The largest privately owned medical device company in the world Cook Medical is to invest up to €16.5m over four years in a new R&D operation in Limerick. Established in Limerick in 1996, Cook Medical’s Irish operation has grown from eight employees to more than 630, becoming one of the leading medical device employers in the country. [...]

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — USHIFU, LLC (US HIFU), a world leader in minimally invasive high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) technologies, appointed Michael Klein as the company’s new chief executive officer and member of the board of directors. Mr. Klein brings more than 30 years of experience in oncology and the medical device industry to US HIFU, [...]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 9, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Conceptus, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPTS – News), developer of the Essure(R) procedure, the leading non-surgical permanent birth control method, announced today the Company’s decision to discontinue its promotion of the GYNECARE THERMACHOICE(R) Uterine Balloon Therapy System to U.S. OB/GYN physician offices. The product is manufactured for and marketed [...]

Pioneer Surgical just announced the first human use of nanOss Bioactive 3D. The procedures were perfomed by Dr. Nicholas Matagaras at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers, Illinois. The product is a three-dimensional shaped biologic bone graft which utilizes proprietary nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite as well as a collagen-based biopolymer to promote bone growth in posterolateral spine. Dr. [...]

BEDFORD, Mass., Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company) (Nasdaq: HOLX), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostic products, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Cervista HTA (high [...]

Sporting increased mobility and a low profile, Exactech’s new Gibralt Spinal System has gone to full market launch. The Gibralt is a comprehensive solution for posterior stabilization and an adjunct to fusion of the cervical and upper thoracic spine. The product features top loading polyaxial screws, hooks, offset connectors, and rod-to-rod connectors which can be [...]

Medical device company TransEnterix has closed on $15 million in financing as the firm continues to build sales for its minimally invasive surgical system. “We have great plans and expectations for this financing,” CEO Todd Pope said in an e-mailed statement. “While I won’t go into detail now, I would emphasize that this financing was spearheaded by [...]

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. may launch two “significant” new products at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ (AAOS) February 2012 annual meeting in San Francisco. That’s what Mizuho Securities Analyst Mike Matson wrote to investors on December 9. Matson said the products would include a new knee to replace the company’s “aging” NexGen knee and vitamin [...]

TOKYO & BOTHELL, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation (TSE: 4901, hereinafter: Fujifilm), a diversified technology company that operates in healthcare, highly functional materials, and document solutions, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with SonoSite, Inc. (NASDAQ: SONO, hereinafter: SonoSite), a pioneer and leader in bedside and point-of-care ultrasound technology, pursuant to [...]

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. says it has a new hip stem technology now available in the U.S. that enables surgeons to “better match patients’ individual anatomies” with modular neck options designed for independent, intraoperative adjustments. The CLS Brevius Hip Stem with Kinectiv Technology is based on the Zimmer CLS Spotorno Stem, which has been in use [...]