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Johnson and Johnson Completes Acquisition of Shockwave Medical

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Joaquin Duato , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson & Johnson, said, “Through Innovative Medicine and MedTech, Johnson & Johnson is transforming the trajectory of cardiovascular disease, one of the leading causes of death globally.

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Elixir Medical Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for DynamX BTK System for Below-The-Knee Arterial Disease

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The company reports this broadens the use of the novel bioadaptor platform technology beyond the treatment of coronary artery disease. Peripheral arterial disease ( PAD ) affects more than 200 million people worldwide. Glob Heart. 2014;9(1):145-158 e121. 2013;382(9901):1329-1340.

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FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for Biotronik Freesolve Below-the-Knee Resorbable Magnesium Scaffold (RMS)

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CLTI is the most severe form of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), estimated to affect 11% of the 200 million people suffering from PAD globally. The Freesolve BTK RMS is designed for individuals suffering from chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). For more information: www.biotronik.com References: 1 Kwong M.,

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HeartFlow Announces Revolutionary Five-Year Data Demonstrating a 63 Percent Mortality Reduction with FFRCT-Guided Care in PAD Patients

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1 Atherosclerosis is a systemic disease that affects multiple vascular regions and is particularly severe in PAD patients, where up to 80 percent suffer from concurrent coronary artery disease (CAD), historically linked with a mortality rate exceeding 50 percent within five years. Journal of Vascular Surgery, Mar.

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Elixir Medical Granted FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for DynamX Bioadaptor

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The designation recognizes the novelty of the technology and the potential to provide a more effective treatment option for patients with coronary artery disease. The DynamX bioadaptor has a novel design and mechanism of action designed to return the diseased vessel to a more normal condition, through three distinct phases.

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Johnson and Johnson to Acquire Shockwave Medical

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With the addition of Shockwave, Johnson & Johnson will expand its MedTech cardiovascular portfolio into two of the highest-growth, innovation-oriented segments of cardiovascular intervention – coronary artery disease (CAD) and peripheral artery disease (PAD).