U.S. sales growth more than compensates for currency-driven hit on OUS revenue
Vascular
Paradise Returns as ReCor Brings in Funding for New RDN Study
ReCor Medical has announced Series D investment of approximately $15M, which will position it to start a clinical study into its ultrasound-based renal denervation system
U.S. Launch of Medtronic’s HawkOne™ Directional Atherectomy System for PAD
Medtronic says its system, acquired with Covidien, treats all plaque morphologies including severe calcium, while streamlining procedural efficiency
FDA Approves Medtronic Protégé™ GPS™ Stent for Iliac Artery Stenosis
Supporting study points to 96% nine month patency and 99% freedom from target vessel revascularization
New Embolization Anchoring Device Launch at SIR 2015 This Weekend
Interventional therapies company Penumbra, Inc., is using the Interventional Radiology event to debut its newest vascular embolization device, POD™.
Biotronik’s Astron Self-Expanding Stent Hits End Points in Iliac Artery Study
The Bioflex-1 clinical trial should form part of Biotronik’s submission for FDA approval for the nitinol stent
It Takes Two Runs to Achieve Optimal In-Stent Restenosis Tissue Debulking
In-Stent Restenosis optimal tissue debulking protocol defined with Boston Scientific’s JETSTREAM® Navitus atherectomy device
Improved Drug Uptake in Peripheral Arteries Following Atherectomy to Modify Plaque
It seems removal or modification of mature plaque deposits in peripheral artery disease with an orbital atherectomy device improves delivery of Paclitaxel from drug coated balloon surface to vessel wall.
FDA Approves Aorfix™Plus EVAR Stent, Increasing Proximal Neck Size Options to 36mm
Lombard’s FDA approval for its Aorfix™Plus endovascular stent graft, means its now an option for larger patient target group
Study Says Stentys Self-Expanding Stent Effective in Peripheral Arteries
French Stent company Stentys, is taking its self-apposing drug eluter into the peripheral vascular arena with promising results from a first study
CE Mark for InspireMD’s New CGuard RX, Carotid Embolic Protection Stent System
InspireMD, Inc. tells us it has received CE mark approval for its new CGuard RX rapid exchange system for its MicroNet™ covered carotid stent technology.
Transcatheter Technologies Drumbeat Increases with Tumbao EVAR System
German device company Transcatheter Technologies is branching out into EVAR with its rhythmically named Tumbao system
Spectranetics will Benefit from CE Marking of Covidien’s Peripheral Artery DCB
Covidien plc has gained CE Mark approval for its Stellarex™ drug-coated angioplasty balloon which will be sold to Spectranetics when the Medtronic deal goes through.
FDA Inks De Novo Approval for VasoPrep Surgical’s Surgical Marker Pen
VasoPrep Surgical tells us that the U.S. FDA has cleared its surgical marking pen under the agency’s de novo pathway
FDA Approves Medtronic Drug-Coated Balloon for Peripheral Artery Disease in Upper Leg
Medtronic has gained U.S. FDA approval for its IN.PACT Admiral drug-coated balloon for the interventional treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in the upper leg.
ZOLL to Acquire Advanced Circulatory Systems, Inc.
Device company ZOLL® Medical Corporation is to acquire Advanced Circulatory Systems, Inc., which develops technologies to non-invasively increase circulation.