BD announced today that it enrolled the first patient in a trial of its Vascular Covered Stent for treating peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Franklin Lakes, New Jersey–based BD is evaluating the safety and effectiveness of the stent in its AGILITY FDA investigational device exemption (IDE) trial. The self-expanding, low-profile, polytetrafluoroethylene encapsulated nitinol implant is deployed […]
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Philips launches new Azurion neuro biplane system for neurovascular interventions
Philips announced today that it made major enhancements to its Azurion image-guided therapy system with a new launch. The Amsterdam-based medtech giant unveiled its new Azurion neuro biplane system at ECR 2024. It designed the system to streamline neurovascular procedures and help care teams make the right decisions and do so faster. This enables the […]
LivaNova to lay off 137 in Pennsylvania
LivaNova plans to lay off 137 employees at its Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania location by the end of this year. Shares of LIVN fell 0.7% at $50.37 apiece in midday trading today. The Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor and Industry included LivaNova in its January notices under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. Layoffs began taking […]
J&J’s Cerenovus launches next-gen stroke revascularization catheter
Johnson & Johnson MedTech’s Cerenovus today announced the launch of its next-generation CereGlide 71 intermediate catheter with TruCourse. The catheter’s indication covers the revascularization of patients suffering from acute ischemic stroke. It joins the company’s planned CereGlide family of catheters set to enhance the Cerenovus Stroke Solutions portfolio. The company said it optimized the system […]
Innova Vascular has positive early commercial data for thrombectomy system
Innova Vascular today announced the successful early commercial use of its Laguna Thrombectomy System in California. The first physicians to use the system — Dr. Raj Khalsa and Dr. John Moriarty — reported positively after their initial cases. Khalsa touted the system’s easy preparation, strong trackability in challenging anatomies and effective clot extraction. “The design, […]
Procyrion raises $57.7M Series E for circulatory support device
Procyrion announced today that it completed a $57.7 million Series E funding round to support its Aortix device. Fannin Partners led the round, which included the conversion of $10 million in interim financing. New and existing family/multi-family office investors partnered with Fannin Partners in the financing. Returning investors, including BlueBird Ventures and an undisclosed strategic […]
LivaNova picks longtime J&J exec as new CEO
LivaNova announced today that its board of directors appointed Vladimir A. Makatsaria as its CEO and a member of the board. The appointment goes into effect on March 1, 2024. He succeeds Bill Kozy, who took over the CEO role on an interim basis in April 2023 when Damien McDonald resigned from the corner office. […]
Medtronic, Rijnstate enroll first patient in aneurysm repair trial
Medtronic , with Rijnstate, announced today that they enrolled the first patient in the Hercules trial comparing abdominal aortic aneurysm repair methods. Hercules compares endosuture aneurysm repair (ESAR) to standard endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). It looks at these methods in patients who have an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with a wide, infrarenal neck diameter. Abdominal aortic aneurysms […]
SoniVie completes enrollment in trial of ultrasound renal denervation for hypertension
SoniVie announced today that it treated the last patient in a pilot study of its Tivus technology for renal artery denervation to treat hypertension. Tel Aviv, Israel-based SoniVie develops Tivus (therapeutic intra-vascular ultrasound) to treat a variety of hypertensive disorders. It’s conducting the REDUCED-1 FDA investigational device exemption study to evaluate the renal denervation technology. […]
InspireMD wins CE mark for carotid stent system
InspireMD (Nasdaq:NSPR) announced today that it received CE mark approval for its CGuard embolic prevention carotid stent system (EPS). The Tel Aviv, Israel-based company designed CGuard for the prevention of stroke. It utilizes the company’s MicroNet technology for strong acute results and durable, stroke-free, long-term outcomes. InspireMD highlighted the importance of the transition to the […]
FDA approves Gore low-profile balloon-expandable endoprosthesis
W.L. Gore & Associates announced today that it received FDA approval for a lower-profile Viabahn VBX balloon-expandable endoprosthesis. FDA approval builds on the company’s proven VBX stent graft for treating complex vascular disease. The company says it offers the longest balloon-expandable stent on the market (79 mm) and the widest range of stent diameter adjustability. […]