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Certain of Covidien’s Shiley, reusable cannula, cuffed trachoestomy tubes appear to have leakage and disconnection issues, which has lead to the UK’s MHRA issuing a Medical Device Alert.

The Olympus DTAD includes 3 industry firsts in one device combining monopolar energy, a battery-powered debrider, and a malleable shaver blade that can be set at 40 degrees for adenoids, 15 degrees for tonsils, or anywhere in between.

Boston Scientific Corporation is to acquire BridgePoint Medical, Inc., developer of a proprietary, catheter-based system to treat coronary chronic total occlusions.

Sorin has announced CE Mark approval for extended indications of the Perceval™ S sutureless valve, expanding the market and, the company says, paving the way for adoption of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

Surgical Innovations has issued its 6 month financials which suggest the company has plenty of reasons to be cheerful as it looks forward to the fruits of new product approvals and distribution agreements in the U.S.

Registry data published in Neurosurgery suggests Codman’s Enterprise stent-assisted coil embolization system is an effective tool in the occlusion of neurovascular aneurysms with positive outcomes at 21 months.

Biotronik has introduced its Pulsar stent technology in a 0.035″/6F platform, building on what it claims is the success of its Pulsar 18, 0.018″/4F version. It’s also trumpeting a new infrapopliteal PTA balloon called Passeo 14 which it claims offers a new level of utility with the promise of shortened procedure time.

In a strikingly heartwarming example of humanity charities already exist to coordinate the distribution of usable, explanted pacemakers from deceased Americans to less fortunate people in the developing world. A new study suggests this is a safe and viable practice, although the manufacturers disagree, citing concerns over reprocessing practices.

Sandra E. Peterson will join Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) on December 1, 2012, as Group Worldwide Chairman and member of the Company’s Executive Committee. She will have responsibility for the Consumer Group of Companies, Information Technology, and Global Supply Chain.

Smith & Nephew has announced the launch of its Legion™ HK Hinge Knee implant to surgeons in the US and Canada. As the first hinged knee to be designed using normal knee kinematics, the implant provides a new option for those patients facing difficult primary or revision knee surgery.

Covidien has announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. FDA for its LigaSure™ curved, small jaw, open sealer/divider surgical instrument to be used in ear, nose and throat (ENT) procedures.

Medtronic, Inc. has announced findings from a health-economic analysis published online before print in The Journal of the American College of Cardiology that suggest the company’s Symplicity™ renal denervation system is a cost-effective treatment strategy for patients with treatment-resistant hypertension.

Human amniotic membrane-derived device company MiMedx Group, Inc., has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed two new members, effective September 5, 2012. The new directors are healthcare executive Charles R. Evans and Neil S. Yeston, M.D., F.A.C.S., a healthcare practitioner, innovator and leader.

Cook Medical’s new Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery clinical division is the company’s tenth business unit and is showing its new ideas to the specialty at this week’s AAO-HNS conference in Washington, D.C.

UK regulatory authority the MHRA is very keen to ensure that all pertinent information on the management of the potential for externalised ICD leads, reaches the appropriate medical professional, so has issued a follow up device alert with updated guidance.

Biomet is to be the exclusive distributor of Bonesupport’s proprietary Cerament™ bone void filler in an agreement which spans U.S. and Canada.