FDA Approves ReCor’s Renal Denervation System

The US FDA approved ReCor’s Paradise ultrasound renal denervation system, making it the first RDN system to reach the US market. Medtronic hopes its Symplicity Spyral radiofrequency RDN system will be the second RDN system on the US market, but it may face a more difficult path through the approval process.

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As expected, ReCor Medical’s Paradise ultrasound renal denervation system is now the first RDN system to earn US Food and Drug Administration approval.

The FDA approved Paradise as an adjunctive option for treating hypertension after lifestyle changes and medications have not adequately controlled the patient’s blood pressure, ReCor announced late on 7...

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