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CareFusion for new technologies that will help improve medication safety by simplifying and standardizing the medication management process across its health system.   [ View Detail ] Mendor receives CE Mark for diabetes management platform Glucose monitoring equipment : 19 June, 2013 Finnish diabetes technology company Mendor receives the CE mark for the company's groundbreaking diabetes management platform, Mendor Balance.   [ View Detail ] Medivo raises USD15m to expand health data analytics platform Patient monitoring equipment : 18 June, 2013 Medivo, a health monitoring platform that regularly connects doctors, consumers and clinical labs, raises a $15 million Series B financing round led by the Merck Global Health Innovation Fund (GHIF), with participation from existing investors Safeguard Scientifics, and MentorTech Ventures.   [ View Detail ] Study shows deep brain stimulation system improves motor function for patients with Parkinson's disease Neuroscience equipment : 18 June, 2013 Patients with Parkinson's disease using the Boston Scientific's Vercise DBS (deep brain stimulation) System are showing an improvement in motor scores according to interim data from the VANTAGE DBS study.   [ View Detail ] NICE issues new draft treatment guidance for patients with diabetic macular edema Therapeutics : 17 June, 2013 The United Kingdom's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issues draft guidance recommending pSivida's ILUVIEN for the treatment of pseudophakic patients (those who have undergone prior cataract surgery) with chronic diabetic macular edema (DME) considered insufficiently responsive to available therapies.   [ View Detail ] MD Anderson Cancer Center signs contract for CareFusion medication dispensing technology Pharmacy and medication equipment : 13 June, 2013 CareFusion signs a new contract with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for a new Pyxis ES platform for medication dispensing technology.   [ View Detail ] St Jude Medical signs agreement to purchase Spinal Modulation Neuroscience equipment : 10 June, 2013 St Jude Medical enters into a series of agreements under which St Jude Medical made a $40 million equity investment in Spinal Modulation, a company that has developed an innovative neuromodulation therapy that provides a new pain management option for patients with chronic, intractable pain.   [ View Detail ] BSD Medical delivers hyperthermia system to CTCA to improve cancer treatment results Clinical hyperthermia equipment : 06 June, 2013 BSD Medical Corporation delivers a BSD-2000 Hyperthermia System to Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) at Western Regional Medical Center (WRMC), located in Goodyear, Arizona, USA.   [ View Detail ] Masimo unveils intuitive patient monitoring and connectivity platform Patient monitoring equipment : 04 June, 2013 Masimo is launching Root, an intuitive patient monitoring and connectivity platform that is destined to transform patient care from the operating room to the general floor.   [ View Detail ] Boston Scientific collaborates with pelvic floor disorders network to study treatment strategies for uterine prolapse Urology treatment equipment : 04 June, 2013 Boston Scientific is continuing to demonstrate the company's commitment to women's health by providing a research and education grant of more than $1 million to the Pelvic Floor Disorders Network (PFDN) for the SUPeR clinical trial.   [ View Detail ] MannKind completes Phase 3 clinical study of AFREZZA in patients with Type 1 diabetes Therapeutics : 03 June, 2013 MannKind reports that follow-up visits have been completed for the patients enrolled in Study 171, a Phase 3 clinical study of AFREZZA (insulin human [rDNA origin]) inhalation powder, an investigational, ultra rapid-acting mealtime insulin therapy, administered using MannKind’s next-generation inhaler.   [ View Detail ] Philips and VU University Medical Center Amsterdam sign patient monitoring systems agreement Patient monitoring equipment : 31 May, 2013 Philips has extended its collaboration the VU University Medical Center Amsterdam (VUmc) with an agreement on hospital-wide patient monitoring systems.   [ View Detail ] MRI Interventions, IMRIS and Tocagen combine technologies to precisely deliver cancer drug to brain tumours Therapeutics : 31 May, 2013 MRI Interventions and IMRIS are announcing that a surgical team at a leading US neuroscience institution has delivered the investigational gene therapy drug Toca 511 directly into a glioblastoma brain tumour using real-time intraoperative MRI (iMRI) guidance within an IMRIS VISIUS Surgical Theatre.   [ View Detail ] Advanced Bionics' HiFocus Mid-Scala electrode receives US approval Patient aids : 30 May, 2013 Advanced Bionics (AB) receives approval in the USA for the HiFocus Mid-Scala electrode.   [ View Detail ] Mendor partners with A Menarini Diagnostics for European-wide distribution of blood glucose monitor Glucose monitoring equipment : 29 May, 2013 Mendor, the Finnish diabetes technology company, is partnering with A Menarini Diagnostics, one of Europe's leading diagnostics companies in the field of diabetes to bring Mendor's all-in-one blood glucose monitoring system to nine new European markets in the first stage as a part of Menarini's established GlucoMen product family for glucose testing.   [ View Detail ] Prosonix initiates a Phase 2 clinical study of orally inhaled monotherapy for COPD Therapeutics : 28 May, 2013 Prosonix is initiating a Phase 2 clinical study with PSX1002 that will assess its effect on lung function and the safety of a range of doses in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).   [ View Detail ] Nordion looks to divest Targeted Therapies business to BTG Therapeutics : 28 May, 2013 Nordion is entering into an agreement to divest the company's Targeted Therapies business to BTG, an international specialist healthcare company based in London, United Kingdom, for a cash purchase price of $200 million.   [ View Detail ] New dressing delivers benefits of surgical incision management to more patients Wound management : 24 May, 2013 Kinetic Concepts is launching a Prevena Peel & Place Dressing with a V.A.C. Connector, which expands the availability of the Prevena Incision Management System.   [ View Detail ] Electronic vital signs devices aim to improve connectivity between diagnostic devices and EMR Vital signs monitoring : 24 May, 2013 Welch Allyn is working with Epic to connect several of the company's vital signs devices, monitors and ECG units to Epic's Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system to help eliminate the need for manual data entry by providers, increase efficiency and alleviate the risk of transcription and latency errors.   [ View Detail ] New study reports improved patient outcomes for Abdomen Negative Pressure Therapy system Wound management : 20 May, 2013 Kinetic Concepts is reporting that the company's ABThera Open Abdomen Negative Pressure Therapy System is associated with improved patient outcomes compared to traditional Barker's vacuum-packing technique (BVPT) in trauma and surgical patients studied.   [ View Detail ] New evidence establishes elevated protease activity as highly predictive of skin graft failure Wound management : 17 May, 2013 New evidence presented at the European Wound Management Association (EWMA)'s conference in Copenhagen, Denmark revealed that elevated protease activity (EPA) was detected in almost half the wounds (43 percent) that resulted in skin graft failure.   [ View Detail ] Devon Medical receives CE Mark for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy system Wound management : 16 May, 2013 Devon Medical receives the CE mark for the company's portable extriCARE 2400 Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) system.   [ View Detail ] New clinical studies spotlight benefits of noninvasive patient monitoring technologies Patient monitoring equipment : 15 May, 2013 Masimo is reporting that three new clinical studies evaluating Masimo noninvasive patient monitoring technologies were presented before the world's leading anaesthesia educators and investigators at the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, USA.   [ View Detail ] Blood pressure averaging technology helps to compensates for misdiagnosis of blood pressure and white coat effect Patient monitoring equipment : 14 May, 2013 Welch Allyn introduces Office Profile, a new enhancement for the Welch Allyn Connex Vital Signs Monitor (VSM) which provides an adaptable blood pressure averaging program that helps healthcare providers conduct blood pressure measurement in patients with a precision and ease lacking in traditional devices.   [ View Detail ] PHRI analysis shows reliability benefits of Optim-insulated defibrillation leads Defibrillation leads : 13 May, 2013 The Population Health Research Institute (PHRI), an academic health science research institute, has conducted a further independent analysis of data received from ongoing prospective registries that monitor the performance of St Jude Medical's Durata and Riata ST Optim implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) leads.   [ View Detail ] Sorin Group receives FDA approval for remote monitoring solution for patients with ICDs Patient monitoring equipment : 13 May, 2013 Sorin Group receives FDA approval for the SMARTVIEW remote monitoring solution for patients with implanted cardiac rhythm management (CRM) devices and the company is beginning the US launch of the device.   [ View Detail ] pSivida launches chronic DME treatment in Germany Therapeutics : 09 May, 2013 pSivida's ILUVIEN, the first sustained release pharmaceutical product for the treatment of chronic diabetic macular edema (DME), is now commercially available in Germany.   [ View Detail ] GHX releases the industry's first implantable devices supply chain solutions for healthcare Supply chain services : 09 May, 2013 GHX is unveiling Case Xpert and Order Intelligence, the healthcare industry's first end-to-end supply chain solutions for managing and tracking implantable medical devices, including the physician preference items (PPI) used in operating rooms.   [ View Detail ] BASi collaborates with Pinnacle Technology for glucose monitoring project Glucose monitoring equipment : 03 May, 2013 BASi (Bioanalytical Systems, Inc.) is collaborating with Pinnacle Technology in proof-of-concept studies combining BASi's Culex NxT automated blood sampling system with Pinnacle's glucose sensor to create an innovative new option for high quality data collection for diabetes and other glucose research.   [ View Detail ] CSL Behring's Kcentra receives FDA approval for urgent warfarin reversal in patients with acute bleeding Wound management : 01 May, 2013 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves CSL Behring's Kcentra (Prothrombin Complex Concentrate [Human]), the first non-activated 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) for the urgent reversal of acquired coagulation factor deficiency induced by vitamin K antagonist (eg warfarin) therapy in adult patients with acute major bleeding.   [ View Detail ] Systagenix partners with Sorbion to market super absorbent wound dressings Wound management : 30 April, 2013 Systagenix (Gatwick, UK) signs a distribution agreement with Sorbion (Senden, Germany) for a superabsorbent wound dressing to be marketed under Systagenix branding.   [ View Detail ] KCI begins global rollout of novel skin graft harvesting tool Wound management : 30 April, 2013 Kinetic Concepts is showcasing the company's CelluTome Epidermal Harvesting System at a company-sponsored epidermal grafting education summit April 30–May 1, 2013 in Denver, Colorado, USA.   [ View Detail ] Z-Medica reveals expanded CE indications for haemostatic dressings to support broader use in surgical wound care Wound management : 26 April, 2013 Z-Medica is announcing expanded CE indications for QuikClot Hemostatic Dressings which support the use of QuikClotproducts as an adjunct to manual pressure for the temporary control of moderate external bleeding from surgical wounds or cuts and lacerations during operative and postoperative care.   [ View Detail ] Neuralstem receives FDA approval to treat final cohort in NSI-189 Phase Ib MDD trial Therapeutics : 24 April, 2013 Neuralstem receives approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin dosing the third and final cohort of patients in its ongoing Phase Ib to test the safety of NSI-189 in the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD).   [ View Detail ] Rx Systems and EMIS launch pharmacy and GP integration pilot Pharmacy and medication equipment : 24 April, 2013 Rx Systems and EMIS begin a pilot project to integrate repeat prescribing between GP surgeries and community pharmacies.   [ View Detail ] Prostate cancer patient receives first treatment new real-time brachytherapy planning system Brachytherapy : 18 April, 2013 A prostate cancer patient is the first person in the world to be treated using the latest version of Varian's Vitesse real time planning solution for planning and performing advanced high-dose-rate (HDR), ultrasound-guided brachytherapy treatments.   [ View Detail ] Health Robotics expands IV bag support to Hospira's LifeCare Blood management equipment : 17 April, 2013 Health Robotics is adding support for LifeCare, while withdrawing sales support for all Fresenius Kabi's IV consumables for all of the company's robots.   [ View Detail ] Boston Scientific receives US FDA approval for spinal cord stimulator system Pain management : 15 April, 2013 Boston Scientific receives approval by the US Food and Drug Administration and is beginning a limited launch of the Precision Spectra Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS) System.   [ View Detail ] St Jude Medical receives CE Mark approval of DBS systems for both primary and secondary dystonia therapy Neuroscience equipment : 12 April, 2013 St Jude Medical receives European CE Mark approval of its Brio, Libra and LibraXP deep brain stimulation (DBS) systems for managing the symptoms of intractable primary and secondary dystonia.   [ View Detail ] SpectraScience partners Pentax Medical to expand distribution of optical biopsy system in Europe Biopsy equipment : 12 April, 2013 SpectraScience, a San Diego-based medical device company and Pentax Europe reach agreement to expand distribution of the WavSTAT4 Optical Biopsy System in Europe.   [ View Detail ] Research study indicates superbugs can be killed by silver-coated antimicrobial dressing Wound management : 11 April, 2013 Smith & Nephew reveals in-vitro study results suggesting ACTICOAT Silver-Coated Antimicrobial Dressings are bactericidal against some antibiotic resistant organisms carrying the NDM-1 enzyme.   [ View Detail ] Kinetic Concepts offers portable negative pressure therapy system for patients in Japan Wound management : 10 April, 2013 Kinetic Concepts' ActiV.A.C. Therapy System is now available for in-patient use in Japan.   [ View Detail ] iCAD expands distribution of the Xoft electronic brachytherapy system in Asia and Russia Brachytherapy : 10 April, 2013 iCAD is entering into strategic distribution agreements for its Xoft Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy System with Chindex Medical, in China, and with Medvio in Russia.   [ View Detail ] Derma Sciences signs long-term exclusive global rights agreement New Cast Industries of Korea Wound management : 03 April, 2013 Derma Sciences signs a long-term exclusive global rights agreement with New Cast Industries of Korea for the casting element within the TCC-EZ total contact casting system.   [ View Detail ] Tengion receives MPA approval of CTA for Neo-Kidney Augment Phase 1 Trial in Sweden Renal and dialysis equipment : 03 April, 2013 Tengion reports the acceptance of the company's Clinical Trial Application (CTA) filed with the Medical Products Agency (MPA) in Sweden to initiate a Phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and delivery of its Neo-Kidney Augment product in up to five patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD).   [ View Detail ] Holland Hospital installs noninvasive haemoglobin technology to speed clinical decisions Blood transfusion equipment : 02 April, 2013 Holland Hospital, ranked as one of America's 100 Best Hospitals in 2013 by Healthgrades, is adding new clinical capabilities that allow clinicians to noninvasively and continuously monitor haemoglobin blood levels using Masimo SpHb.   [ View Detail ] St Luke's Rehabilitation Institute partners Welch Allyn to boost staff efficiency Patient monitoring equipment : 27 March, 2013 Welch Allyn is partnering with St Luke's Rehabilitation Institute to improve efficiency and workflow at its 102-bed rehabilitation hospital in Spokane, Washington.   [ View Detail ] BSD Medical signs exclusive distribution deal for BSD's cancer treatment hyperthermia system in Taiwan Clinical hyperthermia equipment : 22 March, 2013 BSD Medical signs an exclusive agreement with Linden Bioscence, a Taiwan corporation, for the sale and distribution of BSD's hyperthermia products in Taiwan.   [ View Detail ] Terumo BCT acquires Medservice to drive sales in Poland Blood management equipment : 22 March, 2013 Terumo BCT acquires Medservice, a leading distributor of medical products and services to blood banks and hospitals in Poland.   [ View Detail ] iCAD receives FDA clearance of cervical applicator for Xoft electronic brachytherapy system Brachytherapy : 22 March, 2013 iCAD receives US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the company's new cervical applicator for use with the Xoft Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy System to deliver high dose rate brachytherapy for intracavitary treatment of cancer of the uterus, cervix, endometrium and vagina.   [ View Detail ] First | Prev  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10  | Next  | Last

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