Abbott (NYSE:ABT) today announced data demonstrating the long-term effectiveness of its Esprit BTK drug-eluting stent. The everolimus-eluting resorbable scaffold system treats chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) below the knee (BTK). Abbott designed it to keep arteries open and deliver everolimus to support vessel healing prior to completely dissolving. The first-of-its-kind stent provides support to the vessel […]
Implants
Elixir Medical has positive data for drug-eluting bioadaptive implant
Elixir Medical announced positive data demonstrating the benefit of its DynamX coronary bioadaptor system in target lesion failure (TLF). Data highlighted the success of DynamX compared to Medtronic’s Resolute Onyx zotarolimus drug-eluting stent (DES). The study looked at complex patient populations within the INFINITY-SWEDEHEART randomized controlled trial. Data included an analysis of patients with acute […]
Senseonics announces $16M registered direct offering
Senseonics (NYSE:SENS) announced today that it entered into a definitive agreement to offer $16 million in common stock. Germantown, Maryland-based Senseonics plans to offer more than 45.7 million shares of common stock. It priced the shares at 35¢ per share in a registered direct offering. In a concurrent private placement, the company agreed to issue […]
SpyGlass Pharma shares positive data for drug-eluting intraocular lens
SpyGlass Pharma released 18-month follow-up data highlighting the potential of its intraocular lens (IOL)-based drug delivery platform. Data came from a first-in-human study of 23 patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension. They received the IOL implant at the time of cataract surgery. The company reported a consistent sustained reduction of intraocular pressure (IOP) across all […]
Medinol has first human implant of drug-eluting peripheral stent in Australia
Medinol today announced the successful first-in-human implantation of its ChampioNIR drug-eluting peripheral stent. Dr. Gerard S. Goh and Dr. Thodur Vasudevan of the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, completed the stent implant. The company says it introduces a “revolutionary advancement” in the mechanics, durability and drug delivery of peripheral drug-eluting stents. Tel Aviv, Israel-based Medinol […]
Vivani can begin first-in-human GLP-1 implant trial in Australia following regulatory approval
Vivani Medical (Nasdaq:VANI) today announced that Australian authorities approved a first-in-human clinical trial for its subdermal GLP-1 implant. The LIBERATE-1 trial will evaluate the miniature GLP-1 (exenatide) implant in obese and overweight subjects. This follows FDA approval for an investigational new drug (IND) application for the company’s implant in June. The FDA lifted the clinical hold […]
CereVasc data shows that eShunt could help deliver gene therapies to the central nervous system
CereVasc shared data from a study demonstrating that its eShunt system may help deliver gene therapies to the central nervous system (CNS). eShunt, a minimally invasive system, includes an endovascularly implantable cerebral spinal fluid shunt and delivery components. CereVasc designed the system to enable transvenous-transdural access to the CNS to treat communicating hydrocephalus (CH) without […]
Senseonics wins FDA nod for 365-day implantable CGM
Senseonics (NYSE:SENS) announced today that it received FDA clearance for its next-generation Eversense 365 CGM system. Eversense 365, an implantable continuous glucose monitor (CGM), becomes the world’s first 365-day CGM system, according to the company. Its indications cover people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes aged 18 years and older. The system also received clearance […]
CorFlow Therapeutics raises $48.5M for diagnostic, drug delivery platform
CorFlow Therapeutics announced today that it raised €44 million ($48.5 million) to support its novel diagnostic and drug delivery platform. Broadview Ventures and Panakes Partners led the financing round. 415 Capital, Merieux Equity Partners, Merieux Equity Partners, Laerdal Million Lives Fund, Wellington Partners, M&L Investments, Unorthodox Ventures, KOFA Healthcare and Monte Carlo Capital also participated. […]
Elutia announces first implant of drug-eluting bioenvelope for pacemakers and neurostimulators
Elutia (Nasdaq:ELUT) announced the first-ever patient implant of its EluPro drug-eluting biologic envelope cleared by the FDA. Dr. John Catanzaro of the East Carolina University Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina, performed the first procedure. Elutia says this marks the first implant of the world’s first antibiotic-eluting biologic envelope. Elutia designed EluPro to prevent […]
