HealthPro has awarded a contract to Daniels Sharpsmart to provide re-usable sharps containment system for its members staff and patients across Canada. The device, Sharpsmart, is designed for reducing needle stick injuries, costs and the ...
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Owens & Minor has purchased an European healthcare third-party logistics (3PL) business, Movianto Group, from Celesio, for approximately €130m ($163m) in cash. The acquisition will enable Owens & Minor to offer healthcare ...
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Hitachi is trying to expand beyond storage services to tackle emerging areas like big data and converged IT, according to Hitachi Data Systems CTO, Hu Yoshida. The change reflects a recent change in leadership in the larger company, ...
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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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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to Actuated Medical's TubeClear system that clears patient feeding and decompression tubes. The CE-marked TubeClear system, which comprises of reusable control boxes and ...
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Welch Allyn has commenced a global restructuring program to reshape its business and realign resources over the next three years to meet the challenges and opportunities of the rapidly changing global healthcare environment. The global ...
Spacelabs Healthcare, a division of OSI Systems, has received the US Food and Drug Administration's 510(k) approval for its Blease900 ventilator. The Blease900 ventilator, which is an integral component of its BleaseFocus anesthesia ...
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HealthTrust Purchasing Group has awarded a contract to Teleflex to provide its line of central venous catheters (CVCs). Under the agreement, HealthTrust's 1,400 hospital members will have access to Teleflex's CVCs and related vascular ...
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CellAegis Devices has obtained Health Canada's investigational testing (ITA) approval to initiate a pilot clinical trial of its noninvasive autoRIC device for remote ischemic conditioning (RIC). The CE-marked device is placed around ...
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US-based Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare, a not-for-profit healthcare organization, has selected Surgical Information Systems' (SIS) anesthesia information management system (AIMS) to improve operational efficiencies of its perioperative IT ...
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Summit Radiology Associates has chosen Merge Healthcare's end-to-end suite of radiology solutions to improve workflow and achieve meaningful use criteria. Under the agreement, Summit Radiology will implement Merge radiology information ...
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North Carolina-based Senn Dunn Insurance has joined as the newest member of Benefit Advisors Network(BAN),which is a national network of progressive,independently owned employee benefit brokers and consulting firms. BAN executive director ...
Teleflex has launched complete line of Weck Access devices including Weck Vista bladeless access ports and Weck EFx Endo Fascial Closure system, designed for use during laparoscopic procedures. The company said during minimally invasive ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Covidien's Nellcor bedside SpO2 patient monitoring system. The Nellcor bedside SpO2 monitor, which utilizes OxiMax technology, is designed for detecting heart rate ...
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The national healthcare group purchasing organization, Premier Healthcare Alliance, has renewed a 33-month group purchasing agreement with Masimo. Under the agreement, Premier members can take advantage of special pricing and terms ...
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