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High voltage in the heart: PFA catheter design tips from Biosense Webster
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How Abbott created its next-gen RF ablation system
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Montagu to buy Johnson Matthey Medical Device Components for $700M
Private equity firm Montagu announced that it agreed to acquire the Johnson Matthey Medical Device Components (MDC) business. Johnson Matthey said Montagu has agreed to pay $700 million cash for the business. The deal is subject to regulatory approval but expected to close sometime around the third quarter. It’s the latest deal in the nitinol…
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CytexOrtho shares the ‘secret sauce’ for its absorbable hip implants
CytexOrtho is developing absorbable orthopedic implants with a unique manufacturing method to help a rapidly growing patient population. The ReNew Hip implant developer won the inaugural OrthoPitch tech innovation competition at AAOS 2024, beating out more than 40 other nominees. CytexOrtho co-founder and CEO Brad Estes said the startup has filed its FDA investigational device…
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High voltage in the heart: PFA catheter design tips from Biosense Webster
Tushar Sharma at J&J Medtech’s Biosense Webster discusses pulsed-field ablation (PFA) catheter shapes, sensors, electrodes and device design tips. Biosense Webster’s pulsed-field ablation (PFA) catheter design and development starts in the heart. That’s where PFA treats atrial fibrillation (AFib) by killing cardiac cells to isolate errant heart signals and prevent them from triggering irregular heartbeats.…
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How Abbott created its next-gen RF ablation system
For Abbott, combining two innovations into one AFib-treating system required manufacturing fine-tuning. The project’s R&D director explains. Pulsed field ablation (PFA) has generated a great deal of buzz for its potential to reduce complications in procedures for treating atrial fibrillation (AFib). But even as Abbott is developing its Volt PFA system — announcing in January…