Spectranetics Boosted by FDA Clearance
Spectranetics, of Colorado Springs, CO, has received FDA clearance for its TURBO-Booster device for the treatment of arterial stenoses and occlusions in the leg. Used […]
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FDA Okays Joint Venture Monitoring Device
Nonin Medical, a private med tech firm from Plymouth, MN, has received FDA clearance for a new device that combines the company’s own technology with […]
Strong Showing of Healthcare Firms on FSB 100
Fortune Small Business is out with its annual FSB 100, a list of the most successful small public companies in the U.S. Almost a quarter […]
Michigan Firms Band Together to Support Startups
Medical device manufacturers in western Michigan are coming together to support the region’s life sciences startups. Seven local companies have created the West Michigan Medical […]
Pervasis Technology More than a ‘Stentless Stent’
Pervasis Therapeutics, a Cambridge, MA, firm whose endothelial cell technology is shown to reverse vascular dysfunction and disruption, is working on a product that could […]
Against Odds, CryoCor Gets Advisory Panel Nod
Two days after CryoCor got word that FDA was not satisfied with safety and efficacy data for the company’s Cryoablation System, the agency’s advisory panel […]
North Carolina Firm Puts New Twist on Brachytherapy
CivaTech Oncology, a startup based in Research Triangle Park, NC, that’s developing a device for delivering more consistent radiation to prostate-cancer patients, has raised $800,000 […]
Cytori Forgoes Drugs for Devices
Cytori Therapeutics may be on to something. The San Diego firm is using stem and regenerative cell therapies to develop products for treating cardiovascular disease […]
New Reports Predict Growth for Device Sector
BBC Research is out with a few reports that look at the medical device sector — and make hopeful predictions. One, “The Global Market for […]
CardioDynamics Streamlines ICG Business
CardioDynamics, a San Diego-based company that uses impedance cardiography (ICG) technology to monitor the heart’s ability to deliver blood to the body, has decided to […]