Merit Medical backs Bluegrass Vascular ’ s Surfacer ‘ inside-out ’ catheter
Bluegrass Vascular Technologies said today that it entered a “strategic relationship” with Merit Medical (NSDQ:MMSI) for its Surfacer “inside-out” catheter that includes an equity stake and a distribution agreement.
The Surfacer device is designed to provide access to the jugular vein to restore central venous access in hemodialysis patients with blocked neck veins; it won CE Mark approval in the European Union last August. The catheter is threaded through the femoral vein up to and into blockage in the jugular, which acts as a stabilizer. The head of the catheter is then aligned via fluoroscop...
Source: Mass Device - March 6, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Distribution Funding Roundup Vascular Wall Street Beat Bluegrass Vascular Technologies Merit Medical Systems Inc. Source Type: news
Robots could be covered in human flesh to grow skin grafts
Researchers from the University of Oxford have predicted that robots built in our own likeness will one day be used to grow anatomically accurate skin, muscle and tendons for those in need. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 2, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Missouri University researchers use autograft harvesting to treat chronic wounds
Dr. Jeffery Litt is a burn and wound care physician at University Hospital. The Acelity graft harvesting device eliminates the need for doctors to handle skin grafts with their hands. [Photo courtesy Missouri University]Chronic wound sufferers were able to get skin grafts in an outpatient clinic—all through a Missouri University research team’s work.
The researchers used the Acelity Cellutome Epidermal Harvesting System. It is an automated, precise and reproducible process that offers minimal pain and less donor-site trauma. It features suction microsomes that harvest epidermal micrografts automatically, eliminating t...
Source: Mass Device - February 10, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Danielle Kirsh Tags: Cosmetic/Aesthetic Diabetes Missouri University skin graft Source Type: news
New skin-graft system a ‘better fix for chronic wounds’
A recently developed skin-graft harvesting system aids in chronic wound recovery and reduces care costs by accelerating the healing process, a US study has indicated. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - February 3, 2017 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
New skin-graft system a better fix for chronic wounds
More than six million cases of chronic wounds cost $20 billion each year in the United States. Diabetic ulcers, pressure sores, surgical site wounds and traumatic injuries to high-risk patients account for most wounds that won ' t heal. However, data indicates that a recently developed skin-graft harvesting system aids in chronic wound recovery and reduces care costs by accelerating the healing process. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 2, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
New skin-graft system a better fix for chronic wounds
(University of Missouri-Columbia) According to the National Institutes of Health, more than six million cases of chronic wounds cost $20 billion each year in the United States. Diabetic ulcers, pressure sores, surgical site wounds and traumatic injuries to high-risk patients account for most wounds that won't heal. However, data from a University of Missouri School of Medicine study indicates that a recently developed skin-graft harvesting system aids in chronic wound recovery and reduces care costs by accelerating the healing process. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 2, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
This 3D bioprinter can make functional human skin
A group of scientists in Spain has created a 3D bioprinter that can 3D print functional human skin, one of the first living human organs created with bioprinting.
The bioprinted skin mimics the structure of human skin. It has an external layer—the epidermis with its stratum corneum—that protects against environmental factors and a thicker, deeper layer—the dermis—that gives the bioprinted skin its elasticity and mechanical strength.
Bioprinting skin is used to make allogeneic skin on a large scale for industrial purposes and from a stock of cells. It is also used to make autologous skin for therapy from a patientâ€...
Source: Mass Device - January 31, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Danielle Kirsh Tags: Biotech Research & Development Source Type: news
Covidien spinout Mallinckrodt closes $690m sale of nuclear imaging biz
Covidien spinout Mallinckrodt plc (NYSE:MNK) said today that it closed the $690 million sale of its nuclear imaging business to IBA Molecular. Mallinckrodt’s nuclear imaging business includes 2 manufacturing facilities and more than 800 employees.
The $690 million deal, which was announced in August last year, consists of Mallinckrodt’s portfolio of diagnostic imaging products, including medical isotope molybdenum-99, the parent isotope to technetium 99m which is used in nearly 80% of all nuclear medicine procedures around the world.
“The divestiture of our nuclear imaging business is another important ...
Source: Mass Device - January 30, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Sarah Faulkner Tags: Diagnostics Imaging Mergers & Acquisitions Wall Street Beat Covidien IBA Molecular Mallinckrodt Source Type: news
Mother, 41, left with 'extreme' scarring
Tammie Stanley, 41, from Witney, suffered third degree burns when she was a baby. In what she thought was her final operation, surgeons performed a skin graft without her consent. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Research on sweat glands suggests a route to better skin grafts
Scientists have discovered the signaling pathways that help hair follicles and sweat glands form during development, and identified the mechanism that allows both of these features to coexist in human skin. The findings may improve the methods used to grow tissue used in grafting procedures. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 3, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Research on sweat glands suggests a route to better skin grafts
(Rockefeller University) Scientists have discovered the signaling pathways that help hair follicles and sweat glands form during development, and identified the mechanism that allows both of these features to coexist in human skin. The findings may improve the methods used to grow tissue used in grafting procedures. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 3, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Research on sweat glands suggests a route to better skin grafts
Scientists have discovered the signaling pathways that help hair follicles and sweat glands form during development, and identified the mechanism that allows both of these features to coexist in human skin. The findings may improve the methods used to grow tissue used in grafting procedures.
More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - December 23, 2016 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Katie Fenz Tags: Science News BMP signaling Elaine Fuchs hair follicles Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development skin grafts sweat glands Source Type: news
​FDA approves Cambridge-based Vericel's knee cartilage repair product
Shares of Cambridge-based Vericel surged late Tuesday after the FDA approved a treatment for knee cartilage repair that involves harvesting a patient ’s own cells.
The FDA said it had approved Vericel's Maci, a product that collects and expands a patient’s cells — called autologous cells — then places them onto a collagen membrane that is implanted over the area where tissue was removed. Vericel has two other FDA-approved products, skin graft treatment Epicel and another knee cartilage repair… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - December 14, 2016 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Max Stendahl Source Type: news
​FDA approves Cambridge-based Vericel's knee cartilage repair product
Shares of Cambridge-based Vericel surged late Tuesday after the FDA approved a treatment for knee cartilage repair that involves harvesting a patient ’s own cells.
The FDA said it had approved Vericel's Maci, a product that collects and expands a patient’s cells — called autologous cells — then places them onto a collagen membrane that is implanted over the area where tissue was removed. Vericel has two other FDA-approved products, skin graft treatment Epicel and another knee cartilage repair… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - December 14, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Max Stendahl Source Type: news
Evaluation of Epidermal Skin Grafts for Complex Wounds Evaluation of Epidermal Skin Grafts for Complex Wounds
The authors report their experience using an automated device for harvesting autologous epidermal skin grafts.Wounds (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
