CereVasc today announced initial results from a pilot clinical study supporting the use of its eShunt system. Boston-based CereVasc designed eShunt for treating normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). This study evaluates the technology in the treatment of elderly patients with NPH. eShunt has FDA breakthrough device designation, which it picked up … [Read more...] about CereVasc study data backs eShunt system
Implants
Xeltis completes enrollment in vascular access conduit study
Xeltis announced today that it completed enrollment in an EU pivotal trial for aXess, its restorative vascular access conduit. The study evaluates aXess in adults with end-stage renal disease. Eindhoven, The Netherlands-based Xeltis will conduct the study in 120 subjects across 22 centers in Europe. This study follows 12-month data from a … [Read more...] about Xeltis completes enrollment in vascular access conduit study
R3 Vascular wins FDA IDE for drug-eluting scaffold
R3 Vascular announced today that the FDA granted investigational device exemption (IDE) to evaluate its Magnitude drug-eluting bioresorbable scaffold. Mountain View, California-based R3 Vascular designed Magnitude for treating below-the-knee (BTK) peripheral arterial disease (PAD). With the FDA granting IDE, it can now initiate the ELITE-BTK … [Read more...] about R3 Vascular wins FDA IDE for drug-eluting scaffold
Medinol has first human implant of drug-eluting peripheral stent in Australia
Medinol today announced the successful first-in-human implantation of its ChampioNIR drug-eluting peripheral stent. Dr. Gerard S. Goh and Dr. Thodur Vasudevan of the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, completed the stent implant. The company says it introduces a "revolutionary advancement" in the mechanics, durability and drug delivery of … [Read more...] about Medinol has first human implant of drug-eluting peripheral stent in Australia
Merit Medical to buy Cook Medical’s lead management portfolio
Merit Medical Systems (Nasdaq:MMSI) announced today that it agreed to acquire Cook Medical's lead management portfolio for $210 million. Cook Medical's lead management business provides medical devices and accessories used in lead management procedures. These procedures occur in patients who need a pacemaker or an implantable … [Read more...] about Merit Medical to buy Cook Medical’s lead management portfolio
FDA approves expanded label for Boston Scientific Ingevity+ pacing leads
Boston Scientific [WtwhTicker symbol="BSX"](NYSE: BSX)[/WtwhTicker] announced today that it received FDA approval to expand the indication for its current-generation Ingevity+ pacing leads. The expanded indication includes conduction system pacing (CSP) and sensing of the left bundle branch area (LBBA) when the pacing leads — thin wires placed … [Read more...] about FDA approves expanded label for Boston Scientific Ingevity+ pacing leads
InspireMD submits carotid stent for FDA premarket approval
InspireMD (Nasdaq:NSPR) announced today that it submitted a premarket approval (PMA) application to the FDA for its CGuard system. The company designed the CGuard Prime carotid stent system, made from nitinol, for the treatment of carotid artery stenosis. It based its PMA application on positive one-year data from the company's C-GUARDIANS … [Read more...] about InspireMD submits carotid stent for FDA premarket approval
Renata Medical announces first growth stent implant following FDA approval
Renata Medical announced the first completed implantation of its Minima growth stent for young children after winning FDA approval. Newport Beach, California-based Renata picked up FDA approval for the first-of-its-kind stent last week. The company designed the stent to re-expand over the course of the child’s growth period. “Today marks the … [Read more...] about Renata Medical announces first growth stent implant following FDA approval
Renata Medical wins FDA nod for first-of-its-kind stent for young children
Renata Medical today said the FDA approved its first-of-its-kind Minima growth stent tailored for neonates, infants and young children. Newport Beach, California-based Renata designed the stent to re-expand over the course of the child’s growth period. The company says its approval marks a “groundbreaking advancement” in care for young children … [Read more...] about Renata Medical wins FDA nod for first-of-its-kind stent for young children
Xeltis wins FDA IDE approval for restorative vascular access conduit pivotal trial
Xeltis announced today that it received FDA investigational device exemption (IDE) to begin a pivotal study of its restorative vascular access conduit. aXess enables the creation of a new, permanent, living vessel for hemodialysis vascular access. It combines the safety and patency of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) with the speed to treatment of … [Read more...] about Xeltis wins FDA IDE approval for restorative vascular access conduit pivotal trial