Faced with slumping sales, Solta Medical (Hayward, CA) may be looking for a suitor. The aesthetic medical device manufacturer may cut jobs or put itself up for sale in an effort to improve its finances. Solta focuses on devices for skin ...
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Despite their harmlessness, stretch marks are never pleasant to have. Aside from the 'weight gain' stigma attached to them, these white or light purple scars - caused by rapid stretching of the skin - are unsightly, and their presence often ...
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Bupa has announced its partnership deal with UK Sport is to continue until March 2014. This is an extension of the 2011 deal, whereby Bupa became the ‘Official Health Insurance Partner of UK Sport’. The partnership means Bupa ...
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FDA regulators have released a report on Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci system, which was based on responses from 11 surgeons who had used the system. The report covers complications, patient recovery times, training concerns, and ...
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Ethicon Endo-Surgery, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, has obtained 510(k) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an expanded indication of ear, nose and throat (ENT) procedures for the ENSEAL tissue sealers. The ...
Baxter International has announced the introduction of HEMOPATCH sealing hemostat, a collagen-based resorbable hemostatic device used for surgical procedures when control of bleeding by pressure, ligature or conventional procedures is ...
Ireland-based Crospon has obtained an approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for its EsoFLIP balloon dilation catheter. The device allows measurements of lumen diameter to be made electrically and it eliminates the patient's ...
Sun Life Financial’s Employee Benefits Group has rolled out two group voluntary accident insurance plans, which enable employers to select the benefit schedules that meet the demographic and budgetary needs of their employees. The ...
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Tenaxis Medical, a developer of high-performance sealants, has received approval to expand its CE Mark indications for ArterX surgical sealant, from its EU notified body, BSI. ArterX Surgical Sealant is specifically designed to be applied ...
Therapeutic devices developer Abyrx has received 510(k) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new resorbable hemostatic bone putty called Hemasorb Plus that achieves hemostasis by mechanical tamponade. Hemasorb ...
Rapid-prototyping expertise is a new multi penalizing incorporated built-up technology. The product design is finished up with the help of computer-aided and product modeling sketches. The present market situation is very demanding and, ...
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c has submitted 510(k) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for marketing clearance of its MicroCutter XCHANGE 30, a cutting and stapling device designed to be used in multiple open and minimally invasive surgical ...
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AlloSource, a provider of skin, bone and soft tissue allografts for surgical procedures and the largest processor of cellular bone allografts, has launched its new allograft called AlloMend Acellular Dermal Matrix (ADM). The new allograft ...
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Different types of operating theatre tables are used for carrying out varied surgical procedures. General tables are available for the general surgical applications while the specialist tables are meant for the specialized surgical ...
ulrich medical USA, a privately-held subsidiary of German-based ulrich medical, has introduced a spinal implant device, the uCerv Interbody System, into the US market. The uCerv Interbody System is indicated for use in anterior cervical ...
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