Latest Medical Devices News
Stentys appoints new chief financial officer
Stentys, a developer of stents for the treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), has appointed Stanislas Piot as chief financial officer, effective immediately.
Published: 03-Sep-2010
Derma Sciences Xtrasorb HCS dressings receive federal reimbursement codes
Derma Sciences, a medical device company focused on advanced wound care, has received Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System (HCPCS) codes for all five products in its line of Xtrasorb HCS dressings.
Published: 03-Sep-2010
Alcon unveils AcrySof intraocular lens outside US
Alcon, a provider of eye care and cataract surgery, has unveiled AcrySof IQ ReSTOR Multifocal Toric intraocular lens (IOL) outside the US during the 2010 European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) annual meeting in Paris, France.
Published: 03-Sep-2010
Gatherer Formula 1 technology to improve patient rehabilitation
The Gatherer Partnership, in collaboration with motorsport engineering expert John Bailey, has deployed its Formula 1 technology for objective analysis and measurement of physiotherapy products to support critical decisions relating to patient assessment, condition and the need for surgical intervention.
Published: 03-Sep-2010
Welch Allyn teams up with VAPSHCS
Welch Allyn, a global manufacturer of medical diagnostic equipment, has teamed up with Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS) to standardise their facilities with FlexiPort blood pressure cuffs, to fight infection and lower the cost of health care.
Published: 03-Sep-2010
NCBH launches new website for hearing loss patients
National Council for Better Hearing (NCBH) has launched a new website Hearing-Aid.com for hearing loss patients to provide the resources they need to understand the causes of hearing loss and find a professional to discovering the right hearing aid style.
Published: 03-Sep-2010
Elekta launches new office in South Korea
Elekta has set up a new international office in Bundang, South Korea, to support the country's growing cancer management needs.
Published: 03-Sep-2010
ConvaTec launches new Aquacel ribbon dressings
ConvaTec has launched a new, narrower size of Aquacel and Aquacel Ag ribbon dressings with strengthening fibers in the US and select European countries for the management of moderate to highly exuding chronic and acute wounds.
Published: 03-Sep-2010
MedLink partners Thrasys for health record management
MedLink, a provider of electronic health records (EHR) and practice management solutions, has signed an agreement with health information technology and solutions provider Thrasys.
Published: 03-Sep-2010
FDA clears Ascension Titan modular total shoulder system
Ascension Orthopedics, a provider of PyroCarbon orthopedic devices, has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to market Titan modular total shoulder system, which provides multiple surgical solutions for shoulder arthroplasty with one implant system.
Published: 03-Sep-2010
