Surgery Instruments News
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How to deal with the trend of population aging to achieve a sustainable future
The World Social Report 2023 calls for concrete measures to support an aging global population in the face of rising pension and health care costs. According to a study published by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, population aging is the defining global trend of our time. Countries can benefit by promoting equality of opportunity from birth, so that everyone has the ...
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Press release: High quality, cost effective surgical retractor is welcomed by leading US hospital group
JUNE Medical is delighted to announce a new agreement with a major US hospital group to supply the award-winning Galaxy II® self-retaining surgical retractors to over 1,600 hospitals in the US, commencing April 15, 2023. This game-changing device radically improves the safety and ease of surgical retraction for both patients and medical staff; its ergonomic design transforms the way in which ...
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Australian Medical Micro Screw Innovation Makes World Debut in 30 Jan 2019 Brisbane Operation
An innovative Australian micro screw created to help significantly reduce complications in the management of orthopaedic injuries and the fixing of fractures in the hand and wrist will be used in a world-first operation in Brisbane by internationally-renowned hand surgeon Dr Greg Couzens on Wednesday 30 January. The Field Micro Screw by Brisbane med-tech start-up Field Orthopaedics has already ...
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Water for Sterilizing Medical Devices (AAMI ST108)
Water for sterilization has a new requirement and standard. This applies to surgical tools and instruments, and is useful to feed steam sterilizers and autoclaves.Medical Surgical Devices Require Steriliza New Standard AAMI calls the new standard for water for sterilizing medical devices “Water for the Processing of Reusable Medical Devices”. This is technically AAMI ST108. The ...
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CurvaFix Announces Participation in Orthopaedic Trauma Association Industry Sessions
BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 6, 2022 – CurvaFix, Inc., a developer of medical devices to repair fractures in curved bones, today announced participation in the Industry Sessions of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) 38th Annual Meeting, Oct. 12-15 in Tampa, Fl, highlighting the expanding use of the CurvaFix® IM Implant by industry-leading surgeons for both fragility and high-impact ...
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Checkpoint Surgical Announces Organizational Changes to Support the Company’s Rapid Growth in the Nerve Care Market Space
Checkpoint Surgical today announced the transition of Len Cosentino from President and CEO to the role of Founder and Executive Advisor. Additionally, several other organizational changes to support the company’s rapid growth have recently been made. Checkpoint Surgical makes surgical devices for intraoperative nerve care. Len Cosentino, who has served as President and CEO from Checkpoint ...
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Know your Pain Management Options During Labor
Expecting a baby is undoubtedly a life changing event, and there are many factors to consider along the way. The crescendo of the nine month journey is of course the act of giving birth itself, but a chief concern among expecting mothers is “how will I manage my labor pain?” There will definitely be some discomfort involved, but it can be difficult to anticipate how much. Mothers ...
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The Oplight™ In The Times
This week, Clear Surgical and its innovative medical device, the OpLight™ were featured in a special article to commemorate 70 years of the NHS in Scotland. On the 5th of July 2018, the National Health Service (NHS) celebrated its 70th anniversary with events up and down the length and breadth of the UK. This milestone was the perfect opportunity to celebrate and give thanks to all that ...
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Clear Surgical to bring the OpLight to FIME Florida
Clear Surgical are extremely excited to bring the OpLight™ surgical lighting solution to FIME 2018. The team at Clear Surgical, a surgical equipment company based in Scotland, are bringing the OpLight™ across the pond and attending the Florida International Medical Expo (FIME). The OpLight™ is a revolutionary, single-use, sterile, disposable light source. It provides direct ...
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University Hospital Tübingen carries out first Dexter surgeries in Germany
On-demand robotics is a new technique for laparoscopic surgery. It has been used in Germany for the first time by the Department for Women’s Health and Gynecology at the University Hospital Tübingen. Together with the University Hospital Tübingen we announced today the successful completion of gynecological surgeries using Dexter®. This marks Dexter’s first clinical ...
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Acumed Acquires Exsomed to Enhance Its Portfolio of Upper Extremity Solutions
Acumed, a Colson Medical - Marmon - Berkshire Hathaway company, is excited to announce the acquisition of ExsoMed, a provider of innovative solutions for hand surgery. The addition of ExsoMed, whose products support an intramedullary approach to treating hand fractures, enhances Acumed’s comprehensive portfolio of upper extremity solutions for simple to complex injuries. Acumed, a Colson ...
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First Dexter surgeries in urology carried out in Bern
Today we are announcing the successful completion of urological surgeries with Dexter® – the first and only on-demand robotic surgery platform. In a world-first, Dr. Dominik Böhlen carried out a series of urological procedures using our novel, Swiss-made surgical robot. Dr. Böhlen and his team leveraged Dexter to assist them in the most difficult work steps during various ...
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Avalon Healthcare Solutions’ Client BCBS of South Carolina Adds CDx Diagnostics as In-Network Lab
CDx Diagnostics, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with laboratory benefits management provider Avalon Healthcare Solutions, Inc. of Tampa, Fla. The agreement means that CDx will be an in-network specialty anatomic pathology laboratory of Avalon client BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, and builds on Avalon’s positive medical policy for CDx’s proprietary ...
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Odin`s CEO speaks at MD&M West 2020
Sensor advancements are driving innovation in both wearable devices and surgical devices. Speakers at the MD&M West 2020 conference explore several developments. The role of sensors in medical devices is becoming increasingly more important, especially when it comes to developing new technologies such as wearable devices that can diagnose and transmit information for long periods of ...
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Lazurite™ Named One of the Industry’s Hottest Companies by World’s Largest MedTech Accelerator
MedTech Innovator, the world’s largest accelerator of medical technology companies, yesterday named Lazurite as one of the MedTech industry’s hottest 50 companies by selecting it to participate in Medtech Innovator’s flagship four-month Accelerator program featuring medical device, diagnostic, and digital health technologies from around the globe. As a 2022 Cohort member, ...
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Medical Microinstruments Launches New Simulator for Robotic Microsurgery
PISA, Italy, May 26,2022 - Medical Microinstruments (MMI) SpA. a robotics company dedicated to improving clinical outcomes for patients undergoing microsurgery, today announced the launch of its Symani Surgical System Simulator developed by VirtaMed. The simulator will improve, expand, and digitize the pathways for Symani training as surgeons prepare to expand their microsurgical skills through ...
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CDx Diagnostics’ WATS3D Participates in Highmark, Inc. Health Plans in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia
WATS3D, an AI powered diagnostic platform developed by CDx Diagnostics to empower physicians to reliably detect Barrett’s esophagus (BE) and esophageal dysplasia to help prevent esophageal cancer, was designated as medically necessary by Highmark, Inc. health plans in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia in Q4 2021. CDx Diagnostics is pleased to share, that effective immediately, ...
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Flowonix Medical Partners with Miratech Medical for Distribution of Its Targeted Drug Delivery Products
Flowonix Medical and Miratech Medical today announced the acquisition of the U.S. distribution rights to Flowonix’s state-of-the-art targeted drug delivery system for the treatment of chronic pain and spasticity by Miratech Medical in a transaction that closed on May 11th. Miratech has long served as the exclusive agent for Flowonix products for certain markets, primarily in the Midwest. ...
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iSTAR Medical Expands Commercial Rollout with First MINIject Surgeries in Switzerland
The only commercially available MIGS device currently targeting the supraciliary space now available to patients and surgeons in Switzerland First implantations performed by Prof. Dr Kaweh Mansouri at Swiss Visio, Clinique de Montchoisi, Lausanne and Prof. Dr med. Jan Darius Unterlauft at Inselspital, Bern WAVRE, Belgium — 10 May 2022: iSTAR Medical, a medtech company delivering ...
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CMR Surgical & Surgical Innovations develop new surgical hybrid port access system
CMR Surgical & Surgical Innovations develop new surgical hybrid port access system Surgical Innovations’ new YelloPort Elite™ 5mm, with reusable trocar and canula, reduces cost and waste generated when compared with traditional fully single use Port Access Systems Developed with CMR Surgical, the port access system is the latest addition to Surgical Innovation’s ...
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