Edwards is counting on the Sapien XT valve, which will likely earn FDA approval soon, to compete with Medtronic’s recently approved CoreValve in the U.S, while in Europe the company is working quickly to upgrade customers to Sapien 3.
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. provided some details on its strategy to remain the leader in the increasingly competitive transcatheter aortic valve implant (TAVI) market during its fourth-quarter 2013 earnings call on Feb. 3.
Edwards’ Sapien system has had the U.S. market all to itself since 2011, but now faces tough competition from Medtronic PLC’s CoreValve system, which earned FDA approval Jan. 17...
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Medtronic announced it received expanded MRI labeling for its DBS systems, which is critical, given that almost 70% of all DBS-eligible patients will likely need an MRI at some point in their care, says Ashwini Sharan, CMO for Medtronic Neuromodulation.
In this episode, Medtech Insight reporter Natasha Barrow speaks to LungLife AI CEO Paul Pagano. Lung Life AI is a US-based AIM-listed medical technology company that has developed a liquid biopsy test for the early detection of lung cancer called Lung LB. Pagano runs through the highlights of Lung Life AI journey to date and its future ambition for a strategic partnership. He also provides advice to similar diagnostic companies seeking reimbursement andcompliance with the US FDA Lab Developed Test ruling.
