Medtronic plc has kicked off two clinical trials of its Evolut transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system. One study will pit the self-expanding Evolut Pro and Pro+TAVR systems against Edwards Lifesciences Corp.’s balloon-expandable Sapien 3 and Sapien 3 Ultra transcatheter heart valves in small annulus patients. Read More
Spectrawave Inc. has named Eman Namati as its CEO with the charge of commercializing its flagship cardiac imaging technology. The 3-year-old, Bedford, Mass.-based medical imaging company has set an ambitious 24-month timeline for getting its photonic imaging technology for coronary artery disease into the clinic. Read More
As hospitals faced a deluge of patients early in the COVID-19 pandemic, many implemented remote solutions to manage individuals at home to keep from being overwhelmed – all at a speed unthinkable in more normal times. That experience promises to accelerate and transform telemedicine long after the threat of COVID-19 recedes, according to a report by Vizient Inc. Read More
A study blending intravascular ultrasound and near-infrared spectroscopy, presented at TCT Connect 2020, makes the argument that lipid-rich, nonobstructive lesions are responsible for most major adverse cardiac events after percutaneous treatment. Read More
Axon Therapies Inc. has developed an ablation system and method that treats the underlying problems in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), with an eye toward improving their quality of life. Read More
The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting medical devices and technologies, including: FDA taking adcomm nominations; HHS, DoD ink deal with Cue Health; NTAP town hall set for Dec. 15-16. Read More
Med-tech firms raising money in public or private financings, including: Alphatec Holdings, Avricore Health, Broncus Holding, Nanostring Technologies. Read More
Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Abiomed, Cardiovascular Systems, Nuvera Medical, Podimetrics. Read More
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: AMPS, Biolife Solutions, Centogene, Ers Genomics, Exact Sciences, Fasmac, Glyconics, Hancock Jaffee, Helius Medical Technologies, HP, Merit Medical Systems, Opgen, Opsens, Paragon Genomics, Periandx, Pillar Biosciences, Sengenics, Summa Equity, Surlogs, U-Diagnostics, Veeva, Veo Diagnostics, Vivalnk, Wheeler Labs. Read More
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Aferetica, Cytosorbents, New World Medical. Read More
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: Light stimulation makes bones heavier; NCCN: New research finds low bone health testing rates after prostate cancer treatment; A diet high in prunes prevents bone loss associated with spinal cord injuries. Read More
