FDA's Circulatory System Devices Advisory Panel has submitted a unanimous approval recommendation for C.R. Bard's Lutonix Drug Coated Balloon (DCB) Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) catheter. If FDA follows the recommendations ...
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AccessClosure's Mynx Grip extravascular closure device (Courtesy AccessClosure Inc.) Dublin, OH–based Cardinal Health Inc. has announced that it has completed its acquisition of privately-held AccessClosure Inc. (Santa Clara, ...
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An FDA news release has announced that the agency has given de novo approval to the Deka Arm System, the first prosthetic arm that can perform multiple, simultaneous powered movements controlled by electrical signals from electromyogram ...
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Blood glucose test strips sold in these packages have been declared misbranded by FDA and should not be used. (Courtesy FDA) FDA has announced the recommendation that use of Shasta Technologies' GenStrip Glucose Test Strips be ...
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Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) co-owner associations have announced the new Service Professionals Program for the 2014 event, slated for Tuesday, Nov. 4, through Thursday, Nov. 6, at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas. ...
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The FDA is providing the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) with nearly $500,000 to conduct research to better understand patient preferences, and how to integrate such preferences into the development of medical devices, the group ...
Zimmer Holdings announced Thursday that it will acquire Biomet in a $13.5 billion transaction that will provide it with a leading position in the $45 billion musculoskeletal industry. The merger between the two Warsaw, IN–based ...
Intuitive Surgical stock fell 11.5% in value on Wednesday after a disappointing quarterly earnings report and the FDA raising cancer concerns over how robotic hysterectomies are performed. The Sunnyvale, CA–based maker of da Vinci ...
In a development that sounds as if it was lifted from the storyline of a vampire melodrama, a British research consortium has announced that it is well on its way to producing human blood on a scale that makes transfusions into real people ...
The common stock of healthcare and medical device giant Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) soared to recent highs following the company's announcement of first quarter results that beat analysts' estimates. The company's robust performance was ...
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The FDA appears to be issuing another Class I designation involving Abbott Laboratories' voluntary recall of diabetes products. Back in January, the FDA said FreeStyle and FreeStyle Lite test strips could cause serious injury or death ...
Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials—fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials—hosted companies from around the world at its Lectra Fashion ...
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While many media outlets are headlining the top-line numbers in today's FDA report that show that the number of medical device recalls have nearly doubled in the last 10 years, a look underneath the surface reveals that the rate of recalls ...
Cannon Technologies,the global leader in data centre solutions,is pleased to announce the appointment of Glenn Conlon to the position of for Director of Business Development,Cannon Electronic Packaging. Based out of the UK,Glenn will be ...
Great Dane is adding a Montreal dealership to its Canadian distribution network. "Great Dane of Montreal is the trailer sales division of Remorques St-Henri Inc., which has recently positioned itself as the largest trailer repair ...
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