February 22, 2018 — AtriCure Inc. announced that it has launched the AtriClip FLEX•V Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Exclusion System in the United States. The new system is the first device of the AtriClip family to offer a clip deployment trigger release. The device also offers an open-ended AtriClip design combined with a tip-first closure mechanism to enable easier navigation and placement in cardiac surgeries.

South Africa Heart Congress (SA Heart)

Vascular closure device provider Cardiva Medical announced that the company has closed on $11 million in additional financing – bringing total equity and debt financing in the current round to $41 million. The additional financing exceeds previous commitments for this round and includes returning equity and debt investors – including PTV Healthcare Capital, Canepa Healthcare, and affiliates of Luther King Capital Management.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the final rule on “Human Subject Protection; Acceptance of Data from Clinical Investigations for Medical Devices.” The rule updates the FDA’s standards for accepting clinical data from clinical investigations conducted both inside and outside the United States to help ensure the protection of human participants, and to help ensure the quality and integrity of data obtained from these clinical investigations.

Corindus Vascular Robotics Inc. announced today that it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use of its CorPath GRX System in peripheral vascular interventions. The CorPath System is the first and only FDA-cleared medical device, according to the company, to bring robotic precision to both percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and peripheral vascular intervention (PVI) procedures.

Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT)

American Society of Echocardiography (ASE)

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)

Deep learning startup company Aidoc announced what it calls the world’s first and only comprehensive, full-body solution utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to help analyze computed tomography (CT) scans, highlighting medical findings for radiologists. The workflow-integrated solution offers support for radiologists covering areas such as the head, c-spine, chest and abdomen.

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