J&J subsidiary business Ethicon Endosurgery has issued a voluntary recall of certain lots of its PROXIMATE® PPH Hemorrhoidal Circular Stapler and Accessories. The recall was provoked by reports of difficulty firing the device although the company seems to have no problem doing so when reloading returned devices.
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510(k) For Ethicon Endo’s New HARMONIC ACE®+ Shears With Adaptive Tissue Technology
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. has announced U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance of its HARMONIC ACE®+ Shears with Adaptive Tissue Technology. The company says this represents the next generation in its “best-in-class” HARMONIC® portfolio of ultrasonic surgical devices that can handle multiple surgical jobs.
Has Ethicon’s Urgent Evicel® Warning Reached EU Ears?
Ethicon has issued a dire warning about inappropriate use of its Evicel® spray applicator, which raises the question of how well important information like this gets distributed outside US.
Ethicon Pulls Out Of Vaginal Meshes Worldwide
Ethicon’s legal representative has written to a federal judge in West Virginia stating it intends to stop selling four vaginal mesh implants after being sued by more than 600 women who say the products caused internal injuries.
FDA Clears First Internal-Assembly Laparoscopic Kit
Laparoscopic surgery instruments may need to be larger than the access portal through which they are delivered, which means some degree of internal assembly could open up possibilities for more useful devices. Now the way is clear as FDA issues its first such clearance.
First Medical Devices Acquisition For J&J China Is Guangzhou Bioseal Biotechnology Co.
The First Medical Device Acquisition in China for the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies is Guangzho Bioseal Who’s Biologic Product Complements J&J’s Existing Haemostat Portfolio.
Win-Win Deal Sees Angiotech And Ethicon Get Cake And Eat It In Sale Of Quill IP
What an interesting deal. J&J’s Ethicon, not known for its soft negotiating stance, has agreed a deal in which it pays Angiotech for IP relating to the company’s Quill suture technology, yet is allowing the pharma company to keep on selling it.
J&J Selling Vaginal Mesh Without FDA Clearance Might Make A Good Headline, But Doesn’t Change Much
Vaginal Mesh problems are going to land at someone’s door and J&J’s looking like a soft target. It transpires the company decided to launch “Prolift” in 2005 as an “insignificant change” to a previous device, so didn’t feel the need to tell FDA about it.
Retrospective Data Analysis Suggests Clinical and Economic Advantages Of VATS vs Open Wedge Resection
Ethicon-Endo-supported retrospective data study says VATS is cheaper and better than open wedge resection.
Uro/Gyne Surgical Mesh Implants: FDA Updates Position
FDA has announced a heightened degree of scrutiny regarding transvaginally inserted meshes and is considering reclassifying from Class II to Class III.
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Receives 510(k) Clearance for New ENSEAL® G2 Curved and Straight Tissue Sealers Line — Broadest Range of Advanced Bipolar Tissue Sealers Available for Open and Minimally Invasive Surgery
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. has announced U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance of its innovative ENSEAL® G2 Curved and Straight Tissue Sealers
New Acclarent Devices give Surgeons an Enhanced Field of View in Endoscopic Spinal Surgery.
Two new endoscopic devices launched in the UK promise to improve the success of surgery for treatment of chronic sinusitis.
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY INTRODUCES FIRST POWERED ENDOCUTTER WITH ENHANCED SYSTEM-WIDE COMPRESSION AND STABILITY, ALLOWING SURGEONS GREATER CONTROL IN LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
Innovative ECHELON FLEX™ Powered ENDOPATH® Stapler Reduces Inadvertent Movement of Distal Tip to Help Protect Tissue from Damage, Ensure Better Control and Smooth, Consistent Firing During Minimally Invasive Procedures