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Financial results for third-quarter 2009 announced by PLC Systems

PLC Systems Inc., a company focused on innovative cardiac and vascular medical device-based technologies, today reported financial results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009.

11 Nov 2009

Despite economic slowdown, Central and Eastern European countries still represent an attractive healthcare market

Despite the global economic decline, Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries such as Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania still represent an attractive healthcare market.

10 Nov 2009

Health information technology's 11% combined annual growth rate to continue through 2013: Scientia Advisors

Health information technology (HIT) is the fastest growing segment of the $1 trillion global health care marketplace—and its “impressive” 11 per cent combined annual growth rate is likely to continue through 2013, according to a Scientia Advisors global industry review released today.

10 Nov 2009

JumpStart announces investment commitment of $250,000 in Checkpoint Surgical

JumpStart Inc., the Northeast Ohio venture development organization that accelerates the progress of high growth early-stage businesses, announced a JumpStart Ventures investment commitment of $250,000 in Checkpoint Surgical, LLC. A spinout of NDI Medical, the Highland Hills, OH medical device company is developing and commercializing a surgical handheld disposable nerve stimulator.

10 Nov 2009

Health bill triggers some complaints from industry, though some will benefit

Health care companies stand to gain from legislation that would expand their market to millions of new consumers, but many are also complaining about specific provisions of the House health care overhaul bill, the New York Times reports.

10 Nov 2009

FDA grants marketing approval for Wright Medical Group's CONSERVE Plus Total Hip Resurfacing System

Wright Medical Group, Inc., a global orthopaedic medical device company, announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given approval to the Company to market its original CONSERVE® Plus Total Hip Resurfacing System. Now available in the United States, this innovative total surface arthroplasty system provides surgeons and their patients a bone-conserving alternative to traditional total hip replacement.

9 Nov 2009

Access MediQuip relocates its corporate headquarters to Lake Mary, Florida

Access MediQuip, LLC, the nation's first and largest provider of outsourced implantable medical device management solutions to the healthcare industry, announced today that it is relocating its corporate headquarters to Lake Mary, Florida. The move, prompted by the firm's continued rapid growth, includes a major expansion of the Primera Blvd, Lake Mary office space that will open in January 2010 and relocation and expansion of the Houston facilities to the new, LEED® certified, One & Two Oak Park complex in the Westchase District.

9 Nov 2009

Clinipace acquires Worldwide Clinical Research, changes its name to Clinipace Worldwide

Clinipace, a global technology-driven clinical research organization (CRO), announced today that on October 26th, 2009 the company closed its acquisition of Worldwide Clinical Research, Inc. (WWCR), a Midwest-based CRO specializing in the management of clinical studies for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. With the acquisition, Clinipace has changed its name to Clinipace Worldwide.

9 Nov 2009

Plex Systems announces $6 million investment from multiple sources

Plex Systems, Inc., provider of the No. 1 rated ERP software for manufacturers, today announced the company has received an investment totaling $6 million USD from multiple sources. Plex will use the growth capital to build on its strong customer base, expand its product development, and accelerate sales and marketing efforts.

9 Nov 2009

Chinese SFDA approves China Medical Technologies' Leukemia BCR/ABL fusion gene detection FISH Probe

China Medical Technologies, Inc., a leading China-based medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets advanced in-vitro diagnostic products, today announced that the Company has received approval for its Leukemia BCR/ABL fusion gene detection FISH Probe (the "Leukemia BCR/ABL FISH Probe") from the State Food and Drug Administration of China (the "SFDA").

9 Nov 2009

Bovie Medical Corporation total revenues decreases in third quarter 2009

Bovie Medical Corporation, a manufacturer and marketer of electrosurgical products, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

9 Nov 2009

Syneron Medical reports financial results for the third quarter of 2009

Syneron Medical Ltd., an innovator in the development, marketing and sales of elos™ combined-energy medical aesthetic devices, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

9 Nov 2009

FDA's approval time for medical devices increases

According to MassDevice.com, the online business journal of the medical device industry, medical device approval times under the Food & Drug Administration's 510(k) clearance process jumped 30 percent between 2005 and 2008. MassDevice's exclusive investigation of 10 years of FDA data, Eye on the FDA: H1 2009, shows that approval times for medical devices increased nearly 2 percent — while the number of 510(k) applications declined more than 19 percent — even as the FDA's budgets and staff levels rose.

7 Nov 2009

Roper Industries to acquire Verathon

Roper Industries, Inc. (NYSE: ROP) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Verathon, Inc., a leading provider of proprietary medical devices. The Verathon Board of Directors has approved the transaction and the closing is subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions, including shareholder approval. The parties expect the closing to be completed in early December.

7 Nov 2009

Recent filing of a patent for newly launched ChronoSil polymer product announced

AdvanSource Biomaterials Corporation, a leading developer of advanced polymer materials for a broad range of medical devices, today announced the recent filing of a patent for its newly launched ChronoSil polymer product, a silicone-urethane copolymer. This patent application relates to silicone-urethane copolymers and methods for making ChronoSil.

5 Nov 2009

Environmental Tectonics bags two new contracts worth $700,000 from previous customers

Environmental Tectonics Corporation's Sterilization Systems Group (SSG), a division of ETC's Control Systems Group (CSG), today announced the award of two new contracts for large, industrial sized sterilization systems from previous customers. The combined contract values exceed $700,000.

5 Nov 2009

Medical Devices News and Research

Financial results for third-quarter 2009 announced by PLC Systems

Despite economic slowdown, Central and Eastern European countries still represent an attractive healthcare market

Health information technology's 11% combined annual growth rate to continue through 2013: Scientia Advisors

JumpStart announces investment commitment of $250,000 in Checkpoint Surgical

Health bill triggers some complaints from industry, though some will benefit

FDA grants marketing approval for Wright Medical Group's CONSERVE Plus Total Hip Resurfacing System

Access MediQuip relocates its corporate headquarters to Lake Mary, Florida

Clinipace acquires Worldwide Clinical Research, changes its name to Clinipace Worldwide

Plex Systems announces $6 million investment from multiple sources

Chinese SFDA approves China Medical Technologies' Leukemia BCR/ABL fusion gene detection FISH Probe

Bovie Medical Corporation total revenues decreases in third quarter 2009

Syneron Medical reports financial results for the third quarter of 2009

FDA's approval time for medical devices increases

Roper Industries to acquire Verathon

Recent filing of a patent for newly launched ChronoSil polymer product announced

Environmental Tectonics bags two new contracts worth $700,000 from previous customers

STMicroelectronics and Mayo Clinic collaborate on a novel heart-monitoring platform

Alcatel-Lucent receives FDA clearance to market Alcatel-Lucent TeleHealth Manager in the US

Conflicts of interest examined between doctors and medical industry, AARP and reform

Over 425 hospitals implement Capsule's medical device connectivity solution

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