Cagent Vascular announced that it enrolled the first patient in a study comparing its Serranator system to plain old balloon angioplasty (POBA). The prospective, randomized (2:1 treatment to control) dual-center study plans to enroll up to 60 subjects. Investigators intend to use optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging to demonstrate the mechanism of action (MOA) of […]
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Cagent Vascular names former Carl Zeiss Meditech exec as CEO
Cagent Vascular announced this week that it has appointed Brian Walsh as CEO, effective immediately. Walsh has been chairing the company’s board of directors since March 2018 and will continue as chair. He will succeed Carol Burns as CEO. “Cagent Vascular is an exceptional company with a disruptive technology platform and a highly talented team,” […]
Cagent Vascular wins FDA clearance for balloon catheter
Cagent Vascular announced that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Serranator percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) serration balloon catheter. The FDA indication is for use of the Serranator for treating below-the-knee (BTK) lesions, making it the first and only angioplasty balloon with FDA clearance and CE Mark approval that embeds serration technology into a semi-compliant […]
Cagent Vascular closes $12m Series B
Cagent Vascular said today it closed a $11.9 million Series B round of financing to help support expand manufacturing and a limited launch of the company’s Serranator Alto angioplasty device. The round was led by two strategic investors and joined by Balestier Investments, Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Synergy Ventures and other private investors, the Wayne, Penn.-based […]
7 medtech stories we missed this week: Dec. 8, 2017
From Minimus Spine’s European distribution deal to Stimwave receiving FDA clearance, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Minimus Spine inks EU distribution deal Minimus Spine announced in a Dec. 4 press release that it has signed its first European distribution deal with Italian company Moss […]
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 […]
