Cardiola AG announced today that it has placed its patented m.pulse® system in 10 hospitals located in Germany and Switzerland, on the heels of the system’s CE-Mark approval.
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Smith & Nephew Announces European Launch of ACTICOAT Flex
Smith & Nephew’s Advanced Wound Management division, announce the European launch of ACTICOAT™ Flex 3 and ACTICOAT™ Flex 7, to expand the ACTICOAT portfolio.
Endosense Closes USD 36 Million / Euro 25 Million Series B Financing
Endosense, a medical technology company focused on improving the efficacy, safety and reproducibility of catheter ablation, has announced that it has received USD 36 million in Series B financing.
Boston Scientific Corporation announces long-term data from the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death II registry (PreSCD II)
Boston Scientific Corporation’s PreSCD II Registry Shows ICDs Lead to 44 Percent Reduction in Mortality for Heart Attack Survivors.
Active Implants Announces CE Class III Medical Device Approval
Active Implants Corporation (AIC) today announced that it has received a CE Class III Certificate for its TriboFit® Hip System.
Integra LifeSciences Launches Coral Cobalt Chrome Rods
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation announced today the launch of 5.5mm Coral™ cobalt chrome rods in a range of lengths for use in spinal correction and fusion procedures.
Prospera Technologies Announces Groundbreaking Research In Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Using Gauze
Prospera Technologies announces groundbreaking research regarding Negative Pressure Wound Therapy at the 5th Joint Meeting of the European Tissue Repair Society and The Wound Healing Society.
Abbott Launches Next-Generation XIENCE PRIME™ Drug Eluting Stent in International Markets
Abbott today announced at the European Society of Cardiology Congress the widespread availability of its next-generation XIENCE PRIME™ Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System.
TomTec Extends the CardioArena Product Portfolio with a Vascular Analysis Solution
TomTec launches the vascular analysis solution M’Ath®1 as a further part of their CardioArena™ multimodality imaging program at the European Society of Cardiology congress 2009 in Barcelona.
Wearable Kidney May Replace Dialysis Machine
Researchers are developing a Wearable Artificial Kidney for dialysis patients, reports an upcoming paper in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).
MAQUET Cardiovascular Launches VASOVISION Endoscopic Visualization System to Further Advance Vessel Harvest During Coronary Bypass Surgery
MAQUET Cardiovascular LLC today announced the introduction of the VASOVISION Endoscopic Visualization System, a heads-up, goggle-based visual display system.
Wright Medical Group, Inc. Introduces CORETRAK Articulating External Fixator for Foot Surgery
Wright Medical Group, a global orthopaedic medical device company, announced the launch of its patent pending CORETRAK™ Articulating External Fixator.
CryoLife Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance For SynerGraft® Processed Human Cardiac Patch Material
CryoLife, Inc. announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its CryoPatch(®) SG pulmonary human cardiac patch.
Kensey Nash Announces Agreement to Acquire Rights to OsseoFit Product
Kensey Nash Corporation today announced an agreement whereby the Company will re-acquire the distribution rights, along with other assets, associated with the OsseoFit Bone Void Filler product line.
Titan Spine Begins Limited Market Release Of Its ENDOSKELETON® TT System
Titan Spine, LLC announced today that it began limited market release of its ENDOSKELETON® TT system, a new transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) device.
Covidien ForceTriad Energy Platform Now Compatible With da Vinci® Surgery
Covidien today announced that its ForceTriad™ energy platform is now compatible with the da Vinci, da Vinci® S™, and da Vinci® Si™ Surgical Systems.