GlobalData Healthcare

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1. Medtronic’s extravascular ICD is pushing innovation

   In October 2019, Medtronic launched a study evaluating their extravascular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (Ev-ICD) in up to 400 patients in Europe,…
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   21 Oct
2. Admedus turns focus to TAVR market with next-generation tissue technology

   Admedus, an Australia-based company, announced the sale of distribution rights to its CardioCel and VascuCel businesses to LeMaitre Vascular in…
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   17 Oct
3. Is home spirometry a reliable tool for managing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?

   Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease (ILD) characterised by a decline in lung function.  Measuring…
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   7 Oct
4. Electronic ‘nose’ can predict response to lung cancer immunotherapy

   Patients diagnosed with lung cancer typically benefit from immunotherapy, a form of treatment that uses the body’s immune system to…
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   1 Oct
5. AI demonstrates human-level capacity to diagnose disease

   A joint research effort, published on 24 September in the journal Lancet Digital Health, conducted by researchers in the UK, Germany,…
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   1 Oct
6. EBR’s wireless cardiac pacing system gains FDA breakthrough status

   The WiSE (Wireless Stimulation Endocardially) cardiac pacing device received breakthrough designation status from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
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   1 Oct
7. CMR Surgical joins surgical robots battle with next generation Versius

   On 17 September, CMR Surgical Limited (CMR Surgical), a UK-based robotic surgery devices company, announced that it has raised £195m…
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   24 Sep
8. Axonics Modulation Technologies emerges as a major player in sacral neuromodulation

   On 9 September, Axonics Modulation Technologies announced it had received approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to…
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   24 Sep
9. Is telemedicine the future for Alzheimer’s care?

   In the last of a series of three articles for World Alzheimer’s Day (21 September), we consider future treatments for…
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   24 Sep
10. First long-distance PCI procedure in India opens an opportunity for untapped patient pool

    In September 2019, a cardiologist in India performed the first percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedure using Corindus Vascular Robotocis’ CorPathGRX…
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    23 Sep