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Potential to reduce ventilation duration and increase the availability of ventilators CRESTWOOD, KY, 4th May 2020 – Liberate Medical today announced that it has received Federal Drug Administration (FDA) Emergency Use Authorization for its VentFree™ Respiratory Muscle Stimulator, intended to be used to reduce disuse atrophy of the abdominal wall muscles, which may reduce the

Latest Guidelines to Enhance Patient Recovery after Cardiac Surgery Strongly Recommend: Maintenance of Chest Tube Patency to Prevent Complications OMAHA, Neb. – January 21, 2020 – Centese, Inc. today announced completion of the first clinical study of its Thoraguard® digital drainage system used in cardiac surgery at Stanford University Medical Center. Thoraguard is the first

Emeryville, California, December 18, 2019 — Channel Medsystems®, a company dedicated to bringing innovation to the delivery of women’s healthcare, today announced that its Cerene® Cryotherapy Device has received one of Popular Science’s Best of What’s New Awards for 2019. The Cerene® Cryotherapy Device was recognized for offering a new, minimally invasive alternative for the

Empirical Spine, Inc., maker of the LimiFlex Paraspinous Tension Band, today announced completion of enrollment in the investigational arm of its U.S. IDE trial studying the use of the LimiFlex with a decompression for patients suffering from degenerative spondylolisthesis with lumbar spinal stenosis. The trial compares outcomes of patients who receive either LimiFlex or transforaminal

CRESTWOOD, KY, 21st October 2019 – Liberate Medical, a medical device company developing novel non-invasive electrical muscle stimulation devices to help patients with pulmonary conditions, today announced that it has received CE marking for its VentFree™ Respiratory Muscle Stimulator and ISO 13485 certification for its quality management system. The VentFree stimulator applies proprietary non-invasive electrical

Houston, TX (August 6, 2019) – Procyrion, Inc., a clinical-stage medical device company developing the Aortix™ system, a percutaneous blood pump initially targeted for treating patients with heart failure and worsening kidney function (cardiorenal syndrome), announced the appointment of Av Edidin, Ph.D., as Senior Vice President of Development and Manufacturing. In this role, Edidin will

Houston, TX (July 30, 2019) – Procyrion, Inc., a medical device company developing percutaneous circulatory support devices for the treatment of heart failure, announced today that it has secured Breakthrough Device designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Aortix™ System. Aortix is a circulatory support device for chronic heart failure patients

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”)