meddevice

This time it’s the company’s Alaris drug pump, certain models of which are suffering gremlins sufficiently dangerous to warrant FDA issuing a Class 1 recall, implying there is a significant risk of adverse health consequences or death.

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has published final guidance on a new medical technology device designed to be used during surgery. The guidance advises that the use of the Mega Soft Patient Return Electrode could help reduce the risk of localised burns during monopolar electrosurgery

EndoStim B.V. has announced CE Mark approval of its LES Stimulation System for the treatment of gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD). The system uses low energy electrical pulses to strengthen a weak or dysfunctional lower esophageal sphincter muscle.

It looks like only the due diligence and PR teams are not on holiday this week as we see a flurry of announcements about M&A activity in medical devices, from 3D HD cameras to Therapeutic Supports to “Nutraceuticals”.

Scientists at UK’s University of Nottingham may have identified a new class of polymers that could lead to a significant reduction in hospital infections and medical device failures by preventing bacterial attachment to their surfaces.

If you’re a fan Twitter’s great, but if you’re in any way busy it can become something of a sink for your time, which is why we’ve tried to help out by adding a customisable twitter feed page to medlatest. All you need to do is pick up to six feeds from our suggested list and each time you revisit our site…. there they are ready for your whistle-stop read.

Californian radiotherapy company Varian Medical Systems’ President and CEO Timothy Guertin has declared his intention to retire from the role after 35 years with the company.

News and views from the medtech industry, chewed over and spat out by our resident polemicist when he’s not involved in the Olympics (in a strictly observational capacity you understand)

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. has announced U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance of its HARMONIC ACE®+ Shears with Adaptive Tissue Technology. The company says this represents the next generation in its “best-in-class” HARMONIC® portfolio of ultrasonic surgical devices that can handle multiple surgical jobs.

Codman has announced receipt of U.S FDA approval through a PMA supplement for its MEDSTREAM™ Programmable Infusion System. MEDSTREAM is an implantable infusion pump and catheter system used in the treatment of spasticity, a movement disorder often caused by stroke, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis or spinal cord injury.

St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds, UK, harnesses Elekta’s Agility multileaf collimator (MLC) and Elekta VMAT to treat patient with tongue cancer

With the opening of its new $45M facility Covidien’s investment in China is significant and a sure sign that the healthcare giant sees the Far East as the medtech powerhouse in years to come.

The 15th Medtech Investing Europe Conference takes place in September and as a Medlatest visitor you’re entitled to a helpful 40% discount. Find out more about the event in the full article.

Hill-Rom has completed its acquisition of Aspen Surgical Holdings in a move which the Batesville, Indiana outfit believes will enhance its presence in the surgical products market.

Is there enough newsworthy stuff happening in medtech to justify a weekly review? Oh yes.

UK’s regulatory authority the MHRA has issued a Medical Device Alert(MDA) pertaining to all lot numbers and product codes of the EMS ET Tube Clamp/Holder because of a risk of airway loss due to slippage of the clamp/holder or airway obstruction as a result of over-tightening of the clamp/holder.