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GSMA announces first-of-its-kind clinical study for its mHealth Grand Tour

The GSMA today announced a first-of-its-kind clinical study for its mHealth Grand Tour in September 2013, which is designed to raise awareness of diabetes and promote the development and delivery of mHealth solutions in partnership with the International Diabetes Federation European Region (IDF Europe).

19 Jun 2013

New framework to improve safety and effectiveness of surgical procedures, implantable devices

An international team of investigators co-led by Weill Cornell Medical College is offering a new framework for evidence-based surgery and device research, similar to the kind of risk and benefit analysis used in evidence-based medicine.

19 Jun 2013

House representatives ask CMS to delay implementation of questionable procurement program

A bipartisan majority of 227 Representatives in the House have joined forces on a letter asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to delay implementation of a questionable procurement program for home medical equipment, says the American Association for Homecare.

15 Jun 2013

MemoryShape Breast Implants receive FDA approval

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the MemoryShape Breast Implant to increase breast size (augmentation) for use in women at least 22 years old and to rebuild breast tissue (reconstruction) in women of any age.

15 Jun 2013

UTHealth collaborates with Rice University to save lives of CVD patients in Fiji

A device born out of a collaboration between The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and Rice University could save lives in Fiji where cardiovascular disease has been called a pandemic.

14 Jun 2013

Combination of Pressure Right and antiemetic drug therapy can reduce PONV with no adverse effects

From a clinical-based perspective, postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) can be characterized as an unmet global phenomenon in which anesthesia practitioners and PACU nurses worldwide are seeking more efficient clinical strategies for preventing PONV.

13 Jun 2013

Chemotherapy devices: an interview with Damien Salauze, head of Curie-Cancer

Although several chemotherapy treatments are now administered by the oral route (targeted chemotherapy), most chemotherapy treatments (cytotoxics) are administered by the intravenous route.

13 Jun 2013

RTI Biologics intents to acquire privately held Pioneer Surgical Technology

RTI Biologics Inc., a leading provider of orthopedic and other biologic implants, announced today its intent to acquire privately held Pioneer Surgical Technology, headquartered in Marquette, Mich.

12 Jun 2013

Insider probe over Medicare rate decision hits Congress

News outlets report on developments in the story of alleged insider trading after a Medicare rate decision.

12 Jun 2013

Cerus enrolls patient in two European clinical trials for INTERCEPT System for RBCs

Cerus Corporation announced today that it has initiated patient enrollment in two European Phase III clinical trials for the INTERCEPT System for red blood cells.

11 Jun 2013

Abbott starts ABSORB Japan trial to evaluate Absorb BVS in patients with CAD

Abbott today announced that it has initiated the ABSORB Japan randomized controlled clinical trial to evaluate the Absorb Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold in patients with coronary artery disease, the most common form of heart disease.

11 Jun 2013

Century Medical to distribute Reverse Medical's products in Japan

Reverse Medical Corporation today announced entering into a strategic partnership agreement with Century Medical, Inc. for distribution of the Reverse Medical products in Japan.

11 Jun 2013

Teleflex gets FDA clearance to market ARROW NextStep Retrograde Femoral Length Dialysis Catheters

Teleflex Incorporated, a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, has announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its ARROW NextStep Retrograde Femoral Length Dialysis Catheters.

11 Jun 2013

Telemed Solutions launches the TM-12, a PC-based wireless resting 12 lead EKG

Telemed Solutions, a cardiac device company, announced today the release of its initial product, the TM-12. The TM-12 is a PC-based wireless 12-Lead EKG system. It embeds a Bluetooth radio into an ECG acquisition device, then streams that ECG data from the patient to a standard Windows computer.

10 Jun 2013

3 out of 20 GI endoscopes used for screening harbor unacceptable levels of "bio dirt"

Three out of 20 flexible gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopes used for screening were found to harbor unacceptable levels of "bio dirt" - cells and matter from a patient's body that could pose potential infection risk -- according to a study of endoscopes used at five hospitals across the U.S.

10 Jun 2013

International experts formulate guidance for neuromodulation practitioners

An international panel of experts has formulated guidance for neuromodulation practitioners that reflects increasing recognition of the value of this growing field.

10 Jun 2013

Second-annual SINAInnovations conference to highlight power of Team Science

Leaders in health care, technology, design, the military and the arts will gather at The Mount Sinai Medical Center for the second-annual SINAInnovations conference on November 18 and 19, 2013.

10 Jun 2013

Nation's leading experts join forces to accelerate effective treatments for brain tumors

The nation's leading brain tumor and biotech industry experts again joined forces Friday, June 7, in a bid to accelerate more effective treatments for brain tumors and promote funding for the latest emerging therapies, as the Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center and Voices Against Brain Cancer hosted its second annual Brain Tumor Biotech Summit.

10 Jun 2013

Study: Significant number of children suffers from complications caused by medical devices

As modern medical advances help more children with complex conditions live longer, a new study shows a significant number suffer from complications caused by medical devices that are also necessary for their survival.

7 Jun 2013

ZOLL Autopulse improves ROSC after sudden cardiac arrest

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced today that a paper just published in Critical Care Medicine reported the likelihood of achieving a return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is 62% greater when the AutoPulse® Non-invasive Cardiac Support Pump is used to deliver CPR chest compressions.

7 Jun 2013

Medical Devices News and Research

GSMA announces first-of-its-kind clinical study for its mHealth Grand Tour

New framework to improve safety and effectiveness of surgical procedures, implantable devices

House representatives ask CMS to delay implementation of questionable procurement program

MemoryShape Breast Implants receive FDA approval

UTHealth collaborates with Rice University to save lives of CVD patients in Fiji

Combination of Pressure Right and antiemetic drug therapy can reduce PONV with no adverse effects

Chemotherapy devices: an interview with Damien Salauze, head of Curie-Cancer

RTI Biologics intents to acquire privately held Pioneer Surgical Technology

Insider probe over Medicare rate decision hits Congress

Cerus enrolls patient in two European clinical trials for INTERCEPT System for RBCs

Abbott starts ABSORB Japan trial to evaluate Absorb BVS in patients with CAD

Century Medical to distribute Reverse Medical's products in Japan

Teleflex gets FDA clearance to market ARROW NextStep Retrograde Femoral Length Dialysis Catheters

Telemed Solutions launches the TM-12, a PC-based wireless resting 12 lead EKG

3 out of 20 GI endoscopes used for screening harbor unacceptable levels of "bio dirt"

International experts formulate guidance for neuromodulation practitioners

Second-annual SINAInnovations conference to highlight power of Team Science

Nation's leading experts join forces to accelerate effective treatments for brain tumors

Study: Significant number of children suffers from complications caused by medical devices

ZOLL Autopulse improves ROSC after sudden cardiac arrest

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