Penumbra Inc. reported final results from its IDE trial of the Indigo Aspiration system at the Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) annual meeting in Las Vegas. The Alameda, Calif.-based company said that the EXTRACT-PE trial met its primary endpoints in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE).
It was a standout quarter for San Diego-based Resmed Inc., which saw revenues jump to $681.1 million, with the U.S., Canada and Latin America serving as bright spots. "We have started fiscal year 2020 right where we left off with 2019," Michael Farrell, Resmed's CEO, said during a call on the results. "Our team achieved another quarter of the balanced growth across the portfolio, driven by continued strong performance in the mask category."
Edmonton, Alberta-based startup Tevosol Inc. is hoping to make its mark in the growing warm perfusion organ transport market with a portable system for lungs that leverages a unique negative pressure ventilation technology. The company recently raised CAD$2 million (US$1.5 million) in seed financing to advance its Ex-Vivo Organ Support System (EVOSS) and is seeking a lead investor for a series A round to further product development and support clinical trials.
Chronic bronchitis affects more than 9 million people in the U.S., but current treatments fail to address the overproduction of mucus. Gala Therapeutics Inc., of Menlo Park, Calif., is looking to change that.