Launches / Withdrawals

Acumed’s new Total Wrist Fusion Plating System for Post-Traumatic Arthritis aims to reduce the risk of soft tissue irritation associated with traditional plates.

Toshiba says its new imaging system offers a package of features that make it the most patient friendly PET/CT system on the market.

Covidien plc, has announced the European commercial launch of its Nellcor™ Respiration Rate System

Ethicon Endo-Surgery has launched its HARMONIC ACE®+7 Shears with Advanced Hemostasis, the first purely ultrasonic device with a 7 mm sealing indication. It claims the system outperforms its rival LigaSure™device when it comes to burst pressure.

Medtronic, Inc. has gained CE Mark approval and will now launch its newest cardiac resynchronization therapy-pacemaker, Viva® CRT-P in Europe.

Argon Medical Devices, Inc. unveiled its CLEANERXT™ Rotational Thrombectomy System at the recent 2014 Society of Interventional Radiology meeting in San Diego. Now the company tells us it has begun marketing the system, which is a new addition to the CLEANER family of dialysis products.

It’s Digestive Disease (DDW) 2014 this week in Chicago, IL. and Olympus has chosen the event at which to launch its newly cleared “next-generation” ENDOCAPSULE 10 System for small bowel capsule endoscopy procedures.

Endoscopic imaging specialist PENTAX Medical Company, has announced the U.S. and Canada launch of the endoPRO iQ® 7.6, the company’s newest version of its information technology (IT) and image management software for endoscopy units.

A new initiative, funded by the European Commission, is targeting a radical improvement in the performance of surgical lighting and medical video systems.

GS Medical USA, LLC, tells us that its AnyPlus® T/PLIF Cage has received U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance. The new system expands the Company’s successful AnyPlus® platform of cages and will now see its U.S. launch.

Designed to make for a simplified operating room experience, this new system includes both plates and nails that share the same instrumentation and screws.

Surgical implant company RTI Surgical, Inc. has announced the full market launch of its Streamline® OCT System. The system is designed to promote fusion of the occipito-cervico-thoracic spine (or occiput-T3). RTI received U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance for the system in March 2014.

DePuy Synthes CMF has launched its new Patient Specific Plates for Mandible surgery, bringing a new level of accuracy to the procedure and avoiding the risk of bending-induced plate breakage.

ulrich medical USA, Inc., has announced the U.S. market release of its tezo® spine implants for multiple surgical approaches to lumbosacral interbody fusion.

By manufacturing customized implants, specifically pre-contoured using x-rays and proprietary software, surgeons can perfectly execute their surgical plans and accurately restore the sagittal alignment specific to each patient.

ConvaTec is claiming a first with the launch of its new ostomy pouch that brings the clinically-proven skin and leak protection of Moldable Technology to ostomates who prefer the convenience of a one-piece pouch.