05.19.16 -- The Building Blocks Of A Successful Drug Delivery Device
05.18.16 -- The Building Blocks Of A Successful Drug Delivery Device (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - May 19, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
St. Jude Medical Announces European Launch Of The Latest In PressureWire Guidewire Technology To Measure Pressure Differences Across Narrowed Coronary Arteries
St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, recently announced CE Mark approval and European launch of the PressureWireX Guidewire fractional flow reserve (FFR) Measurement System. Designed to identify the severity of narrowings in the coronary arteries of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), FFR measurement allows for a more effective assessment of coronary lesions (blockages), resulting in more accurate diagnosis. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - May 19, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
FDA Approves Stand-Alone 3D Screening With Siemens Tomosynthesis Platform
Siemens Healthineers has announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of 3D-only screening mammography utilizing the company’s Mammomat Inspiration with Tomosynthesis Option digital mammography system. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - May 19, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
Tailored Solutions From First Sensor
First Sensor offers its customers a continuous process in order to realize their optimum sensor solution - from the initial idea to the finished product. Tailored Solutions means for us: we analyze the specific task of the customer, plan, develop and manage its entire sensor solution. This may consist of a standard sensor, a modification thereof or a custom development. First Sensor has many years of application and technology experience as a strategic partner in international development projects in industrial, medical and mobility markets. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - May 18, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
J&J, HP Partner To Make 3D-Printed Medical Devices
Medical device giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and technology company HP are collaborating to create custom 3D-printed devices for patients and consumers. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - May 18, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
ReWalk Announces Collaboration With Harvard University's Wyss Institute To Develop Lightweight And Soft Exoskeleton Systems For The Treatment Of Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis And Limited Mobility Patients
ReWalk Robotics Ltd. (Nasdaq:RWLK) ("ReWalk" or "Company"), the leading global exoskeleton developer and manufacturer today announceda collaboration withHarvard University'sWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering for the licensing of Intellectual Property (IP), and development of concepts and designs of lightweight exoskeleton system technologies for lower limb disabilities. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - May 18, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
Luminex Corporation Signs Definitive Agreement To Acquire Nanosphere, Inc.
Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ:LMNX) and Nanosphere, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSPH) today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Luminex will acquire Nanosphere,a leader in the molecular microbiology and molecular diagnostic market for$1.35per share in an all cash transaction valued at approximately$58 million. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - May 18, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
St. Jude Medical Furthers The Company's Legacy Of Heart Valve Excellence With US Launch Of The Trifecta Surgical Valve With Glide Technology
St. Jude Medical, Inc, a global medical device company, recently announced the U.S. launch of the company’s most advanced tissue valve — the Trifectavalve with GlideTechnology (GT) — for the treatment of patients diagnosed with unhealthy, damaged or malfunctioning aortic heart valves. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - May 18, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
Siemens Healthineers Expands Into Molecular Cancer Diagnostics
Siemens Healthineers is broadening its diagnostic portfolio with the acquisition of NEO New Oncology and its next-generation sequencing (NGS) platform. The German startup specializes in the development of both blood-based and tissue-based genomic tests that allow oncologists to better target cancer therapies with less-invasive diagnostics. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - May 17, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
Micromolding Pushes Limits Of Miniaturization For Medical Components
Because it can produce tiny, yet precise plastic parts, manufacturers are turning to micro injection molding, or micromolding, to fabricate parts for products we use everyday. The fabrication approach is especially valuable for medical components because it can be used to shrink a part’s overall size or create more consumer-friendly devices. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - May 17, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
GE Healthcare Turning To Software, Cloud Services To Spur Growth
GE Healthcare plans to drive growth internally by packaging its imaging equipment with profitable software and cloud services,rather than growing mainly through acquisitions. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - May 17, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
FDA Clears Next-Generation Version Of EndoGastric Solutions' EsophyX Device
EndoGastric Solutions(EGS), a leader in incisionless procedural therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for the EsophyXZ device. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - May 17, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
BD Expands Reproductive And Sexually Transmitted Infections Portfolio With CE Mark For The BD MAX™ Vaginal Panel
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced that it obtained CE mark for the BD MAX™ Vaginal Panel. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - May 17, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
Tiny Coils Improve Quality Of Life For Patients With Severe Emphysema
The minimally invasive implantation of tiny coils into the lungs improves exercise ability, lung function and quality of life for patients with severe emphysema, according to a large international trial presented by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - May 17, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
Apple, Google Ahead In Telemedicine Market; AT&T, Verizon Fighting To Gain Ground
Tech giants Apple and Google have forged ahead with telemedicine and connected health innovations, while telecom companies Verizon and AT&T have fallen short of their goals to be a part of the U.S. healthcare system’s transformation. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - May 16, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
