Teleflex (NYSE:TFX) said yesterday it launched the TrapLiner catheter, designed for use in vascular procedures, in Europe. The Wayne, Penn.-based company said that its TrapLiner cath is similar in design to its GuideLiner V3 cath but also features an integrated balloon for trapping standard 0.014″ guidewires within a guide catheter. The newly launched TrapLiner catheter is […]
Catheters
SurModics acquires Embolitech thrombectomy tech for $5m
SurModics (NSDQ:SRDX) said today it inked a deal with Embolitech to acquire its thrombectomy platform and the associated intellectual property in a deal worth $5 million up front, with additional payments based on regulatory milestones. The newly acquired tech platform is designed for use in the peripheral vasculature to remove hard blood clots, Eden Prairie, Minn.-based SurModics […]
J&J’s Biosense Webster launches Carto Vizigo guiding sheath
Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE:JNJ) Biosense Webster said yesterday it launched its Carto Vizigo bi-directional guiding sheath designed for use with the company’s Carto 3 system in the US. The Irvine, Calif.-based division said that the sheath is designed for use with the Carto 3 system during catheter ablation procedures to aid electrophysiologists in reducing fluoroscopy dependency and […]
Acutus Medical launches AcQMap cardiac mapping tech in US
Acutus Medical said today it launched the AcQMap high-resolution imaging & mapping system and the 3D mapping catheter that goes by the same name, touting that the system had been used in its first commercial procedures. The Carlsbad, Calif.-based company said that AcQMap system is designed to detect and display standard voltage-based and higher resolution charge-source […]
CardioFocus wins FDA nod for HeartLight AF balloon
CardioFocus said today it won FDA approval for its HeartLight Excalibur balloon designed to treat paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. The Marlborough, Mass.-based company said that the newly cleared balloon uses technology from its HeartLight endoscopic ablation system alongside a new feature set intended to improve speed and magnitude of tissue contact during pulmonary vein isolation procedures. “We […]
J&J’s BioSense Webster launches Qdot Micro afib ablation cath trial
Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE:JNJ) Biosense Webster said yesterday it launched a European trial of its Qdot Micro novel radiofrequency ablation catheter designed for treating paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. The Irvine, Calif.-based division said that the first patient in the trial has already been enrolled and treated by Aalst, Belgium’s OLV Hospital. “The concept of high power, short […]
Abbott wins FDA nod for Advisor HD Gridcardiac mapping cath
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) said today it won FDA clearance for is Advisor HD Grid mapping sensor enabled catheter designed for creating highly detailed maps of the heart. The newly cleared mapping catheter builds on the Abbott Park, Ill.-based company’s previous designs and and is intended to improve cardiac ablation procedures by providing an inside view of the heart […]
Biomerics, ATL Tech join up to buy Catheter Research
Biomerics and ATL Technology today announced they launched a joint venture to acquire Catheter Research Inc, including it’s assets in Indianapolis and Costa Rica. Catheter Research Inc manufactures interventional catheters, tube sets and other assemblies for medical devices, the companies said. The company has specific expertise in tube extrusion, catheter assembly and final FDA product […]
Restech acquires Mederi Medical
Medtech developer Respiratory Technology Corp said today it acquired Mederi Therapeutics, and its Stretta catheter and Secca system, for an undisclosed amount. Houston-based Restech said that the addition of the Stretta catheter, designed to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease, and the Secca system, designed to treat bowel incontinence, are complimentary to its existing diagnostic devices. Mederi’s […]
Shockwave wins CE Mark for S4 peripheral lithotripsy catheter
Shockwave Medical said today it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its Shockwave S4 peripheral intravascular lithotripsy catheter. The Shockwave S4 is a low-profile catheter designed to treat calcified lesions below-the-knee arteries, which can be challenging to access and treat, and are often associated with critical limb ischemia. The company’s Lithoplasty devices are designed […]
SurModics wins FDA nod for low-profile PTA balloon dilation catheter
SurModics (NSDQ:SRDX) said yesterday it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its .018″ low-profile percutaneous transluminal angioplasty balloon dilation catheter designed for peripheral vascular use. The newly cleared low-profile catheter features the Eden Prairie, Minn.-based company’s low-friction, low-particulate Serene hydrophilic coating with a range of between 2mm to 10mm. “We are delighted to announce this latest of three […]