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 Nice University Hospital installs non-invasive cardiac support pump Cardiac devices and equipment : 11 July, 2012 Nice University Hospital in Nice, France is equipping the hospital and the local fire brigade with the ZOLL Medical's AutoPulse Non-invasive Cardiac Support Pump.   [ View Detail ] Sorin Group invests in Cardiosolutions to develop mitral valve technology Catheters : 10 July, 2012 Sorin Group is making a minority investment in Cardiosolutions, an early-stage company focused on the development of an innovative percutaneous system to treat patients with moderate to severe mitral valve regurgitation.   [ View Detail ] US military opts for Masimo Rad-57's handheld pulse CO-Oximeter Pulse oximeters : 05 July, 2012 The US Department of Defense Military Health System selects the Masimo Rad-57 Handheld Pulse CO-Oximeter as the military's standardized handheld pulse oximeter for use worldwide.   [ View Detail ] Boston Scientific completes enrollment in study for first-in-class LAA closure device Cardiac devices and equipment : 04 July, 2012 Boston Scientific completes enrollment in the PREVAIL confirmatory study, designed to gain US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure device.   [ View Detail ] ETView Medical achieves CE clearance for innovative endobronchial blockers Tubes and tubing : 03 July, 2012 ETView receives European pre-market clearance for the Viva-EB product family following review of a Technical File submission by Medical Device Certification (MDC).   [ View Detail ] Sorin Group acquires California Medical Laboratories (CalMed) Cannulae : 03 July, 2012 Sorin Group is acquiring California Medical Laboratories, a manufacturer of high quality cardiovascular cannulae, for $14 million.   [ View Detail ] Masimo signs haemoglobin monitor distribution deal with PSS World Medical Pulse oximeters : 03 July, 2012 Masimo signs a distribution deal with PSS World Medical, a leading national distributor of medical supplies and equipment to office-based physicians, which will see PSS distributing the new Pronto-7 - a palm-sized handheld device designed for quick and easy noninvasive spot-checking of total haemoglobin (SpHb), SpO2, pulse rate, and perfusion index.   [ View Detail ] Covidien acquires Oridion Systems Pulse oximeters : 28 June, 2012 Covidien completes the acquisition of Oridion Systems for an aggregate consideration of approximately $310 million, net of cash and investments acquired.   [ View Detail ] Oxford County EMS deploys integrated automated compression-defibrillator Cardiac devices and equipment : 21 June, 2012 Oxford County EMS in Ontario, Canada, becomes the first emergency service in North America to use a revolutionary new system from Zoll Medical that allows rescuers to defibrillate a heart without stopping chest compressions for defibrillation.   [ View Detail ] St Jude Medical receives FDA clearance of the AMPLATZER Vascular Plug 4 Catheters : 19 June, 2012 St Jude Medical receives US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance and plans to immediately launch the AMPLATZER Vascular Plug 4 (AVP 4) for use in transcatheter embolization procedures (minimally invasive procedures that involve the selective blocking of blood vessels) within the peripheral vasculature.   [ View Detail ] Heart pump provides percutaneous haemodynamic support Cardiac devices and equipment : 18 June, 2012 Abiomed receives Health Canada approval to market the Impella cVAD device, a new percutaneous Impella heart pump that provides peak flow of approximately four litres of blood per minute.   [ View Detail ] Endosense completes enrollment in force-sensing ablation catheter study Catheters : 15 June, 2012 TOCCASTAR is a prospective, randomized, multi-centre investigational device exemption (IDE) trial designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the company's TactiCath force-sensing ablation catheter in patients with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF).   [ View Detail ] Barco clinical displays support Chinese e-hospital project Displays and monitors : 15 June, 2012 Barco wins an exclusive contract to provide MDRC-2120 Clinical Review Displays for an e-hospital project that includes over 60 sites in Gansu Province, China.   [ View Detail ] Endosense receives CE Mark approval for force-sensing ablation catheter Catheters : 13 June, 2012 Endosense's TactiCath Quartz force-sensing ablation catheter is now CE mark approved.   [ View Detail ] NHS favours Intra Operative Fluid Management solutions Pulse oximeters : 11 June, 2012 The National Health Service Technology Adoption Centre in the United Kingdom is advising hospitals to use Intraoperative Fluid Management Technologies as a way to improve patient outcomes, and includes Masimo PVI, the only noninvasive and continuous method to help clinicians manage fluid during surgeries.   [ View Detail ] Covidien launches bedside SpO2 patient monitoring system Pulse oximeters : 08 June, 2012 Covidien is launching the Covidien Nellcor Bedside SpO2 Patient Monitoring System at the European Society of Anesthesiology Congress, held in Paris June 9-12, 2012.   [ View Detail ] Philips wireless portable detector maximises DR flexibility and efficiency Wireless equipment : 04 June, 2012 Philips Healthcare is introducing wireless portable detector (WPD) sharing functionality on the company's static and mobile digital radiography (DR) and digital radiography/fluoroscopy (DRF) equipment.   [ View Detail ] MAQUET Cardiovascular acquires dual lumen catheter from Avalon Laboratories Catheters : 31 May, 2012 MAQUET Cardiopulmonary, a business unit of MAQUET Cardiovascular, signs an agreement with Avalon Laboratories to acquire its Avalon Elite Bi-Caval Dual Lumen Catheter and complimentary vascular access kits for use during ECMO and ECLS.   [ View Detail ] Stryker reveals positive clinical results from the Trevo Retriever system Endovascular medical devices : 28 May, 2012 Stryker reveals the results of the TREVO 2 clinical trial which sees the study meeting the primary effectiveness endpoint, with the Trevo Retriever achieving significantly better post-device revascularization than the Merci Retriever (86.4 percent in the Trevo Retriever arm compared to 60 percent in the Merci Retriever arm).   [ View Detail ] GE Healthcare and Philips commend FCC wireless medical sensor ruling Wireless equipment : 28 May, 2012 GE Healthcare and Philips Electronics are applauding the USA's Federal Communications Commission (FCC)for its action allocating protected spectrum for wireless medical devices, called Medical Body Area Networks (MBANs), which could revolutionize the way patients are monitored and help eliminate the restrictive cables that tether patients to hospital beds.   [ View Detail ] TriReme Medical receives FDA approval for torqueable PTCA balloon catheter Catheters : 25 May, 2012 TriReme Medical receives approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Glider PTCA Catheter, indicated for treating the stenotic portion of coronary arteries or bypass grafts to improve myocardial perfusion.   [ View Detail ] Barco's healthcare displays support NFL scouting medical evaluations Displays and monitors : 25 May, 2012 Barco is partnering for a second year with Indiana University Health to supply the company's top-of-the-line diagnostic and clinical displays for the 2012 NFL Scouting Combine.   [ View Detail ] Cook expands range of endoscopic ultrasound needles with small gauge addition Needles : 23 May, 2012 Cook Medical is adding a 25 gauge needle to its EchoTip ProCore line of fine needle biopsy (FNB) histology needles, which are designed for use in a procedure known as endoscopic ultrasound, or EUS.   [ View Detail ] Nonin receives FDA 510(k) for expanded labelling of fingertip pulse oximeter Pulse oximeters : 23 May, 2012 Nonin Medical is releasing the company's Onyx Vantage 9590 professional fingertip pulse oximeter with expanded labelling claims.   [ View Detail ] Catheter-based parachute ventricular partitioning device reveals new clinical data Cardiac devices and equipment : 22 May, 2012 CardioKinetix is reporting two-year clinical results for the first-of-its-kind catheter-based Parachute Ventricular Partitioning Device, a Percutaneous Ventricular Restoration (PVR) therapy for patients with ischemic heart failure.   [ View Detail ] Peripheral vascular Paclitaxel releasing balloon reports positive efficacy results Balloons : 22 May, 2012 Six-month results from the BIOLUX P-I study for the Biotronik Passeo-18 Lux Paclitaxel Releasing Balloon, demonstrating excellent safety and efficacy results according to a paper presented at the EuroPCR 2012 congress by Dr Andrej Schmidt, Chief Angiologist at Herzzentrum/Park- Krankenhaus, Leipzig, Germany.   [ View Detail ] Covidien releases new ablation catheter for treatment of Barrett's Oesophagus Catheters : 21 May, 2012 Covidien launches the HALO90 ULTRA Ablation Catheter, the latest addition to the HALO family of catheters for the endoscopic treatment of Barrett's oesophagus.   [ View Detail ] MAQUET receives 510(k) clearance for new intra-aortic balloon catheter sizes Catheters : 17 May, 2012 MAQUET Cardiovascular receives 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new MEGA 7.5Fr 30cc and 40cc intra-aortic balloon (IAB) catheters.   [ View Detail ] Covidien acquires superDimension Minimally invasive medical devices : 17 May, 2012 Covidien completes the acquisition of superDimension, for an aggregate consideration of approximately $300 million, with future earn out payments possible.   [ View Detail ] Boston Scientific offers ICD and CRT-D Device warranties of up to 10 years Cardiac devices and equipment : 15 May, 2012 Boston Scientific is introducing extended warranties of up to 10 years, depending on the model, for its ENERGEN and INCEPTA implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds).   [ View Detail ] Study shows cost-effectiveness benefits of CRT-D therapy Cardiac devices and equipment : 15 May, 2012 Medtronic reveals findings from an economic analysis of the landmark RAFT (Resynchronization/Defibrillation in Ambulatory Heart Failure Trial) trial demonstrating that cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillation (CRT-D) is a cost-effective treatment for mildly symptomatic heart failure patients.   [ View Detail ] Biotronik launches new external pacemaker in the USA Pacemakers : 15 May, 2012 Biotronik is launching in the USA the company's new Reocor external pacemaker.   [ View Detail ] St Jude Medical reveals results of SCD-HeFT 10-Year follow-up study Cardiac devices and equipment : 14 May, 2012 St Jude Medical announces results of the SCD-HeFT (Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial) 10-Year Follow-up Study at Heart Rhythm 2012, the Heart Rhythm Society's 33rd Annual Scientific Sessions in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.   [ View Detail ] LAAC device shows reduction in stroke risk benefits Cardiac devices and equipment : 14 May, 2012 Boston Scientific is reporting results from the ASA Plavix (ASAP) Study, which studied the WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) device.   [ View Detail ] St Jude Medical gains FDA approval of smaller ICD Cardiac devices and equipment : 11 May, 2012 St Jude Medical receives US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its Ellipse implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).   [ View Detail ] ICDs that reduce inappropriate shocks receive FDA approval Cardiac devices and equipment : 10 May, 2012 St Jude Medical receives US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its Assura portfolio of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds).   [ View Detail ] Boston Scientific reports first US implant of devices to treat bradycardia Pacemakers : 09 May, 2012 Boston Scientific receives US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and is launching the company's INGENIO and ADVANTIO pacemakers and INVIVE cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers (CRT-P).   [ View Detail ] Medical Vision launches new arthroscopy pump with RF compatibility Pumps and dispensers : 08 May, 2012 Medical Vision is launching of the company's new technology Double Pump RF, an arthroscopy pump that adjusts flow and pressure automatically when a shaver or an RF system is in use.   [ View Detail ] Hansen Medical unveils new robotic catheter system Catheters : 08 May, 2012 Hansen Medical plans to showcase the Sensei X Robotic Catheter System at the Heart Rhythm Society's 33rd Annual Scientific Sessions from May 9-12, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.   [ View Detail ] Angioslide receives FDA 510(K) clearance for new below the knee device Balloons : 07 May, 2012 Angioslide receives FDA 510(K) clearance for the company's new 3 X 100mm PROTEUS device for treating Peripheral Artery Disease in below the knee (BTK) vasculature.   [ View Detail ] Masimo signs dual-source pulse oximetry deal with Novation Pulse oximeters : 07 May, 2012 Masimo signs a three-year, dual-source agreement with Novation, the healthcare contracting services company of VHA and the University Health System Consortium (UHC).   [ View Detail ] Nonin Medical awarded Novation contract for pulse oximeters Pulse oximeters : 07 May, 2012 Novation, the largest health care supply contracting company in the USA, awards a 36-month contract to Nonin Medical for its pulse oximeters and sensors.   [ View Detail ] Trial shows renal denervation system shows blood pressure reduction benefits Cardiac devices and equipment : 30 April, 2012 Medtronic is reporting six month pooled outcomes from randomized and crossover patients in the Symplicity HTN-2 clinical trial following renal denervation with the Symplicity renal denervation system showing significant, sustained blood pressure reduction in patients with treatment-resistant hypertension.   [ View Detail ] UKE installs Barco's clinical review displays for dental exams Displays and monitors : 26 April, 2012 The Center for Dental and Oral Medicine at the University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Germany, installs Barco's MDRC-2124 clinical review displays to ensure they retain the outstanding image quality throughout the imaging chain - from modality to display.   [ View Detail ] Boston Scientific receives CE Mark for Emerge PTCA dilatation catheter Catheters : 26 April, 2012 Boston Scientific receives CE Mark and plans the European market launch of the Emerge PTCA Dilatation Catheter.   [ View Detail ] CareFusion and Cerner integrate smart pump technologies to improve safety Pumps and dispensers : 25 April, 2012 CareFusion and Cerner are announcing the live limited commercial release of a new infusion pump connectivity solution at Oklahoma Heart Hospital, one of the USA's first all-digital hospitals exclusively focused on heart care.   [ View Detail ] Omnetics releases panel mounted latching micro-D connectors Connectors : 24 April, 2012 Omnetics Connector is launching the company's Latching Micro-D connectors with a new squeeze-latch system that offers significant advantages in making quick cable connections to rack and panel equipment.   [ View Detail ] Accent MRI pacemaker and Tendril MRI lead achieve first implant Pacemakers : 20 April, 2012 St Jude Medical achieves the first implant of the company's Accent MRI Pacemaker and Tendril MRI Lead IDE Study (MRI Study).   [ View Detail ] Stryker's DVT device delivers fiscal benefits Endovascular medical devices : 20 April, 2012 Stryker's Sustainability Solutions division is introducing Restep, the company's pioneering deep vein thrombosis (DVT) solution.   [ View Detail ] OmniGuide unveils next generation CO2 laser surgery system Laser systems : 18 April, 2012 OmniGuide, a Cambridge, Massachusetts medical device company specializing in advanced energy surgical instruments, is launching the company's new FELS-25A Intelliguide, the next generation laser system for minimally invasive CO2 laser surgery.   [ View Detail ] First | Prev  | 1 | 2 | 3 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