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Santa Clara, Calif.– July 12, 2022 – Ancora Heart, Inc., a company developing a novel device-based therapy to address heart failure, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation to the AccuCinch® Ventricular Restoration System. Currently being evaluated in the CORCINCH-HF pivotal clinical trial, the AccuCinch System ...
Daxor Corporation (Nasdaq: DXR), the global leader in blood volume measurement technology, announces new data validating the benefits of the Company’s BVA-100 blood test (BVA) in improving survival for advanced heart failure patients with left ventricular assist device (LVAD). These data were presented at the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplant (ISHLT) Annual Meeting and ...
Deborah Heart and Lung Center announces its successful hospital-wide go live with Ivenix, a modern smart infusion pump system. “Though everyone is familiar with IV pump delivery systems used to administer medications during a patient’s hospital stay, improvements in technology have allowed us to do it in a controlled and measured way,” said Rita Zenna, RN, Deborah’s Vice ...
Company to Advance its Next Generation Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device Los Gatos, Calif., February 28, 2022 – Supira Medical, Inc., a Shifamed portfolio company that is focused on developing a next-generation solution for temporary mechanical circulatory support, announced today the closing of $30M in Series C financing. Led by Cormorant Asset Management and The Capital Partnership ...
Daxor Corporation (NYSE: DXR), the global leader in blood volume measurement technology, today announces new data validating the benefits of the Company’s BVA-100 blood test in identifying heart failure patient-specific phenotypes and detecting true anemia. These data from two separate studies were presented at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions virtual meeting from ...
CorWave announced that it successfully completed its first 60-day preclinical study to evaluate its Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD). The results were presented at the 46th Annual Conference of the European Society for Artificial Organs (ESAO) in Hannover. Trevor Snyder, PhD, Senior Director, Translational and Clinical Research at CorWave, delivered an oral presentation, “CorWave ...
ByCorWave
Berlin, September 2021: Berlin Heart today announces the CE mark and first implantation of an innovative outflow cannula for mechanical circulatory support with the paracorporeal pulsatile EXCOR® ventricular assist device. The EXCOR® Graft Cannula* connects the outflow side of the blood pump to the ascending aorta for left ventricular support or to the pulmonary artery for right ...
The implant was performed at Hannover Medical School. Paris, July 26, 2021 – 6:00 pm CEST CARMAT (FR0010907956, ALCAR), the designer and developer of the world’s most advanced total artificial heart, aiming to provide a therapeutic alternative for people suffering from end-stage biventricular heart failure, today announces the first implant of its Aeson® bioprosthetic artificial ...
ByCarmat
For many Berlin Heart staff members, providing ventricular assist devices for people who are waiting for a donor heart is more than just a job. Extending the lives of patients and giving them quality of life despite all circumstances is the motivation that drives many Berlin Heart staff members on a daily basis. Raising awareness for the issue of organ donation is therefore close to their hearts, ...
CorWave, a French medical device company committed to the fight against heart failure, announced that it has successfully completed the first 90-day preclinical study to evaluate its left ventricular assist device (LVAD) operating synchronously with the native heart without the use of sensors. The results were presented at the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) Annual Meeting ...
ByCorWave
CorWave, a French medical device company committed to the fight against heart failure, unveiled an unprecedented study on the performance of its implantable heart pump at the 41st Annual Meeting of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT). The company presented the first ever study demonstrating sensorless synchronization of a pericardial pump with the native heart for ...
ByCorWave
Berlin Heart is pleased to announce that the first patients are enrolled in the "E-MOTION" study: “The use of the EXCOR® Active driving unit for MObilizaTION of pediatric patients with Ventricular Assist Device support”. This observational, international, multi-center study investigates the improved mobility, patient outcome and the impact of the mobile driving concept ...
Berlin, March 2021: With the first-in-man implantation of the Berlin Heart Venous Cannula at the LMU University Hospital Munich (Grosshadern), Germany, Berlin Heart offers patients with a failing Fontan circulation a unique chance to survive the waiting time for a donor heart. These patients are in a life-threatening condition: their health has deteriorated so much that they desperately need a ...
CorWave raises 35 million euros to fund the next stages of its development, with the ambition to become a world-class medtech company serving heart failure patients. The capital increase is subscribed by returning investors joined by the EIC Fund, the European Commission's venture capital mega-fund, which makes its first investment. CorWave, located in Clichy, Île-de-France, is developing ...
ByCorWave
Addressable market in the bridge-to-transplant indication of more than 2,000 patients a year in Europe Company prepares for commercial launch in Q2 2021, with initial focus on Germany and France Robust clinical plan to support adoption and sales development Virtual conference with Stéphane Piat today at 5 pm CET CARMAT (FR0010907956, ALCAR), the designer and developer of the ...
ByCarmat
BioVentrix, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on treating congestive heart failure (CHF) via Transcatheter Ventricular Restoration (TCVR), today announced that heart failure specialist Jerry Estep, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic has been appointed co-principal investigator of the pivotal ALIVE Trial studying LIVE Therapy using the Revivent TC TransCatheter Ventricular ...
CorWave announced today that the latest results of its preclinical Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) development program are presented at the 2020 Virtual OnDemand Conference of the American Society for Artificial Organs (ASAIO), in the Top Abstracts session, available on the ASAIO website1. The presentation, entitled “In Silico, In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of the CorWave Membrane ...
ByCorWave
Company Appoints Seasoned Medtech Executive as President and CEO CAMPBELL, Calif., March 5, 2020 – Supira Medical, formed by Shifamed as part of its medical innovation hub, announced today the closing of $35M in Series B financing. Officially closed on February 25, the financing was led by Cormorant Asset Management with participation from The Capital Partnership (TCP), 415 CAPITAL, AMED ...
Endotronix, Inc., a digital health and medical technology company dedicated to advancing the treatment of heart failure, today announced that industry veteran Jim Yearick has joined the executive leadership team as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Yearick will oversee Endotronix’s worldwide sales and marketing efforts for the Cordella™ Heart Failure System (Cordella ...