Archive for the ‘Healthcare Industry’ Category

Siemens‘ Biograph mCT, a positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) scanner which was introduced at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago a few months ago, has now received FDA 510k clearance. The Biograph mCT enables the quantification of molecular processes in the body. Current applications include cancer imaging, quantification of ... Full story

The FDA granted pre-market approval to St. Jude Medical for the company’s Therapy Cool Path Duo and Safire Blu Duo cardiac ablation catheters and the matching IBI1500T9-CP V1.6 generator to power them. The catheters provide cooling irrigation all around the tip from a dozen ports so that only targeted tissue is destroyed.  The system is already ... Full story

It’s been implanted in Europe and other places outside the U.S. for over a decade, and the company says that the implant can deliver lower wear and dislocation rates when compared to competing devices. The system is specifically designed to address the challenges of treating patients – in both primary and revision cases – who are ... Full story

Integra LifeSciences recently announced the launch of the Integra Allograft Wedge System, their pre-cut allograft wedges for Evans and Cotton osteotomies. Osteotomies are procedures in which bone is cut and then re-aligned, often with new bone placed as a wedge to secure the new position. The Cotton osteotomy involves the medial cuneiform and is used to correct rotational deformities of the forefoot. The Evans osteotomy, ... Full story

Medasys has received FDA pre-market approval for its Prometra programmable implantable drug pump. The Prometra is a non-peristaltic programmable implantable pump that delivers INFUMORPH (preservative-free morphine sulfate sterile solution) intrathecally for the management of pain. The Prometra makes use of a valve gated precision dosing system to achieve high accuracy, minimizing dose variations due to temperature, ... Full story

Researchers at the University of Georgia Regenerative Bioscience Center in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Defense are developing a new “fracture putty” with the aim of  significantly shortening the healing time of bone fractures in humans. According to the researchers, complex fractures can often lead to amputations for U.S. service men and women. The lengthy healing time often associated with these injuries can ... Full story

Bovie Medical received FDA clearance for its J-Plasma handpiece with retractable cutting feature for coagulating soft tissue during surgeries. It is available for both open and laparoscopic procedures. The device is powered by a previously approved Bovie GS electrosurgical generator. J-Plasma™ is formed by passing an inert gas, such as helium, over a sharp conductive point which ... Full story

Cardinal Health has made available its Smart-Seal surgical mask that improves both its fit and reduces interior fogging while providing a high level of filtration and resistance to liquids. From the announcement: The Smart-Seal™ surgical mask features a patent-pending, “cinch and hug” single-tie design that creates a custom seal around the wearer’s nose and mouth. The innovative ... Full story

The U.S. Army has been trying to improve first aid medical response of soldiers in the field, and has developed the latest Individual First Aid Kit, or IFAK, to meet the unique needs that presented themselves in Iraq and Afghanistan. But the IFAK is bulky and gets in the way of other ... Full story

Drs. Billy Cohn and Bud Frazier at the Texas Heart Institute were faced with a patient last March who’s heart was about to succumb to the point that even a left ventricular assist device wouldn’t be sufficient to keep him alive. Described as a story of “two visionary doctors from the Texas Heart Institute who in March of 2011 successfully replaced a dying man’s heart ... Full story