W.L. Gore & Associates said today it won Health Canada approval for its Tigris dual-component vascular stent designed to treat peripheral artery disease. The 3rd-generation dual-component stent features a combination of flexible fluoropolymer and single-wire nitinol and is designed to conform to the natural movement of the knee, the Newark, Del.-based company said. “At Gore, […]
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Study evaluates drug-device combo therapy for deep vein thrombosis
A National Institutes of Health-sponsored study found that most patients with deep vein thrombosis should be treated with anticoagulant drugs alone, without a procedure-based intervention. However, the same study showed that a minimally-invasive catheter-director therapy, pharmacomechanical catheter-directed thrombolysis, provided greater initial pain relief and could prevent disability in DVT patients. The research was presented today […]
Merit Medical backs Bluegrass Vascular’s Surfacer ‘inside-out’ catheter
Bluegrass Vascular Technologies said today that it entered a “strategic relationship” with Merit Medical (NSDQ:MMSI) for its Surfacer “inside-out” catheter that includes an equity stake and a distribution agreement. The Surfacer device is designed to provide access to the jugular vein to restore central venous access in hemodialysis patients with blocked neck veins; it won CE Mark approval […]
Nanoengineers 3D-print biomimetic blood vessel networks
Researchers from the University of California San Diego have developed a 3D-printed, functional blood vessel network that they believe could someday be used in artificial organs and regenerative medicines. The team’s work was published in Biomaterials. Previous work in the field has yielded simple and costly structures, the researchers said, that are not capable of integrating […]
Saphena files counter-suit against Getinge’s Maquet
Saphena Medical said today that late last month that it, and Dr. Albert Chin, filed counterclaims against Getinge‘s (PINK:GETI B) medical subsidiary Maquet Cardiovascular in response to a suit alleging patent infringement and breaches of contract. The counterclaim, filed on Feb. 22, is in response to an ongoing spat between the companies related to patents and intellectual […]
Elixir Medical’s DeSyne stent tops Medtronic’s Endeavor after 5 years
Elixir Medical‘s novolimus-eluting stent, DeSyne, outperformed Medtronic‘s (NYSE:MDT) zotarolimus-eluting stent, Endeavor, according to long-term data from Elixir’s Excella II trial. The study enrolled 210 patients with 2 or more de novo lesions in 2 different epicardial vessels. Researchers randomly assigned patients in a 2:1 ratio to the novolimus-eluting stent or the zotarolimus-eluting stent. Get the full story at […]
FDA green-lights Cagent Vascular’s Serranator Alto PAD balloon catheter
Cagent Vascular said today that it won 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its Serranator Alto balloon catheter, which is designed to treat peripheral artery disease. The Wayne, Pa.-based company bills its serration technology, created by co-founder and CMO Dr. Peter Schneider, as a way to improve arterial expansion during balloon angioplasty for PAD. The device’s […]
FDA panel supports Claret Medical’s Sentinel, despite efficacy questions
UPDATED Feb. 27, 2017, with reaction from Claret Medical. The FDA’s Circulatory System Devices Panel this week gave its support to de novo clearance for Claret Medical’s Sentinel embolic protection device despite weak efficacy data for the device. The Santa Rosa, Calif.-based company’s Sentinel device is designed to use a pair of temporary arterial filters during […]
Teleflex wins FDA nod for Trapliner cath, sees shares rise on Street-topping Q4, FY2016 earnings
Teleflex (NYSE:TFX) today said it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its TrapLine Catheter and saw shares tick up upon the release of 4th quarter and full fiscal year 2016 earnings that beat expectations on The Street. The company’s TrapLine catheter was developed by Vascular Solutions, which Teleflex officially acquired last week. The TrapLiner is intended for use in conjunction with guide […]
Penumbra: Stroke study shows aspiration system equal to stent retrievers
Penumbra (NYSE:PEN) touted data from the Aster trial evaluating its aspiration system compared to a stent retriever as a first-line thrombectomy approach for acute ischemic stroke. The data showed that the company’s direct aspiration, first-pass technique (Adapt) compared favorably with a stent retriever – 85.4% of patients treated with Penumbra’s aspiration system met the study’s […]
Meril’s bioresorbable, drug-eluting vascular scaffold
Meril Life Sciences has developed a drug-eluting, bioresorbable vascular scaffold that the body can slowly degrade and wash away. The company’s MeRes100 is made of biodegradable polymers, PLLA and PDLLA. Sirolimus, a commonly-used immunosuppressant found in drug eluting stents, is embedded in the scaffold’s coating. The company designed the struts of the device to be just […]