St. Jude Medical, Inc. has announced the first use of the company’s renal denervation catheter and generator system, as part of a feasibility study of the new technology.
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Carl Zeiss establishes another milestone in refractive corneal surgery
Carl Zeiss Meditec has presented its ReLEx® smile correction technique, a minimally invasive laser technique for the correction of refractive errors.
Successful US implants of ValveXchange® two-part heart valve system: Eu trials planned
ValveXchange, Inc. has performed successful First In Man (FIM) surgeries demonstrating the practicality and advantages of its novel Vitality™ two-part heart valve system.
Medical Device Companies need to communicate with Clinicians, don’t they?
Clinicians would use the internet for medtech news if companies used it to distribute their news
Independent conference pre-vetting system for the European medical technology industry to be launched in 2012
Eucomed, Europe’s association for the medical technology industry, is to enforce a system to review and approve third-party medical educational conferences in accordance with its Code of Practice.
SORIN GROUP LAUNCHES SONR® SENSOR BASED CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY (CRT) OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM
Sorin announced at the Venice Arrhythmias 2011 Congress, CE Mark approval and the European commercial launch of its innovative SonR CRT optimization system
FDA in the Spotlight again as All Metal Hip Implants and Brain Stents Referenced as Examples of Harms Created by Underregulation
Republicans have been urged to hold hearings to examine certain medical devices, which have developed serious defects after being implanted in patients.
Registration for the AAOS 2012 Annual Meeting in San Francisco is now open
Registration for the annual meeting of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), due to take place in San Francisco Feb 7-11 is now open for members and non members.
Eurospine 2011 this week in Milan
Eurospine 2011 takes place this week at the Milano Convention Centre from October 19th to 21st
14th Congress of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) taking place in Rome this week
This week sees the European Association of Neurosurgeons holding its 14th annual congress in Rome.
Integra LifeSciences Launches Cordant Anterior Cervical Plating System in USA
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation has announced the U.S. commercial market introduction of the Cordant™ Anterior Cervical Plating System, expanding Integra’s spine product portfolio to include three anterior cervical plating solutions.
Peel me a grape!
In this video clip, watch the da vinci robotic surgery device expertly peeling a grape.
Biomet looks to non US, non Eu for sales growth
Biomet reports Q1(2012) overall sales up 3.7%, but losses are up 120% during the three months ended August 31.
Hold the Phone for Vital Signs: Researchers turn a smart phone into a medical monitor
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, in Worcester Massachussetts, report on their work developing iphone apps as medical monitors.
Body suit may soon enable the paralyzed to walk
An international research team announces it has taken a key step toward achieving its goal of a ‘prosthetic exoskeleton’ that a quadriplegic could command by brain power.
Medtronic CEO: Medical technology without regard to cost not sustainable
Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak aired his views at the Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit