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Houston, TX (July 9, 2019) – Procyrion, Inc., a clinical-stage medical device company, today announced the completion of a $30 million Series D funding round led by a new investor, Bluebird Ventures. Returning investors include Fannin Partners, Scientific Health Development, the State of Texas, and an undisclosed strategic investor. The company is developing its Aortix™ system, […]

Care management company prepares to further growth in the private health plan market SOMERVILLE, Mass., July 9, 2019 — Podimetrics, a care management company with the leading solution to help prevent costly and deadly diabetic foot ulcers, today announced Simon Salgado has joined the team as Vice President, Enterprise Health Services. Salgado spent the last

Results Presented as an Oral Presentation Crestwood, KY, May 21, 2019 – Liberate Medical, a clinical-stage medical device company, developing novel electrical muscle stimulation devices that non-invasively address pulmonary conditions, today announced the results from its recently completed pilot trial of the VentFree Muscle Stimulator during an oral presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference (“ATS”)

Investment will accelerate the company’s business development among VA hospitals and commercial payers SOMERVILLE, Mass., May 9, 2019 — Podimetrics, a care management company with the leading solution to help prevent costly and deadly diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), today announced it has closed a $13.4 million Series B funding round. Participants included Rock Health, Norwich

Emeryville, California, April 2, 2019. Channel Medsystems®, a company dedicated to bringing innovation to the delivery of women’s healthcare, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Cerene® Cryotherapy Device as a new approach to treating heavy menstrual bleeding. The Cerene Device delivers cryotherapy to freeze the lining of the

Crestwood, KY, 24th January 2019 – Liberate Medical, a clinical stage medical device company, focused on the development of novel non-invasive neuromuscular electrical stimulation devices to address pulmonary conditions, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation for the company’s VentFree muscle stimulator. The proposed indication for the

HOUSTON, TEXAS (August 23, 2018) – Houston medical device developer Procyrion Inc. today announced they have won the Most Innovative Heart Pump Technology award in the 2018 Global Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Awards for their device, Aortix™, a catheter-deployed circulatory support device designed initially to address cardiorenal syndrome in heart failure patients. The award celebrates the

Houston, TX (July 23, 2018) – Procyrion, Inc., a medical device company developing a catheter-deployed micropump for the management of chronic heart failure, has named Eric S. Fain, MD as President and Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. The Board of Directors tapped Dr. Fain to build upon the foundation of innovative technology established over recent

HOUSTON, TEXAS (July 10, 2018) – Procyrion, Inc., a medical device company developing a catheter-deployed micropump for the management of chronic heart failure, announced today it has hired three additional team members to support the advancement of its intra-aortic heart pump, AortixTM, for use in NYHA Class III-IV heart failure patients. Patricia DaSilva, Margo Fendrich, and Aaron

Podimetrics today announced that the Podimetrics Remote Temperature Monitoring (RTM) System has been selected as the Bronze Winner in the Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Products category of the 20th Annual Medical Design and Excellence Awards competition. The 2018 winning products were announced at the MDEA Ceremony held Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in conjunction with MD&M