CPR Therapeutics this week announced it appointed Mike Black as its first chief strategy officer. Black has held numerous leadership roles within the medtech industry. He has over 20 years of executive management experience in the industry and has led early-stage medical device companies through commercialization and successful exit with strategic partners. Most recently, he […]
Caranx performs first TAVI procedure using surgical robot
Caranx Medical today announced it completed its first robotic assisted transcatheter aortic valve implantation. The assisted heart valve implantation in an animal was successfully performed by Dr. Stéphane Lopez, Caranx CMO Dr. Eric Sejor, Caranx CTO Pierre Berthet-Rayne and the Caranx team. “This groundbreaking achievement is the result of hard teamwork. At Caranx Medical, we […]
Orthofix names Andres Cedron as chief legal officer
Orthofix today announced it appointed Andres Cedron as chief legal officer, effective immediately. Cedron was most recently VP and corporate secretary at Stryker, overseeing the company’s corporate governance, SEC compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and ESG matters. “With a broad breadth of experience in the medical device industry and legal transactions, Andres is the perfect fit […]
Abbott has another serious LVAD recall
The FDA today labeled Abbott’s recall of some HeartMate II and HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist systems (LVAS) as Class I, the most serious kind. Abbott issued the recall of the HeartMate II and HeartMate 3 LVAS due to an issue known as extrinsic outflow graft obstruction (EOGO). The issue happens when biological material builds […]
Medtronic survey reveals barriers to women’s heart health care
A Medtronic survey recently revealed a lack of awareness among women regarding heart valve disease and the risk factors. The survey examined women’s perceptions and knowledge of risk factors, treatment patterns, and preventative care practices related to heart valve disease. It was endorsed by Women as One and conducted by Wakefield Research, which sampled 1,000 […]
Exact Sciences names Aaron Bloomer as CFO
Exact Sciences (Nasdaq:EXAS) today announced it appointed Aaron Bloomer as chief financial officer, effective May 15. Bloomer has more than 15 years of finance and accounting experience. Prior to joining the Madison, Wisconsin-based cancer screening and diagnostic company, Bloomer held various leadership roles at Baxter and 3M where he helped improve financial results, drove operations rigor […]
ICU Medical’s Smiths Medical has a serious ventilators recall
The FDA recently labeled Smiths Medical’s recall of some ventilators as Class I, the most serious kind. ICU Medical’s Smiths Medical initiated a recall of some ASD PneuPac paraPAC Plus 300 and 310 Ventilator kits on February 7. The company said the ventilators may intermittently provide continuous positive gas flow instead of the intended cycling […]
Simpson Interventions wins FDA breakthrough nod for Acolyte image-guided crossing and re-entry catheter
Simpson Interventions announced this week that it received FDA breakthrough designation for its Acolyte image-guided crossing and re-entry catheter system. Campbell, California-based Simpson Interventions designed Acolyte to facilitate the placement and positioning of guidewires and catheters within the coronary vasculature to treat patients with coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) who continue to have symptoms after […]
Henry Schein appoints three executives to leadership team
Henry Schein this week announced three additions to its leadership team. The Melville, N.Y.–based medical and dental supplies distributor appointed Steve Boggan and Bianka Wilson as co-CEOs of its global oral reconstruction group (GORG) and Tom Popeck as CEO of its healthcare specialties group (HSG). GORG is the company’s portfolio of premium value and value […]
Steris to sell dental segment for $787.5M
Steris (NYSE: STE) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to divest its dental segment to Peak Rock Capital for $787.5 million. The transaction will be structured as an equity sale. Terms of the agreement also include the opportunity for Steris to receive an additional earnout of up to $12.5 million, which is […]
SS Innovations completes first telesurgery procedures using SSi Mantra surgical robot
SS Innovations today announced it completed its first telesurgery procedure using its SSI Mantra surgical robotic system. The procedure was conducted at the SS Innovations headquarters in Gurugram, Haryana, India, on an animal that was 5 km away at the World Laparoscopy Hospital. A team of surgeons, led by SS Innovations’ Founder and CEO, Dr. […]