Vascular focused device developer VentureMed said yesterday that it launched a new study of its Flex dynamic scoring catheter, exploring whether the device reduces dissections and the need for bailout stents in peripheral arteries. In the newly launched iDissection Classification study, investigators will use intravascular ultrasound to identify the health of vessels after treatment with the Flex […]
Clinical Trials
Surmodics reports positive one-year data for SurVeil drug-coated balloon
Surmodics (NSDQ:SRDX) touted data this week from an early feasibility study of the company’s SurVeil drug-coated balloon in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease due to de novo lesions of the femoral and popliteal arteries. All of the study’s 13 subjects met the acute success measures of safety at 12 months, Surmodics reported, and no participants […]
TriSalus touts data for pressure-enabled drug-delivery tech
TriSalus Life Sciences touted results today from a Phase Ib trial of its pressure-enabled drug-delivery tech for immunotherapy. The company reported that delivering a concentrated dose of CAR-T cells at the site of a solid tumor using its technology was safe and contributed to positive clinical results. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug […]
Boston Scientific’s Eluvia drug-eluting stent succeeds in long lesions
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) touted one-year data today from an analysis of its Eluvia drug-eluting vascular stent system, showing that the device is safe and effective in patients with long, complex, calcified lesions. The data were presented by Boston Scientific at the annual Vascular Interventional Advances meeting. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business […]
Medtronic touts five-year data for In.Pact Admiral drug-coated balloon
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) today touted five-year data for its In.Pact Admiral drug-coated balloon, highlighting the durability and efficacy of its device in people with peripheral artery disease in the superficial femoral and popliteal arteries. The company presented five-year results from its pivotal In.Pact SFA trial at the 2018 Vascular Interventional Advances conference. Get the full story at […]
OncoSec shares fall on preliminary data from skin cancer trial
Shares in OncoSec Medical (NSDQ:ONCS) fell nearly -60% this morning after the company revealed preliminary data from its Phase IIb trial of intratumoral delivery of Tavo in people with unresectable, advanced melanoma. OncoSec’s lead product, Tavo, uses electroporation to deliver IL-12 directly into a patient’s tumor, triggering an immune response. Get the full story at our sister […]
Gala Therapeutics launches RheOx chronic bronchitis trial
Gala Therapeutics said today that it launched an early feasibility study of its RheOx system for treating chronic bronchitis, and that the first two patients in the trial have already been enrolled. Initial patient enrollment took place at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, with RheOx bronchial rheoplasty procedures performed by Dr. Frank Sciurba and Roy […]
Medherant touts results for ibuprofen transdermal patch
Medherant said today that it successfully finished two Phase I studies with its ibuprofen transdermal drug-delivery patch. According to the UK-based company, the Tepi patch was well tolerated by the participants of a skin irritation study. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.
Valencia Techs updates on eCoin OAB trials
Valencia Technologies this week updated on the pivotal trial of its eCoin overactive bladder neurostim device, saying it has enrolled more than 35 patients and that it expects to finish implantations by January next year, with a hopeful completion date of January 2020. The system, which is approximately the size of a nickel, is designed to […]
4Tech launches TriCinch coil system US feasibility study
4Tech said that it launched an FDA-approved U.S.-based early feasibility study of its TriCinch coil system intended to reduce tricuspid regurgitation, The first two successful implantations of the device were performed at Atlanta’s Piedmont Heart Hospital by Dr. Christopher Meduri, Dr. Vivek Rajagopal and Dr. Mani Vannan, the Ireland-based company said. “We are pleased to be the first center […]
Apple Watch study enrolls 400k participants
An atrial fibrillation screening study using Apple‘s (NSDQ:AAPL) next-gen Apple Watch has enrolled 400,000 subjects, making it the largest study of its kind to date. Enrollment for the Apple Heart trial has been completed by Stanford University’s School of Medicine, and the study rationale and design has already been published in the American Heart Journal. […]