It’s been the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting in San Diego for the last few days, an event that has seen On-X® Life Technologies Inc. unveiling its Chord-X™ Mitral Valve Chordal Repair System.
Launches / Withdrawals
DePuy Synthes Launches MatrixWAVE™ MMF System for Temporary Stabilization of Jaw Fractures
DePuy Synthes’ system’s wave plates and self-drilling locking screws are designed to offer the strength and rigidity of arch bars and the simplicity of IMF screws
Band-Aid with No Batteries Sends Temperature to Your Smartphone
What’s wrong with the old technology? Well, nothing, but this sounds like a winner and exemplifies wearable technology state of play
Transcatheter Technologies Adds Transfemoral Approach to Trinity TAVI System
The German TAVI peddlers reckon Trinity’s a world beating “third generation” device. And now it can be delivered transfemorally.
Medtronic Touts FDA Approval and Launch of Two New CRT Quadripolar Leads
Newly FDA approved, additional Attain Performa® Quadripolar Leads deliver more options so physicians can optimize delivery of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
EndoBarrier® Back on EU Market, with Revised IFU
It seems the suspension of EndoBarrier sales in Europe it was more than just a paper exercise, as vigilance changes have seen it change its indications.
Pentax Medical Launches New VIVIDEO ENT System in EMEA Markets
New Pentax ENT Videoscope Delivers a “Different World” of Image and Illumination
Want to Know Whether Specific Biotronik Implant is MRI Compatible?
Biotronik, is launching ProMRI® SystemCheck, a new online tool for tracking the ProMRI status of implantable devices.
All-In-One Hemodynamic Management Platform Launched by ImaCor
“Our time to stability with ImaCor’s technology has proven to be cutting edge.”
Percutaneous Kidney Stone Removal Options Expanded with New Cook Extractors
Cook Medical is launching the Perc NGage® and Perc NCompass® nitinol stone extractors for performing percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL).
Cardica Calls Time-Out to Re-Think MicroCutter XCHANGE 30®
Cardica, Inc. is to pull the remainder of the latest iteration of its MicroCutter XCHANGE 30® from sale, drawing a line under the device until a next generation version is ready.
Miniaturized Ultrasound for Pain Makes International Debut at Medica 2014
sam claims to be the first device in a new technology category of ultrasound bio-electronics.
HipGrid™ Rolled Out for Non-invasive Fluoroscopic Guidance in Total Hip Replacement
OrthoGrid® Systems, Inc. has announced the release of HipGrid™ for anterior and posterior approach THR.
More DePuy Synthes Launches at NASS Meeting
DePuy Synthes Spine is launching a collection of new implants and instruments for the SYNAPSE Platform, which is used for posterior stabilization of the upper spine.
DePuy Synthes Unveils ViviGen™ Cellular Bone Matrix Allograft for Spinal Fusion
The North American Spine Society (NASS) annual meeting sees DePuy Synthes Spine announcing the introduction of ViviGen™ Cellular Bone Matrix for the repair or reconstruction of musculoskeletal defects.
NASS Sees Launch of First New MIS Fully Articulating Expandable Spacer for Spinal Fusion
This year’s NASS sees Globus Medical launching ALTERA™, which it says is the first new minimally invasive fully articulating expandable spacer for spinal fusion.