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The last time we covered NeuroMetrix, Inc., it was the news that its SENSUS Pain Management System had become the first … continue reading “Improved NeuroMetrix SENSUS Device Launched”

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation has announced the first implantation of its Integra® Laminoplasty System, in the United States, a product it hopes will help it garner a chunk of the rapidly growing laminoplasty market.

Smith & Nephew has used the AAOS annual meeting at which to announce the launch of the JOURNEY™ II Cruciate Retaining knee replacement which it says will address about half of all knee replacement cases.

Smith & Nephew says its newly launched DYONICS PLAN system allows surgeons to visualize, assess and generate a comprehensive surgical report for each patient’s unique Femoroacetabular impingement surgery before that patient ever enters the operating room.

Exactech, Inc. has taken the opportunity presented by this week’s AAOS meeting to announce successful first surgeries using its new Equinoxe® Resurfacing Humeral Head.

It’s AAOS week in New Orleans and less invasive joint restoration company Arthrosurface, Inc.has chosen the event to announce receipt of FDA Clearance for its new ToeMotion™ Total Toe Restoration System.

On-X® Life Technologies Inc. has announced that it will officially launch its On-X Plus 1.5 Aortic Heart Valve at the Annual Meeting & Cardiothoracic Forum of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain & Ireland, March 10-12, Edinburgh, Scotland.

CSF Leakage at the skull base is an occupational hazard for neurosurgeon and otolaryngologist alike. Now Cook Medical has introduced a naturally sourced dural substitute that it claims hits the spot in resolving the troublesome condition.

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation has announced the FDA 510(k) clearance and commercial introduction of the Integra® Titanium Bone Wedges, designed for internal fixation for bone fractures or osteotomies in the foot and ankle.

Medical device integration solutions company Capsule Tech, Inc., is using the HIMSS event in Florida this week to announce the introduction of its SmartLinx™ Medical Device Information System.

Stryker is trumpeting the global launch of its new Trevo® XP ProVue Retriever, expanding its line of stent-based clot retrieval devices with additional shapes and sizes.

Medtronic is launching its tiny Reveal LINQ heart monitor globally following U.S. FDA and Euroepan CE mark clearance. The Reveal LINQ Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) System is a five times smaller than the previous smallest implantable cardiac monitoring device

Medtronic has initiated the European launch of the TOTAL across crossing catheter, which recently received the CE Mark as a tool for improving blood flow through narrowed or occluded lower-extremity arteries, including those in the especially challenging below-the-knee (BTK) vessel bed.

Teleflex Inc. has announced the launch of the Rusch® DispoLED™ Single-Use Fiber Optic Laryngoscope Handle, which it claims is a cost-neutral way to combat cross-contamination infection risk during intubation.

The U.S. launch of a new endograft system from Endologix has taken place with the company claiming its novel VELA stent graft provides enhanced visibility, control, and precision in placement.

Cook Medical’s EchoTip® ProCore™ Endobronchial Ultrasound Needle gives physicians the ability to retrieve both cell and tissue samples from lymph nodes or tumors in the pulmonary area.