Cardiva Medical is taking advantage of the growing demand for products that safely and quickly close the access sites created for catheter-based electrophysiology procedures and other large-catheter cardiac procedures. The company has a sales staff entirely dedicated to its line of closure devices for multi-site venous closure for 6-12 French inner diameter sheaths, and is investing in clinical trials to show how these devices can improve patients’ recovery time and reduce the risk of complications.
Cardiva Medical Inc. believes it is in a unique position to help the growing number of patients who undergo catheter-based cardiovascular procedures requiring relatively large catheters, especially electrophysiology procedures like cardiac ablation.
Catheter access-site devices were first developed about 20 years ago, but Cardiva’s new Vascade MVP is the only vascular closure...
Thena Capital, the first UK-based early-stage specialist medtech firm, has made its first investment since closing its £50m fund. Medtech Insight spoke with general partner Pamela Walker Geddes to gain insight into Thena Capital’s investment strategy.
The Milner Institute, the on-campus hub for start-up acceleration at Cambridge University, hosted its annual Pitch Day on July 1. Start-ups Panakeia, PathwayBio and Sentinal4D presented diagnostic technologies.
To succeed in medtech, investors must focus on patient outcomes. Gilde Healthcare says involving patients boosts product effectiveness, access and market success — making it a smart strategy in today’s strained healthcare systems.
While European sustainability directives CSDDD and CSRD are still in the process of adoption, environmental group Swedwatch claims the EU's procurement framework is devoid of accountability.
Thena Capital, the first UK-based early-stage specialist medtech firm, has made its first investment since closing its £50m fund. Medtech Insight spoke with general partner Pamela Walker Geddes to gain insight into Thena Capital’s investment strategy.
An interactive look at recent executive-level company changes and promotions in the medical device and diagnostics industries.
HHS and its agencies violated the law by swiftly implementing “sweeping and poorly thought-through directives that ordered the bulk removal of healthcare resources,” including FDA draft guidances on diversity action plans and sex differences in clinical trials, a federal court said.
