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Ethicon demonstrates commitment to improve access to life-changing obesity treatment

Ethicon, part of Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, demonstrates its commitment to improving access to life-changing obesity treatment and putting the most appropriate surgical tools in surgeons hands at the 23rd World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Diseases.

29 Sep 2018

ZEISS introduces innovative visualization system to the spine community

At this year’s NASS Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, USA, the ZEISS Medical Technology business segment introduces an innovative visualization system – TIVATO™ 700 from ZEISS – to the spine community.

From Carl Zeiss AG 29 Sep 2018

Researchers reassess negative pressure wound therapy as its benefit and harm remain unclear

About one decade after its first benefit assessment of negative pressure wound therapy, the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care is reassessing this treatment method. However, then as now, its benefit and harm are unclear.

25 Sep 2018

Clinical trial investigators found non-compliant with requirement to report results on EU register

According to EU legislation, clinical trials must be prospectively registered in the European Union Clinical Trials Register and the main results must be reported there one year after completion of the trial. This information is thus publicly available.

25 Sep 2018

‘Physicians of the mouth’? Dentists absorb the medical billing drill

On a recent Friday morning, more than 30 dentists and dental staffers gathered in a conference room to learn an arcane new skill: how to bill medical insurers.

24 Sep 2018

IME Medical Electrospinning establishes state-of-the-art manufacturing lab facilities

Medical Technology company IME Medical Electrospinning, developer, producer and scientific partner in the field of biomedical electrospinning processes and equipment, today announced that its high-end laboratory and a brand new set of cleanrooms have become operational.

24 Sep 2018

CSU chemists may help in making extracorporeal life support devices more effective

Smoke inhalation, pneumonia, and combat-related trauma are just a few causes of acute respiratory distress syndrome - a condition where the lungs fill with fluid, and is too often fatal.

24 Sep 2018

Eisai receives approval for partial label change of DC Bead device for transcatheter arterial embolization

Eisai Co., Ltd. announced that it has received approval for a partial label change for the vascular embolization device DC Bead in Japan.

24 Sep 2018

New outbreak of rare eye disease identified in contact lens wearers

A new outbreak of a rare but preventable eye infection that can cause blindness, has been identified in contact lens wearers in a new study led by UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital researchers.

21 Sep 2018

BSI accredits Oxehealth's vital signs measurement software as Class IIa medical device

The British Standards Institute has accredited Oxehealth's vital signs measurement software as a Class IIa medical device in Europe.

20 Sep 2018

DePuy Synthes introduces CONCORDE LIFT Expandable Interbody Device at EUROSPINE 2018

DePuy Synthes, part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies today unveiled the CONCORDE LIFT Expandable Interbody Device to European Surgeons at the EUROSPINE 2018 Meeting, taking place in Barcelona, Spain.

From DePuy Synthes 20 Sep 2018

Manx Telecom unveils MT clearSound that improves clarity of mobile phone calls

Manx Telecom is delighted to announce the launch today on the Isle of Man of MT clearSound, a new, personal mobile phone product which dramatically improves the clarity of mobile phone calls. The product is available at no additional cost to PayMonthly customers on the Manx Telecom network.

20 Sep 2018

First intracranial aneurysm patients treated with BRAVO Flow Diverter after CE mark approval

CERENOVUS, part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, announced today that the first patients have been treated with the BRAVO Flow Diverter, following recent CE mark approval for the device to be used in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms.

20 Sep 2018

Despite red flags at surgery centers, overseers award gold seals

At his surgery center near San Diego, Rodney Davis wore scrubs, was referred to as "Dr. Rod" and carried the title of director of surgery. But he was a physician assistant, not a doctor, who anesthetized patients and performed liposuction with little input from his supervising doctor, court records show.

20 Sep 2018

New system harnesses power of bubbles to destroy dangerous biofilms

Stiff microbial films often coat medical devices, household items and infrastructure such as the inside of water supply pipes, and can lead to dangerous infections.

20 Sep 2018

Oxehealth secures European medical device accreditation for vital signs measurement software

The British Standards Institute has accredited Oxehealth’s vital signs measurement software as a Class IIa medical device in Europe.

19 Sep 2018

World’s most advanced real-time patient monitoring platform receives key US patent

Isansys Lifecare, a digital healthcare company which has created and developed the world’s most advanced real-time patient data collection and analysis platform, has been granted a US patent covering a key feature of its Lifetouch cardiac sensor.

18 Sep 2018

Bedfont to introduce 2nd generation FeNO monitor at ERS 2018

Medical device manufacturer, Bedfont, who has specialized in breath analysis for over 40 years, has announced a new and improved 2nd generation NObreath.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 14 Sep 2018

Johnson & Johnson Medical acquires EIT to enhance interbody implant portfolio

Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, through its subsidiary Johnson & Johnson Medical GmbH, announced today the acquisition of Emerging Implant Technologies GmbH, a privately held manufacturer of 3D-printed titanium interbody implants for spinal fusion surgery, based in Wurmlingen, Germany.

From Johnson & Johnson 14 Sep 2018

FDA awards grants to enhance development of medical devices for pediatric patients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has awarded five grants totaling up to $6 million per year over the next five years to Pediatric Device Consortia across the country that will provide advice and support services to innovators of children's medical devices.

12 Sep 2018

Medical Devices News and Research

Ethicon demonstrates commitment to improve access to life-changing obesity treatment

ZEISS introduces innovative visualization system to the spine community

Researchers reassess negative pressure wound therapy as its benefit and harm remain unclear

Clinical trial investigators found non-compliant with requirement to report results on EU register

‘Physicians of the mouth’? Dentists absorb the medical billing drill

IME Medical Electrospinning establishes state-of-the-art manufacturing lab facilities

CSU chemists may help in making extracorporeal life support devices more effective

Eisai receives approval for partial label change of DC Bead device for transcatheter arterial embolization

New outbreak of rare eye disease identified in contact lens wearers

BSI accredits Oxehealth's vital signs measurement software as Class IIa medical device

DePuy Synthes introduces CONCORDE LIFT Expandable Interbody Device at EUROSPINE 2018

Manx Telecom unveils MT clearSound that improves clarity of mobile phone calls

First intracranial aneurysm patients treated with BRAVO Flow Diverter after CE mark approval

Despite red flags at surgery centers, overseers award gold seals

New system harnesses power of bubbles to destroy dangerous biofilms

Oxehealth secures European medical device accreditation for vital signs measurement software

World’s most advanced real-time patient monitoring platform receives key US patent

Bedfont to introduce 2nd generation FeNO monitor at ERS 2018

Johnson & Johnson Medical acquires EIT to enhance interbody implant portfolio

FDA awards grants to enhance development of medical devices for pediatric patients

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