Tag: Shockwave Medical
Shockwave Medical announces US launch of intravascular lithotripsy catheter
Today, Shockwave Medical announced the US launch of its Shockwave Javelin peripheral intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) catheter, a platform designed to modify calcium and cross...
Shockwave Javelin peripheral IVL catheter meets prespecified efficacy and safety performance...
Shockwave Medical, part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, has announced the first clinical outcomes associated with the Shockwave Javelin peripheral intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) catheter,...
Shockwave Medical expands US peripheral IVL portfolio with enhanced catheter
Shockwave Medical, part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, has announced the full US launch of its Shockwave E8 peripheral intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) catheter, following...
Johnson & Johnson completes acquisition of Shockwave Medical
Johnson & Johnson today announced it has completed its acquisition of Shockwave Medical. Shockwave is now part of Johnson & Johnson and will operate...
Interventional News’ top 10 most popular stories of March 2023
Interventional News’ most popular stories from March included those covering new embolization and radiofrequency ablation data presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR)...
Shockwave Medical announces US launch of new peripheral IVL catheter
Shockwave Medical today announced the full US commercial availability of the Shockwave L6 peripheral intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) catheter following clearance by the US Food...
Shockwave Medical and Genesis MedTech obtain regulatory approval in China for...
Shockwave Medical and Genesis MedTech Group announced today that they have successfully obtained approval from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to market and...
Shockwave IVL maintains superiority to angioplasty in calcified peripheral disease at...
Shockwave Medical announced today that long-term data from the Disrupt PAD III trial found that superior vessel preparation with intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) led to...
Shockwave Medical announces global launch of new peripheral IVL catheter
Shockwave Medical has announced the global commercial availability of the Shockwave M5+ peripheral intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) catheter after receiving both CE mark and US...
Shockwave Medical enrols first patient in Disrupt BTK II study for...
Shockwave Medical has announced the start of the Disrupt BTK II postmarket study to assess the safety, effectiveness and optimal clinical use of the...
CMS increases hospital outpatient payment for peripheral intravascular lithotripsy
Shockwave Medical has announced that, as part of the calendar year 2022 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule, the Centers for...
VIVA 2021: IVL “consistently” treats real-world calcium in multiple peripheral vessel...
An interim analysis from the DISRUPT PAD III observational study showed that intravascular lithotripsy (IVL; Shockwave Medical) performs “consistently well” across challenging peripheral vessels,...
Shockwave Medical announces that CMS has created new codes for intravascular...
Shockwave Medical announced today that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued new codes for intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) procedures performed in...
Intra-arterial calcification poses “one of the biggest challenges” for endovascular therapy
Andrew Holden (Auckland, New Zealand) provides perspective on the first results from the Disrupt PAD III observational registry that were presented at the Charing...
Abiomed invests $15 million in Shockwave Medical
A press release reports that Abiomed is to invest US$15 million in Shockwave Medical and the two companies will collaborate on a training and...
Novel approach in treating stenotic peripheral arteries shown to be safe...
Twelve-month data prove that intravascular lithotripsy; a novel approach using pulsatile sonic pressure waves to modify intimal and medium calcium in stenotic peripheral arteries,...
“Fantastic” live case demonstrates potential value of intravascular lithotripsy
In an exciting session at the Charing Cross Symposium (CX; 24-27 April, London, UK), the audience witnessed the demonstration of a novel treatment strategy...
First US patient treated in vascular study of Lithoplasty technology
PinnacleHealth CardioVascular Institute has enrolled the first US patient in a trial assessing the safety and effectiveness of a new type of approach for...
