IBM Plans First Watson Health European Center Of Excellence In Italy
IBM has announced plans to launch its first Watson Health European Center of Excellence in Milan near theHuman Technopole Italy 2040 research campus, supporting the government of Italy’s initiative to establish an international hub for the advancement of genomics, big data, aging, and nutrition. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - April 5, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
New Independent Data Confirms Benefits Of The St. Jude Medical CardioMEMS HF System
St. Jude Medical, Inc.announced new data fromNorthwell Healthhighlighting the center’s experience with theCardioMEMSHF System. The study demonstrated that monitoring pulmonary artery pressure with the CardioMEMS technology leads to significant improvements in quality of life and ability to exercise in patients with chronic heart failure. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - April 5, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
Med Device Darwinism: Evolving Epinephrine Delivery
Last week, we spokewith Windgap Medical CEO Chris Stepanian about the challenges of entering the epinephrine delivery market, dominated by Mylan's EpiPen. This week, we go more in depth with the startup's CEO;he delves intoWindgap Medical's device and development process in greater detail, and offers a peek behind the curtain at his company's down-the-road plans. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - April 5, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
Medtronic, Edwards, LivaNova Tout Valve Studies At ACC
Medtronic, Edwards Lifesciences, and LivaNova presented favorable results of their respective heart valve clinical trials at the 65th Annual Scientific Session and Expo of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) in Chicago. These studies focused mostly on transcatheter heart valve technologies, which are primed for increased adoption and growth. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - April 5, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
Industry To FDA: "Emerging Signals" May Do More Harm Than Good
Industry stakeholders have answered the FDA’s call for comments on a draft guidance that proposes an earlier public release of risk data regarding medical devices, even before that data is investigated and analyzed. Several manufacturers — including Abbott and GE Healthcare — as well as the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) argued that information in the suggested safety alerts would be unreliable, could do irreparable damage to valuable products, and could cause unnecessary confusion for patients and providers. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - April 5, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
