ST. PAUL, Minn. -- St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance and will immediately launch the AMPLATZER™ ...

Left atrial appendage (LAA) closure using the Amplatzer cardiac plug is associated with lower than expected risks of systemic thromboembolism and major bleeding in patients with nonvalvular A-fib, ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- St. Jude Medical Inc. said Monday that the Food and Drug Administration approved the newest version of its Amplatzer vascular plug. The plug is designed to be used in surgical ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AGA Medical Corporation has received European CE Mark approval for its AMPLATZER ® vascular plug, AVP 4. The device, which is indicated for arterial and venous ...

AGA Medical Inc. (NASDAQ: AGAM) has enrolled the first patient in a clinical trial of a cardiac device aimed at preventing strokes in patients with abnormal heartbeats. CEO John Barr called the first ...

St. Jude Medical announced the first patient implant in a new pivotal trial evaluating the company’s AMPLATZER Cardiac Plug for the prevention of stroke. The AMPLATZER Cardiac Plug Clinical Trial is ...

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) is recalling the Amplatzer Steerable Delivery Sheath due to an increased risk for air bubbles (air emboli) to be introduced into patients who have procedures with this ...

Dr. Christian Machado, director of electrophysiology at the Providence Hospital Heart Institute, Southfield, Mich., and investigator in the study, performed the first AMPLATZER Cardiac Plug implant in ...

St. Jude Medical ($STJ) got sideswiped with an FDA safety alert over one of the company's heart plugs based on reports that it could potentially wear away tissue and ...

St. Jude's Amplatzer plug was found to provide no definitive benefit over drug treatment--image courtesy of St. Jude. The success of St. Jude Medical's ($STJ) heart ...

First and only delivery system designed specifically for premature infants with a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), a life-threatening opening in their heart New delivery system enables precise ...

Abbott is recalling the Amplatzer steerable delivery sheath, used to deliver the Amplatzer Amulet left atrial appendage occluder during cardiac catheterization, because of an increased risk of air ...