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TSO3 second quarter revenues increase to $703,000

TSO3 Inc. an innovator in sterilization technology for medical devices in healthcare settings, posted its highest quarterly revenues in its second quarter of 2011.

9 Aug 2011

Eurofins Optimed, Spaulding Clinical announce joint partnership agreement

Eurofins Optimed Clinical Research, an experienced European clinical research service provider and Spaulding Clinical Research, LLC., US-based, leading-edge Clinical Pharmacology, Cardiac Core Lab, and Medical Device Manufacturer, announce a joint partnership agreement.

9 Aug 2011

Symphony announces acquisition of JGI

Symphony Corporation, a global healthcare technology solutions provider, today announced the acquisition of JGI, a New Jersey-based Human Capital Management consulting and technology firm with a significant presence in the healthcare industry nationally.

8 Aug 2011

Cook Medical launches Doppler DP-M350 Blood Flow Monitor

In an effort to provide surgeons and nurses with an advanced tool to better monitor blood flow during free flap procedures, Cook Medical has launched the Doppler DP-M350 Blood Flow Monitor, a medical device at the forefront of transplant and reconstructive surgery.

8 Aug 2011

Clinical warning system that uses wireless sensors can track vital signs of at-risk patients

A clinical warning system that uses wireless sensors to track the vital signs of at-risk patients is undergoing a feasibility study at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.

5 Aug 2011

Insulin pumps and other medical devices ‘hackable’

A diabetic security researcher has identified flaws that could allow an attacker to remotely control insulin pumps and alter the readouts of blood-sugar monitors. As a result, diabetics could get too much or too little insulin, a hormone they need for proper metabolism.

5 Aug 2011

Abiomed first quarter fiscal 2012 revenue up 25% to $27.4 million

Abiomed, Inc., a leading provider of breakthrough heart support technologies, today reported first quarter fiscal 2012 revenue of $27.4 million, up 25% compared to revenue of $22.0 million in the same period of fiscal 2011.

4 Aug 2011

Eltek receives PCB orders worth $490,000 for use in medical devices

Eltek Ltd., the leading Israeli manufacturer of advanced flex-rigid circuitry solutions, announced today that it has received orders valued at $490,000.

4 Aug 2011

Siemens receives Health Canada Medical Device License for Biograph mMR

Siemens Canada Healthcare has received a Health Canada Medical Device License for the Biograph mMR.

4 Aug 2011

Aerogen receives Ruban d'Honneur award for global growth strategy

Irish company Aerogen, a medical device and drug delivery company has been awarded the internationally prestigious Ruban d'Honneur award in the European Business Awards.

3 Aug 2011

BioClinica second quarter service revenues increase 8.7% to $16.9 million

BioClinica Inc., a global provider of clinical trial management solutions, today announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2011.

From Clario 3 Aug 2011

Tornier announces two milestone events for Simpliciti stemless shoulder system

Tornier N.V., a leading global medical device company focused on serving extremities specialists who treat orthopaedic conditions of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, ankle and foot, today announced two milestone events for the Company's new SimplicitiTM stemless shoulder joint replacement system.

3 Aug 2011

AtriCure second quarter revenue increases 18.2% to $16.8 million

AtriCure, Inc., a medical device company and a leader in cardiac surgical ablation systems and systems for the exclusion of the left atrial appendage, today announced financial results for the second quarter of 2011. Revenue was $16.8 million, reflecting 18.2 percent growth over the second quarter of 2010.

2 Aug 2011

Kelyniam commences commercial shipment of Custom Skull Implants

Kelyniam Global, Inc., an emerging medical device manufacturing company that recently was granted FDA 510(k) approval, announced today that it has begun commercial shipment of its Custom Skull Implants (CSI). Kelyniam CSI's are seen by many in the medical community as a game-changer in the world of medical prosthetics.

2 Aug 2011

Enrollment commences in St. Jude Medical's atrial fibrillation stroke prevention trial

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced that the first patient was enrolled in the EAST (Early comprehensive Atrial fibrillation Stroke prevention Trial) clinical trial.

2 Aug 2011

STERIS first quarter revenue increases to $318.6 million

STERIS Corporation today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 first quarter ended June 30, 2011. As reported, fiscal 2012 first quarter revenue was $318.6 million compared with $189.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2011.

2 Aug 2011

New investment to strengthen Clearbridge Accelerator's incubation platform

Clearbridge Accelerator announced today that it has received an investment from Tim Draper, a well-established venture capitalist based in the Silicon Valley.

2 Aug 2011

FDA clears Derma Sciences' MEDIHONEY Hydrogel Wound and Burn Dressing

Derma Sciences, Inc., a medical device and pharmaceutical company focused on advanced wound care, today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its patented MEDIHONEY Hydrogel Wound and Burn Dressing with Leptospermum honey.

2 Aug 2011

Medical device review system called into question

An advisory group offered criticism of the Food and Drug Administration's review system for medical devices. But the FDA's reaction appears dismissive.

1 Aug 2011

FDA should collect information needed to develop new framework for 510(k) clearance process

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration should gather the information needed to develop a new regulatory framework to replace the 35-year-old 510(k) clearance process for medical devices, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.

30 Jul 2011