Californian company Vessix Vascular Inc has announced the CE marking of its rather clever RF balloon for renal denervation. The company claims its approach means faster treatment than the other systems on the market and its clinical performance will shortly be presented at the EuroPCR Conference in Paris May 15-18.
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FDA Clearance For Galt VTI™ Valved Tearaway Introducer
FDA has cleared Theragenics subsidiary Galt’s Valved Tearaway Introducer, opening the door for the company to gain access to a $14m market.
Slippery When Wet: Jotec And Hydromer Inc. Agree Implant Coatings Deal
Coating devices with a hydrophilic polymer can make it easier to insert into the body. German vascular company Jotec GmbH has entered into an agreement with Hydromer Inc. to use its coating solution.
Medtronic Kicks Off Drug-Eluting Balloon SFA Study At CX34
Medtronic’s clinical ambitions are laid bare at CX34 as it announces the imminent start of its 1500 patient evaluation of peripheral artery treatment using its IN.PACT Drug-eluting balloon.
Positive Results From Medtronic’s Endurant AAA Stent Graft IDE Study
More from CX34 as Medtronic’s Endurant AAA Stent Graft 2 year data gets a positive airing.
CX34 Audience Votes No To Carotid Stenting
Stenting still has a way to go if it’s to persuade the vascular community it’s a routine alternative to Carotid Endarterectomy.
EVAR vs Open Technique Compared At CX34
Endovascular aneurysm repair looks like it can be supported in ruptured aneurysms, but other factors need to be taken into account as real-world studies from two Swiss Centres don’t harmonise.
CE Mark For Novel Tack-it Endovascular Stapler™ Device
Intact Vascular tells us a bit about its newly CE marked product and even refers us to its website for more information. Of which there is very little at this stage. How does it work, and what’s the plan for commercialisation? We’re looking forward to hearing because it sounds promising.
CE Mark for Arrow® VPS® Catheter Tip Location And Guidance System
Teleflex has announced that following earlier US approval for its Arrow® VPS® (vascular positioning system), it has now gained CE mark approval and will be made immediately available in Europe.
Cook’s Zilver® PTX™Peripheral Stent Gains Australian Approval
Vascular Surgeons in Australia now have access to a new technology, with the approval of Cook Medical’s Zilver PTX drug-eluting stent for treatment of peripheral artery disease.
Sanofi Adds LeGoo® To Its Biosurgery Portfolio With Pluromed Acquisition
Sanofi’s acquisition trail continues with announcement that it is to buy US company Pluromed, developer of LeGoo® polymer for temporary endovascular occlusion.
Everflex: FDA Releases Summary Documents
FDA has now released summary information relating to last week’s newly US-cleared Everflex peripheral vascular stent from Covidien.
Endologix European Initiative Bearing Fruit
Not yet a household name, but Endologix is making progress with its Endoscopic Aneurysm products in Europe.
Medical Device Alert: LeMaitre’s AlboGraft “Uncontrolled Bleeding” Cases
What’s the appropriate course of action when a sealed vascular graft is found on several occasions to suffer uncontrolled bleeding and the manufacturer doesn’t know the cause?
FDA Clearance For Covidien’s Everflex™ Long Peripheral Stent
Covidien’s past acquisitions keep coming up trumps. EV3’s Everflex™ device has now been cleared for US marketing by FDA, bringing a useful new long stent option to peripheral vascular surgeons.
CX Vascular Symposium, London, April 14-17
It’s almost time for the 33rd running of the CX Vascular Symposium and the full programme can now be viewed.