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3. HeartWare lands FDA OK to enroll another cohort in ongoing VAD study
HeartWare International plans to enroll a new arm of patients into its ongoing ENDURANCE clinical trial, this time confirming previous findings that suggest that more blood pressure management can help stem "neurological events."
2. LeMaitre Vascular scoops up InaVein for $2.5M
Burlington, Mass.-based vascular device maker LeMaitre Vascular acquires InaVein and its varicose vein removal technology.
1. Ishrak takes his work home: Medtronic opens 1st office in CEO’s birth land of Bangladesh
Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak cuts the ribbon on the medical device giant’s 1st office in Bangladesh, where Ishrak grew up and saw first-hand how a lack of access to medical technologies hurts patients.