MedTech Innovator last week announced the five finalists for its $500,000 competition. The organization will award more than $500,000 in prizes to the finalists with first place taking $350,000 and the four remaining finalists taking $25,000. Five finalists will have seven minutes to pitch their technologies to a panel of four judges. The audience will […]
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Here are top cardiology features from MassDevice and its sister publications (and scroll down to read the latest cardiology device news from MassDevice):
+ LVADs save lives: So why aren’t more available?
+ How Medtronic uses nitinol to improve the structure and effectiveness of heart devices
+ How Abbott designed the world’s first dual-chamber leadless pacemaker system
+ J&J used RWE for expanded indications — and you can, too
+ 7 cardiology startups you need to know
Latest Cardiology News
Medtronic wins FDA approval for Evolut Pro+ valve
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that it won pre-market approval from the FDA for Evolut Pro+, the latest iteration of its transcatheter aortic valve replacement device. Last month, the FDA granted approval to TAVR devices in patients at low risk from open valve replacement surgery, including the Evolut Pro line and competing devices made by Edwards […]
TAVR technique cuts pacemaker implantation rate
According to a new study, a new approach to self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve replacement could minimize the risk of permanent pacemaker implantation. The patient-specific approach was used in analyzing nearly 250 patients with severe aortic stenosis who underwent TAVR to look at factors contributing to PPMI, according to Medscape. The study was published by lead […]
Merit Medical closes $50m BrightWater buyout
BrightWater Medical said today that it completed the sale of the organization to Merit Medical (NSDQ:MMSI), three months after Merit made its $50 million offer. In June, Merit valued the acquisition at $35 million upfront with a further $15 million in potential payments contingent upon CE Mark approval and meeting future sales targets. Temecula, Calif.-based BrightWater’s […]
Foldax touts FIH procedure for Tria polymer heart valve
Foldax today announced first-in-human use of its Tria heart valve in an FDA early feasibility study for the treatment of aortic valve disease. The procedure was performed July 30 at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich. The patient is “doing well and has been discharged,” Beaumont chief of cardiovascular surgery Dr. Marc Sakwa said in […]
Abbott wins CE Mark for pediatric heart devices
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) said today that it won CE Mark approval for its Masters HP mechanical heart valve and Amplatzer Piccolo occluder. The Masters HP is the world’s smallest mechanical heart valve (15mm) and is designed for implantation in the mitral or aortic position to mimic a healthy heart valve by opening and closing to facilitate blood […]
Corvia Medical taps PhysIQ for remote monitoring in interatrial shunt study
Corvia Medical said it launched a heart failure device trial that will include the collection and analysis of data with PhysIQ’s continuous remote monitoring platform. The Phase III trial is designed to evaluate the efficacy of Tewksbury, Mass.-based Corvia’s interatrial shunt in patients with heart failure. The randomized, controlled, double-blinded study includes plans to provide […]
Man charged in death of Medtronic research scientist
This article has been updated with charging information from the Hennepin County (Minn.) Attorney’s Office. Officials in Minneapolis have charged a man with manslaughter in the August 23, 2019, death of a Medtronic research scientist. Hennepin County officials said they have charged Erik Kravchuk, 28, of Golden Valley, Minn. with first-degree manslaughter in the death […]
BioSig inks deal with Mayo Clinic
BioSig Technologies (NSDQ:BSGM) said yesterday that it signed a new licensing agreement with Mayo Clinic to further its Pure EP system, less than two months after the Mayo Clinic invested $1 million in BioSig’s first product. Westport, Conn.-based BioSig and the Rochester, Minn.-based clinic inked a 10-year strategic partnership agreement for the Pure EP system’s […]
V-Wave’s interatrial shunt lands another breakthrough nod from FDA
V-Wave said yesterday that it won FDA breakthrough device designation for its interatrial shunt for pulmonary arterial hypertension, marking the second time in less than a month that the company has earned a breakthrough nod. The PAH shunt is designed to be placed in the heart through a catheter inserted via a vein in the […]
FDA clears HeartFlow Planner
HeartFlow said yesterday that it won FDA clearance for its Planner tool for coronary artery disease intervention. The Redwood City, Calif.-based company developed FFRct, which works by taking the data from a standard CT scan and applying algorithms that result in a color-coded 3D “map” detailing changes in flow across coronary lesions. The Planner virtual […]