RTI will now offer a more pliable version of its Fortiva Tissue Matrix
General Surgery
PENTAX and SMART Cooperate to Enhance Adenoma Detection Across EMEA
SMART Medical’s G-EYE® offers “High end solution for day-to-day routine colonoscopy”
Ethicon to Acquire Magnet GERD Device Company Torax Medical
MedTech Titan adds GERD device specialist to family
Medtronic’s Signia™ Stapling System Adapts to Tissue Variability
New Single-Handed powered stapling system provides real-time feedback during surgery
First Patient for C-Scan® Colorectal Cancer Screening System Trial
Preparation-free, capsule-based technology has potential to improve colorectal cancer screening rates
New Registry Data Revives EndoBarrier Hopes
Over a year since the discontinuation of its US study, GI Dynamics, Inc., says it has demonstrated clinical benefit in a German registry.
Clinicals Show Safety and Detection of Polyps Using Prep-Free Colorectal Cancer Screening Capsule
Data presented at the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting and the United European Gastroenterology Week
Pentax Medical to Showcase New Endo Technologies at UEG Week 2016
October 17th to 19th sees Vienna hosting the United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Week 2016
Approval, Clinical Use, Funding: Fortimedix Surgical Raises €11M for Commercial Launch
FMX314 received both CE Mark Approval and U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance last quarter
U.S. First-In-Man Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy with Fortimedix Surgical’s Lowest Profile Single-Port Surgery Solution
FMX314 is the world’s first single-port surgery solution that is compatible with a standard 15mm trocar for MIS abdominal laparoscopic surgery.
CE Mark for World’s Lowest Profile Single-Port Surgery Solution
Fortimedix Surgical has received CE Mark approval for FMX314, the world’s first single-port surgery solution that is compatible with a standard 15mm trocar
FDA Clearance of the invendoscopy E200 System Including the First and Only Sterile, Single-use Endoscope For Colonoscopies
invendo Medical says its system is a simple, safe and effective solution to the challenges of cross-contamination and infection control
Check-Cap to Source X-Ray Capability from GE Healthcare for Capsule Endoscope
Check Cap announces collaboration with GE on key component of its swallowable capsule endoscope
$1.25 Million Grant to Advance Check-Cap Capsule Endoscopy System
Israel’s Office of the Chief Scientist awards discretionary grant to capsule endoscopy company to aid in technology development
FDA IDE Approval for Trial of GI Surgical Sealant
LifeBond’s LifeSeal® will now enter into a multicenter study to establish safety and efficacy as an adjunct to stapled closure of the GI Tract
AGA Favours Transoral Fundoplication for GERD, Now Reimbursement for EsophyX®
EndoGastric Solutions, purveyor of the EsophyX TIF system points us at a statement from the American Gasteroenterological Association that favours its technology.