4/19/2010 BOZEN, Sud-Tirol, Italy, April 19, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Health Robotics today announced the outstanding results reported by one of its American partners, Health Robotics Canada Inc. (HRCI) first trimester of operations since its inception in December 2009. These impressive results included new contracts in North America for seven i.v.STATION, six i.v.SOFT, one CytoCare, and [...]

4/16/2010 NATICK, Mass., April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boston Scientific Corporation today announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the two validated manufacturing changes affecting all of its cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds) and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), and that it will immediately resume distribution of its COGNIS(R) CRT-Ds and [...]

At yesterday’s Meet the Expert session at the 25th Annual EAU Congress, Professor Jens Rassweiler, Chairman of the EAU Section of Uro-Technology, talked to journalists about the importance of robotics in future laparoscopic surgery. No new developments in EAU guidelines concerning robotic surgery are expected, since without a Phase 3 trial it is difficult to [...]

fter winning one of Orthopedic This Week’s “Best Spine Technologies of 2009″ awards last fall, K2M has now also received a 2010 Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA) for its Serengeti Minimally Invasive Retractor System. The Serengeti system features a flexible polymer retractor which is captured under the head of a cannulated screw and placed with [...]

Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) announced today the launch of a new Frontal Handpiece for its Hydrodebrider™ System, manufactured by the company’s Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) division. The Hydrodebrider System is the first and only powered endoscopic irrigation system for removing bacteria from the paranasal sinuses. It is used for the treatment of chronic sinusitis, a [...]

During CNBC interview Bill Hawkins says he doesn’t anticipate layoffs as a result of medical device tax; touches on BoSci ICD shipment hold Medtronic Inc. (NYSE: MDT) CEO Bill Hawkins took to the airwaves on Thursday, saying that the medical device excise tax could cost his company, “in the neighborhood” of $150 to $200 million [...]

ranS1, Inc. opened its new corporate headquarters on March 30 in Wilmington, North Carolina. One of the state’s U.S. Senators, Republican Richard Burr was on hand to cut the ribbon. The new quarters, located at 301 Government Center Drive. occupy 32,000 square feet of research and development, training, marketing, regulatory, and customer service activities. Senator [...]

UMass Memorial Health Care is undertaking an electronic medical record integration project of incredible scope. Known as Cornerstone, the project is a multi-year, multi-entity corporate initiative to implement common patient clinical and financial systems and to reduce variability in processes and workflows across the system. Currently in full design and implementation mode and continuing over [...]

Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) and Nycomed announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of TachoSil (Absorbable Fibrin Sealant Patch) for use as an adjunct to hemostasis in cardiovascular surgery. TachoSil is the first and only adjunctive hemostatic agent available in the U.S. that combines a collagen patch with a coating of human [...]

MAKO Surgical Corp. has filled two newly created senior vice president slots. The company announced on March 29 that Richard Leparmentier has been made Senior Vice President of Engineering. Leparmentier will assume responsibility for the company’s research and development activities, which used to be overseen by company Co-Founder, and current Chief Visionary Officer, Rony Abovitz. [...]