Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that it received Shonin approval and launched its Valiant Navion thoracic stent graft system in Japan for the minimally invasive repair of thoracic descending aortic aneurysms and Type B aortic dissections. The Fridley, Minn.-based company said it is the third major geographical launch of the Valiant Navion system after it won FDA […]
Stent Grafts
FDA warns on two more Endologix stent grafts
Updated on Oct. 29 with comments from Endologix. Endologix (NSDQ:ELGX) shares plummeted today after the FDA issued a warning for patients using the company’s AFX endovascular stent grafts for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms. The AFX with Duraply and AFX2 were all mentioned by the FDA as stent grafts with a risk of endoleaks, along […]
Medtronic wins FDA breakthrough nod for Valiant stent graft
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that it won breakthrough device designation from the FDA for its Valiant TAAA stent graft for treating thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms. The newest Valiant graft is designed for minimally invasive repair of TAAA, a complex condition that causes a bulging of the aorta. The standard of care is open surgery, which is associated […]
FDA OKs PQ Bypass trial of Torus peripheral stent graft
PQ Bypass said today that it won full FDA approval of its investigational device exemption trial for the Torus stent graft for treating peripheral artery disease. The Torus stent graft is designed to treat PAD in the superficial femoral artery by aiding in halting the progression of the disease, rather than solely treat the symptoms, […]
ESC Congress 2019: Biotronik beats Abbott at target lesion failure
Biotronik said yesterday that its Orsiro stent tops the Xience stents made by Abbott (NYSE:ABT) when it comes to target lesion failure, according to data from a clinical trial. The randomized, controlled BioSTEMI trial was the first direct comparison between the two drug-eluting stents in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Biotronik announced […]
Study: No mortality benefit from CABG at 10 years
A follow-up of surgical and medical treatment for congestive heart failure and coronary artery disease (STICH) showed that there’s no association between myocardial viability and the long-term mortality benefit of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. The study, published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine, followed 601 patients with coronary […]
Endologix spikes plan for $25m offering
Endologix (NSDQ:ELGX) yesterday spiked its plan to sell as much as $25 million worth of its own stock, saying it has no intention of selling stock over the short term. The Irvine, Calif.-based company had tapped Piper Jaffray to offer more than 22.2 million shares at $6.45 apiece, with the proceeds earmarked for manufacturing, clinical trials, […]
Ascyrus Medical wins breakthrough for dissection stent graft
Ascyrus Medical said today that it received breakthrough device designation from the FDA for the stent graft it developed to treat abdominal aortic dissections. The AMDS device is designed to treat acute Type A aortic dissections, in which the lining of the abdominal aorta becomes detached from the wall of the vessel. Ascyrus won CE […]
Gore wins FDA nod for Gore Tag TEVAR system with Active Control
W.L. Gore & Associates said today that it won a nod from the FDA for its Gore Tag conformable thoracic endovascular aortic repair stent graft with Active Control. The newly cleared Gore Tag TEVAR product features the Flagstaff, Ariz.-based company’s Active Control system, which it said provides a controlled, two-stage deployment. The initial deployment is […]
Medtronic releases new data on Endurant, Valiant Navion stent grafts
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) today released new data on its stent graft program at the Charing Cross Symposium in London, touting two-year results for its Endurant line and 30-day data from a pilot study of its Valiant Navion device. The Fridley, Minn.-based medtech giant said preliminary two-year results from a study of the Endurant II/IIs devices, used […]
First U.S. patient treated with Cook Medical endovascular aortic dissection system
Cook Medical has launched its Zenith dissection endovascular system, recently approved by the FDA. The first patient was treated with the system at Cooper University Health Care in Camden, N.J., Cook Medical announced yesterday. The Zenith system was designed to provide physicians with a less-invasive alternative to open surgery for repair of Type B dissections of […]