Medical Design Online News

Swiss Breast Cancer Patient Becomes First In World To Receive Treatment Using Gated RapidArc From Varian Medical Systems

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:41:00 GMT

A 51-year-old breast cancer patient from Switzerland has become the first person in the world to be treated using Gated RapidArc�, which makes it possible to monitor patient breathing and compensate for tumor motion while quickly delivering radiotherapy during a continuous rotation around the patient

Sunshine Heart Announces First Minimally Invasive Thoracotomy Procedures Performed For The C-Pulse® Heart Assist System

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:29:00 GMT

Sunshine Heart Inc., a global medical device company focused on innovative technologies for moderate heart failure, today announced that its C-Pulse� Heart Assist System has been successfully implanted using a minimally invasive thoracotomy procedure at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart and Vascular Institute in Kansas City, MO

Z-Medica Signs Distribution Agreement With Nihon-Kohden

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:51:00 GMT

Z-Medica Corporation, a medical device company developing innovative hemostatic agents, today announced that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Nihon-Kohden, Japan's leading manufacturer, developer and distributor of medical electronic equipment

Toshiba Installs 1,000th MR System Worldwide

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:00:00 GMT

Diagnostic imaging leader Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. has installed its 1,000th MR system worldwide. Kosair Children's Medical Center - Brownsboro, the only pediatric outpatient facility of its type in Kentucky, is the site of Toshiba's milestone installation

CareFusion Announces National Launch Of Spinal Fracture Device

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:52:00 GMT

CareFusion (NYSE: CFN), a leading, global medical device company, today announced the national commercial launch of the AVAmax� Vertebral Balloon, a minimally invasive device for use during kyphoplasty, a procedure for treating spinal compression fractures

Medtronic Receives Health Canada Approval For The Newest Radiofrequency Ablation Tools For Atrial Fibrillation

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Medtronic, Inc. today announced it received Health Canada approval for the Medtronic Ablation Frontiers Cardiac Ablation System, a novel radiofrequency (RF) ablation technology for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF)

TomTec Introduces 4D MV-Assessment, The New 3D Solution For Improved Diagnostic Confidence In Mitral Valve Therapy At The ESC (European Society Of Cardiology) Congress In Stockholm

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:06:00 GMT

TomTec Imaging Systems GmbH today announced the introduction of its new 4D MV-Assessment 2.0 software. The 4D MV- Assessment software combines the strength of 2D with the advantages of 3D echocardiography to provide the doctor with important and partly unprecedented diagnostic information and measurements for the Mitral Valve

Hands-On Solutions For Medical Device Design And Assembly

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:25:00 GMT

Henkel Corporation has announced a date for the next 2010 Loctite Medical Device Adhesive Seminar. These comprehensive programs address topics specifically related to the design and assembly of medical devices, including proper joint design for adhesive assembly, selecting the appropriate adhesive technology, and processing-equipment requirements

Hansen Medical Announces Agreement To Integrate Its Sensei® X CoHesion™ 3-D Visualization Module With The EnSite Velocity™ Cardiac Mapping System From St. Jude Medical

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:36:00 GMT

Hansen Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: HNSN), the global leader in flexible robotics and the developer of robotic technology for accurate 3-D control of catheter movement, today announced that it has signed an agreement with a division of St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE: STJ), a global medical device company, to commercialize new products based on the companies' complementary technologies for treating patients suffering from heart rhythm disorders

NCKU Developed Pen-Size Plasma Sterilization Device

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:43:00 GMT

Prof. Jiunn-Der Liao of Department of Materials Science and Engineering at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan, has led Post Doctorate Chih-Chiang Weng and a research team to develop a pen-size plasma sterilization device which can sterilize instruments and wounds by relying on the process of plasma sterilization

New Technology For Tracking Surgical Instruments, Sponges During Surgery Earns FDA Clearance

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:47:00 GMT

A new technology that tracks instruments and sponges during surgical procedures has earned clearance from the Food and Drug Administration.

Coverage Initiated By Two Regional Medicare Carriers For Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation (PTNS) Delivered Via Uroplasty's Urgent® PC Neuromodulation System

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:15:00 GMT

Uroplasty, Inc. (Nasdaq: UPI), a medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets innovative proprietary products to treat voiding dysfunctions, today announced that Noridian Administrative Services, LLC and Palmetto GBA, South Carolina, both regional Medicare carriers, now cover percutaneous, posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) using the Urgent� PC Neuromodulation System for the treatment of the symptoms of overactive bladder

ETC Biomedical Systems Offers New FDA Approved Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Medical Device

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:26:00 GMT

Environmental Tectonics Corporation's (OTC Bulletin Board: ETCC) ("ETC" or the 'Company") Biomedical Systems, a worldwide leader in the development, manufacture of computerized monoplace hyperbaric chambers, today confirmed that it has received FDA 510-k clearance for O.S.C.A.R. T. O.S.C.A.R. T is an acronym for "Operating System for Control And Recording." This computerized system is configured as a stand-alone unit that will operate, control and record whole-body hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatments

Benvenue Medical Begins Enrollment In Landmark Study Versus Balloon Kyphoplasty

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:31:00 GMT

Benvenue Medical, Inc., a developer of minimally invasive solutions for spine repair, announced today that it has enrolled the first patient into the landmark KAST (Kiva System as a Vertebral Augmentation Treatment - A Safety and Effectiveness Trial) study

St. Vincent's Hospital Implants Australia's 1st SynCardia Total Artificial Heart

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:05:00 GMT

On Aug. 5, St. Vincent's Hospital in Sydney performed Australia's firstimplant of the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart. The patient, a 50-year-old male suffering from total heart failure, is the first recipient of the Total Artificial Heart in the Southern Hemisphere

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe Completes Acquisition Of Majority Position In K2M

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT

K2M, Inc. ("K2M" or the "Company"), a spinal device company developing innovative solutions for the treatment of complex spinal pathologies, and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe ("Welsh Carson"), a leading private equity firm, today announced the closure of a transaction in which Welsh Carson has acquired the outstanding stock and become the majority shareholder of K2M

Binder Biomedical, Inc. Announces Official Launch Of The NEWTON™ Intervertebral Body Fusion Spinal Spacer System

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:31:00 GMT

The NEWTONT Intervertebral Body Spacer System is comprised of a complete line of lumbar spinal spacers that allow anterior, posterior or lateral insertion angles to reach the intervertebral disc space. Each implant is designed with a large central window for optimum graft placement. Initial size offerings range from 7 to 15mm high and 7 to 45mm wide in both parallel and lordotic configurations

Aesculap Implant Systems, Inc. Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance For The A-Fix (SIBD) Spinal System

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:09:00 GMT

The Aesculap Implant Systems A-Fix Spinal System received 510(k) clearance under K100802 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on July 20, 2010. The A-Fix Spinal System is a stand-alone interbody fusion device developed for the anterior surgical approach and is intended for spinal fusion procedures at one or two contiguous levels in the lumbar spine from L2 to S1 in patients with degenerative disc disease with up to Grade 1 spondylolisthesis at the involved level(s)

Calypso Medical Signs European Product Distribution Agreement With Siemens Healthcare

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:00:00 GMT

Calypso Medical Technologies, Inc., a developer of real-time localization technology used for the precise tracking of tumor targets, today announced that it has entered into a non-exclusive product distribution agreement with Siemens Healthcare for the sale of its Calypso System in Europe

Cardiac Dimensions® Announces Presentation Of 12-Month Follow-Up Data Of TITAN™ Trial At European Society Of Cardiology Meeting

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:15:00 GMT

Cardiac Dimensions, an early stage company focused on the development of minimally invasive devices for the treatment of mitral valve disease and congestive heart failure, announced today that the 12-month follow-up results from the TITANT trial of the Company's CARILLON� Mitral Contour System will be presented at the European Society of Cardiology 2010 Congress (ESC) on August 29, 2010 in Stockholm