German medtech developer CoreMedic this week announced the launch of a first-in-man trial of its ChordArt mitral valve repair device, touting the trial as the first of its kind to treat patients with ruptured or elongated mitral chords. The company’s ChordArt implant is designed to replace ruptured or elongated mitral chordae and to re-establish the […]
Clinical Trials
Boston Scientific touts safety, effectiveness in Rhythmia mapping study
Boston Scientific‘s (NYSE:BSX) Rhythmia mapping system and catheter was found to be safe and effective in procedures to treat arrhythmias, according to a Healio summary of a newly released study from the company. Researchers in the study examined 572 patients, with 519 patients undergoing procedures with the Rhythmia system and IntellaMap Orion catheter, according to […]
Medtronic launches study of drug-eluting stent as treatment for bifurcation lesions
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) today launched a study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of its Resolute Onyx drug-eluting stent for the treatment of bifurcation lesions in patients with coronary artery disease. The medtech giant said that bifurcation lesions make up nearly 20% of all percutaneous coronary interventions. The assessment of DES tech in this patient group is part […]
Medtronic touts data from Micra pacer AV algorithm study
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) late last week released data from a new clinical study of an algorithm used with its Micra transcatheter pacing system, touting that it has the potential to restore atrioventricular synchrony and improve cardiac function in patients with sinus rhythm and AV block. Results from the study were presented at the Heart Rhythm Society’s annual scientific […]
Reva touts first implant of bioresorbable scaffold in Turkey
Reva Medical (ASX:RVA) said today that the company launched its Fantom bioresorbable scaffold in Turkey. There are nearly 100 hospitals performing cardiac catheterizations in Istanbul, according to Reva. The San Diego, Calif.-based company highlighted Turkey as an important market for bioresorbable technologies, noting that it has a commercial distribution deal in the country with Kardionet Healthcare and Foreign […]
DePuy Synthes touts improved functionality, shorter hospital stays with Attune knee
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary DePuy Synthes late last week released new data on its Attune knee system from a study and internal report, touting potential benefits of the system. The company released data from a study of the Attune knee implant comparing it to preoperative baseline at six months. Data from the study indicated a statistically […]
Bovie Medical shares rise on Q1 sales Beat, closed enrollment of cosmetic J-Plasma IDE study
Shares in Bovie Medical (NYSE:BVX) rose today after the medical device maker beat sales expectations on Wall Street with its first quarter earnings release and announced that it closed enrollment of an FDA investigational device exemption study of its J-Plasma tech seeking a new cosmetic indication. The Clearwater, Fla.-based company posted losses of $935,000, or 3¢ […]
PolarityTE aims to ‘wage war on skin grafts’ with regenerative tech
PolarityTE wants to eliminate skin grafts with its platform of regenerative technology. The Utah-based biotech is still new to the industry, but co-founders Denver Lough and Ned Swanson are betting that their company can take on the clinical standard of care for wound management. “No other product, whether it be a drug, a biologic device, or […]
Medtronic touts improved patient survival in AdaptivCRT algorithm study
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) today released results from a study of its AdaptivCRT algorithm, touting that the use of the algorithm increased patient survival. Results from the trial were presented last week at the Heart Rhythm Society’s annual scientific sessions in Boston, the Fridley, Minn.-based company said. The AdaptivCRT algorithm is designed to personalize cardiac resynchronization therapy and adjusts […]
Boston Scientific’s drug-coated balloon succeeds in femoropopliteal segment at one year
Data from Boston Scientific‘s (NYSE:BSX) Ranger SFA trial showed that treatment with its drug-coated balloon succeeded in the femoropopliteal segment after one year and resulted in greater rates of patency, with fewer interventions, compared to standard balloon angioplasty. The results, which were published this month in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, demonstrated that both groups of patients – those […]
HRS 2018 Roundup: Researchers highlight the latest in cardiac ablation tech
There are lots of new opportunities in ablation, evidenced by the research touted at this year’s annual meeting of the Heart Rhythm Society in Boston. Scientists presented data from trials evaluating cardiac ablation via pulsed electric fields, intramural needle ablation and more. Editors at MassDevice.com asked leading cardiac electrophysiologist Dr. Vivek Reddy, will there someday be one […]