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Lucideon welcomes University College Dublin students on work placements

Lucideon is pleased to announce that it has offered three healthcare technology placements to students from University College Dublin (UCD).

From Lucideon 5 Mar 2015

Valley Hospital becomes first hospital in New Jersey to use minimally-invasive approach to treat PAD

The Valley Hospital today announced it was the first hospital in New Jersey to use a recently approved device to offer a minimally-invasive approach to the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in the upper leg, a serious and common condition associated with an increased risk for heart attack and stroke.

5 Mar 2015

Mayo Clinic, Gentag partner to develop wearable biosensors for treating obesity, diabetes

Mayo Clinic and Gentag, Inc. have reached an agreement to develop the next generation of wearable biosensors designed to fight obesity and diabetes.

4 Mar 2015

Halyard Health's net sales increase 2% to $439 million in fourth quarter 2014

Halyard Health, Inc. today reported year-end 2014 results and provided its 2015 outlook and related key planning assumptions.

4 Mar 2015

Apollo signs license option deal with Case Western to develop point-of-care blood analyzer

A blood test yields a wealth of information crucial to a person's health. What's needed is a device that is small and inexpensive, yet capable of quickly providing a thorough analysis using a very small sample.

4 Mar 2015

American Biosurgical announces acquisition of MTI

American Biosurgical, LLC a privately owned, custom medical cable manufacturer actively engaged in the design, development and production of innovative medical interconnect technologies for the world's leading medical device companies has announced the acquisition of MTI Corporation, a high precision, low volume custom medical cable manufacturer based in North Carolina.

3 Mar 2015

Autism Speaks' affiliate DELSIA announces new funding for clinical trial of cognitive video game

Autism Speaks' not-for-profit affiliate Delivering Scientific Innovation for Autism has announced new funding for clinical testing of a cognitive video game designed to improve executive function skills in children and adolescents with autism.

3 Mar 2015

Use of magnetic force can make laparoscopic surgery easier, more effective

Pietro Valdastri is convinced that the clever application of magnetic force can make minimally invasive surgery easier and more effective.

3 Mar 2015

New pocket LED diagnostic sets from Welch Allyn

Exactly 100 years since Welch Allyn invented the world’s first self-illuminating hand-held ophthalmoscope, the company has launched a new Pocket LED set - proof of their continuing ability to keep pushing the boundaries with a winning combination of customer-pleasing quality, reliability and cutting edge technology.

2 Mar 2015

Nottingham researchers developing mobile phone app that could help identify premature babies

A mobile phone app that will identify babies born prematurely in the developing world is being developed by researchers at The University of Nottingham.

2 Mar 2015

PTI Launches Game-based Learning for the Pharma, Biotech and Medical Device Industries

Pharmaceutical Training International (PTI), the leading supplier of online and public, event-based training courses for the pharma, biotech and medical device sectors, has launched a range of game-based e-learning courses.

From Pharmaceutical Training International 2 Mar 2015

WuXi applauds TaiMed for receiving FDA breakthrough therapy designation for ibalizumab

WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc., a leading open-access R&D capability and technology platform company serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries with operations in China and the United States, congratulates our partner TaiMed Biologics for receiving breakthrough therapy designation from the U.S. FDA for ibalizumab (TMB355).

28 Feb 2015

LGTmedical issued U.S. patent for Kenek Core audio waveform technology

LionsGate Technologies, Inc., a privately-held medical device company, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent for its pulse oximetry technology based on the Kenek Core proprietary audio waveform platform.

27 Feb 2015

Cipher acquires worldwide rights to three products from Astion

Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced it has strengthened its product pipeline by acquiring the worldwide rights to three products from Astion Pharma, a Denmark-based specialty pharmaceutical company.

26 Feb 2015

Shortlist announced for world leading healthcare awards

Companies from across the UK have been announced as part of the shortlist for the prestigious Medilink UK Awards 2015 - celebrating cutting edge technologies, outstanding business achievements and international success across the UK’s Life Sciences sector.

26 Feb 2015

Cook Medical Launches SialoCath™ Salivary Duct Catheter

SialoCath is one device in a growing suite of Cook Medical sialendoscopy access and interventional tools that are now available to clinicians in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and North America.

From COOK MEDICAL INC. 26 Feb 2015

New medical device could revolutionise kidney disease care in the UK

A new medical device which combines nanotechnology with a pregnancy tester could help diagnose and treat the 1 million people in the UK who don’t know they have kidney disease, a new report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers reveals today.

26 Feb 2015

Patients battling sleep apnea find relief from Zzoma device

Thousands of patients in the U.S. and Europe battling positional obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are finding relief from Zzoma, an FDA-cleared medical device designed by physicians at Sleep Specialists, LLC.

25 Feb 2015

Winners of ECRI Institute's 2015 Healthcare Supply Chain Achievement Award announced

ECRI Institute is proud to announce the winners of its fourth annual Healthcare Supply Chain Achievement Award. The prestigious award honors healthcare organizations that demonstrate excellence in overall spend management and in adopting best practice solutions in their supply chain processes.

23 Feb 2015

Tandem Diabetes Care announces release of t:simulator App

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc., a medical device company and manufacturer of the t:slim and t:flex Insulin Pumps, today announced the release of the t:simulator App, which mimics the touchscreen interface and features of the t:slim Insulin Pump.

21 Feb 2015

Medical Devices News and Research

Lucideon welcomes University College Dublin students on work placements

Valley Hospital becomes first hospital in New Jersey to use minimally-invasive approach to treat PAD

Mayo Clinic, Gentag partner to develop wearable biosensors for treating obesity, diabetes

Halyard Health's net sales increase 2% to $439 million in fourth quarter 2014

Apollo signs license option deal with Case Western to develop point-of-care blood analyzer

American Biosurgical announces acquisition of MTI

Autism Speaks' affiliate DELSIA announces new funding for clinical trial of cognitive video game

Use of magnetic force can make laparoscopic surgery easier, more effective

New pocket LED diagnostic sets from Welch Allyn

Nottingham researchers developing mobile phone app that could help identify premature babies

PTI Launches Game-based Learning for the Pharma, Biotech and Medical Device Industries

WuXi applauds TaiMed for receiving FDA breakthrough therapy designation for ibalizumab

LGTmedical issued U.S. patent for Kenek Core audio waveform technology

Cipher acquires worldwide rights to three products from Astion

Shortlist announced for world leading healthcare awards

Cook Medical Launches SialoCath™ Salivary Duct Catheter

New medical device could revolutionise kidney disease care in the UK

Patients battling sleep apnea find relief from Zzoma device

Winners of ECRI Institute's 2015 Healthcare Supply Chain Achievement Award announced

Tandem Diabetes Care announces release of t:simulator App

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