Press Releases
- 05/05/2011 - Direct Flow Medical Announces Key Addition to Management Team and Ninth Patent Issuance
- 05/20/2009 - Direct Flow Medical Completes First Human Use of 18F Percutaneous Aortic Valve System
- 05/19/2009 - Direct Flow Medical Announces Fifth Patent Issuance of Their Unique Percutaneous Aortic Valve Technology
- 09/11/2008 - Direct Flow Medical Appoints Paul LaViolette to Board of Directors
- 10/18/2007 - Direct Flow Medical Raises $27 million and Initiates European Clinical Trial
News
04/30/2012 - Direct Flow Medical® Announces the Appointment of Chief Medical Officer, Charles Davidson, MD
10/18/2010 - Direct Flow Medicals second generation TAVI system generates significant interest after Edwards Sapien data release at TCT
09/19/2010 - The Start! Heart Walk is the American Heart Association's premiere event for raising funds to save lives from this country's No. 1 and No. 3 killers - heart disease and stroke. Designed to promote physical activity and heart-healthy living, the Start! Heart Walk creates an environment that's fun and rewarding for the entire family. This year, more than 1 million walkers participated and Direct Flow Medical, Inc. was proud to be a participant at the September 19th event in Santa Rosa. The entire company took part in supporting our fundraising efforts which included a fast and furious tricycle race with competing staff members. The enthusiasm for supporting the AHA cause was overwhelming as Santa Rosa DFM employees raised funds and team morale with such an exciting event!
Thompson, M., Heart Valve Market: PAVR Poised for Growth. Medtech Insight, Jan 2008. http://www.medtechinsight.com/
Events
Meetings in attendance or planned attendance 2011
- JIM – Joint Interventional Meeting
- CRT – Valve & Structural Heart intervention
- ACC - American College of Cardiology Conference
- ACTS – Advanced Cardiac Techniques in Surgery
- AATS – American Association for Thoracic Surgery
- EuroPCR
- ISMICS/CTT – International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery
- TVT - Transcatheter Valve Therapies
- ESC Congress – European Society of Cardiology
- TCT – Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics
- AHA – American Heart Association