New Shockwave IVL Catheter to Debut at TCT 2023
Shockwave Medical, will be introducing their latest iteration of the intravascular Lithotripsy Catheter, the C2+, just approved by the U.S. FDA. The C2+ provides 50% more pulses and "will be an added benefit of IVL for optimally treating complex calcium, including more diffuse disease, as well as nodular and thick, eccentric calcium." |
Medtronic's Evolut FX TAVI System Gets CE Mark
Medtronic today announced that its latest iteration of the Evolut TAVI/TAVR system, the Evolut™ FX, has received the CE Mark. Although medical devices often are approved in Europe prior to US approval, the Evolut FX did the opposite: it garnered US FDA approval two years ago. Today's announcement means that this newest and most advanced transcatheter platform for treating severe aortic stenosis will now be available in Europe and beyond. |
FDA Approves Boston Scientific's Watchman FLX™ Pro Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device
Designed to further advance the procedural performance and safety of the WATCHMAN technology, indicated to reduce stroke risk in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) who need an alternative to oral anticoagulation therapy, the device now features a polymer coating, visualization markers and a broader size matrix to treat a wider range of patients. |
Medtronic CoreValve/Evolut™ Durability Bests SAVR at 5-Years
Data were presented in a late-breaking clinical trial session at CRT 2023 by Dr. Steven Yakubov: "These results add yet another proof point demonstrating the durability benefits of TAVR compared to surgery when it comes to bioprosthetic valve dysfunction – a complication that can impact the durability and performance of a critical valve replacement." |
Shockwave Medical Initiates All-Female Coronary IVL Study
EMPOWER CAD is the 1st prospective, female-only study of coronary interventions. The study seeks to confirm benefits of Shockwave’s coronary IVL in females who historically have suffered less favorable clinical outcomes than male patients with traditional therapies. The study is headed by two female co-principal investigators, Drs. Alexandra Lansky and Margaret McEntegart, and will have a prevalence of female site investigators in the U.S. and Europe. |
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