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Reva wins CE Mark for bioresorbable scaffold in below-the-knee PAD
Reva Medical (ASX:RVA) said yesterday it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its Motiv bioresorbable drug-eluting scaffold, now cleared for treatment of below-the-knee peripheral artery disease. The San Diego-based company’s Motiv is made from the company’s proprietary radiopaque Tyrocore polymer designed for vascular scaffolds. Reva said that over the coming months, it will select centers to analyze the device’s performance for future user and other applications. Read the whole story on our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News The post Reva wins CE Mark for bioresorbable scaffold in below...
Source: Mass Device - July 26, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Drug-Device Combinations Drug-Eluting Stents Regulatory/Compliance Vascular Reva Medical Inc. Source Type: news

Ra Medical registers for $87m IPO
Ra Medical yesterday registered for an initial public offering worth up to $86.5 million, according to a recently posted SEC filing. The Carlsbad, Calif.-based company said it plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “RMED,” according to the SEC posting. Piper Jaffray and Cantor Fitzgerald are acting as joint book runners for the offering, according to the filing. Ra Medical produces the Dabra atherectomy catheter laser designed to treat patients with peripheral artery disease. The system is designed to destroy arteriosclerotic blockages through the use of radiation ablation, which the com...
Source: Mass Device - July 17, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Initial Public Offering (IPO) Ra Medical Source Type: news

Avenger receives FDA approval for Pantheris altherectomy device
Avinger (Redwood City, Calif.) recently received FDA approval for its Pantheris image-guided altherectomy device that is designed to treat peripheral artery disease (PAD). Pantheris is the first medical device to be approved for diagnostics and treatment of PAD. The device lets doctors see inside arteries to treat blockages. It features a built-in camera and can shave plaque without causing damage to blood vessels. The device can also be used by physicians to use the real-time intravascular imaging tool to identify features of blood vessels, include necrotic cores, fibroatheromas, calcium and stent struts. Get the full sto...
Source: Mass Device - July 17, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Danielle Kirsh Tags: Cardiovascular Avinger Source Type: news

Avinger receives FDA approval for Pantheris altherectomy device
Avinger (Redwood City, Calif.) recently received FDA approval for its Pantheris image-guided altherectomy device that is designed to treat peripheral artery disease (PAD). Pantheris is the first medical device to be approved for diagnostics and treatment of PAD. The device lets doctors see inside arteries to treat blockages. It features a built-in camera and can shave plaque without causing damage to blood vessels. The device can also be used by physicians to use the real-time intravascular imaging tool to identify features of blood vessels, include necrotic cores, fibroatheromas, calcium and stent struts. Get the full sto...
Source: Mass Device - July 17, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Danielle Kirsh Tags: Cardiovascular Avinger Source Type: news

Cagent Vascular closes $12m Series B
Cagent Vascular said today it closed a $11.9 million Series B round of financing to help support expand manufacturing and a limited launch of the company’s Serranator Alto angioplasty device. The round was led by two strategic investors and joined by Balestier Investments, Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Synergy Ventures and other private investors, the Wayne, Penn.-based company said. Cagent Vascular’s Serranator is an angioplasty device that uses serrated metal strips on a semi-complaint balloon to create multiple longitudinal lines of micro-serrations within the luminal surface to aid in arterial expansio...
Source: Mass Device - July 13, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Vascular Cagent Vascular Source Type: news