Device Sectors
Results from WEARIT-II Registry of Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator Usage to Be Presented at Heart Rhythm 2013
April 29, 2013 10:15 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsCHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 29, 2013--ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced today that results from the Prospective Registry and Follow-Up of Patients Using the Wearable Defibrillator (WEARIT-II) will be presented in a...
Sorin Group Receives Conditional FDA Approval to Conduct IDE Clinical Trial for Perceval (TM) S Sutureless Aortic Valve in the United States
April 29, 2013 10:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsMILAN, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 29, 2013--Sorin Group, (Reuters Code: SORN.MI), a global medical device company and a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, announced today it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its Investigational Device Exemption...
New Device Could Make Diagnosis as Simple as Breathing
April 29, 2013 9:54 am | by University of Cambridge | News | CommentsA range of diseases and conditions, from asthma to liver disease, could be diagnosed and monitored quickly and painlessly just by breathing, using gas sensing technology developed by a Cambridge spin-out. The highly sensitive, low-power, low-cost infrared emitter developed by Cambridge CMOS Sensors
Bayer to Pay $1.1B for California Firm Conceptus
April 29, 2013 9:26 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsGerman drug company Bayer AG says it has agreed to buy California-based Conceptus for around $1.1 billion to expand the kinds of birth control it offers. Bayer said Monday it would launch a public offer to pay $31.00 per share for all the stock in Conceptus, Inc., which is based in Mountain View.
athenahealth Hosts Health Care Hack-a-Thon
April 29, 2013 8:45 am | by GlobeNewswire | News | Commentsathenahealth, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based services for electronic health record (EHR), practice management, and care coordination, in partnership with MIT's H@cking Medicine, invites the health care, technology and scientific communities to participate in a Hack-a-Thon on May 4 and 5 at athenahealth's headquarters in Watertown, Mass.
Spine Wave Announces U.S. FDA's 510K Clearance of the StaXx(R) IB System, an Intervertebral Body Fusion Device
April 29, 2013 8:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsSpine Wave, Inc. a privately held medical device company committed to the development and delivery of high-quality innovative medical devices for the treatment of spinal disorders, today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration to...
UK Hospitals Order All Varian TrueBeam Radiotherapy Systems Offered Under Government Stimulus Program
April 29, 2013 8:00 am | by PR Newswire | News | CommentsCRAWLEY, U.K., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hospitals in London and Dorset have acquired the final two of ten advanced Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) radiotherapy treatment machines offered as part of an innovative government program to roll out the most modern cancer...
Teleflex Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Next Generation Vascular Positioning System®
April 29, 2013 7:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsLIMERICK, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 29, 2013--Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, announces that its ARROW ® VPS G4 ™ Device has received 510(k) market clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The ARROW...
King Fahd Hospital of the University of Damman Chooses Nuance’s Advanced Speech Recognition
April 29, 2013 5:47 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsKHOBAR, Saudi Arabia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 29, 2013--Emerging Technologies announced today that Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd University Hospital is to implement the Nuance Healthcare Dragon Medical 360 | Network Edition hospital-wide in a bid to deliver a truly 21 st century healthcare experience. ...
Class I Medical Device Recall: Hospira Inc., GemStar Infusion System, Lithium Battery - Low Voltage
April 29, 2013 12:00 am | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | News | CommentsWhen the GemStar Lithium battery voltage level drops below 2.4 volts, an "11/004" error is displayed and the device is rendered inoperable. This failure mode results in a delay/interruption of therapy. Additionally, infusion settings and event history logs will be erased as a result of this device malfunction.
Co-Diagnostics Inc. Acquires Suite of Technologies from DNA Logix
April 26, 2013 4:50 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsSALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 26, 2013--Co-Diagnostics, Inc., a specialist in personalized medicine and clinical diagnostics, has entered into an agreement with DNA Logix, a leader in the development of molecular diagnostic assays, to acquire certain technologies for genetic analysis in the...
Spanish Group Patents an Automatic Suture System for Colon Cancer Operations
April 26, 2013 3:08 pm | by Plataforma SINC | News | CommentsThe Spanish research center Innotex has developed a device that enables automatic suturing of the large intestine after being sectioned during cancer colon surgery. The novelty of the system, called Insewing, is that it allows the use of absorbable suture material instead of metallic staples which are currently used and could cause intestinal stiffness and obstruction.
New Imaging Technology Could Reveal Cellular Secrets
April 26, 2013 3:02 pm | by Emil Venere, Purdue University | News | CommentsResearchers have married two biological imaging technologies, creating a new way to learn how good cells go bad. "Let's say you have a large population of cells," said Corey Neu, an assistant professor in Purdue University's Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering. "Just one of them might metastasize or proliferate, forming a cancerous tumor. We need to understand what it is that gives rise to that one bad cell."
Remote-Monitored Prostheses
April 26, 2013 2:58 pm | by CTIA | Videos | CommentsAmputees are enjoying an improved quality of life with wireless enabled prostheses. The prosthetic sends data to the care-giver to make better informed adjustments, and the patient can even make adjustments from their mobile phone.
Perspectives on Robots in the OR - A.J. Smith
April 26, 2013 2:41 pm | by A.J. Smith, Director of Product Marketing, Honeywell Sensing and Control | Honeywell Sensing And Control | Blogs | CommentsWill the OR of the future see robots completely replace human surgeons? Robotic technologies combined with improved sensors and sophisticated intelligence will make inroads into many aspects of medical care, including surgical centers and operating rooms.
BD Diagnostics Advances Commitment to a Fully Integrated Microbiology Solution with New Agreement
April 26, 2013 2:19 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsSPARKS, Md. , April 27, 2013 /- BD Diagnostics, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), announced today an international distributor agreement with Bruker Daltonics Inc. to sell and provide front-line technical support for the co-labeled BD™ Bruker MALDI Biotyper™ System. Microbial identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing is the end-poin...
AAHomecare and NAIMES to Merge
April 26, 2013 12:19 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsThe American Association for Homecare ( AAHomecare ) and the National Association of Independent Medical Equipment Suppliers ( NAIMES ) have reached an agreement to merge their organizations. The combined Association will maintain the AAHomecare name and continue to do business at 1707 L Street NW, Suite 350, Washington, D.C. , 20036.
Energy Efficient Brain Simulator Outperforms Supercomputers
April 26, 2013 11:02 am | by National Science Foundation | News | CommentsIn November 2012, IBM announced that it had used the Blue Gene/Q Sequoia supercomputer to achieve an unprecedented simulation of more than 530 billion neurons. The Blue Gene/Q Sequoia accomplished this feat thanks to its blazing fast speed; it clocks in at over 16 quadrillion calculations per second.
Cardio Could Hold Key to Cancer Cure
April 26, 2013 10:21 am | by European Association for the Study of the Liver | News | CommentsRegular exercise has been proven to reduce the chance of developing liver cancer in a world-first mice study that carries hope for patients at risk from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The research announced at the International Liver Congress™ 2013 involved two groups of mice fed a control diet and a high fat diet then divided into separate exercise and sedentary groups.
Novel Screening Tests for Liver Cancer
April 26, 2013 10:12 am | by European Association for the Study of the Liver | News | CommentsNew data from two clinical trials presented today at the International Liver Congress™ 2013 demonstrate substantial improvements in the detection of both hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CC) using diagnostic urine tests. HCC is common throughout the world and most often develops as a late complication of chronic viral hepatitis or cirrhosis of any cause.
Zoll Expands Manufacturing Business in Silicon Valley by Purchasing New Building in San Jose
April 26, 2013 9:59 am | by ZOLL Medical Corporation | News | CommentsZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced today that as a result of its continued growth it purchased a 124,500-square-foot building in San Jose, California, an area ranked as the country’s busiest advanced manufacturing corridor.
Weight Loss Programs via Virtual Reality
April 26, 2013 9:58 am | by Elsevier Health Sciences | News | CommentsWeight loss is a topic of concern for nearly 36% of Americans who are considered obese. There are many barriers that can interfere with weight loss. For those attending face-to-face weight loss programs, barriers can include travel, conflict with work and home, need for childcare, and loss of anonymity.
Las Palmas Medical Center Among First in Nation To Perform Single-Site Robotic Hysterectomy Surgery
April 26, 2013 9:30 am | by PR Newswire | News | CommentsEL PASO, Texas, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery at Las Palmas Medical Center recently became one of the first facilities in the nation to perform a hysterectomy using a new single-site platform for robotic surgery. "This single-site robotic...
NinePoint Medical Receives Additional FDA 510(k) Clearance for NvisionVLE Imaging System
April 26, 2013 8:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsCAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 26, 2013--NinePoint Medical, Inc., an emerging leader in the development of medical devices for in vivo imaging, today announced that it has received an additional 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its NvisionVLE ™ Imaging...
Ketchikan Medical Center Implements The SurgiCount Safety-Sponge® System
April 26, 2013 6:00 am | by PR Newswire | News | CommentsIRVINE, Calif., April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SurgiCount Medical, Inc., the wholly-owned operating subsidiary of Patient Safety Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: PSTX), today announced that Ketchikan Medical Center (KMC) in Ketchikan, Alaska will become the first hospital in the...
