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Ablation Frontiers

FDA raises concerns on Medtronic’s cardiac ablation system

October 26, 2011 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

Medtronic cardiac ablation device

The FDA’s concern about the safety profile Medtronic’s (NYSE:MDT) cardiac ablation catheter sent MDT shares down nearly 3 percent yesterday as investors worried about the device’s prospects for approval.

Filed Under: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), News Well, Pre-Market Approval (PMA), Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: Ablation Frontiers, Cardiac Rhythm Management

Medtronic’s Ablation Frontiers device wins FDA panel date

September 20, 2011 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

Medtronic

Medtronic Inc. (NYSE:MDT) has a date with the FDA.

The Fridley, Minn.-based medical device maker is slated o go before the watchdog agency’s circulatory systems advisory panel Oct. 27 for a review of its pre-market approval application for the Ablation Frontiers cardiac ablation system.

The device, designed to treat atrial fibrillation, won a nod from Health Canada in August 2010, meaning it’s cleared for market north of the border.

Filed Under: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), News Well, Pre-Market Approval (PMA) Tagged With: Ablation Frontiers, Cryocath Technologies

Medtronic acquires Ablation Frontiers

February 6, 2009 By MassDevice Contributors Network Leave a Comment

MEDTRONIC COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF ABLATION FRONTIERS MINNEAPOLIS AND CARLSBAD, CALIF.
– Feb. 6, 2009 – Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), today announced it has through an affiliated entity, completed the acquisition of privately held Ablation Frontiers, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement announced Jan. 12, 2009, the transaction includes an initial payment of $225 million plus potential additional payments contingent upon achievement of certain clinical milestones.

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions Tagged With: Ablation Frontiers, Cardiac Rhythm Management, Press Release

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