Titan Medical announced today that it entered into a definitive amalgamation agreement to combine with Conavi Medical. The companies aim to combine in an all-stock transaction, focusing on commercializing Conavi’s Novasight Hybrid system. Conavi designed Novasight Hybrid to guide common minimally invasive coronary procedures. This merger comes after more than a year of uncertainty around […]
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Conavi Medical touts first investigational use of Novasight hybrid IVUS-OCT system
Conavi Medical yesterday announced the first use of its Novasight hybrid system designed for imaging coronary arteries through both intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography as part of an investigational trial. The system was used in its first procedure under a Health Canada Investigational Testing Authorization at Hamilton General Hospital by study co-investigators Dr. Tej […]
7 medtech stories we missed this week: May 11, 2018
From ReShape submitting an approval application to Health Canada to Conavi receiving FDA clearance, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. ReShape submits for Health Canada approval of ReShape balloon ReShape announced in a May 10 press release that it has submitted an application to the Medical Devices Bureau […]
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Conavi wins 510(k) for cardiac ultrasound imager
Conavi medical said today it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its Foresight ICE System designed for intracardiac and intraluminal ultrasound visualization of cardiac and great vessel anatomy. The device from Toronto-based Conavi, formerly known as Colibri Technologies, also allows for the visualization of other devices in the heart and great vessels of patients, the company […]