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Medtronic’s Navigate lung trial enrolls 1st European patient

March 10, 2016 By Brad Perriello

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that it enrolled the 1st European patient in a huge, real-world study of the SuperDimension lung device it acquired along with Covidien early last year. The 2-year, 2,500-patient Navigate trial is designed to evaluate the performance of the LungGPS electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy technology the SuperDimension device uses to navigate the lungs. The single-arm post-market study […]

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Imaging Tagged With: Covidien, Medtronic, Medtronic buys Covidien, Pulmonary, SuperDimension Inc.

Veran Medical pulls in $31m for lung nav device

September 22, 2015 By Brad Perriello

Veran Medical Technologies said today that it raised a $30.6 million funding round, led by Versant Ventures and River Cities Capital Funds, that it plans to use to expand the commercial footprint of its lung navigation platform. St. Louis-based Veran said prior backers Prolog Ventures, Advantage Capital, Rex Health Ventures, 3G Capital, Dynamic Investments and Vectis also joined the […]

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, Respiratory Tagged With: Pulmonary, Veran Medical Technologies

Medtronic launches real-world study for SuperDimension lung device

September 22, 2015 By Brad Perriello

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that it launched a huge, real-world study of the SuperDimension lung device it acquired along with Covidien earlier this year. The 2-year, 2,500-patient Navigate trial is designed to evaluate the performance of the LungGPS electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy technology the SuperDimension device uses to navigate the lungs. The single-arm, multi-center post-market observational study […]

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Respiratory Tagged With: Medtronic, Pulmonary

Sanovas wins FDA 510(k) clearance for PulmoVia

June 15, 2015 By Fink Densford

Sanovas said last week that it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its PulmoVia working channel, part of its platform designed to improve diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in the lung. Working channels are normally integrated into bronchoscopes with optics as 1 piece, but the PulmoVia working channel is separate, CEO Larry Gerrans told MassDevice.com. “We took a […]

Filed Under: 510(k), Endoscopic, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: Pulmonary, Sanovas

BTG to buy PneumRx for up to $475m

December 4, 2014 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

BTG to buy PneumRx for up to $475m

(Reuters) — BTG, the healthcare group best known for treating rattlesnake bites and varicose veins, is expanding into lung care by buying a California firm that has developed a device to prop open airways.

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: BTG, PneumRx Inc., Pulmonary

Medicare OKs coverage of high-risk CT lung screening

November 11, 2014 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

Medicare OKs coverage of high-risk CT lung screening

Preventive low-dose CT screening for patients at high risk for lung cancer would be covered by federal health insurance, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed today.

Filed Under: Medicare, News Well Tagged With: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Pulmonary

Covidien unveils next-gen superDimension device

October 27, 2014 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

Covidien unveils next-gen superDimension device

Covidien (NYSE:COV) today unveiled the next generation of its superDimension navigation software for lung procedures.

Filed Under: News Well, Software / IT Tagged With: Covidien, Pulmonary, SuperDimension Inc.

Veran raises nearly $3M for 3d airway mapping system

January 20, 2014 By Chris Walker Leave a Comment

Veran raises nearly $3M for 3d airway mapping system

Veran Medical Technologies said it brought in $2.9 million in a funding round it hopes will eventually add $5 million to its coffers.

The St. Louis-based medical device company, founded in 2005, is developing devices for diagnosis & minimally invasive surgery.

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, News Well Tagged With: Minimally Invasive Surgery, Pulmonary, Veran Medical Technologies

Rumor: Stryker to pay $30M for ActiViews

October 24, 2013 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

Rumor: Stryker to pay $30M for ActiViews
Rumor: Stryker to pay $30M for ActiViews

Stryker (NYSE:SYK) is rumored to be in the hunt for ActiViews and its CT-guided lung biopsy device, according to an Israeli newspaper.

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: ActiViews Inc., Pulmonary, Stryker

Sanovas raises $6.5M Series A1 round

September 19, 2013 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

Sanovas raises $6.5M Series A1 round

Sanovas raised $6.5 million in a Series A1 round co-founder & CEO Larry Gerrans told MassDevice.com will go toward commercializing its Vas Zeppelin pulmonary device.

Sausalito, Calif.-based Sanovas closed a Series A round last summer consisting entirely of friends and family, Gerrans told us.

Filed Under: Endoscopic, Funding Roundup, News Well Tagged With: Pulmonary, Sanovas

Theravance/Glaxo’s Breo Ellipta wins FDA go-ahead

May 15, 2013 By Ingrid Mezo Leave a Comment

Theravance/Glaxo's Breo Ellipta wins FDA go-ahead

Filed Under: Drug-Device Combinations, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), News Well Tagged With: GlaxoSmithKline plc, Pulmonary, Theravance

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