May 8, 2015 — Medtronic plc announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance and U.S. launch of...
Balloon Catheter
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for angioplasty balloon catheters (PTA). In addition to POBA, this section includes news about valvuloplasty balloons and specialty cutting balloon.
Technology | May 08, 2015
News | May 06, 2015
May 6, 2015 — The Spectranetics Corporation announced it is accelerating investments in the Stellarex...
Videos | Drug-Eluting Balloons | April 02, 2015
In 2015, the FDA approved the first two drug-coated balloons for the U.S. market to treat peripheral artery disease...
Videos | Cath Lab | March 25, 2015
Hear the latest trends and news on interventional cardiology from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2015...
News | March 04, 2015
March 4, 2015 — Biotronik announced that results of its BIOLUX P-I...
Feature | March 02, 2015
March 2, 2015 — Cardinal Health announced plans to acquire Johnson & Johnson’s Cordis business, a leading global...
News | February 23, 2015
February 23, 2015 — Medtronic announced that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved...
News | February 23, 2015
February 23, 2015 — C. R. Bard Inc. announced that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has...
The Bard Lutonix drug-eluting balloon was the first DEB to gain FDA approval in October 2014. Illustration by Mike Austin. Copyright 2015. All Rights Reserved.
Feature | February 19, 2015 | Dave Fornell
Drug-eluting balloons (DEBs), also referred to as drug-coated balloons (DCBs), have been one of the long-awaited new...
News | February 13, 2015
February 13, 2015 — Boston Scientific and C. R. Bard announced a deal where Boston Scientific will distribute the...
News | February 06, 2015
February 6, 2015 — United States hospitals began using a new medical device from Medtronic plc called the In.Pact...
The Bard Lutonix drug-eluting balloon was cleared by the FDA last November.
Feature | January 30, 2015
January 30, 2015 — ECRI Institute has created a report that offers an overview of...
Image courtesy of InterValve
Technology | January 28, 2015
January 28, 2015 — Maquet Medical Systems USA announced an agreement to serve as the exclusive U.S. distributor of...
Shockwave's Lithoplasty System, an innovative treatment for patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD).
News | January 13, 2015
January 13, 2015 — Shockwave Medical announced CE Mark regulatory approval for the company’s Lithoplasty...
News | January 09, 2015
January 9, 2015 — Covidien announced it has received CE Mark approval for its Stellarex...
