Press Releases

CryoLife, Inc., a leading cardiac and vascular surgery company focused on aortic disease, announced today that it has received CE Mark for the E-vita Open NEO, a hybrid stent graft system for the treatment of aortic arch disease. Aortic arch disease includes both aortic aneurysms and aortic dissections, which occur suddenly and usually without warning. Approximately 7,000 patients are surgically treated for thoracic aortic arch disease annually in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

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TriMed, Inc. an orthopaedic medical device developer and manufacturer focused on extremities, announced it would begin marketing its new ASET™ Foot Plating System. The ASET Foot Plating System, designed to treat common forefoot and mid-foot indications, offers unique implants to treat MTP fusions, Lapidus fusions, and TMT fusions. In addition, the system’s variety of patented Hook Plates provide additional points of fixation to bones of limited real estate without relyin

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Mauna Kea Technologies inventor of Cellvizio®, the multidisciplinary probe- and needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (pCLE/nCLE) platform, today announced today that it has obtained 510(k) clearance (K193416) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and CE marking of the next-generation Cellvizio® endomicroscopy platform, built with the company’s new proprietary system architecture. This marks the 18th U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance of the Cellvizio® pCLE/nCLE platf

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Innovaccer, Inc., a leading healthcare technology company, is announcing its partnership with Catholic Medical Partners (CMP), the largest Independent Physician Association in Buffalo, New York. This joint collaboration will enable physicians at CMP and their care network to effectively care as one in their transition to value-based care. Innovaccer's Data Activation Platform will provide CMP with population health analytics, physician engagement and clinical integration capabilities.

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Alphatec Holdings, Inc., a medical device company dedicated to revolutionizing the approach to spine surgery, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire EOS imaging, SA, for a purchase price of up to $88 million, plus debt retirement of $33.9 million, in a combination of cash and equity. EOS imaging is a leader in outcome-improving orthopedic medical imaging and software solutions, and is globally recognized for its rapid, low dose, biplanar full-body imaging a

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OTTAWA, Feb. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The ACT Foundation is proud to announce that CPR in schools’ champion, ACT’s Director of Operations, Jennifer Edwards is the recipient the Citizen CPR Foundation’s inaugural 40 Under 40 Award. This Award recognizes outstanding individuals who are burgeoning leaders committed to strengthening survival f

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MARKHAM, Ontario, Feb. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Extendicare Inc. (“Extendicare” or the “Company”) (TSX: EXE) today reported results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2019. Results are presented in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted. “In 2019, we built a strong foundation for future growth and impr

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EAGLE, Idaho, Feb. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Pennant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNTG), the parent company of the Pennant group of affiliated home health, hospice and senior living companies, announced today that a subsidiary of Cornerstone Healthcare, Inc., its home health and hospice portfolio company, has entered into an agreement to form a home health joint

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Ra Medical Systems, Inc., a medical device company focused on commercializing excimer laser systems to treat vascular and dermatological diseases, announces enrollment of the first patient in its pivotal study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the DABRA excimer laser system for use as an atherectomy device for the treatment of peripheral vascular stenoses. “My extensive experience with DABRA in treating infrainguinal vascular occlusions gives me confidence in the saf

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EAGLE, Idaho, Feb. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Pennant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNTG), the parent company of operating subsidiaries that provide home health, hospice and senior living services, announced today that it expects to issue its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2019 financial results on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Pennant invi

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