For the medtech industry, 2014 is unlikely to be a year full of surprises as companies grapple with a health care market wary of big-ticket procedures and items. The largest gains will likely involve digital health and other technologies ...
Stryker has signed a definitive agreement to acquire surgical safety system maker Patient Safety Technologies for a total of $120m or $2.22 per common share in an all cash transaction. The acquisition is expected to be completed during ...
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The wholly-owned operating subsidiary of Patient Safety Technologies, SurgiCount Medical, has announced that Ketchikan Medical Center (KMC) will become the first hospital in the PeaceHealth system to deploy the SurgiCount Safety-Sponge ...
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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HealthTrust Purchasing Group has awarded a contract to SurgiCount Medical to provide its SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System. Under the contract, SurgiCount will provide its Safety-Sponge System to member facilities of HealthTrust including ...
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