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Hologic to sell Cynosure medical aesthetics business for $205m
Hologic, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Cynosure medical aesthetics business to an affiliate of investment funds managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice for a total purchase price of $205 million in cash, subject to certain closing adjustments. Net of these adjustments, Hologic expects net cash proceeds of…
Read MoreSynaptic Medical Appoints Robert Ricker as President of US Commercialization
LAKE FOREST, Calif., October 24, 2019 – Synaptic Medical, a medical device company that focuses on developing breakthrough products for the treatment of arrhythmias and other cardiovascular diseases, today announced that Robert C. Ricker has been appointed President of US Commercialization. Mr. Ricker’s broad executive experience in the cardiovascular industry are invaluable to the future…
Read MoreData Show Zilver PTX Leads to Fewer Complications and Shorter Hospital Stays Than Traditional Bypass Surgery
At this year’s VEITHsymposium, Dr. Marc Bosiers presented data that show that patient treatment with the Zilver PTX stent has several benefits when compared to traditional bypass surgery. The data, which were gathered from a randomized controlled trial, show that treatment with Zilver PTX results in fewer complications and shorter hospital stays for patients with…
Read MoreNanox Introduces New Digital X-ray Technology That Could Significantly Reduce the Price of Medical Imaging Systems
Nano-X Imaging Ltd. a medical imaging technology company, introduces the first commercial-grade digital X-ray technology based on a proprietary silicon MEMs semiconductor technology. This technology is introduced after 15 years of “under the radar” Japanese and Israeli development and substantial investment to overcome one of the biggest barriers to modern medical imaging. This novel digital X-ray source may enable…
Read MoreBioVentrix Gains FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for their Revivent TC Transcatheter Ventricular Enhancement System
BioVentrix, Inc., a privately-held company with a first-in-class, transcatheter-based structural heart device to treat heart failure, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company Breakthrough Device Designation status for its Revivent TC™ Transcatheter Ventricular Enhancement System for heart failure. Less Invasive Ventricular Enhancement, or the LIVE™ procedure, uses the…
Read MoreAvatera Robot Cleared in Europe for Minimally Invasive Laparoscopies
Avateramedical GmbH, an innovative German medical technology company, today announced the successful completion of the CE conformity assessment procedure for its avatera® system[1] for robot-assisted, minimally invasive surgery. All four components of the system – the surgical robot and control unit, the instruments, the endoscopes and the sterile components – can now carry the CE mark. This…
Read MoreCenterline Biomedical Announces First-in-Human Use of IOPS™ Intra-Operative Positioning System
Centerline Biomedical, Inc., a spinout company from Cleveland Clinic, announced the successful first human clinical use of its groundbreaking IOPS™ technology. IOPS, the Intra-Operative Positioning System, provides doctors performing minimally-invasive vascular repairs with an intuitive, interactive color 3D display. IOPS, the Intra-Operative Positioning System, provides doctors performing minimally-invasive vascular repairs with an intuitive, interactive color 3D…
Read MoreWorld’s First “Artificial Meniscus” Available in Israel
Active Implants LLC, a company that develops orthopedic implant solutions, today announced that two patients in Israel have undergone knee surgery for the company’s NUsurface® Meniscus Implant – the first “artificial meniscus” to be marketed in the Middle East. Until now, the NUsurface Implant was only available in Israel in clinical trials. The procedures were performed…
Read MoreAfter a Dramatic Rise, the Average U.S. Medical Radiation Doses Now Are Decreasing
The National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) today issued a new report showing a 15 to 20 % reduction in diagnostic and interventional medical radiation doses to the U.S. population from 2006 to 2016. Except for computed tomography (CT) scans, most medical imaging doses are stable or decreasing. This finding is a contrast to the dramatic rise…
Read MoreWPI Engineers Create a Miniaturized, Wireless Oxygen Sensor for Sick Infants to Enable Parents to Take Them Home Sooner
Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are developing a sensor the size of a Band-Aid that will measure a baby’s blood oxygen levels, a vital indication of the lungs’ effectiveness and whether the baby’s tissue is receiving adequate oxygen supply. Unlike current systems used in hospitals, this miniaturized wearable device will be flexible and stretchable,…
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