PARIS – During its $2.5 billion shopping spree of cardiovascular companies over the past 18 months, Medtronic (Minneapolis) picked up a gem in April when it acquired the innovative Italian firm Invatec (Roncadelle, Italy) for $350 million. (Medical Device Daily)

PARIS — Clinical acceptance of transcatheter aortic valve implants (TAVI) is driving powerful growth in the structural heart segment of the cardiac market, exclusively in Europe for the moment where the procedure is approved and reimbursement is progressively arriving. (Medical Device Daily)

PARIS – Transcatheter aortic valve implants (TAVI) have experienced a rapid take-up in Europe since the procedure was introduced in 2007. {Medical Device Daily}