Anaesthesia and airway management pioneer in critical care and surgery, Medovate, has received CE Mark Approval for its game-changing medical … continue reading “CE Mark for Medovate SAFIRA® Single-Handed Regional Anaesthesia Device”
Anaesthesia
Deltex Says “Come and See What We See” with TrueVue™ Launch
Deltex Medical’s oesophageal Doppler haemodynamic monitoring system gets a new name to accompany its new diagnostic features
Medtronic Acquires Video Laryngoscopy Company Aircraft Medical
Yet another acquisition as Medtronic bolts laryngoscope onto its airways portfolio
Rivanna Commences Sales of Accuro™ and Lines Up Corporate Partners
Spinal and epidural anesthesia complications exceed $1.5 billion annually in the U.S. alone, an open goal for Accuro automated precision needle placement system
First Ultrasound-Guided Spinal Anesthesia Device to Launch at ASA Annual Bash
Guide spinal anesthesia becomes a reality with FDA clearance and promised launch of Rivanna Medical’s Accuro Device
All-In-One Hemodynamic Management Platform Launched by ImaCor
“Our time to stability with ImaCor’s technology has proven to be cutting edge.”
Cook Medical Expands Cricothyrotomy Offering for ‘Cannot Intubate, Cannot Ventilate’ Scenarios
Cook Medical has announced the Melker Cuffed Emergency Cricothyrotomy Catheter Set, a compact surgical set which it says is specifically packaged for performing Seldinger Cricothyrotomy procedures and ideal for smaller workspaces.
FDA Clears Covidien’s Puritan Bennett™ 980 Ventilator
Covidien plc has announced its Puritan Bennett™ 980 ventilator has received U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance. The company says its new acute care ventilator is designed to be simple, safe and smart and to enable patients to breathe more naturally than with conventional mechanical ventilators.
Teleflex Recalls Tracheal Tubes over Kinking
Teleflex Medical has announced a worldwide voluntary recall of its ISIS™ HVT™ Tracheal Tube Cuffed with Subglottic Secretion Suction Port (with and without Preloaded Stylet).
FDA Clears Smiths Medical CADD®-Solis Pain Pump
Smiths Medical says its newly cleared CADD®-Solis pain management system combines Patient controlled and Programmed Intermittent Bolus deliveries for labor analgesia and post-operative pain management
CareFusion’s Vital Signs Purchase is Eighth in Three Years
CareFusion’s widely publicised acquisition of Vital Signs from GE healthcare will be the company’s eighth acquisition since 2010 and at $500 million looks a steal compared with what GE paid only five years ago.
UK’s NICE Issues Positive Guidance On Device For Visual ET Tube Insertion
“The Committee considered that making the Ambu aScope2 available for use in typical clinical settings is likely to improve outcomes … continue reading “UK’s NICE Issues Positive Guidance On Device For Visual ET Tube Insertion”
Teleflex Acquires Airway Management Device Company Ultimate Medical
Following the announcement that it is to buy Israeli microlaparoscopy business Eon Surgical, Teleflex has now snapped up the assets of airway management device innovator Ultimate Medical.
Masimo Renews $1Million Pulse Oximeter Bet To “Separate Fact From Fiction”
Masimo, the inventor of measure-through motion and low perfusion pulse oximetry today renewed its $1,000,000 guarantee that Masimo SET® Pulse Oximetry and rainbow® Pulse CO-Oximetry™ will outperform all Nellcor™ pulse oximeters, including the three that Covidien recently announced have received FDA 510(k) clearance with motion claims.
Medical Device Alert: Unomedical Reinforced ET Tubes Potential To Delaminate And Restrict Airflow
The UK’s regulatory agency, the MHRA has issued a device alert relating to reinforced endotracheal (ET) tubes manufactured by Convatec company Unomedical The device types are Murphy, Magill, Murphy with stylet and Magill with stylet.
EU Survey Uncovers Anaesthetists’ Device Wish List
A recent Europe-wide survey of Anaesthetists, delivered by UK medical device research firm Creative Medical Research, claims to have revealed the views of the profession in relation to existing and future technologies.