Medical Microinstruments raised $125 million in venture capital funding to extend its commercial operations and chase new indications and accessories for its Symani robotic surgery platform. MMI said it currently counts about 50 installed systems and 3,500 microsurgery procedures completed worldwide. Symani, which received a de novo clearance from the FDA in 2024, delivers fully […]
Vascular
J&J delivers Shockwave data sustaining below-the-knee gains for two years
Johnson & Johnson MedTech (NYSE: JNJ) shared extended clinical findings from its Shockwave intravascular lithotripsy system, from a study aimed at clearing calcified vessel blockages below the knee in patients with peripheral artery disease. In late-breaking data presented at the Vascular InterVentional Advances 2026 conference in Las Vegas, the company showed that benefits were maintained […]
Mendaera rolls out handheld needle robot paired with Butterfly ultrasound probe
Mendaera announced its handheld robot for needle-based procedures is now available to pair with Butterfly Network’s (NYSE:BFLY) portable, chip-based ultrasound probe, following the companies’ long-running collaboration. The Focalist robotic image-guided system assists clinicians in aiming to place IV lines, deliver nerve blocks or otherwise access organs and vasculature without additional specialized training. After FDA clearance in July […]
Medtronic snags breakthrough designation for below-the-knee drug-coated balloon
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) has secured a breakthrough designation from the FDA for a version of its drug-coated balloon aimed at unblocking arteries below the knee, following years of development. The In.Pact BTK catheter is slated for an international, randomized pivotal trial that plans to enroll about 400 participants with peripheral artery disease in the lower legs, […]
Terumo to buy Arsenal Medical and its liquid embolic brain bleed system
Terumo has inked a deal for its neurovascular subsidiary to acquire Arsenal Medical and its liquid embolic approach for treating certain brain bleeds. Arsenal’s investigational NeoCast is being developed for chronic and subacute subdural hematoma, through the blocking of the brain’s middle meningeal artery, or MMA. Terumo Neuro describes the solvent-free, non-adhesive biomaterial as a […]
Perfuze’s super-bore stroke catheter tops conventional, cyclic aspiration in bench study
Following FDA clearance earlier this year, Perfuze is putting forward new data comparing its super-bore aspiration catheter to conventional suction methods for removing stroke-causing blood clots, as well as the emerging approach of cyclic aspiration. The three-way benchtop study of the company’s Millipede88 catheter, tested with in vitro models of large vessel occlusions, was described […]
Cordis earns FDA nod for Selution SLR drug-eluting balloon
Cordis earned FDA approval for its Selution SLR (sustained limus release) drug-eluting balloon (DEB) to treat coronary in-stent restenosis, the device developer announced today. “As the first and only sirolimus drug-eluting balloon approved in the United States, Selution SLR DEB introduces a groundbreaking therapy for the treatment of coronary in-stent restenosis.” Cordis President of Americas […]
Boston Scientific recalls, discontinues angiographic catheter sales
Boston Scientific recalled and discontinued all Imager II angiographic catheters due to a manufacturing issue, according to an FDA early alert. Imager II angiographic catheters are diagnostic intravascular catheters used to capture images of the patient’s peripheral vasculature. Boston Scientific determined the catheters were “manufactured with reduced levels of stabilizing agents in the tips,” according […]
J&J MedTech is rebranding Shockwave Medical
Johnson & Johnson plans to rebrand Shockwave Medical on Oct. 1, the device and drug developer said. “Shockwave Medical will be rebranded to Johnson & Johnson MedTech, and our technologies will be known as circulatory restoration solutions,” Shockwave said on LinkedIn today. “Although our name and color may be changing, our commitment to cardiovascular innovation […]
FDA authorizes first-of-its-kind autonomous robotic blood draw device
The FDA granted de novo classification to a standalone robotic device that can draw blood from a patient’s arm without a hands-on operator. Dutch medical robotics company Vitestro developed the autonomous robotic phlebotomy device, called Aletta, to conduct every step of a blood draw, “from placing the tourniquet to applying the bandage,” the company says. […]
Siemens Healthineers wins $31 million in ARPA-H funding to develop remote robotic stroke treatment
Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) awarded Siemens Healthineers up to $31.1 million over five years to accelerate development of autonomous remote endovascular robotics, the German medtech giant announced this week. Siemens Healthineers is developing technology for long-distance remote treatment of acute ischemic stroke by mechanical thrombectomy without direct human input. The system will utilize […]
