Topic: Medtronic Inc.
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 ...
Remote monitoring reduced the median time to clinical decision compared with standard in-office follow-up for patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) defibrillators or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), according to results of the prospective CONNECT (Clinical Evaluation of Remote Notification to Reduce Time to ...
In patients who have received drug-eluting stents, dual antiplatelet therapy longer than 12 months is no more effective than aspirin monotherapy in decreasing the rate of heart attack or death from cardiovascular causes, according to a study published online March 15 in ...
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 Catheter ...
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 Catheter ...
Medtronic says German court ruled in its favor and against lawsuit by rival Edwards Heart 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 ...
Medtronic (MDT), the world's largest medical device maker, received some important news that has been largely passed over as the market anticipated Apple (AAPL) and other headline earnings reports. The Food and Drug Administration cleared a heart valve made by Medtronic that ...
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 business ...
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 for ...
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 FDA ...