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Medtronic builds suspense for renal denervation study results

Medtronic’s Symplicity Spyral renal denervation system delivers energy to the nerves leading to the kidneys, which help regulate blood pressure. [Image courtesy of Medtronic]

Medtronic’s clinical study of its Symplicity Spyral renal denervation system for hypertension is likely to go down to the wire for inclusion as a late-breaking clinical trial at the upcoming Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference.

The highly anticipated results will offer new insight into the Fridley, Minnesota-based medical device manufacturer’s quest to build a billion-dollar business treating hypertension. CEO Geoff Martha recently reported “good progress” in those efforts, saying the trial “represents the final piece of a large body of evidence that we intend to submit to the FDA for approval.”

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said it still hopes to present results of its Spyral HTN-ON MED trial at the Cardiovascul…

Medtronic CEO Geoff Martha touts progress on renal denervation and Hugo robotics

Medtronic CEO Geoff Martha

Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) is boosting its research and development spending in fiscal year 2022 by more than 10 percent, which CEO Geoff Martha described as the largest dollar increase ever for the Fridley, Minn.-based medical device manufacturer.

“The investments we’re making in our pipeline will play a key role in accelerating our top-line growth, and we’re at the front end of some large opportunities to win share, create new markets and disrupt existing markets,” he said in a quarterly earnings call with investors and analysts this week.

Topping Medtronic’s list of golden opportunities are its renal denervation treatment for hypertension and its Hugo soft tissue robotic-assisted surgery system, two areas where Medtronic executives see multibillion-dollar businesses.

Medtronic’s investments in Hugo and renal denervation are expected to cost $400 milli…

Is renal denervation back as a high blood pressure treatment?

The Symplicity Spyral renal denervation system delivers energy to the nerves leading to the kidneys, which help regulate blood pressure. [Image courtesy of Medtronic]Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) today reported clinically significant and sustained blood pressure reduction among nearly 3,000 people with uncontrolled hypertension treated with the company’s Symplicity renal denervation system.

The study results, reported today out of the 2021 EuroPCR Annual Meeting, come the same week as ReCor Medical touted its own positive renal denervation study at the American College of Cardiology’s 70th Annual Scientific Session.

Together, the new research suggests that renal denervation could be back as a promising medical technology in the cardiovascular space — half a decade after Medtronic announced a major clinical trial had failed to meet its efficacy endpoint. Since the Symplicity HTN-3 study’s failure, Medtronic has sought trial designs that clear up confounding factors su…

Is renal denervation back as a high blood pressure treatment?

The Symplicity Spyral renal denervation system delivers energy to the nerves leading to the kidneys, which help regulate blood pressure. [Image courtesy of Medtronic]

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) today reported clinically significant and sustained blood pressure reduction among nearly 3,000 people with uncontrolled hypertension treated with the company’s Symplicity renal denervation system.

The study results, reported today out of the 2021 EuroPCR Annual Meeting, come the same week as ReCor Medical touted its own positive renal denervation study at the American College of Cardiology’s 70th Annual Scientific Session.

Together, the new research suggests that renal denervation could be back as a promising medical technology in the cardiovascular space — half a decade after Medtronic announced a major clinical trial had failed to meet its efficacy endpoint. Since the Symplicity HTN-3 study’s failure, Medtronic…

ReCor Medical has positive renal denervation study news

This ReCor Medical illustration shows the Paradise renal denervation catheter during the procedure. The red circle indicates ultrasound-generated energy producing heat for denervation, while the blue circles illustrate cooling from circulating water within the artery to protect the artery from heat.

ReCor Medical‘s renal denervation significantly reduced blood pressure among people with drug-resistant hypertension, according to a new study reported at the American College of Cardiology’s 70th Annual Scientific Session.

The study news, announced yesterday, could suggest a turnaround in fortunes for renal denervation technology. One considered the next big thing in the medical device industry, renal denervation took a hit in the middle of the 2010s when Medtronic announced a major clinical trial had failed to meet its efficacy endpoint.

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