Teleflex Medical OEM said today that it opened a new center in Limerick, Ireland, for its diagnostic and interventional catheter customers. Read the full story at our sister site, Medical Design & Outsourcing.
Catheters
4tech launches transcatheter tricuspid valve repair feasibility trial
Transcatheter tricuspid heart valve repair device developer 4Tech said today it launched a feasibility trial of its TriCinch device designed to treat patients suffering from tricuspid regurgitation. The TriCinch system is the 1st transcatheter device designed to repair diseased tricuspid heart valves through in interventional procedure, the Galway, Ireland-based company said. “Today’s standard for treating […]
Silk Road touts TCAR study data
Silk Road Medical disclosed encouraging new clinical data for its Enroute device, which is cleared to help protect the brain from stroke while implanting a transcarotid artery stent. The company said that additional data showed its Enroute transcarotid neuroprotection and stent system, indicated for transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR), helped improve stroke and death rates in […]
ReCor pulls in $10m
Renal denervation device developer ReCor Medical raised $10 million in a new round of debt financing, according to an SEC filing posted today. The Palo Alto, Calif., and Amsterdam-based company is developing the Paradise renal denervation system designed to treat overactive nerves leading to the kidney through a minimally invasive surgery. The system uses a […]
Study backs laser prostate ablation with Medtronic’s Artemis
Laser ablation may be a feasible and safe treatment option for men with intermediate risk prostate cancer, according to a new study published in the Journal of Urology. The treatment operates using magnetic resonance imaging to guide a laser fiber into a cancerous tumor in the prostate to destroy the tissue with extreme heat. The study […]
Medtronic touts shorter stays, less retreats with cryoablation for treating paroxysmal AF
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) today touted data from its Fire and Ice clinical trial indicating lower rates of repeat procedures and shorter hospital stays for patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation treated with its Arctic Front cryoballoon when compared to those treated with radiofrequency ablation catheters. Data from the secondary analysis of the study comparing the company’s Arctic Front […]
B. Braun files IV cath patent infringement suit against Becton Dickinson
B. Braun Medical said today it, along with its subsidiaries filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Becton Dickinson & Co. (NYSE:BDX) over 10 U.S. patents related to IV catheter safety mechanisms. Bethlehem, Pa.- and Melsungen, Germany-based B. Braun said it is seeking an injunction and damages from Becton Dickinson for infringing on B. Braun’s patents through its […]
Intact Vascular launches clinical trial of Tack system
Intact Vascular said today it launched the Tack Optimized Balloon Angioplasty III clinical trial investigating its Tack endovascular system along with Medtronic‘s (NYSE:MDT) Admiral drug-coated angioplasty balloon for treating peripheral arterial disease. The Tack endovascular system is designed to repair dissections that occur as a complication of balloon angioplasty. The system allows operating physicians to repair […]
FDA approves Bioventrix trial for Revivent TC heart failure device
Bioventrix said today it won FDA investigational device exemption approval to initiate a pivotal trial of its Revivent TC transcatheter ventricular enhancement system device designed for reshaping and restoring the left ventricle. Revivent is designed to eliminate the need for cardiopulmonary bypass or incisions in the heart. Instead, the transcatheter procedure enables placement of small […]
Centerline Biomedical wraps up pre-clinical study, looks to Series A
Interventional vascular device-focused Centerline Biomedical said today it completed its 1st pre-clinical study evaluating its IOPS endovascular navigation technology and is looking towards a Series-A round of financing to support the device. The system, based on research from the Cleveland Clinic’s Heart & Vascular Institute, is designed to aid surgeons navigating endovascular aneurism repair procedures, with […]
Abbott warns on Topera catheter spline fracture risk
The electrophysiology business Abbott (NYSE:ABT) built around its $250 million acquisition of Topera Medical this month warned physicians about the risk that the splines on some of its Firmap catheters could fracture. Abbott EP said it received 16 reports of catheter spline fracture from October 2013 to April 18, for an incidence rate of less than 0.4%. There […]