Reva Medical (ASX:RVA) said today that it inked a deal with Bio Vascular Group to distribute Reva’s Fantom bioresorbable scaffold in Italy. The partnership expands Reva’s commercial activities to Italy, adding to its ongoing efforts in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Turkey. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.
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Reva Medical wins CE Mark for full line of Fantom Encore bioresorbable scaffolds
Reva Medical (ASX:RVA) said this week that it won CE Mark clearance for its entire line of Fantom Encore bioresorbable, drug-eluting scaffolds. The new approval covers Reva’s Fantom 3.0 and 3.5 mm diameter devices, helping the company expand beyond its already-approved 2.5 mm diameter scaffold. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.
Reva Medical’s Fantom bioresorbable scaffold succeeds in two-year trial
Reva Medical (ASX:RVA) touted sustained safety and efficacy results for its Fantom bioresorbable scaffold at this year’s EuroPCR meeting. The company also revealed new information about its suite of Fantom Encore products, noting that the devices will have strut profiles of 95 microns, 105 microns and 115 microns. Get the full story at our sister site, […]
Reva touts first implant of bioresorbable scaffold in Turkey
Reva Medical (ASX:RVA) said today that the company launched its Fantom bioresorbable scaffold in Turkey. There are nearly 100 hospitals performing cardiac catheterizations in Istanbul, according to Reva. The San Diego, Calif.-based company highlighted Turkey as an important market for bioresorbable technologies, noting that it has a commercial distribution deal in the country with Kardionet Healthcare and Foreign […]
Reva inks distro deal for bioresorbable scaffolds in Turkey
Reva Medical (ASX:RVA) inked a distribution deal with Kardionet Healthcare & Foreign Trading to launch commercial operations in Turkey for its bioresorbable scaffold tech, the company reported today. According to the terms of the deal, Kardionet will be responsible for sales, marketing, customer training and support for Reva’s Fantom and Fantom Encore bioresorbable devices in Turkey. […]
Reva touts first implant of Fantom Encore bioresorbable scaffold in Switzerland
Reva Medical (ASX:RVA) announced today that the company’s Fantom Encore bioresorbable vascular scaffold was used for the first time in Switzerland. The sirolimus-eluting device, which is made from Reva’s proprietary Tyrocore polymer, features a 95-micron strut profile and x-ray visibility. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.
Reva Medical swings to black on first sales
Reva Medical (ASX:RVA) this week reported its first quarterly and annual revenues since winning CE Mark approval for its bioresorbable coronary scaffolds, swinging from red to black for the full year. Get the full story on our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.
Anthem exec chairman joins Proteus board | Personnel Moves – Feb. 26, 2018
Proteus Digital Health announced earlier this month that Anthem‘s (NYSE:ANTM) executive chairman, Joseph Swedish, joined the company’s board of directors. Swedish served as Anthem’s president & chief executive from 2013 until he was appointed executive chairman in 2018. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.
Reva Medical wins CE Mark for bioresorbable Fantom Encore scaffold
Reva Medical (ASX:RVA) has won CE Mark clearance for its thin strut Fantom Encore bioresorbable, drug-eluting scaffold. The sirolimus-eluting vascular scaffold, which is made from Reva’s Tyrocore polymer, features a 95-micron strut profile and x-ray visibility. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.
Reva implants first Fantom bioresorbable scaffold in Italy
Reva Medical (ASX:RVA) said yesterday that the first Fantom bioresorbable scaffold was implanted in Italy. The sirolimus-eluting device is made using a tyrosine-derived polymer that is visible under x-ray. Data from Reva’s Fantom II clinical trial found that the device resulted in a 4.2% rate of major adverse cardiac events after 12 months and 5.6% after […]
Reva, Biotronik tout safety data for their drug-eluting bioresorbable scaffolds
Despite the safety concerns plaguing Abbott‘s (NYSE:ABT) Absorb device, companies developing bioresorbable scaffolds are not discouraged. This week at the annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Conference in Denver, a number of companies touted the safety data coming from clinical trials of their products. Among them were Reva Medical (ASX:RVA) and Biotronik – here’s an overview of that data. Get the full story at […]