Corindus Vascular Robotics Inc. announced that the first robotic-assisted percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures were performed in Asia using its CorPath GRX System. One of these procedures was transmitted live from Fu Wai Hospital to the more than 8,000 attendees at the China Interventional Therapeutics Conference. The annual conference, being held in Beijing, China this year, is the largest interventional cardiology conference in the Asia Pacific region.

Biotronik announced the European launch of a new lead for tachycardia therapy that features a helical design for increased long-term performance through stress reduction. The Plexa ProMRI lead is made for use with implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs) as well as cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds).

April 11, 2017 — IBA Molecular announced that it has merged with previous acquisition Mallinckrodt Nuclear Medicine LLC ...

April 10, 2017 — Boston Scientific recently announced a $435 million cash deal to acquire Symetis SA, a privately-held ...

Endologix Inc. announced that the first patients were treated in the Expanding Patient Applicability with Polymer Sealing Ovation Alto Stent Graft (ELEVATE) IDE clinical study.

PTS Diagnostics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared an expanded top range for measurement of HDL cholesterol (HDL) to 120 mg/dL (3.1 mmol/L) for the company's PTS Panels lipid panel test strips. The PTS Panels lipid panel test strip now has a measurement range of 20 to 120 mg/dL (0.52 to 3.1 mmol/L) for HDL. Additionally, the lipid panel shelf life has increased due to the use of new test strip vials.

April 5, 2017 — GE Healthcare has signed an agreement with HealthTrust, a group purchasing organization headquartered in ...