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Abbott promotes Ford to COO | Personnel Moves – October 15, 2018

October 15, 2018 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

Abbott (NYSE:ABT) said today that it promoted the head of its medical device division, the healthcare giant’s largest segment, to be its new operations chief. In naming former medical devices VP Robert Ford as COO, Abbott said Ford oversaw the integration of St. Jude Medical and was instrumental in the debut of Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News Tagged With: Abbott, Clariant, Hartmann Group, IRRAS, LuxCath LLC, Mack Molding, Nocturnal Product Development, Personnel Moves, Varian Medical Systems, Vero Biotech, Xtant Medical

LuxCath eyes the atrial fibrillation market

May 29, 2018 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

One problem with using ablation to treat atrial fibrillation is determining when the resulting lesion is sufficient to block the electric signals underlying the arrhythmia. LuxCath thinks its OmniView catheter solves the dilemma by using an optical technology to assess metabolic activity in the ablated tissue, CEO Dr. Omar Amirana told MassDevice.com earlier this month […]

Filed Under: Cardiovascular, Catheters, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Allied Minds, LuxCath LLC

LuxCath heart device sees 1st use in treating arrhythmia, AFIB

December 16, 2015 By Fink Densford Leave a Comment

LuxCath said today its catheter-based ablation device was used in its 1st procedure to treat arrhythmia patients, including patients with atrial fibrillation. The surgeries were led by Mount Sinai Hospital arrhythmia services director Dr. Vivek Reddy. LuxCath’s catheter-based ablation device can assess tissue contact, visualize lesions and detect lesion gaps in real time, the company […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Cardiovascular, Catheters Tagged With: LuxCath LLC

Survey: Heart docs say Edwards on track for solid heart valve growth | Wall Street Beat

November 20, 2012 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

MassDevice.com Wall Street Beat

Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE:EW) is on track for solid growth in the transcatheter aortic valve implant market, according to a survey of cardiologists conducted by Leerink Swann analysts.

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well, Replacement Heart Valves, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Alcon, Allied Minds, California HealthCare Foundation, Edwards Lifesciences, George Washington University, Intuitive Surgical, iRhythm Technologies Inc., LuxCath LLC, SensoMotoric Instruments, Titan Surgical

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