RAM Medical has admitted to importing and selling counterfeit and contaminated surgical hernia mesh. Is this a one-off, or could such practices be widespread and global?
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Jail For Fourth Ex-Synthes Exec
Richard Bohner, ex VP of Synthes has now been sentenced to 8 months in prison for his role in the illegal human trials of what was an experimental bone cement.
Survey Suggests Online Media Under-used By Companies
In a preliminary survey of medical technology companies medlatest has found widely varying use of online media to disseminate news, press releases and announcements.
Medical Device Icons: Who Would You Nominate?
Who would be sufficiently iconic figures in the world of medical devices to be the industry’s nominations to be carved on its very own Mount Rushmore.
Are You Carrying Your Pacemaker Donor Card?
Reusing Pacemakers from deceased donors is safe and effective, study finds.
Pulling The Plug On Grandma In Election Year?
The news that US Medicare was demanding pre-approval of hospital stays in 11 states was exposed as ill-informed with consequent recovery of MedTech share prices.
UK Government Proposes Using NHS Data To Fuel Technology Innovation
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has unveiled proposals under which patient data could be sold to the private sector in order to be used in the quest for better and more accurately targeted medical technologies.
Affordable Care Act Continues To Hit Headwind From Companies
Cook Medical’s Chairman, Stephen Ferguson writes on the subject of President Obama’s Medtech tax levy and its impact on the industry sector.
Safety Products Company Finds Healthcare Workers Are Concerned About Safety
A survey conducted by MedPro Safety Products Inc concludes that there is a high degree of concern among healthcare professionals about the risk of needlestick injuries from the syringes currently used by their institutions.
European Clot Management Device Market To Grow To $200 Million By 2016
Most Significant Growth In Clot Management Market Will Be in Mechanical Thrombectomy Procedures, According to Millennium Research Group.
Hospital Defibrillators: AHA Admits Old Models Outperform New
When the rush to new technology may need more consideration: How the American Heart Association may have to resuscitate its policy on defibrillators.
Texas “Overstenting” Case Close To Resolution
Texas Cardiologist Dr Samuel DeMaio now only has one of his eight original complaints unresolved and has emerged with no restrictions to his licence.
EU Medtech Industry Proposes Changes To Achieve “Smart And Efficient” Medical Devices Legislation.
Medtech industry outlines six steps to guarantee rapid access to safe medical technology while safeguarding innovation
Jail For Ex-Synthes Pair
Former Synthes executives Michael Huggins and Thomas Higgins were sentenced Monday to nine months in prison with three months probation and a $100,000 fine for illegal promotion of Norian products.
Covidien acquires Barrett’s Oesophagus Treatment Company BÂRRX Medical
BÂRRX Medical Inc., a leader in developing minimally invasive medical devices to remove precancerous tissue from the gastrointestinal tract, has announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Covidien.
Kensey Nash’s Bioadhesive Tendon Repair Grant
Kensey Nash Corporation has been awarded a two-year, $1.9 million grant to investigate the use of a bioadhesive surgical mesh for applications in tendon repair procedures.