St. Jude Medical, Inc., has achieved U.S. FDA approval and announced the launch of its SyncAV™ CRT software which it says will enhance its already comprehensive cardiac resynchronization therapy portfolio.
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Medtronic Swallows HeartWare
Acquisition fits Medtronic’s bill perfectly as it enhances the heart failure portfolio
World’s Smallest Pacemaker Gains U.S. Approval
Medtronic’s Micra® TPS is the first transcatheter pacemaker to be approved in the U.S., giving patients access to the most advanced pacing technology at one-tenth the size of traditional devices
First Patient in LivaNova’s PERSIST-AVR Trial
Perceval Sutureless valve is now embarked on 1200 pt worldwide study to compare it with standard sutured valve
CE Mark for St. Jude’s Expanded Selection of Quadripolar Pacing Leads
Cardio device titan will now proceed to EU launch of range adds, claiming largest portfolio of quadripolar leads
First Patient in Clinical Trial of i-cor® Device to Treat Cardiogenic Shock
Trial will help to optimize the performance of the device, says German developer, XENIOS
First Patients Enrolled in CoreValve™ Evolut™ R ‘Real-World’ Study
Extensive study will investigate whether promising clinical results translate into a real world clinical setting
MRI Compatibility CE Mark for St. Jude Medical Nanostim Leadless Pacemaker
“…access to a highly advanced pacemaker that can undergo an MRI scan is a notable step forward in treatment options”
First U.S. Implantation of Perceval Sutureless Valve
Sutureless surgical aortic valve implantation means quicker procedure with enhanced safety says physician
CE Mark for Medtronic’s Full Line of MRI Compatible CRT-Ds
Medtonic is now able to offer both 1.5 and 3 Tesla indications for MR-Conditional ICMs, Pacemakers, ICDs and CRT-Ds
FDA Approval for St . Jude’s “Industry First” MultiPoint Pacing Technology
Quadra Assura MP™ CRT-D, Quadra Allure MP™ CRT-P and additional Quartet™ LV lead options broaden the St. Jude Medical industry-leading heart failure portfolio in the U.S.
Direct Flow’s Transcatheter Mitral Valve Program Revealed
It was only a matter of time before Direct Flow Medical came up with a mitral valve derivative of its novel “inflatable” aortic valve offering
FDA Approval for LivaNova’s CROWN PRT™ Stented Heart Valve
Sorin/Cyberonics coming together as LivaNova followed by two valve approvals
Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics Completes Successful First-in-Man
RF Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation looks like taking a step forward as ACT’s new system yields positive findings from first-in-man study
FDA Approval for Perceval Sutureless Heart Valve
Major milestone as patients needing open aortic valve replacement benefit from easier-to-implant prosthesis
First Patient in AtriCure’s International Afib Study
Study aims to compare standard endocardial catheter ablation with combined approach involving epicardial surgery and endocardial catheter