TherOx said today that it won pre-market approval from the FDA for its SuperSaturated Oxygen Therapy system for acute myocardial infarction. Irvine, Calif.-based TherOx touted the PMA as the first heart attack treatment approved to reduce infarct size since the federal safety watchdog OK’d percutaneous coronary interventions. Indicated for patients suffering from left anterior descending […]
Zoll Medical leads debt round for TherOx
TherOx said today it completed a new round of debt financing led by Asahi Kasei (TYO:3407) subsidiary Zoll Medical for an undisclosed amount. Funds from the deal will be used to support the US market introduction and commercialization of the Irvine, Calif.-based company’s SuperSaturated Oxygen Therapy system designed to treat patients with acute myocardial infarction once the system […]
Zimmer Biomet prez, CEO Dvorak unexpectedly resigns | Personnel Moves, July 12, 2017
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) said late yesterday its prez and CEO David Dvorak has resigned from his position at the head of the company, effective immediately, to be replaced on an interim basis by senior VP and CFO Daniel Florin until a permanent successor is named. The Warsaw, Ind.-based company said it is retaining “a leading executive search […]
Bayer taps strategy head Baumann for CEO | Personnel Moves
Bayer (ETR:BAYN) named strategy chief Werner Baumann to replace Marijn Dekkers as CEO today, prompting some industry watchers to speculate that there’s more deal-making ahead for the German firm’s non-pharma markets. Baumann, who’s slated to succeed Dekkers May 1, joined Bayer in 1988 and made a name for himself with the successful integration of rival drugmaker […]
TherOx wins FDA IDE nod for Supersaturated Oxygen therapy
Irvine, Calif.-based oxygenation therapy company TherOx said today it won FDA investigational device exemption approval to test its 2nd-generation Supersaturated Oxygen therapy system for treating acute myocardial infarction. The company’s SSO2 therapy is designed to reduce infarct size by increasing oxygen delivery to heart muscle immediately after the coronary artery has been opened through a […]
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