Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today its Micra transcatheter pacing system and MiniMed 640G-based Hybrid Closed Loop system have both won Popular Science‘s Best of What’s New 2015 award in the health category. The Micra transcatheter pacing system, which at 1/10th the size of a conventional pacemaker is roughly the size of a large vitamin, is designed to […]
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Medtronic touts Endurant AAA graft 4-year data
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that 4-year real world data from a subset of patients with challenging anatomy implanted with the Endurant AAA stent graft system showed durable outcomes. The data was presented at the VEITHsymposium in New York City. At 4-years, no differences in IA endoleak rate or AAA diameter increases were found between subsets of […]
ACIST launches FFR trial
Interventional and diagnostic tech company ACIST said today it enrolled the 1st patient in a study of catheter-based interrogation and standard fractional flow reserve measurement. The study, slated to enroll 240 patients, is intended to investigate the measurement accuracy and incident of drift and device success using ACIST’s Navvus Rapid Exchange FFR microcatheter. “As with […]
Medtronic, Hansen to present clinical trial data at VEITHSymposium
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) and Hansen Medical (NSDQ:HNSN) said they are slated to present new clinical information at this year’s annual VEITHSymposium in New York City. Medtronic said today it plans to present 4-year subset data results from the ENGAGE global registry study of its Endurant AAA stent graft system. The trial analyzed patients with hostile neck anatomies treated with […]
Spectranetics wins 510(k) clearance for laser atherectomy cath
Spectranetics (NSDQ:SPNC) said yesterday it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its next-generation Turbo-Power laser atherectomy catheter for treating in-stent restenosis. The Turbo-Power laser catheter treats at the tip and debulks lesions in a single step with remote automatic rotation for accurate directional control, the Colorado Springs, Colo.-based company said. “Patients with ISR present the most […]
Medtronic launches VenaSeal varicose vein treatment system in US
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today it launched its VenaSeal closure system for treating varicose veins in the lower extremities. The treatment from the Fridley, Minn.-based medical giant uses a proprietary medical adhesive to close superficial veins in lower extremities in patients with symptomatic venous reflux, or varicose veins. “Patients are often told their varicose veins are only a […]
VIVA 2015 Roundup: Medtronic touts Valiant stent graft, PAD stent-treatment data
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) this week presented data from 2 studies of its stent systems and announced a new study of its In.Pact Admiral drug-coated balloon. The announcements were made at the VIVA physicians annual conference in Las Vegas, Nev. The Fridley, Minn.-based medical giant presented data from a 2-year clinical trial of its Valiant Captivia thoracic stent graft […]
Neuravi launches clinical trial of Embotrap stent retriever
Neuravi said today it enrolled the 1st patient in a clinical trial of its novel EmboTrap revascularization stent retriever device for treating acute ischemic stroke. Data from the study will be submitted as part of Neuravi’s FDA premarket approval application, the Ireland-based company said. “Working to improve clinical outcomes in stroke is central to Neuravi’s mission, […]
Boston Scientific, Edwards facing off in new TAVR battle
Updated: Included information from the Edwards settlement in May. A new patent spat is being fought in Germany by Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX), which alleges that Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE:EW) is infringing on a patent associated with its Lotus transcatheter heart valve. Late last month, Boston Scientific filed the patent infringement in Dusseldorf alleging that the Edwards Sapien 3 transcatheter aortic valve replacement […]
Hansen touts 1st clinical use of robotic Magellan microcath driver
Hansen Medical (NSDQ:HNSN) said today its Magellan microcatheter driver has been used in its 1st clinical procedure, performing an embolization in the peripheral vasculature to treat a benign prostatic hyperplasia. The procedure was performed in Paris at the Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou by device clinical study principal investigator Dr. Marc Sapoval and Dr. Gregory Amouyal, the […]
UPDATE: Embolization coil maker Blockade Medical pulls in $2.2m
UPDATED Oct. 27, 2015, with comment from Blockade Medical. Blockade Medical pulled in $2.2 million and is looking for another $5.8 million in a new round of equity financing, according to an SEC filing published today. The round was joined by new investors TitanMed Capital and GP Healthcare Capital, as well as returning investors and other […]