Cook, a Bloomington, Ind., medical device company, has initiated a recall on certain lots of its Ciaglia Blue Rhino and Ciaglia Blue Dolphin Percutaneous Tracheostomy Introducer Sets and Trays that contain a Covidien 6PERC or 8PERC Shiley™ Tracheostomy Tube. The company is recalling these products because Covidien has recalled its cuffed Shiley tracheostomy tubes because [...]

Steve MacMillan, Stryker’s Chairman, President and CEO (the CPCEO) tried to calm the swarming mob of Wall Street analysts on July 20. The mob had just descended on MacMillan after their fretting over Biomet and DePuy’s disappointing spine numbers and slowing orthopedic revenues. “We’re on track,” said MacMillan, “Our second quarter results reflect the underlying [...]

METROMODE, 7/22/2010 Leaders from both the private and public realms talk about the virtues of local manufacturers diversifying their work to stay afloat. Royal Oak Industries is actually walking that walk. The automotive supplier has also done work in the agricultural and marine sectors. Now it is moving into the medical device industry with a [...]

The Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation issued a reminder that early bird registration discounts will end on Saturday, July 31 for the upcoming 2nd International Symposium on MR-guided Focused Ultrasound. Prior to the deadline, standard registration will cost $350 and registration for residents, students and trainees will be $250. As of August 1, standard registration will [...]

As physician-guided robots routinely operate on patients at most major hospitals, the next generation robot could eliminate a surprising element from that scenario — the doctor. Feasibility studies conducted by Duke University bioengineers have demonstrated that a robot — without any human assistance — can locate a man-made, or phantom, lesion in simulated human organs, [...]

WASHINGTON — The FDA has issued a class I recall — its most serious — for certain devices in the Constellation Vision ophthalmic microsurgical systems line due to software and hardware power errors which may cause eye injury or blindness. The ophthalmic microsurgical systems in question may experience unexpected power shutdowns, system error messages, unresponsive [...]

Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:32pm EDT * Says models are no longer sold or available for implant * No injury or death reported due to ICD issues * Says possibility of patient harm is 1 in one million * Shares up 2 pct tracking broad market rally (Adds physician comment, updates stock prices) By Debra [...]

Rex Bionics has launched Rex, a robotic exoskeleton consisting of a pair of robotic legs for wheelchair users, enabling them to stand up and walk. It can be used by anyone who can self-transfer and operate hand controls, with most users to-date having sustained spinal cord injury. Movement is controlled using a joystick and a [...]

Ximedica LLC, a Providence, R.I.-based medical device firm, has all signs pointing to growth – real estate expansion plans, a new medical director position appointed and a report of hiring 30 people since early 2009. The company has hired 30 people since April 2009, with plans for 20 percent growth going forward, according to CFO [...]

uman amniotic membrane (HAM), the tissue that composes the amniotic sac, has for several years been developed and marketed for its therapeutic applications, from eye surgery to burn care. Now cryogenically-preserved HAM is being examined as a means to repair damaged articular cartilage. This is particularly important cartilage is not a self-healing tissue. The findings [...]