (TPS) has been implanted in the first patient in Austria as part of the company’s multi-center global clinical trial. The single-arm, pivotal clinical trial ...
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For Many Industries, Innovation Helps to Drive Down Product Prices.
Nov 8, 2013For many industries, innovation helps to drive down product prices. Over the past few decades, entry-level computers have decreased in price from thousands of dollars to only a few hundred. 1980 saw the debut of IBM's personal computer, ...
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St.Jude Medical Has Completed The Acquisition of Nanostim
Oct 15, 2013St. Jude Medical, a global medical device company, has completed the acquisition of Nanostim, a developer of miniaturized, leadless pacemakers. St. Jude Medical and Nanostim have entered into a series of agreements in May 2011, pursuant ...
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First Successful Parachute Procedure in Asia Is Announced by Cardiokinetix
Sep 2, 2013CardioKinetix 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 ...
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Minimally Invasive Samba Screw System Is Used in Si-Joint Dysfunction
Apr 22, 2013Medical Designs has launched a minimally invasive SAMBA Screw System, designed for the treatment of SI-Joint dysfunction, through out the US. The FDA-approved device features a hollow titanium bone screw with radial slots that encourage ...
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Salivary Duct Access Products Has Been Introduced by Cook Medical
Mar 25, 2013Cook Medical, a US-based developer of health care devices, has introduced salivary duct access products to treat sialolithiasis, defined as obstruction by salivary duct stones. Designed as alternative to open surgery, the devices are used ...
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Early Feasibility Study of Native Outflow TPV has been Launched by Medtronic
Feb 28, 2013Medtronic 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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Ventrigel Cardiac Repair Scaffold Is The Reason of Ventrix Presents Pre-Clinical Study
Feb 25, 2013Ventrix 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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Rox Medical Has Completed The Enrollment of The First Patient in Its Control-Htn Trial
Dec 18, 2012ROX Medical has completed the enrollment of the first patient in its CONTROL-HTN trial, designed to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of the minimally invasive catheter procedure in treating resistant hypertension. The controlled, ...
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Mitrassist Obtains ISO Certification for The Design of Implantable Mitral Valve Prostheses
Dec 17, 2012MitrAssist Medical has obtained ISO 13485:2003 certification for the design of implantable mitral valve prostheses. By using a minimally invasive procedure, the mitral valve prosthesis is delivered via a small-diameter catheter, thus ...
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Medtronic Has Introduced a New Oblique Lateral Interbody Spinal Fusion Procedure
Nov 27, 2012Medtronic has introduced a new oblique lateral interbody spinal fusion procedure to treat patients with various degenerative and deformity spinal conditions. The minimally invasive procedure, which incorporates the company's comprehensive ...
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