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The UK Department of Health and the Wellcome Trust are supporting the development of new gene therapies and medical devices to transform treatments on the NHS, through the Health...
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Biotronik reports positive data from BIOSOLVE-I trial
Biotronik's drug eluting absorbable metal scaffold (DREAMS) demonstrated safety and confirmed vessel vasomotion in the 12-month multicentre BIOSOLVE-I...
PneumRx gain FDA approval to begin RePneu LVRC system pivotal trial
PneumRx has received US Food and Drug Administration approval to initiate a 30-site pivotal clinical trial to support a premarket approval (PMA) application for the RePneu lung volume...
Maquet intra-aortic balloon catheters get FDA clearance
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for Maquet Cardiovascular's new Mega 7.5Fr. 30cc and 40cc intra-aortic balloon (IAB)...
Piramal Healthcare announces positive BST-CarGel implant study data
Piramal Healthcare Bio-Orthopaedics, a division of Piramal Healthcare, has announced positive data from its pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial of...
Boston Scientific's Watchman LAAC device found to reduce stroke risk
Boston Scientific's Watchman left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) device has reduced the risk of ischemic stroke by 75% in patients with atrial fibrillation who have a contraindication to...
Edwards Lifesciences reports positive results from TRITON trial
The European multicentre study conducted by Edwards Lifesciences has demonstrated the benefits of its Intuity valve system in facilitating small-incision surgery for aortic valve replacement...
Biotronik introduces Evia HF-T pacemaker in Europe
Biotronik has launched a new cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT-P) device, the Evia HF-T pacemaker, in the European...
Natus Medical to buy CareFusion neurodiagnostic business
CareFusion, a medical technology company, has signed an agreement with Natus Medical to divest its Nicolet business for a cash purchase price of around...
Sequana reports efficacy data from Pioneer study for ALFApump
The Pioneer clinical study conducted by Sequana Medical demonstrated the safety and efficacy of its automated low-flow ascites pump (ALFApump) system for the management of ascites in patients...
Abbott's iFS laser system wins FDA nod for cataract surgery
Abbott Medical Optics (AMO) has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to use its iFS Advanced Femtosecond Laser system to produce bow-shaped or curved arcuate incisions in...
Artificial kidneys could reduce hospital re-admissions and costs
Wearable Artificial Kidneys (WAKs) will minimise hospital re-admissions and medical expenditure related to hospitalisation and treatment for patients suffering from end stage renal disease...
Honeywell offers new touch screen tablet device
Honeywell HomMed has revealed a new personal health device, Genesis Touch, designed to address the current and future needs of patients who use telehealth to manage their...
ReCor Medical announces updated data from REDUCE study
ReCor Medical has announced updated data from the REDUCE first-in-man clinical study of its percutaneous renal denervation system (PARADISE), used for treating resistant hypertension, a major...
NICE issues positive draft guidance on DySIS colposcopy
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), UK, has issued draft guidance on DySIS Medical's cervical cancer screening product for public...
German researchers develop remote power transmitter
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS in Hermsdorf, Germany, have developed a portable transmitter module for wirelessly transmitting power to a...
AlCath catheter with MVG technique delivers optimal results, say Biotronik
Biotronik's AlCath Gold ablation catheter, together with the maximum voltage-guided (MVG) technique for radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial flutter, has demonstrated improved...
Tech company iSonea starts paediatric asthma trial of WheezoMeter
Medical technology company iSonea has initiated a US post-market study of its WheezoMeter monitoring technology in paediatric patients with a range of asthma symptom...
Study finds pharmacogenomic testing can improve adherence to statin therapy
Medco Research Institute (MRI), a subsidiary of Medco Health Solutions and Quest Diagnostics, has announced the Additional KIF6 Risk Offers Better Adherence to Statins (AKROBATS) study...
Boston supports trial to evaluate coronary stents in AMI patients
Boston Scientific announced its support for the Horizons II AMI clinical trial, designed to evaluate safety and efficacy of the Promus Element plus everolimus-eluting platinum chromium...
Medtronic Symplicity system reports blood pressure reduction
Medtronic's Symplicity renal denervation system has demonstrated safe and sustained blood pressure reduction for up to three years in patients with treatment-resistant hypertension, according...
