Diagnostics
Alere Acquires Epocal, Inc.
February 6, 2013 10:51 am | by PR Newswire | News | CommentsWALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alere Inc. (NYSE: ALR), a global leader in enabling individuals to take charge of their health at home through the merger of rapid diagnostics and health information solutions, announced today that it has acquired Epocal, Inc., a provider...
SurModics to Webcast Annual Meeting on February 11
February 6, 2013 7:00 am | by The Associated Press | SurModics, Inc. | News | CommentsEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 6, 2013--SurModics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRDX), a leading provider of surface modification and in vitro diagnostic technologies to the healthcare industry, announced today that it will host a live webcast of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Monday, February...
Viracor-IBT Laboratories Acquires Assets of Cylex
February 5, 2013 3:54 pm | by PR Newswire | News | CommentsLEE'S SUMMIT, Mo., Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Viracor-IBT Laboratories, Inc. announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the assets of Cylex™, Inc., a global life sciences company focused on the development, manufacturing and...
New Modeling Approach Transforms Imaging Technologies
February 5, 2013 2:44 pm | by Purdue University | News | CommentsResearchers are improving the performance of technologies ranging from medical CT scanners to digital cameras using a system of models to extract specific information from huge collections of data and then reconstructing images like a jigsaw puzzle. The new approach is called model-based iterative reconstruction, or MBIR.
Comparative Effectiveness Program Accepting Suppliers to Join Hospitals in Improving Healthcare Safety and Efficiency
February 5, 2013 10:05 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsCHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 5, 2013--The Premier healthcare alliance is accepting applications for the fourth wave of its QUEST® Comparative Effectiveness & Innovation Program ( QCEIP ), a voluntary program designed to evaluate products and clinical intervention in real-world...
T2 Biosystems Announces Patent Covering T2Hemostasis
February 5, 2013 9:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsLEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 5, 2013--T2 Biosystems, a company developing direct detection products enabling superior diagnostics, today announced the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued patent 8,344,731 (the ‘731 patent), “NMR device for the detection of analytes”. The patent...
MGC Diagnostics Corporation Announces National Jewish Health Selects the Company as Preferred Provider for Cardiopulmonary Diagnostic Instrumentation
February 5, 2013 8:00 am | by PR Newswire | News | CommentsSAINT PAUL, Minn., Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MGC Diagnostics Corporation (NASDAQ: MGCD) (formerly Angeion Corporation), a global medical technology company, today announced that National Jewish Health has selected MGC Diagnostics as its preferred provider of cardiopulmonary...
Hologic Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2013 Operating Results
February 4, 2013 4:02 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsHologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company) (NASDAQ: HOLX), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics products, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, today announced its results for the first fiscal quarter...
A Matter of Materials: Molding
January 29, 2013 3:31 pm | by Scott Young, Ph.D. | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | Articles | CommentsNew material offerings are critical to medical device manufacturers as they provide new opportunities in the development of cutting edge technologies. This three-part round-up features three new materials that are impacting medical device manufacturing in the areas of adhesives/coatings, molding, and extrusion. This part focuses on molding.
Abbott Evolves to Focus on Diagnostics, with New High-Sensitivity Heart Attack Diagnostic Test
January 28, 2013 10:06 am | by GlobalData | News | CommentsJanuary has been a month of change for healthcare giant Abbott, and a senior medical devices analyst from GlobalData asserts that the company’s latest cardiac diagnostics product represents the first step in a line of new diagnostic products which will act to deliver growth over the next few years.
Welch Allyn iExaminer™ Receives 510(k) Clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration
January 22, 2013 10:00 am | by Welch Allyn | News | CommentsWelch Allyn, a leading medical diagnostic device company that specializes in helping clinicians improve patient outcomes, today announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for the Welch Allyn iExaminer™—a product that consists of a hardware adapter and associated software that allows healthcare providers to capture, store, send and retrieve images...
Perspectives on Industry Insight, Part II
January 17, 2013 12:00 am | by MDT Staff | Minifab | Articles | CommentsWould you please comment on the medical device industry as we move into 2013? Contract manufacturing continues to shift from just “manufacturing” to include a full road map of your finished products, including design, test, manufacturability, and distribution.
Perspectives on Industry Insight, Part I
January 16, 2013 12:00 am | by MDT Staff | Syspro | Articles | CommentsWould you please comment on the medical device industry as we move into 2013? The need for medical device manufacturers to have product recall plans in place was reaffirmed by the release of the latest figures on medical device unit recalls. According to the quarterly ExpertRECALL Index released August 22, 2012, over 123 million medical device units were recalled in the second quarter of 2012...
New Tool to Help Brain Surgeons, One Step Closer to Operating Room
January 10, 2013 9:44 am | by Purdue University | News | CommentsA new tool that could allow for faster, more comprehensive testing of brain tissue during surgery successfully identified the cancer type, grade and tumor margins in five brain surgery patients, according to a Purdue University and Brigham and Women's Hospital study.
Vet Device Tax Loophole Could Help Some Diagnostic Companies: Kalorama
January 9, 2013 4:16 pm | News | CommentsWhile some IVD products will see a new tax on U.S. sales of their products this year, suppliers who make veterinary diagnostic testing products will benefit from the IRS interpretation of the Affordable Care Act, according to Kalorama Information.
Liquid Media-Compatible Pressure Sensors Improve Design, Cut Costs
January 3, 2013 5:04 pm | by AJ Smith | Honeywell Sensing And Control | Articles | CommentsWith the wide range of sensors on the market, selecting the best pressure measurement device for medical equipment in applications that require liquid sensing or condensing humidity can be a big challenge for medical OEMs. Designers need to choose sensors that offer the right balance of technical features, reliability, and cost for their specific applications.
Precision Molded Medical Components and Assemblies
December 20, 2012 10:43 am | Minnesota Rubber & Plastics | Product Releases | CommentsMedical equipment manufacturers seeking a qualified manufacturing partner will find this brochure particularly useful. It details Minnesota Rubber and Plastics’ 65 years of experience in the medical components...
Got food allergies? Thanks to UCLA, you can test your meal on the spot using a cell phone
December 12, 2012 5:04 pm | by UCLA | News | CommentsA team of researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has developed a lightweight device called the iTube, which attaches to a common cell phone to detect allergens in food samples. The iTube attachment uses the cell phone's built-in camera, along with an accompanying smart-phone application that runs a test with the same high level of sensitivity a laboratory would.
LiveData Launches iPad App for PeriOP Manager
December 12, 2012 1:57 pm | by LiveData | News | CommentsLiveData, a leading innovator in real-time data integration and display technology, today announced an iPad app for its perioperative workflow system, PeriOp Manager. Coordinating patient flow, patient care and related resources from preoperative assessment to discharge in real-time, PeriOp Manager automates manual processes and synchronizes workflow...
Siri, MD – iPhone Changes the Way Consumers Get Medical Information [Infographic]
December 10, 2012 11:36 am | by PRNewswire | News | CommentsIn a study looking at mobile behavior over the last two years, The Patient’s Guide®, a leader in medical publishing online, reports that consumers using their iPhone to gather medical information has increased 94% from 2011 to 2012.
Merit Medical Acquires Assets of Medigroup
November 30, 2012 9:08 am | by Globe Newswire | News | CommentsMerit Medical Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable medical devices used in interventional and diagnostic procedures, particularly in cardiology, radiology and endoscopy, today announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Medigroup, Inc., a manufacturer of peritoneal dialysis catheters based in Illinois.
Implantable Silk Optics Multi-Task in the Body
November 29, 2012 11:27 am | by Tufts University School of Engineering | News | CommentsTufts University School of Engineering researchers have demonstrated silk-based implantable optics that offer significant improvement in tissue imaging while simultaneously enabling photo thermal therapy, administering drugs and monitoring drug delivery. The devices also lend themselves to a variety of other biomedical functions.
Given Imaging Submits PillCam COLON 2 Application to FDA for U.S. Regulatory Clearance
November 27, 2012 2:45 pm | by Given Imaging | News | CommentsGiven Imaging Ltd., a world leader in GI medical devices and pioneer of capsule endoscopy, today announced that it has filed a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) application seeking regulatory clearance to market its PillCam® COLON 2 for visualization of the lower gastrointestinal tract.
Merit Medical Signs Agreement to Acquire Thomas Medical Products, a Unit of GE Healthcare
November 27, 2012 9:55 am | by Globe Newswire | News | CommentsMerit Medical Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used primarily in cardiology, radiology and endoscopy, today announced that it has entered into a stock purchase agreement to acquire Thomas Medical Products, Inc. ("Thomas Medical") from GE Healthcare in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $167 million...
Medica and Compamed 2012 Reflect Status of Medical Market
November 27, 2012 9:50 am | News | CommentsThe recent staging of MEDICA 2012, International Trade Fair with Congress – World Forum for Medicine, and the concurrently held COMPAMED 2012, International Trade Fair – High tech solutions for medical technology, in Düsseldorf, Germany reflected the demand for medical technology and products with stable attendance figures: 130,600 visitors from 120 countries...
