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Minnetronix Improves Image Quality with Surgical Camera and Other Supplier News
Here’s what was new in the world of medical device suppliers during the week of May 15.
Cedars-Sinai Cancer: Erasing LGBTQ+ Healthcare Disparities
A first-of-its-kind LGBTQ+ cancer symposium opens this week as part of Cedars-Sinai's effort to equalize healthcare access and treatment for all--including patients who identify as LGBTQ+.
Abbott Heart Valve Data Shines at EuroPCR
The data support the use of the company's TriClip tricuspid heart valve repair device, and Navitor, Abbott's transcatheter aortic valve implantation system.
6 Useful Products For Your Newborn Every Parent Needs
As a new parent, there are so many products that you need to buy in order to take care of your little one. It can be overwhelming trying to figure out what you actually need
Deciphex Raises $11.5M in Series B Funding Led by ACT Venture Capital
Deciphex will leverage the funding to continue driving global growth and to consolidate its position as a leader in revolutionising clinical and non-clinical pathology
4C Medical Technologies Presents Data from the Global Clinical Experience for the AltaValve Early Feasibility Study at AATS 2022
Results from the AltaValve EFS show a 100% technical success rate from the first 10 patients treated via transapical (TA) approach globally.
Centerline Biomedical Announces Successful Structural Heart Animal Study
As Centerline Biomedical grows the R&D pipeline for its novel 3D-GNC (guidance, navigation and control) technology, it has made structural heart disease a focus because of the limitations of x-ray fluoroscopy and the current need
Lumendi Files for 510(k) Clearance for 2 New Products
DiLumen EZ¹, a single-use and DiLumen C¹ by Lumendi.
FIT4MOM Launches “Milk Mission” to Connect Moms Around the U.S. Affected by the Baby Formula Shortage
FIT4MOM has recently witnessed the pain, stress, and fear this crisis has caused the moms in their communities, so Moms With A Mission: Milk Mission was formed to help during this heartbreaking time.
Shockwave Medical Reports IVL Coronary Studies Demonstrate Excellent PCI Outcomes in Both Women and Men at One Year
Shockwave Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWAV), a pioneer in the development of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat severely calcified cardiovascular disease, announced today new data confirming excellent one-year outcomes with coronary IVL in both women and
J&J MedTech Lands Clearance for Inhance Shoulder System
This clearance is in addition to the system’s already cleared use in anatomic shoulder arthroplasty.
Glucose Fuel Cell to Power Medical Implants
Scientists at MIT created a glucose fuel cell that is small and powerful enough to conceivably power medical implants using the sugar present in our blood. The ultrathin device relies on a ceramic material as
Smart Stent Monitors Hemodynamics
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a smart stent that can monitor hemodynamic parameters. The wireless and battery-free device can transmit the data to the outside of the body, and is powered
The Robot Will Do Your Angioplasty Now
Study results show promise for robotic coronary angioplasties using Robocath's R-One robot.
XACT Is Changing the Tone of Robotics in Healthcare
The Hingham, MA-based company recently won clearance for its system to support robotic insertion and steering of probes during ablation clinical procedures.
Medtronic Touts Cusp Overlap Technique in TAVR
Mid-term results of the Optimize PRO clinical study underscores predictability and control using the cusp overlap technique during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with Medtronic TAVR devices.
Nellcor OxySoft Neonatal-adult SpO2 Sensor by Medtronic Receives FDA Clearance
Nellcor OxySoft Neonatal-adult SpO2 Sensor will help clinicians respond quickly with well-informed decisions for their critical care patients.
Feds Crack Down on Reused Rectal Probes
A medical device manufacturer is accused of encouraging doctors to reuse rectal probes and related devices by covering the probe with a glove or condom.
Children’s Hospital Colorado 1st in the World to Implant Recently FDA-Approved Stent for Treatment of Congenital Heart Disease
The stent was developed by interventional cardiologist, Gareth Morgan, MD, who oversees the Interventional Congenital Cardiology program at Children's Hospital Colorado in conjunction with NuMed for Children.
SurgiSTUD Launches a New Orthopedic Subdivision in their STUD Catalog
These STUDs are surgical training models with superior biomechanical fidelity, customizability, and cost savings over existing cadaveric and synthetic training options notes reports SurgiSTUD.