Rehabmart.com, an online e-commerce company that sells rehabilitation and medical supplies, has joined into a distribution agreement with Confortaire, Incorporated, to offer their Abduction Pillow to a wider consumer marketplace. ...
Patient Safety Technologies's operating subsidiary SurgiCount Medical has announced the launch of a new proprietary surgical sponge, designed to allow for improved visibility during surgery and enhanced X-ray detectability. The patent ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted to review Iroko Pharmaceuticals New Drug Application (NDA) for lower dose submicron diclofenac, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), with a proposed indication of treatment ...
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With the success of its Partnership Response in Manufacturing Education (PRIME) initiative, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Education Foundation continues working to re-tool the pipeline for technically skilled workers. The ...
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Cohera Medical has treated the first patient in a US no-drain clinical study of its TissuGlu Surgical Adhesive, designed for use during large flap surgeries such as abdominoplasty (tummy tuck). The CE-marked internal surgical adhesive ...
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Monitoring and measurement through ingestible, implanted, and body-worn wireless sensors can improve healthcare, and if those sensors can support continuous data streaming, more real-time information will be available for analysis. ...
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Custom-engineered packaging producer UFP Technologies has introduced its new FlexShield pouch for the medical device industry. The medical device pouch designed for screws, rods, plates and other instruments, provides puncture and ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Tenaxis Medical's ArterX Surgical Sealant, designed for use in vasculature reconstruction in various surgical procedures. ArterX Surgical Sealant is a two-part liquid system that will ...
Mexico Bariatric Center (MBC), a healthcare facilitator which helps patients undergo metabolic and bariatric surgeries, has added Single-Incision Laproscopic Surgery (SILS) to its service offerings. By making a single incision, known as ...
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On-X Life Technologies has gained US marketing rights to its new On-X aortic prosthetic valve with anatomic sewing ring, following the regulatory approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The prosthetic valve, which is made ...
Groundbreaking educational partnership with several of the most experienced laser dentistry educators Syneron Dental Lasers the leading provider of innovative dental laser technologies is pleased to announce the launch of its global ...
A thorough understanding of anatomy and physiology is required to perform cosmetic surgery on the breast, but some of the most fascinating facts about breasts aren't essential knowledge in the operating room. The plastic surgeons at ...
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Medtronic has obtained regulatory approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct an early feasibility study on its Native Outflow Tract transcatheter pulmonary valve (TPV), designed for the treatment of patients with ...
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Expanding Orthopedics, a spinal device company, Vin Germany for a clinical study of its XPED Expanding Pedicle Screw system. The system, which is commercially available in Europe, is designed to provide improved anchoring of the implant ...
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ReShape Medical has completed patient enrollment in a pivotal clinical trial of its ReShape Duo Intragastric Balloon device, designed for the treatment of obese. Using a standard endoscope, non-surgical weight loss device is placed in the ...
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