Topic: Medtronic Inc.

Medtronic says study highlights catheter speed for treating atrial fibrillationMedical device maker Medtronic Inc. said Friday late-stage study data shows two catheters it is seeking approval for in the United States work faster than a traditional approach in helping doctors treat forms ...
Medtronic to buy heart surgery device maker ATS Medical for $350 millionMedical device company Medtronic Inc. said Thursday it has agreed to buy heart device maker ATS Medical Inc. for $350 million in cash, expanding its products for cardiac surgery. Medtronic is ...
Medtronic stent gets Food and Drug Administration approval for new indicationMedical device maker Medtronic Inc. said Wednesday that the Food and Drug Administration has approved a new indication for one of the company's stents, which are wire-mesh tubes intended to keep blood ...
An experimental ablation therapy system that freezes heart tissue with a balloon catheter to treat a common heart rhythm disorder is far more effective than drug therapy, a study found Monday. Researchers compared the safety and efficacy of the Arctic Front CryoAblation ...

Cryogenic balloon offers hope to heart patients

An experimental ablation therapy system that freezes heart tissue with a balloon catheter to treat a common heart rhythm disorder is far more effective than drug therapy, a study found Monday. Researchers compared the safety and efficacy of the Arctic Front CryoAblation ...
Medtronic says German court ruled in its favor and against lawsuit by rival EdwardsHeart device maker Medtronic Inc. said Thursday a German court ruled that one of its CoreValve devices does not infringe on patents held by Edwards Lifesciences Inc. Medtronic said ...
Medtronic to buy Invatec for $500 million; gains new access to EuropeMedtronic said Monday it will pay up to $500 million for Invatec, a company that makes medical devices to treat cardiovascular disease. The purchase will help Medtronic expand its interventional cardiology ...
Medtronic wins approval for heart valve that doesn't require open heart surgeryFederal health officials on Monday approved a first-of-a-kind heart valve from Medtronic that can be implanted without open heart surgery. The Food and Drug Administration cleared the company's Melody Pulmonary Valve ...
Medtronic gets FDA warning on documentation, responses, quality control in heart implant unitMedtronic said Wednesday it is responding to a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration about procedures at the Minnesota headquarters of its heart implants division. Medtronic said the ...

U.S. panel backs novel Medtronic heart valve

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland (Reuters) - Medtronic Inc won a U.S. advisory panel's backing on Wednesday for a new type of heart valve that can be implanted without the open heart surgery required for traditional valves. Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration unanimously ...
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