Home Editor's Blog News Special Reports Directory Events Advertise Submit Your News About Us Guides News by Zone I News by Date I News by Category   Home News By Zone Medical Device Technology Free Newsletter Register for our Free Newsletters Zones Analysis, Inspection and Laboratory Assisted/Independent Living Clinical and Nursing Equipment Design and Manufacture of Medical Equipment Diagnostics Equipment, Monitoring and Test Education, Training and Professional Services Health Education and Patient Management Health Estates Management Healthcare Support and Information Services Hygiene and Infection Control IT and Communications in Healthcare Materials Medical Device Technology Research and Development Safety and Security View All Other Carouselweb publications   Medical Device Technology ZOLL licensing deal aims to help users improve CPR quality with real time feedback Cardiac devices and equipment : 17 October, 2012 GS Elektromedizinische Geraete G Stemple, who markets defibrillators under the corpuls brand, signs a licensing agreement with ZOLL Medical which allows corpuls to incorporate ZOLL's Real CPR Help feedback technology into corpuls devices to help their customers improve CPR quality.   [ View Detail ] Masimo unveils fractional arterial oxygen saturation sensor Sensors : 16 October, 2012 Masimo receives the CE Mark and is unveiling the new fractional arterial oxygen saturation, SpfO2, parameter through the rainbow Universal ReSposable SuperSensor, the first noninvasive sensor to provide simultaneous monitoring of SpHb, SpCO, SpMet, SpfO2, SpOC, Perfusion Index, PVI, and Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion SpO2 and pulse rate.   [ View Detail ] Clinical study evaluates new imaging catheter to cross CTOs in patients with PAD Catheters : 15 October, 2012 Avinger reveals results from the CONNECT II global clinical trial results at the Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) Conference 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.   [ View Detail ] Study confirms effectiveness of directional atherectomy as a therapy to treat PAD Cardiac devices and equipment : 12 October, 2012 Covidien reveals final 12-month results from the company's DEFINITIVE LE (Determination of Effectiveness of SilverHawk/TurboHawk Peripheral Plaque Excision Systems for the Treatment of Infrainguinal Vessels/Lower Extremities) study.   [ View Detail ] Surefire Medical receives FDA clearance for angiographic catheters Catheters : 12 October, 2012 Surefire Medical receives 510(k) FDA clearance to market the company's range of Surefire Angiographic Catheters which will be launched in the USA later in 2012.   [ View Detail ] Terumo Medical receives FDA clearance for next-generation welder and data management system Tubes and tubing : 11 October, 2012 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clears Terumo Medical's TSCD II/Trucise Data Management System for use in the USA.   [ View Detail ] Boston Scientific launches guidewire for crossing resistant lesions in peripheral arteries Guidewires : 11 October, 2012 Boston Scientific is launching the company's Victory guidewire in the USA and Europe.   [ View Detail ] Boston Scientific receives FDA approval of S-ICD system for patients at risk of SCA Cardiac devices and equipment : 09 October, 2012 The US Food and Drug Administration grants Boston Scientific regulatory approval for the company's S-ICD System, the world's first and only commercially available subcutaneous implantable defibrillator (S-ICD) for the treatment of patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).   [ View Detail ] First SynCardia Total Artificial Heart patient receives heart transplant in Slovenia Cardiac devices and equipment : 09 October, 2012 The University Medical Center (UMC) Ljubljana transplants Slovenia's first patient to receive the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart.   [ View Detail ] Volcano receives CE Mark and 510(k) clearance for digital IVUS catheter Catheters : 09 October, 2012 Volcano receives clearance to market the company's new Visions PV .035 Digital IVUS Catheter in both the USA and Europe.   [ View Detail ] Creganna-Tactx Medical completes acquisition of ABT Balloons : 08 October, 2012 Creganna-Tactx Medical acquires ABT Medical which is a company that designs and manufactures medical balloons for minimally invasive devices serving a global portfolio of medical device companies.   [ View Detail ] Boston Scientific receives FDA approval of completely subcutaneous implantable defibrillator Cardiac devices and equipment : 03 October, 2012 The US Food and Drug Administration has granted Boston Scientific regulatory approval for the company's S-ICD System, the world's first and only commercially available subcutaneous implantable defibrillator (S-ICD) for the treatment of patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).   [ View Detail ] Boston Scientific launches new PTCA balloon dilatation catheter in the USA Catheters : 02 October, 2012 Boston Scientific receives US Food and Drug Administration clearance for the Emerge Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) Balloon Dilatation Catheter and has begun marketing the device in the United States.   [ View Detail ] Cook Medical extends European distribution support Minimally invasive medical devices : 02 October, 2012 Cook Medical is extending the company' European operations with the opening of a new Euros 15m distribution centre in Baesweiler, Germany.   [ View Detail ] Maxim Integrated develops telehealth reference design for vital signs monitoring shirt Electronic components : 24 September, 2012 Maxim Integrated is collaborating with Clearbridge VitalSigns and Orbital Research to develop a reference design for a highly integrated, telehealth fitness (′Fit’) shirt to enable patient monitoring and lower the cost of medical diagnoses.   [ View Detail ] New con​figurable AC-DC powe​r supply achieves Thir​d Edition IEC 60601 ​Medical Safety Stand​ard Power supplies and devices : 20 September, 2012 All versions of Emerson Network Power's configurable ac-dc power supplies that feature medical safety approvals are now compliant with the third edition of the ANSI/AAMI ES60601-1:2005 / IEC 60601-1 medical safety standard.   [ View Detail ] Aptus Endosystems receives FDA clearance for thoracic-length HeliFX aortic securement system Cardiac devices and equipment : 19 September, 2012 Aptus Endosystems receives 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its thoracic-length HeliFX Aortic Securement System.   [ View Detail ] DT Research releases first fully battery powered all-in-one medical cart computer Power supplies and devices : 18 September, 2012 DT Research unveils the DT590 All-in-One Medical Cart Computer, which is fully powered by swappable batteries for anywhere, anytime operations.   [ View Detail ] Covidien releases new device for endovascular treatment of peripheral vascular disease Catheters : 18 September, 2012 Covidien is launching the Viance Crossing Catheter and Enteer Re-entry System for treating chronic total occlusions (CTOs) endovascularly.   [ View Detail ] University of Kentucky Medical Center transplants State's first SynCardia total artificial heart patient Cardiac devices and equipment : 17 September, 2012 SynCardia Systems the manufacturer of the world's first and only FDA, Health Canada and CE (Europe) approved Total Artificial Heart, reveals that University of Kentucky (UK) Medical Center has successfully transplanted its first patient to receive the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart.   [ View Detail ] QIAGEN partners Lepu Medical to provide rapid diagnosis of heart attacks Cardiac devices and equipment : 17 September, 2012 QIAGEN signs an agreement with Lepu Medical Technology (Beijing), a leading medical device company in China, to provide QIAGEN's ESEQuant Lateral Flow System for use in emergency rooms with Lepu's tests for cardiac markers that diagnose acute myocardial infarction (heart attack).   [ View Detail ] World's smallest pacemakers feature algorithms to improve patient safety Pacemakers : 14 September, 2012 Sorin Group receives marketing approval from China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) and full commercial launch in China of the REPLY and ESPRIT families of pacemakers.   [ View Detail ] Abiomed receives FDA 510(k) clearance for percutaneous heart pump Catheters : 11 September, 2012 Abiomed receives 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new percutaneous, catheter-based Impella device providing peak flows of approximately four litres of blood per minute.   [ View Detail ] Cook Medical unveils otolaryngology/head and neck surgery division Needles : 11 September, 2012 Cook Medical launches its new Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) clinical division to bring the benefits of the company's devices for non-surgical procedures to a new group of physicians and the patients they treat.   [ View Detail ] Endoscopic ablation system data offers single procedure chronic success rates in AF treatments Cardiac devices and equipment : 10 September, 2012 CardioFocus, the developer of the HeartLight Endoscopic Ablation System (EAS) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), is reporting new data showing pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) with its technology leads to a 99 percent acute success rate and up to an 82 percent chronic success rate at 12 months follow-up.   [ View Detail ] New software tool enables accurate projection of large-scale medical images Displays and monitors : 07 September, 2012 Barco is releasing Conference CloneView for projecting high-quality medical images onto a large-screen display.   [ View Detail ] St Jude Medical realigns business units to support future growth Cardiac devices and equipment : 03 September, 2012 St Jude Medical is realigning the company's product divisions into two new operating units: the Implantable Electronic Systems Division (IESD) and the Cardiovascular and Ablation Technologies Division (CATD).   [ View Detail ] Renal denervation technology demonstrates safe, rapid reduction in blood pressure Cardiac devices and equipment : 30 August, 2012 St Jude Medical reveals interim data which demonstrates the company's EnligHTN renal denervation system is safe and effective for the treatment of resistant hypertension.   [ View Detail ] OmniGuide completes USD35m financing with OrbiMed Laser systems : 30 August, 2012 OmniGuide closes a $35 million non-dilutive financing with an affiliate of OrbiMed Advisors in a financing structure that allows OmniGuide significant flexibility for the next several years as the company grows its business and advances toward profitability.   [ View Detail ] Catheter Connections signs distribution deal with Merit Medical Systems Catheters : 30 August, 2012 Catheter Connections is entering into an exclusive distribution agreement with Merit Medical Systems, a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used primarily in cardiology and radiology.   [ View Detail ] IABP-SHOCK II clinical trial reveals results for cardiogenic shock Balloons : 29 August, 2012 MAQUET Cardiovascular reveals 30-day results from the large, randomized, multicentre IABP-SHOCK II clinical trial in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) who were in cardiogenic shock and undergoing early revascularization.   [ View Detail ] Trial results reveal better patient outcomes with FFR-guided cardiac stenting Cardiac devices and equipment : 29 August, 2012 St Jude Medical is reporting results of the FAME II Trial demonstrating that patients with FFR-guided stenting plus the best available medical therapy had superior outcomes to those treated with medical therapy alone.   [ View Detail ] Left atrial appendage closure device receives CE Mark approval for expanded use Cardiac devices and equipment : 28 August, 2012 European regulators have approved an expanded indication for the Boston Scientific WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure Device.   [ View Detail ] Smiths Medical agrees distribution deal with Nexus Medical Catheters : 22 August, 2012 Smiths Medical signs an agreement with Nexus Medical to distribute the company's family of Nexus TKO anti-reflux needle free valves and extension sets in the USA and Canada.   [ View Detail ] IMS becomes sole distributor for RxEnergy NeverDie lithium ion batteries Power supplies and devices : 21 August, 2012 IMS is named as the sole distributor for RxEnergy's NeverDie lithium ion batteries.   [ View Detail ] ZOLL enters technoloy partnership with Inovise Medical Cardiac devices and equipment : 21 August, 2012 ZOLL Medical is entering into an agreement to license Inovise Medical's ambulatory AUDICOR technology as part of the advanced patient diagnostics in the LifeVest Wearable Defibrillator.   [ View Detail ] New sensor reveals next generation of intraoral digital radiography Sensors : 15 August, 2012 Sirona Dental Systems is launching Schick 33, a new intraoral digital sensor and image management system which claims to be the most advanced sensor in dentistry, delivering an unparalleled combination of high-resolution images, dynamic image management, and it integrates with existing Schick systems.   [ View Detail ] Value Plastics unveils new tubing connector design Connectors : 10 August, 2012 Value Plastics, a Nordson Company, is introducing the BPL Series of tubing connectors, a new alternative to Luer fittings.   [ View Detail ] Berlin Heart gains approval for paediatric VAD post approval study protocol Cardiac devices and equipment : 08 August, 2012 The FDA grants approval for Berlin Heart's Post Approval Study, a condition of the 'Humanitarian Device Exemption' (HDE) approval that Berlin Heart received for the EXCOR Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) on December 16, 2011.   [ View Detail ] CardioNet plans to acquire CardioCORE Lab Cardiac devices and equipment : 08 August, 2012 CardioNet is entering into a definitive merger agreement with cardioCORE Lab, a leading centralied cardiac testing laboratory with locations near Washington, DC, San Francisco, California and London, UK.   [ View Detail ] Analog Devices unveils lowest power single-lead heart-rate monitor AFE Electronic components : 07 August, 2012 Analog Devices is introducing a low-power, single-lead, heart-rate monitor analogue front end (AFE) for a wide range of vital sign monitoring applications.   [ View Detail ] Actuated Medical gains FDA clearance for TubeClear patient feeding tubes Tubes and tubing : 03 August, 2012 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determines substantial equivalence of Actuated Medical's TubeClear system specific to nasogastric (NG) feeding and decompression tubes.   [ View Detail ] Proteus Digital Health receives FDA clearance of ingestible sensor Sensors : 01 August, 2012 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clears Proteus Digital Health's ingestible sensor for marketing as a medical device.   [ View Detail ] Family of pacemakers receives CE Mark approval for use in MRI scans Pacemakers : 30 July, 2012 Boston Scientific receives CE Mark approval for use of its INGENIO and ADVANTIO pacemakers in patients in need of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan.   [ View Detail ] Maquet equips new Japanese hybrid OR demo and training facility with Barco surgical displays Displays and monitors : 26 July, 2012 Maquet, a global market leader in surgical medical equipment, is equipping the company's brand-new showroom in Kobe, Japan, with Barco MDSC-2124 HD surgical displays.   [ View Detail ] Industry's first octal ultrasound receiver reduces processor overhead in ultrasound systems Electronic components : 24 July, 2012 Analog Devices introduces the industry's first octal (eight-channel) ultrasound receiver with on-chip digital I/Q demodulation and decimation filtering.   [ View Detail ] Covidien's Solitaire FR revascularization device receives regulatory approval in Brazil Cardiac devices and equipment : 23 July, 2012 Covidien's Solitaire FR Revascularization Device has been approved by Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency.   [ View Detail ] Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust infusion pumps to pain management test Pumps and dispensers : 18 July, 2012 For the past eight years the Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust put to the test CME Medical's infusion pumps to the test.   [ View Detail ] St Jude Medical launches first small quadripolar CRT-D device in Japan Cardiac devices and equipment : 18 July, 2012 St Jude Medical is launching the Unify Quadra cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) in Japan.   [ View Detail ] New bipolar resection software application helps minimise hospital costs Sensors : 16 July, 2012 Covidien unveils the North American introduction of a new bipolar resection in saline software application for its ForceTriad energy platform.   [ View Detail ] First | Prev  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 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