A manufacturing-related reorganization is hoped to boost efficiency for the orthopedic and surgical device firm. Surgical instrument and orthopedic implant maker Symmetry Medical (Warsaw, IN) has announced plans to boost its manufacturing ...
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New Wave Surgical, a surgical device company, has announced that its flagship product D-HELP endoscopic visualization system has surpassed the one-millionth procedure. New Wave Surgical's patented D-HELP system is a device that was ...
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Stryker will settle four New Jersey lawsuits related to its ABG II and Rejuvenate hip implants for an undisclosed sum. The company expects to pay significant sums of cash to resolve the lawsuits and the hundreds of other similar cases that ...
Stryker will settle four New Jersey lawsuits related to its ABG II and Rejuvenate hip implants for an undisclosed sum. The company expects to pay significant sums of cash to resolve the lawsuits and the hundreds of other similar cases that ...
Ethicon Endo-Surgery has obtained 510(k) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its HARMONIC FOCUS+ shears with adaptive tissue technology. HARMONIC FOCUS+ now brings adaptive tissue technology to open procedures ...
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Ethicon Endo-Surgery, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, has obtained 510(k) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an expanded indication of ear, nose and throat (ENT) procedures for the ENSEAL tissue sealers. The ...
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, has obtained 510(k) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the HARMONIC ACE+ 7 Shears with Advanced Hemostasis (HARMONIC ACE +7). HARMONIC ACE+ 7 is an ...
SpineGuard, a developer of handheld surgical device for spine surgery, has obtained regulatory Ninsho approval to sell its PediGuard platform in Japan PediGuard is reportedly the only handheld device that is capable of alerting surgeons ...
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Surgical device company Misonix has obtained clearance to market and sell its BoneScalpel, an ultrasonic osteotome system, in the People's Republic of China (PRC). The State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) of the PRC has granted ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is evaluating the safety of Intuitive Surgical's robotic surgical devices. Currently, the agency is studying a small group of surgeons who use the surgical device, which is used in over 2,000 ...
Integrated Medical Systems International (IMS) has entered into a single-source purchasing agreement with the Premier healthcare alliance's Accelerated Supply Chain Endeavor (ASCEND) program to provide its surgical device repair ...
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GI Dynamics has a started a US pivotal trial of its non-surgical device, designed to treat patients with obesity and uncontrolled type 2 diabetes. Flexible, tube-shaped EndoBarrier device, which is implanted into the gut, forms a physical ...
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AMT Electrosurgery, a supplier of surgical systems in Canada, has entered into an agreement to distribute Symmetry Surgical's comprehensive portfolio of surgical devices. Under the agreement, AMT will distribute brands and products of ...
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Healthcare products company Covidien has added a new surgical device, designed to repair a torn meniscus tear in the knee, to its line of sports surgery devices. Designed for intuitive use, the AS Meniscal Repair device features needles ...