Medical Devices & Equipment

Makers of CT scanners add safeguards to prevent dangerous radiation

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance said manufacturers will add a color-coded warning system to their machines...

IBM Partners with leading Australian institutions to study disease

Victorian State Government and IBM establish Life Sciences Research Collaboratory at the University of Melbourne…

Vancouver Olympics: Innovative IT imaging technology improves treatment for athletes

GE Healthcare’s IT solutions connect medical facilities treating athletes in the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games…

Scientists discover genetic link to aging

Gene variants linked to “biological age” could lead to treatments for age related illnesses…

German man lives 615 Days with Bridged-to-Transplant artificial heart

SynCardia’s Total Artificial Heart keeps 51 year old man alive until donor heart transplant...

Bobby Dhawan lived over a year with an artificial heart

Leading Health Insurers See Membership Declines

Between September 2008 and September 2009 top plans saw an aggregate decline of 1.7 million members…

Membership Continues to Fall for Top Health Plans

South Africa: Proposed National Health Insurance will have huge impact on private healthcare

The NHI proposal is the year’s most significant development in South African healthcare and will effect all areas of the healthcare sector says Frost & Sullivan…

NHI will have huge impact on South African private healthcare

Cost of pandemic flu: experts warn it would impact more than your health

Experts from the National Center for Critical Incident Analysis warn executives that pandemic flu could have a major impact upon costs and revenues…

Experts warn the flu could impact your bottom line

For those in the Medical Device Industry, 2010 may be the year for a job change

A new survey indicates that more than half of medical device industry professionals are looking for a new job in 2010 ...

55 percent of medical device industry professional looking for new job

Are your running shoes damaging your joints?

A new study concludes that the average modern running shoe is significantly more damaging to your knees, hips and ankles than running barefoot…

Intel and GE Healthcare expand agreement to UK

The companies have expanded their sales and marketing agreement for the Intel Health Guide...

Cost of heart disease to reach $503 billion in 2010

The American Heart Association says the cost of cardiovascular disease and stroke will increase by nearly 6 percent in the United States…

Thomson Reuters develops new data sharing platform

Solution Enables Medicaid Agencies, Healthcare Providers, and Health Plans to Get More Value from Health Information Exchanges…

Drinking Coffee, Tea reduces risk of diabetes

New analysis shows that drinking coffee or tea, even decaf, may reduce your risk of diabetes…

Web network assists private hospitals in developing economies

PHM International reveals unique online community exclusively for Healthcare Executives…

Ancient Egyptians experienced heart disease too

CT scans of mummies show ancient Egyptians suffered from the plaque build-up in arteries that leads to coronary artery disease…

Australian scientists may be able to regrow breast tissue

Researchers in Melbourne are beginning trials of new technique to regrow breasts in cancer survivors after a mastectomy…

Philips Electronics investing in remote healthcare

Dutch Philips Electronics partners with Achmea, the Netherlands' largest health insurer, in home monitoring healthcare…

John Flannery Named President and CEO of GE India

Flannery will Lead New, Integrated ‘One GE’ Strategy in India....

Real-Time technology could revolutionize healthcare

GE Launches Breakthrough Real-Time Decision Support Solution for Doctors & Hospitals…

Heart Patch could repair damaged heart tissue

Researchers at Duke University tackle one of the leading causes of death ...

3D cryo-imager can identify a single cancer cell

New technology promises better ways to fight cancer…

Avoid the Flu this season

Alen Corp.’s New Silver Ion HEPA Air Filter Reduces Airborne Viruses by up to 50%

Brother’s love leads to medical breakthrough

When his sister was diagnosed with terminal cancer, Robert Goldman got to work…

H1N1 Flu Test Kit authorized by FDA for use by CLIA high-complexity labs

Focus Diagnostics launches kit to commercial laboratories in the U.S. for use during pandemic emergency

Product makes portable healthcare records available to consumers

Heartwood Health partners with Chart Your Own Health to provide medical documentation system

ConforMIS Raises $50 Million from Global Investors

Even with the global recession, ConforMIS was able to raise $50 million to fund its innovative technologies

ConforMIS specializes in patient-specific orthopedic implant technologies

Covidien Recognized as Top Medical Devices Innovator

Patent Board ranks Covidien’s patent portfolio as strongest in the industry

The negative side of healthcare reform

While other industries will feel a boom from the healthcare reform, the medical device sector is expected to take a hit

medical device industry negative effect of healthcare reform

Medtronic announces two worldwide clinics for stroke study

The global company will use two separate trials to study the use of medical device interventions in strokes

medtronic stroke medical device intervention

Capella Inc. receives funding

Irish medical medical device company, Capella Inc., secures a $17.3 Million Series C Investment for development of stent device

Q and A with NxStage Medical CEO Jeffrey Burbank Part 1

Healthcare Digital speaks with the CEO of the leading provider of home-based dialysis treatments

ev3 signs agreement to acquire Chestnut Medical Technologies

ev3, a global endovascular device company, announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Chestnut Medical Technologies, Inc., a California-based company focusing on minimally invasive therapies for interventional neuroradiology for $75 million

Medtronic gets approval of two brain stimulation devices

FDA approves two brain stimulation devices that offer programming, advances and new tools for patients with movement disorders

Medtronic announces two brain stimulation devices are FDA approved

New device can track radiation

Local Breast Surgeon and Radiation Oncologists unveil device which can precise amount of radiation being delivered to tumors and surrounding tissue

The DVS® (Dose Verification System) developed by Sicel Technologies (http://www.siceltech.com)

Covidien purchases VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc.

Two medical device companies reach agreement that Covidien will purchase VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc. for $440 million

UK Medical Device market valued at US $8.1 billion

According to a report by Research and Markets the UK has one of the world’s largest medical device markets valued at US $8.1 billion

The UK has the third largest medical device sector behind Germany and France

Real time Swine Flu tracking with TheCarrot.com

Revolutionary technology enables people with Swine flu-like symptoms to keep on-the-go record of activities and interactions

A screenshot of the H1N1 Influenza tracker from thecarrot.com

Life Technologies at the forefront of influenza detection

A global biotechnology tools company Life Technologies has been able to help with the detection of the Influenza A (H1N1)

St. Jude Medical reports 1Q earnings

Medical technology and services company reports earnings increase in the first quarter of 2009

Ossur unveils revolutionary artificial knee

Non-invasive orthopaedics company releases next generation of the Power Knee and uses it on Iraq veteran

The next of the Power Knee to allow the amputees the ability to walk naturally and safely without much thought

Nobel Biocare feels the "right" arm of the law

German Federal Patent Court rules in favor of the Swiss dental company

Headquarters for Swiss dental company Nobel Biocare

First patient treated with Novel Congestive Heart Failure Therapy

Revolutionary medical device used on a human for the first time successfully treats a 50-year-old-male suffering from chronic heart failure

The Algisyl-LVR medical device by Symphony Medical

FDA demands data on older medical devices

The FDA asks manufacturers to supply safety and effectiveness data on 25 types of older medical devices in order to determine if a more thorough review is needed

The Food and Drug Administration manufacturers of 25 medical devices marketed prior to 1976 must send safety and effectiveness information to the agency to allow it to assess the risk level for each device type.

FDA clears use of medical based iPhone and Blackberry application

Airstrip Technologies developed an application for use in the Blackberry and iPhone which will allow for real-time access to medical data

AirStrip Technologies has put their AirStrip OB™ product on the iPhone

Merge Healthcare commits $1 million to World Health Imaging Alliance

The medical imaging solutions company will make significant contribution to bringing various technologies to underserviced communities

Merge Healthcare and the World Health Imaging Alliance are teaming up to bring digital imaging solutions to underserved communities

Medtronic’s Endeavor Stent gets high grades

A study from the American College of Cardiology says Endeavor Stent by Medtronic shown to be consistent, safe and effective over prolonged study

Atritech completes $30 million in financing

Clinical stage medical device company to announce the FDA's AF clinical trial results with the financing

Spinal cord may offer Parkinson's disease treatment

In a study done at Duke University, mice with Parkinson's disease who were treated with a spinal cord device moved more freely

Lab mice at Duke University are testing out spinal cord devices for Parkinson's disease

Stryker Medical target of a federal investigation

US grand jury targeting medical device maker Stryker Corp. for illegal product promotion among other things

Democrats look to reverse U.S. Supreme Court decision on medical devices

Democratic lawmakers are making a push to reverse a decision which limited the ability of patients to sue medical device manufacturers

Former Senator Sununu named to Boston Scientific Corp. Board of Directors

Medical device manufacturer recently appointed former U.S. Senator John Sununu to its Board of Directors

Medtronic makes two key acquisitions for $1 billion

Minnesota-based global leader in medical technology acquires CoreValve Inc. and Ventor Technologies Ltd.

Drop off in sales in 4Q for Henry Schein

Medical supplies manufacturer reports 4Q net income fell 27 percent, the company also saw a decrease in sales

Report: FDA scaled back medical device inspections

Independent watchdog says the FDA signficiantly scaled back their early laboratory inspections for high-risk medical devices

MediSend International Sending Medical Equipment and Supplies to Africa

MediSend International has begun an initiative to send out medical supplies and equipment to Bangladesh, Kenya and Equatorial Guinea.

Integra LifeSciences cuts forecast

Medical device company Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp has lowered its 2008 and 2009 forecasts, citing the effects of the strong U.S. dollar and a slowdown in hospital capital spending.

Intercytex to acquire stem cell company Axordia

Intercytex, a leading developer of regenerative medicine products, said on December 22, it will issue seven million new shares to buy stem cell specialist Axordia.

Medical firm to create 200 new jobs in Limerick

Medical devices company, Cook Medical, has announced its plans to create 200 new jobs in Limerick, over the next five years.

Boston Scientific announces 240 job losses in Offaly

Workers have learnt that 240 jobs are to go at Boston Scientific’s Tullamore, County Offaly factory, which is due to close in March 2009.

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