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The U.S. FDA has authorized use of Cook Medical's Flourish Pediatric Esophageal Atresia Anastomosis, a first-of-its-kind medical device to treat infants up to 1 year old for a birth defect that causes a gap in their esophagus, called esophageal atresia.
A new report from Persistence Market Research indicates the global hospital bed market is expected to reach $6,731.8 million by 2020, with the largest growth predicted in Europe and Asia.
The US FDA has cleared REBIScan’s Pediatric Vision Scanner (PVS)—a handheld device that helps physicians screen for amblyopia (“lazy eye”) and strabismus (misaligned eyes) in young children. Such technology is a boon to the medical community, REBIScan officials say, since amblyopia and strabismus are easiest to treat in preschoolers.
Read MoreNihon Kohden, a Tokyo-based medical device manufacturer, is opening a technical support call center in Allentown, Pa. The company’s new 6,000-square-foot facility will complement the call center at its Irvine, Calif-based U.S. headquarters, allowing it to more quickly reach customers on the East Coast.
Read MoreAbbott and St Jude Medical have announced a deal for Abbott to acquire St Jude Medical, strengthening Abbott’s position in the cardiovascular, diabetes, vision, and neuromodulation markets. The new company will occupy the first or second position across the cardiovascular device markets, with combined annual sales totaling approximately $8.7 billion.
Read MorePhilips has announced a move to expand its patient monitoring solutions, launching its IntelliVue platform with Masimo rainbow SET technology. The technology analyzes multiple wavelengths of light to noninvasively and continuously measure patients’ total hemoglobin, oxygen content, carboxyhemoglobin, methemoglobin, and Pleth Variability Index, the company says.
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TSO3 Inc, a maker of sterilization technology for medical devices, has received a label claim for the Sterizone VP4 sterilizer in Canada that validates the ability to sterilize a specific duodenoscope, reportedly cleansing it of transmittable germs.
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Sage Services Group has launched the Guardian, a custom-fit case designed to protect telemetry transmitters from everyday wear and tear. The case features an internal shock-absorbing frame to help hospitals avoid unnecessary repair costs.
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Pat Stires, a 24×7 reader and contributor who recently retired after four decades working in medical imaging service, took some time to share his poem celebrating the travel-heavy life of the typical biomed.
Read MoreAccording to a new market report from Transparency Market Research, the global patient monitoring equipment market was valued at more than $3 billion in 2014, and is projected to reach a value of $4.7 billion between 2015 and 2023. Factors such as increasing incidence of chronic diseases, growing awareness of applications for patient monitors, and increased spending by patients and governments are fueling the growth.
Read MoreThe University of Pennsylvania Health System has undergone a 3-week pilot program to test wearable patient monitors in the medical surgical cancer unit. The program is intended as a “proof of concept” to determine whether the FDA-approved hospital devices would be useful to patients and clinicians.
Read MoreUS News & World Report has issued its 2015–2016 rankings for the best hospitals across 16 specialties, including more than 5,000 medical facilities from around the world. Massachusetts General took first place on the newspaper’s Honor Roll, a list of 15 US hospitals that ranked at or near the top among six or more specialty areas.
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CapsuleTech and Masimo are partnering to integrate Masimo SET Measure-through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry into the SmartLinx Vitals Plus patient monitoring system.
Read MoreAccording to a February 2015 market research report from Bio-Tech Systems Inc, advances in neurological and cardiac imaging are predicted to fuel United States growth for SPECT and PET radiopharmaceutical markets in the second half of the decade.
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