Here’s 40 years of cardiac advancements that few know about
With so much supporting data and real-world success, it is time for catheter ablation to become a routine treatment option for patients suffering from arrhythmias.
How pulsed-field ablation can transform the treatment of atrial fibrillation
Pulsed Field Ablation can be used in several different ways, but its most valuable benefits are best illustrated through catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF), and it’s important for it to be put in context.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Venclose brings in $27 million Series C to market venous reflux solution
Venclose has received $27 million in Series C funding to expand market share for it venous reflux therapy. This RF ablation device is designed to simplify treatment and reduce procedure times.
Insightec wants to usher in a new era of incisionless surgery
The Israeli company's technology uses the power of focused ultrasound guided by MR imaging to target conditions like essential tremor, Parkinson's disease and neuropathic pain.
CardioFocus gets appoval for HeartLight endoscopic ablation system
The HeartLight system allows electrophysiologists to control the delivery of laser energy through direct visual guidance to isolate pulmonary veins with high procedural flexibility.
Channel Medsystems raises $23.9M for cryothermic ablation device that reduce heavy menstrual bleeding
Bay Area startup Channel Medsystems' technology freezes the uterine lining to prevent excess menstrual building. It just raised $23.9 million for this device, which can be used in less than three minutes.
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
NeuWave Medical zaps cancer with microwaves, raises $25M
NeuWave's FDA-cleared technology kills tumor cells with microwave energy - helping some patients avoid surgery.
A step up from Dr. Scholl’s: Baltimore devicemaker raises $2.9M for cryotherapy that freezes off malignant internal tissue
A well-funded Baltimore startup whose spray cryotechnology flash-freezes unwanted or malignant tissues inside the body just raised a touch more capital. According to a regulatory filing, CSA Medical just raised $2.9 million – on top of the $55 million it’s raised to date. Before this, CSA Medical’s most recent fundraise was a $16 million Series […]
Esophageal ablation startup C2 Therapeutics raises $11.6M
Bay Area cryballoon ablation startup C2 Therapeutics just raised $11.6 million, according to a regulatory filing. The company’s Coldplay Focal Cryoballoon Ablation System is meant to treat Barrett’s Esophagus – a fairly asymptomatic condition in which the tissue lining the esophagus gets replaced by a different kind of tissue – the sort that is found in […]
Ohio medical device firm finds new CEO and $6.5M for thermographic mapping system
Securus Medical Group said today it’s got a new CEO and a new investor backing it as part of a $6.5 million Series B. According to the company, the cash, and the new leadership, will allow it to continue development of a thermographic mapping system. Its infrared-based temperature monitoring device is designed for use during […]
Maximize Revenue and Patient Care with Strategic Weight Loss Management
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Two top medical device companies announce promising renal denervation tech results
Two top medical device companies turned up the heat on the renal denervation competition. Both Boston Scientific (BSX) and St. Jude Medical (STJ) delivered promising results from studies on their two respective renal denervation technologies at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics conference in San Francisco. Such technology uses radiofrequency ablation on the nerves leading to the […]
BSX gets FDA approval for ablation catheter, becomes third major player this week with ablation milestone
Boston Scientific (BSX) announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for its IntellaTip MiFi XP catheter and 501(k) clearance for its Zurpaz 8.5F steerable sheath, growing its EP mapping/ablation technology portfolio. This makes it the third major player–following both St. Jude Medical, which acquired Endosense, and GE, which invested in Acutus Medical–to […]
GE invests in Afib market, helps minimally invasive imaging and mapping startup close $28M Series B round
The growing A-fib market continues to gain the attention of the major players this week: GE Ventures helped Acutus Medical to close a $28 million Series B round. The San Diego-based startup is working to develop a minimally invasive, real-time 3-D Cardiac Chamber Imaging and Dipole Density Mapping system. This technology could help physicians locate […]
St. Jude Medical banks $170M on contact force ablation tech in growing A-fib market
As predicted, the next incremental advances in the growing A-fib heart space may very well be in contact force catheter technology. St. Jude’s Medical is banking on it. The company just acquired Endosense, a Switzerland company that creates contact force ablation catheter technology, for $170 million. If Endosense meets an undisclosed regulatory milestone, it could […]
FDA approves St. Jude’s ablation catheter for MediGuide platform
EP mapping (and the catheters that go with them) continues to be a hot topic in cardiac. St. Jude Medical adds an approved ablation catheter enabled to work with its prize hen, MediGuide Technology, the EP 3-D navigation platform that “allows physician to see the exact location and orientation of devices” inside a patient’s heart […]