Cardiovascular
Annoviant wins $2.9m NIH grant for paediatric heart conduits
US-based medtech startup Annoviant has received a $2.9m grant from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) to fund the…
Vivasure implants first venous patient in PerQseal device trial
Vivasure Medical has treated the first venous patient in a clinical trial investigating its PerQseal Elite vascular closure system for…
Simpson secures FDA breakthrough device designation for Acolyte system
The US Food and Drug and Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough device designation to Simpson Intervention’s Acolyte Image Guided Crossing…
ACC24: V-Wave interatrial shunt misses primary endpoint
US-based medical device company V-Wave released primary data from the RELIEVE-HF pivotal trial of its Ventura interatrial shunt. The randomised…
J&J seeks cardiovascular market growth with $13.1bn Shockwave deal
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has agreed to acquire US-based cardiovascular device developer Shockwave Medical in one of the biggest medtech…
GE HealthCare adds Caption AI to Vscan Air SL for cardiac imaging
GE HealthCare has announced the integration of Caption AI technology with Vscan Air SL wireless handheld ultrasound system, aimed at…
Kardium’s pulsed field ablation clinical trial enters final stages
Kardium has completed enrolment in a study evaluating its pulsed-field ablation (PFA) device for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. According…
FDA approves Abbott’s TriClip system for tricuspid valve repair
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for Abbott’s TriClip transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) system for leaky…
Protembis enrols first patient for ProtEmbo System trial
German cardiovascular medical device company Protembis has enrolled the first patient in its PROTEMBO investigational device exemption (IDE) pivotal trial…
Concept wins another IDE from FDA for MagicTouch range
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Concept Medical an investigational device exemption (IDE) for its MagicTouch arteriovenous…
