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UK NICE Recommends HeartFlow® FFRct to Understand Stable Chest Pain
Adoption of HeartFlow FFRct could save £9m ($11m) for NHS says government agency
New ViviGen Formable™ Cellular Bone Matrix Launched by DePuy Synthes
Bone graft substitute now with suitable consistency for spinal fusion surgery
Scalp Cooling Masterclass for Clinical Staff in London
8% of patients refuse chemotherapy because they don’t want to lose their hair, despite evidence that scalp cooling offers a potential alternative.
FDA Clearance for Medtronic CardioInsight™ Mapping Vest
System “makes it easy for patients to receive precise mapping results from their providers right at their bedside”
Funding Boosts Veryan’s Helical Stent Towards Approval
Additional funding from existing investors supports regulatory progress in USA and Japan
FDA Approval for First Balloon Expandable Stent Graft for Use in the Iliac Artery
GORE® VIABAHN® VBX becomes the only device of its type to gain indication
U.S. FDA Approval for Abbott Assurity MRI™ Pacemaker
From the recently acquired St. Jude stable, now in Abbott’s hands, Assurity now lays claim to being the World’s smallest, longest-lasting wireless MRI-compatible pacemaker
ChoiceSpine Acquires Exactech’s Spine Assets
Deal seems to suit both companies, ChoiceSpine seeking to enhance its profile in the spinal arena
New Baby Gorilla® Mini Plating System for Foot & Ankle, Claims Unprecedented Array of Plates
Paragon 28 announces launch of small bone fixation system for foot & ankle
New Contact Lens Coating Promises to Dramatically Reduce Lens Discomfort
Tangible Science, LLC is launching its new Hydra-PEG contact lens coating technology at the Global Specialty Lens Symposium in Las Vegas
New Sutureless Valve Data Presented at STS
New data reinforce the clinical value of the Perceval™ Sutureless Valve as a safe and effective bioprosthesis for patients in need of aortic valve replacement
Medtronic Reports First Procedure in MRI-Guided Laser Ablation Trial to Treat Common Form of Epilepsy
SLATE clinical trial is designed to support the expanded indication of the currently marketed Visualase(TM) system
First Patient for C-Scan® Colorectal Cancer Screening System Trial
Preparation-free, capsule-based technology has potential to improve colorectal cancer screening rates
joimax® Growth Trend Continues, Fuelled by Global Adoption of its Procedures
Continued strong growth in 2016. Company now has more than 150 patents and trademarks worldwide
UK’s NICE Briefing Supports Adherium’s Smartinhaler™ Role in Asthma Treatment
UK’s NICE agrees technology is more effective than current practice in improving adherence to asthma medication