Medical Grade Materials News
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HD Medical Awarded FDA Clearance For HD Steth
HD Medical, Inc. of Silicon Valley today announces that its flagship product, HD Steth, has received FDA clearance for all three product classification codes of DQD, DQC and DPS for Electronic Stethoscope, Phonocardiograph and Electrocardiograph combined into one device. HD Steth utilizes cutting-edge AI technology to enable clinicians to perform advanced cardiac evaluation at the point-of-care ...
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Empirical Spine Presents Data from Study of the LimiFlex Tension Band at the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) Annual Forum 2021
Empirical Spine, Inc., a Silicon-Valley based medical technology company, announced today that data from the IDE study of the company’s LimiFlex Tension Band for patients suffering from degenerative spondylolisthesis with lumbar spinal stenosis, was presented at the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) Annual Forum 2021. The SMISS Annual Forum took place from October 28 ...
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Exclusive distribution agreement with Alma Solutions Inc.
We have recently signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Alma Solutions Inc. https://alma-s.com/ for the distribution of our Allbrand Universal 12 Lead ECG/EKG Electrodes belt in the USA. The Allbrand™ ECG/EKG Electrodes belt connects to any 12 lead ECG/EKG device via standard patient cable for conducting 12 Lead rest ECG/EKG exam for adults. Allbrand™ is made of ...
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Announcing a New Leadership Team at Vave Health
Vave Health, the innovative Silicon Valley startup democratizing medical care through handheld wireless ultrasound, today announced the appointment of a new leadership team to support the company’s accelerated growth in the medical imaging market. David Garner, a veteran of point-of-care ultrasound and previous vice president at Butterfly Network, will be taking on the role of Chief ...
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APrevent and hearLIFE Group signed the exclusive distribution agreement
APrevent announced on 17TH December that APrevent and hearLIFE signed the exclusive distribution agreement for APrevent® VOIS in Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Brunei. We are going to provide patients with glottic insufficiency/unilateral vocal fold paralysis an innovative, safe and effective surgical treatment. hearLIFE Group has a ...
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APrevent signed the distribution agreement in Lithuania
APrevent announced on 7TH December that APrevent and Labostera signed the distribution agreement for APrevent® VOIS in Lithuania. We are going to provide patients with glottic insufficiency/unilateral vocal fold paralysis an innovative, safe and effective surgical treatment. Labostera was founded in year 2005, they are experienced in ENT surgical products including surgical voice ...
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Atia Vision Closes Second Tranche of $20M in Series D Financing
CAMPBELL, CA – May 19, 2020 – Atia Vision, Inc., a Shifamed portfolio company committed to improving patient outcomes through the development of a modular presbyopia-correcting accommodating intraocular lens, today announced the closing of its second tranche of a Series D $20M financing. Led by Cormorant Asset Management, with participation by The Capital Partnership (TCP), AMED ...
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Atia Vision Announces Upcoming Presentations Highlighting Modular Presbyopia-Correcting Intraocular Lens Technology
CAMPBELL, CA – September 11, 2019 – Atia Vision, Inc., a Shifamed portfolio company committed to improving patient outcomes through the development of a novel modular presbyopia- correcting intraocular lens (IOL), today announced its technology will be featured in presentations at two ophthalmology conferences this week in Paris, France. The first presentation will be delivered by ...
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The Lancet Public Health: First scientific review of menstrual cups suggests they are safe and may be as effective as other sanitary products
Review indicates that menstrual cups are a safe option for menstruation management Around 70% of women wanted to continue using menstrual cups once they were familiar with how use them, but practice, peer support and training are key to initiation Although there are 199 brands of menstrual cup, and cups are available in 99 countries, awareness is low – cups were only mentioned in 21 of ...
By Siemens AG
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Top Ten Status Awarded to WilMarc
As sustainable and green initiatives gather momentum across industries, the healthcare sector has woken up to realize the hidden health hazards associated with PVC-based medical devices. Compounds such as plasticizers present in these products produce a range of toxic effects and perilous health problems that affect the functioning of the human body. Numerous reports have substantiated the ...
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ELEVET Elevates Veterinarian Care Nationwide by Offering HD StethVet® HD Medical’s New EKG-Enabled Intelligent Stethoscope
ELEVET Technologies of Worthington, OH and HD Medical, Inc. of Silicon Valley, CA today announce they have signed a distribution agreement. According to the terms of the agreement, ELEVET will offer HD StethVet® to the veterinarian community nationwide. HD Steth is an intelligent stethoscope with integrated EKG; this provides instantaneous insights from evidence-based medical diagnosis of an ...
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VEO Ophthalmics Launches CUSTOMFLEX ARTIFICIALIRIS in the U.S.
VEO Ophthalmics, LLC, today announced the launch of the CUSTOMFLEX ® ARTIFICIALIRIS, the first iris prosthesis available in the United States. The surgically implanted device received FDA approval on May 30, 2018 for use in children and adults for the treatment of iris defects resulting from congenital aniridia, acquired defects or other conditions associated with a completely or partially ...
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RecoMed takeback scheme for medical devices wins 2017 CIWM recycling award
RecoMed, the expanding PVC takeback scheme for medical devices, has won the Chartered Institute of Waste Management’s (CIWM) Sustainability and Resource Award for Best Recycling Project 2017. It’s the scheme’s fourth award since it was established in 2014. Having grown year-on-year, RecoMed now operates in 11 hospitals across the UK with more than 10 new ones currently in the ...
By Axion Group
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RecoMed wins National Recycling Award for medical PVC recycling
RecoMed, the PVC medical devices take-back scheme, is a joint winner of the Waste Prevention category of the 2017 National Recycling Awards for its innovative approach to sustainable healthcare recycling. It’s yet another accolade - the third in two years - for the unique UK-wide scheme, which is run by project partners Axion Consulting, a resource recovery specialist, and the British ...
By Axion Group
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ASTM F2042 - 00(2011) Standard Guide for Silicone Elastomers, Gels, and Foams Used in Medical Applications Part II—Crosslinking and Fabrication
This guide is intended to provide guidance for the specification and selection of fabrication methods for silicones used in medical devices. It also provides guidance relative to testing that might be done to qualify lots of acceptable material, based on desired performance properties. Silicone manufacturers supplying material ...
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ASTM F136 - 11 Standard Specification for Wrought Titanium-6Aluminum-4Vanadium ELI (Extra Low Interstitial) Alloy for Surgical Implant Applications (UNS R56401)
This specification covers the chemical, mechanical, and metallurgical requirements for wrought annealed titanium-6aluminum-4vanadium ELI (extra low interstitial) alloy (R56401) to be used in the manufacture of surgical implants. The products are classified into: strip, sheet, plate, bar, forging bar, and wire. The heat analysis shall conform to the ...
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ASTM F2038 - 00(2011) Standard Guide for Silicone Elastomers, Gels, and Foams Used in Medical Applications Part I—Formulations and Uncured Materials
4.1 This guide is intended to provide guidance for the specification and selection of silicone materials for medical device applications. Silicone manufacturers supplying materials to the medical device industry should readily provide information regarding non-proprietary product formulation to their customers either directly, or ...
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ASTM F2066 - 11 standard specification for wrought titanium-15 molybdenum alloy for surgical implant applications (UNS R58150)
This specification covers the chemical, mechanical, and metallurgical requirements for wrought titanium-15 molybdenum alloy to be used in the manufacture of surgical implants. The product shall be classified as: strip; sheet; plate; ...
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ASTM F620 - 11 standard specification for titanium alloy forgings for surgical implants in the alpha plus beta condition
This specification covers alpha plus beta titanium alloy forgings for use in surgical implants such as orthopaedic medical devices. The products should be forged by hammering, pressing, extruding, or upsetting bars or wires and should be free of ...
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ASTM F1295 - 11 standard specification for wrought titanium-6aluminum-7niobium alloy for surgical implant applications (UNS R56700)
This specification covers the chemical, mechanical, and metallurgical requirements for wrought annealed, cold worked, or hot rolled titanium-6aluminum-7niobium alloy (UNS R56700) bar and wire to be used in the manufacture of surgical implants. Titanium mill products covered in this specification shall be formed with the conventional ...
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