German medical device company Biotronik has launched its Passeo-35 0.035” OTW PTA balloon line extension and the Passeo-35 HP 0.035” high pressure PTA (percutaneous transluminal angioplasty) balloon. Available in lengths of up ...
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Medical device company Mako Surgical has announced an agreement to acquire the assets of US-based Pipeline Biomedical. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, Mako Surgical will acquire substantially all of Pipeline Biomedical's business ...
Medtronic, a US-based medical device manufacturer, has obtained the CE Mark and announced the launch of its new cervical cage system called Compact Cornerstone-SR Alliance. Compact Cornerstone-SR Alliance cage system has been designed to ...
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US-based medical device company NuVasive has announced the US launch of its XLIF Decade plate, designed to help facilitate a faster XLIF surgical technique. In order to enhance rigidity and load sharing properties, NuVasive designed the ...
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TVA Medical, a medical device company focused on endovascular innovation, has announced that its vascular catheter-based Flex system for hemodialysis access has demonstrated success in the FLEX-1 pilot study. Recently, the company ...
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NuVasive, a medical device company, has announced the first surgeries in Japan using its Precept system, a minimally disruptive posterior fixation solution to patients. The Precept system offers the most advanced technologies in guide ...
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US-based Stryker has announced a definitive agreement to acquire the medical device company Mako Surgical for $30.00 per share in cash with an aggregate purchase price of around $1.65bn. The acquisition is subject to customary closing ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted more than $3.5m to various pediatric device consortia to encourage the development and availability of medical devices for children. This grants program is administered by the FDA's ...
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Actuated Medical, a US-based medical device company, has obtained the additional US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its TubeClear system. The company has added several new clearing stem models for the TubeClear system and ...
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US-based Rollprint Packaging Products has introduced a new anticounterfeiting technology, Ghost, for composite flexible packaging materials, which are used by medical device and pharmaceutical firms. According to the company, the ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued final guidance on how it will handle regulation of medical apps, which are software programs that run on mobile communication devices and perform the same functions as traditional medical ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized a new rule for the unique device identification (UDI) system, designed to provide a consistent and clear way to identify medical devices. The FDA worked jointly with industry, ...
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Medical device company Teleflex has introduced ARROW JACC (jugular axillo-subclavian central catheter), a small-french size antimicrobial and antithrombogenic catheter designed for both acute and long-term use, with Chlorag+ard technology. ...
Specialty packaging producer UFP Technologies has expanded manufacturing operations at its plant in Glendale Heights, Illinois, US to cope-up with the demand created by medical device manufacturers. The company, after attaining ISO ...
US-based medical device company Neuros Medical has obtained an investigational device exemption (IDE) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Altius, an implantable generator that delivers high frequency Electrical ...
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