Acutus Medical (Nasdaq:AFIB) reported positive second-quarter results, with some future plans that got analysts excited. Shares of AFIB rose 0.8% at 68¢ apiece in mid-afternoon trading today. MassDevice's MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world's largest medical device companies — fell 2.1%. BTIG analysts Marie Thibault and Sam … [Read more...] about Acutus expects AcQBlate ablation catheter approval by end of 2023
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LeMaitre Vascular shares rise on 130% profit gains in Q2
LeMaitre Vascular (Nasdaq:LMAT) this week posted second-quarter results that beat the overall consensus on Wall Street. The Burlington, Massachusetts-based company reported profits of $8.1 million, or 36¢ per share, on sales of $50.1 million, for a sales growth of 19.02% and profit gains of 130.4% compared to Q3 2022. Earnings per share were … [Read more...] about LeMaitre Vascular shares rise on 130% profit gains in Q2
Surmodics more than doubles sales in Q3
Surmodics (Nasdaq:SRDX) this week announced third-quarter results that beat the overall consensus on Wall Street. The Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based company reported profits of $7.3 million, or 52¢ per share, on sales of $52.5 million for the three months ended June 30. Compared to Q3 2022, the company had a sales gain of 111.2% and profit gains … [Read more...] about Surmodics more than doubles sales in Q3
Access Vascular’s HydroPICC shows positive results in reducing clot formation and failures
Access Vascular this week announced positive results from a study of its HydroPICC catheter. Billerica, Massachusetts-based Access Vascular designed the device to help reduce the most common and costly complications that are associated with vascular access procedures, including infection, thrombosis and phlebitis. The HydroPICC is constructed of … [Read more...] about Access Vascular’s HydroPICC shows positive results in reducing clot formation and failures
Abbott has a serious recall involving its Amplatzer delivery sheath
The FDA today said an Abbott recall involving its Amplatzer steerable delivery sheath is Class I, its most serious level. Launched in the U.S. in April 2022, the Amplatzer sheath delivers Abbott's Amplatzer Amulet left atrial appendage occluder. Competing against Boston Scientific's Watchman, Amplatzer Amulet provides complete occlusion in order … [Read more...] about Abbott has a serious recall involving its Amplatzer delivery sheath
J&J’s Biosense Webster launches AFib mapping catheter
Johnson & Johnson's (NYSE: JNJ) Biosense Webster announced today that it launched the Optrell mapping catheter with TrueRef technology. Irvine, California-based Biosense Webster designed Optrell as a high-density diagnostic catheter powered by its Carto 3 system. It features small electrodes arranged in a fixed array formation. These provide … [Read more...] about J&J’s Biosense Webster launches AFib mapping catheter
Onecrea Medical completes first-in-human implants of TAVR system
Onecrea Medical recently announced that it successfully completed first-in-human implants for its transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system. The company designed its next-generation TAVR system to treat aortic stenosis. With a unique concave and convex structure, the TAVR system anchors the valve effectively in the aortic annulus. … [Read more...] about Onecrea Medical completes first-in-human implants of TAVR system
Teleflex completes enrollment in percutaneous coronary intervention study
Teleflex (NYSE: TFX) announced today that it completed patient enrollment in its prospective multicenter Ringer PTCA study. Ringer PTCA is one of two clinical studies evaluating Teleflex's novel Ringer perfusion balloon catheter. The trial enrolled patients across seven leading complex percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) centers in the U.S. … [Read more...] about Teleflex completes enrollment in percutaneous coronary intervention study
After recall and relaunch, Medtronic wants to go global with its catheter-delivered Harmony valve
Each Medtronic Harmony valve is sewn by hand to attach laser-cut pig tissue to the nitinol that makes this minimally invasive heart implant possible. Medtronic’s Harmony transcatheter pulmonary valve (TPV) design is paying off after engineers solved a delivery catheter recall and relaunched the system this year. The Harmony TPV uses pig tissue, … [Read more...] about After recall and relaunch, Medtronic wants to go global with its catheter-delivered Harmony valve
FDA approves drug-coated balloon for BPH symptoms from Urotronic
Urotronic announced that the FDA approved its Optilume BPH catheter system for alleviating urinary symptoms caused by BPH. Minneapolis-based Urotronic designed Optilume as a minimally invasive surgical therapy. It combines mechanical dilation using a proprietary double-lobe balloon with concurrent localized delivery of paclitaxel. This treats … [Read more...] about FDA approves drug-coated balloon for BPH symptoms from Urotronic