US-based HealthTrust Purchasing Group has awarded a contract to ClearCount Medical Solutions to provide SmartSponge system to its HealthTrust members. Under the contract, HealthTrust members including not-for-profit and for-profit ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Teleflex Incorporated's new line of Weck reusable obturators, designed for use during laparoscopic procedures. The stainless steel obturators, which are ...
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Health Canada has granted regulatory approval for NeuroLogica's portable, 32-slice full body CT scanner. The BodyTom scanner features an internal radiation shielding, dual drive system and a revolutionary battery array which provides ...
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Waud Capital Partners has completed the purchase of ProNerve, a provider of intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) services. Under the acquisition, Waud Capital will use the IONM services including onsite technical support in the operating ...
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Sorin Group has announced the US launch of a Mitroflow Valsalva Conduit graft, designed for use in combination with a Mitroflow pericardial aortic valve. The Conduit graft enables surgeons to replace simultaneously the ascending aorta and ...
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SinuSys has obtained CE mark for its AerOs Sinus Dilation system, designed to open the maxillary ostia (openings that connect a sinus to the nasal cavity) and treat painful chronic sinusitis. The low pressure, self-expanding AerOs device ...
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US based SentreHEART has secured $26m in Series C financing led by Vivo Ventures. Venture Partners and Prospect Ventures who are existing investors of SentreHEART have also joined the financing round. The company will use the ...
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Sean Smith began college as a pre-med student,thinking one day he would become a doctor. But his patients have ended up being made of steel,brick and wood. In September,Smith became the newest franchisee of Glass Doctor,which ...
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ECA Medical Instruments has launched new single-procedure torque-limiting surgical instruments and kits for orthopaedic surgeons. The new surgical instruments, Model 900 series, are made of engineered polymers and surgical stainless steel ...
Medtronic has announced the US launch of the ACD instrument set, designed for implanting the BRYAN cervical disc system. The FDA-approved instrument is designed for the treatment of single-level cervical disc disease (radiculopathy and/or ...
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Italian device maker Biocommerciale has entered into an agreement to distribute Symmetry Surgical's comprehensive portfolio of surgical devices. Under the agreement,Biocommerciale will distribute brands and products of Codman Surgical ...
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Covidien, a provider of healthcare products, has introduced V-Loc knotless suture reload device. The V-Loc knotless device, designed to increase operating room efficiency during laparoscopic and single-incision procedures, works with the ...
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Teleflex Incorporated has entered into an agreement to distribute Medline Industries' Rusch brand of specialty urological products, including Foley and intermittent catheters, as well as specialty items for operative urology and ...
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IDG News Service-The health care industry's increased use of electronic medical records(EMRs),wireless medical devices and personal mobile technology has turned hospital networks into important components in patient treatment.Practicing ...
HealthTrust Purchasing Group has awarded a contract to RF Surgical Systems to provide its RF Assure Detection system to its member facilities. Under the agreement, HealthTrust's member facilities including1,400 not-for-profit and ...
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