Technology

Molecular diagnostics company Transplant Genomics Inc. has obtained an exclusive license to patent rights that provide the foundation for clinical tests to improve management of organ transplant recipients.

Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy has only been around since the turn of the century so this study of ten year survival rates is both rare and encouraging.

Smith & Nephew has entered into a commercial agreement that sees it gain access to the Navio® orthopaedic robotic surgical navigation system.

Augmented reality becomes a reality with the U.S. FDA clearance of Surgical Theater’s Surgical Navigation Advanced Platform (SNAP).

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has gained CE Mark approval for its da Vinci Xi Surgical System, following its U.S. FDA clearance back in April.

With its new FDA clearance, SpringTMS becomes the first medical device available to patients in the United States to relieve the pain caused by migraine headaches that are preceded by an aura.

The U.S. FDA has cleared for marketing the DEKA Arm System, the first prosthetic arm that can perform multiple, simultaneous powered movements controlled by electrical signals from electromyogram (EMG) electrodes.

PROCEED II heart transplant FDA pivotal trial results using the Organ Care System (OCS™) Heart platform have been presented at the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) 34th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions in San Diego, California.

Robot surgery device specialist Intuitive Surgical, Inc., has announced the U.S. FDA clearance and introduction of the da Vinci Xi Surgical System, which it says represents a technological leap forward in replacing large-incision abdominal surgeries (open surgery) with a minimally invasive approach.

Aptiv Solutions is to be acquired by ICON plc, for a cash consideration of $143.5 million, in a move that Icon says will enhance its own operations by helping customers identify promising drug candidates earlier.

Proton Beam Therapy specialist company ProTom International, Inc. has announced that it has received U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance for its Radiance 330 Proton Therapy System.

Medical robotics company (the clue’s in the name) Medrobotics Corp., has gained the CE mark for its Flex® System and will initiate a limited commercial launch of the product in select European markets.

An implantable drug delivery pump forms the basis of a new company, Medallion Therapeutics, Inc., which has sprung from the Alfred Mann Foundation (AMF) for Scientific Research.

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.

We like to support events that tickle out fancies and this is one. Langbuisson have organised a glittering array of speakers for this year’s Investing in Medical Technology event, and our readers can enjoy a discounted place.

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.