Rapid Medical announced today that it received FDA clearance for its Drivewire guidewire for aiding in treating vascular diseases. Yokneam, Israel-based Rapid Medical’s Drivewire (known as Columbus outside the U.S.) is designed to allow physicians to control the direction and shape of the guidewire’s tip while it is inside the vessel, allowing for navigation in […]
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Rapid Medical receives CE mark approval for stentriever
Rapid Medical announced today that it received CE Mark approval in Europe for its Tigertriever XL stentriever device for treating ischemic stroke. Yokneam, Isreal-based Rapid Medical also said in a news release that the first patients were successfully treated with the device at Bochum University Hospital in Germany. Tigertriever XL joins the Tigertriever platform of […]
Rapid Medical wins FDA nod for Comaneci embolization assist device
Rapid Medical said today that it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its Comaneci device, now cleared as a temporary coil embolization assist system. The Israel-based company said that the Comaneci is the first and only device cleared by the FDA in a new category of temporary coil embolization assist devices. The Comaneci is an adjustable, […]
MicroPort Scientific joins $20m Series C for Rapid Medical
MicroPort Scientific has joined a $20 million Series C round for neurovascular device maker Rapid Medical. Israel-based Rapid Medical said that proceeds from the now closed Series C round will be used to support the completion of its TIGER U.S. IDE study and further commercial growth of its minimally invasive stroke treatment and prevention devices. The […]
Rapid Medical wins CE Mark for Tigertriever 13 stent retriever
Neurovascular device maker Rapid Medical said it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its Tigertriever 13 stent retriever intended for treating ischemic stroke, and added that the first patient in the region has been treated with the device. The Israel-based company touted the Tigertriever 13 as the first-ever fully-visible stent retriever that can be […]
Rapid Medical launches Tigertriever registry study
Neurovascular device maker Rapid Medical said it launched a registry study of its Tigertreiver controllable stent retriever. The Israel-based company touts the Tigertriever as the only controllable, fully-visible stent retriever which can be adjusted by the physician to fit in the dimensions of the blocked blood vessel. The newly launched European multi-center registry study looks to enroll […]
Rapid Medical raises $9m in Series B for neurovascular devices
Neurovascular device maker Rapid Medical said today it closed a $9 million Series B round of financing to support its minimally invasive stroke treatment and prevention devices. Rapid Medical produces the Tigertriever revascularization device and Comaneci adjustable remodeling mesh designed for neurovascular use, the Israel-based company said. The company touted the Tigertriever as the only […]