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TransEnterix, Inc. Announces First Sale of ALF-XⓇ Surgical Robotic System
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– TransEnterix, Inc. (NYSE MKT: TRXC), a medical device company that is pioneering the use of robotics to improve minimally invasive surgery, today announced the first global sale of its ALF-XⓇ Surgical Robotic System to Humanitas Hospital in Milan, Italy. “We are pleased to announce the first global sale of our…
Read MoreFDA Approval for Wireless-Enabled InPen Insulin Pen & Mobile App
Companion Medical said today it won FDA 510(k) approval for its wireless-enabled InPen insulin pen and mobile application. The InPen is designed to connect to smartphones via bluetooth and send data back, including insulin dosage and timing, the company said. The app allows patients to track and calculate doses, and set alarms for future doses. “FDA…
Read MoreI Desperately Need a New Heart… Should My Doctor Game The Transplant Wait List?
Imagine your heart can no longer pump enough blood to your vital organs. Even minimal exercise tires you out, and you’re often short of breath when lying flat. Your lungs are accumulating fluid. Your kidneys and liver are impaired. You’ve been hospitalized and started on an intravenous drug that improves your heart’s ability to contract.…
Read MoreStudy Links Deep Space Radiation to Cardiovascular Health Dangers for Apollo Astronauts
Heading into space can be dangerous for many reasons. But new research examines how it could affect one’s cardiovascular health —and warns astronauts who venture into the deep space against going too far. New research from a NASA-affiliated team shows how deep space travel can be the cause of cardiovascular disease. They studied data on…
Read MoreThe Future of Robotic Surgery: Snake-Like Robot That Glides Into Orifices
Letting a snake-like robot glide into your mouth and down your throat may sound a bit alarming. Letting such a robot glide into any of your other orifices may sound more alarming still. But the Flex Robotic System from Medrobotics, in Raynham, Mass., has earned high praise from a head and neck surgeon who has…
Read MoreScandal Over Tainted Olympus Scopes Renews Call For Tougher Requirements on Medical Device Warnings
A U.S. lawmaker is renewing his push for Congress to toughen requirements on medical device warnings, calling Olympus Corp.’s 2013 decision against issuing a broad alert to U.S. hospitals about scope-related superbug outbreaks “despicable.” Rep. Ted Lieu, a Democrat from California, says internal Olympus emails about that decision, detailed for the first time in a…
Read MoreHow IBM Enables YOU to Help Fight Zika and Other Devastating Infections… Using Your Phone
IBM IBM -0.37% today announced that as part of its Impact Grants Program, it will be donating its technology and expertise to help fight Zika virus. Working with Brazil’s Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), a research institution affiliated with the Brazilian Ministry of Health and a world leader on Zika research, the computer technology will help the…
Read MoreDerma Sciences acquires BioD for $21.3m
Derma Sciences (NSDQ:DSCI) said today it is buying regenerative medicine developer BioD for $21.3 million up front, with the possibility of an additional $56.5 million. The deal between Princeton, N.J.-based Derma Sciences and Cordova, Tenn.-based BioD includes regulatory milestone payments up to $30 million and earn outs based on net sales growth of up to $26.5 million. “The acquisition…
Read MoreStryker Voluntarily Recalled 167 Angiographic Catheters
Stryker Sustainability Solutions voluntarily recalled 167 of its Angiodynamics Soft Vu Omni Flush angiographic catheters. The company received reports of the tip of the catheter separating from the main body, which could lead to loss of device function, surgical intervention or other complications. The tip separation can also cause organ injury, stroke, kidney failure, intestinal…
Read MoreCockroach milk is the superfood the world’s been waiting for
Think twice before killing the next cockroach you find in your apartment. A team of scientists at India’s Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine discovered that cockroach milk may be the greatest superfood of them all. The Pacific beetle cockroach (the only kind that gives birth to live young) feeds it’s babies by lactating…
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