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3. TriVascular raises $40M Series E round
TriVascular Inc. says it reeled in a $40 million Series E round for its Ovation line of stent grafts for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms.
2. Real-world results for Sapien equivalent to trial results
The Sapien replacement heart valve fares as well in the real world as it did during clinical trials, according to an analysis in the Journal of the American Medical Assn.
1. Medtronic’s guidewire recall gets FDA’s highest-risk label
The FDA slaps its highest-risk Class I status on Medtronic’s recall after at least 1 patient is reportedly injured by a broken coronary surgery guidewire.