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COVID-19: Nearly 40% drop in STEMI cases in US cath labs since March 2020
Santiago Garcia Santiago Garcia (Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, USA) and colleagues report in the Journal of American College of Cardiology that there was

COVID-19: FDA authorise blood purification device for treating virus
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorisation for a blood purification system (Spectra Optia Apheresis System, Terumo BCT) combined with

Proximo Medical named as commercialisation partner for Elucid Bioimaging
Elucid Bioimaging Proximo Medical has announced a partnership with Elucid Bioimaging, a developer of diagnostic image analysis software used to assist in the detection and

Rexgenero acquires assets of aratinga.bio SAS Group
A press release reports that Rexgenero has acquired all the key technology and program assets of aratinga.bio SAS Group. It adds that the acquisition, which

FDA clears Aspire MAX mechanical thrombectomy system
Aspire MAX mechanical thrombectomy system Control Medical Technology has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its Aspire MAX 7 –

OrthoPediatrics buys ApiFix Ltd, developer of FDA-approved non-fusion scoliosis technology
OrthoPediatrics has acquired ApiFix, including its minimally invasive deformity correction (MID-C) system for non-fusion treatment of progressive adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, for 934,768 shares of OrthoPediatrics

COVID-19: BD, BioMedomics launch of rapid serology test to detect exposure to virus
BD and BioMedomics have announced the release of a new point-of-care test that can detect antibodies in blood to confirm current or past exposure to

COVID-19: Edwards pauses enrolment in mitral and tricuspid trials to allow hospitals to focus on virus
Edwards Lifesciences has temporarily paused new enrolments in its active pivotal clinical trials of its transcatheter mitral and tricuspid therapies in response to ongoing COVID-19

COVID-19: European Commission agrees to postpone new MDR because of pandemic
The European Commission (EC) has adopted a proposal to postpone by one year the date of application of the new Medical Devices Regulation (MDR), which