Ablative Solutions said today that the FDA approved a Phase II trial of its chemical denervation system for hypertension under its investigational new drug application. The trial, called Target-BP I, will evaluate the efficacy of Ablative’s Peregrine infusion ablation system, which uses ethanol to interrupt signals from sympathetic nerves in the renal artery to control […]
Hypertension
Rox Medical raises $40m Series E for hypertension ‘stent’
Rox Medical said today that it raised a $40 million Series E round for the stent-like Coupler device it developed to treat hypertension by connecting the femoral artery and the femoral vein. The round was led by the Novartis Venture Fund and Apple Tree Partners, with participation from prior backers Versant Ventures and Domain Associates, San Clemente, Calif.-based Rox said. […]
Renal Dynamics launches post-market trial for Redy 3rd-gen renal denervation device
Renal Dynamics said it launched a post-market study of its Redy renal denervation device for treating hypertension, after winning CE Mark approval for the device last November. Zug, Switzerland-based Renal Dynamics, which is owned by the Hobart Group, said the 1st patient in the trial was successfully treated at Novosibirsk, Russia’s Meshalkin State Research Institute of Circulation Pathology. […]
ReCor Medical launches trial for Paradise renal denervation device
ReCor Medical said today that it’s enrolled the 1st patients in the 292-patient Radiance-HTN study of its Paradise renal denervation device for treating hypertension. The blinded, randomized and sham-controlled trial is designed to evaluate the Paradise system in patients with essential hypertension taking 2 or fewer medications and patients with treatment-resistant hypertension on a minimum of 3 drugs. The trial […]
ReCor Medical to launch U.S. trial for Paradise renal denervation device
ReCor Medical said today that it won an investigation device exemption from the FDA for a clinical trial of its Paradise renal denervation device for treating high blood pressure. Palo Alto, Calif., and Amsterdam-based ReCor said the 292-patient Radiance-HTN study, a blinded, randomized and sham-controlled trial, is designed to evaluate the Paradise system in patients with essential hypertension […]
How Valencia Technologies got its anti-hypertension implant to trial for less than $11m
Jeff Greiner would be the 1st to tell you that developing a neurostimulation implant is an expensive process. It took $100 million for Advanced Bionics to develop a cochlear implant, Greiner told MassDevice.com, and another $50 million for its neurostim device. CVRx has raised more than $250 million for its neurostim implant for treating cardiovascular conditions, he noted. That’s why […]
Renal denervation: Ablative Solutions wins CE Mark for chemical ablation catheter
Renal denervation: Boston Scientific launches new Vessix trial
ReCor Medical raises $15M for ultrasound RDN
A Japanese healthcare conglomerate is the lead investor ReCor Medical‘s $15 million Series D round ReCor plans to use to back a U.S. clinical trial of its ultrasound renal denervation device.
Medtronic takes another crack at renal denervation
Vascular Dynamics secures $17m Series B round
Vascular Dynamics said it secured $16.85 million in Series B financing to fund clinical trials for its device to treat drug-resistant hypertension.