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MEDICAL DEVICES, TECHNOLOGIES, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES
The medical device space is growing rapidly as new startups and investments from major players enter the market. Some of the most notable investors in medical devices include venture capital firms such as Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sequoia Capital, and Accel Partners, as well as large companies such as Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic.
This influx of investment is driving innovation in the medical device space, with new devices and treatments being developed all the time. This growth is also creating opportunities for entrepreneurs, who can now launch their own medical device startups and access funding from major players.
Imricor Medical Systems Announces Sales Collaboration with Optoacoustics
The collaboration establishes a formal relationship between Imricor Medical Systems and Optoacoustics to facilitate the introduction of the IMROC IRTM Wireless Multichannel Communication System to Imricor customers.
PALLAS, First-of-its-Kind Solid State UVB Medical Dermatology Laser Launched
PALLAS is the fifth LASEROPTEK laser device to receive FDA clearance in the U.S. for dermatological treatments and brings to the U.S. market the world's first solid-state UVB laser delivering efficacious and safer treatment for a variety of skin conditions that collectively affect close to a billion people worldwide.
Nella NuSpec a Smarter Reusable Vaginal Speculum Is Introduced
Nella NuSpec was developed in partnership with OBGYN providers and patients through an extensive 5-year R&D process. The reusable vaginal speculum commonly used today is made from metal and has not changed much from those developed over 150 years ago. The NuSpec is the first major redesign of the reusable vaginal speculum that takes into account both the patient experience along with unmet provider needs.
Queset Medical Offers Filters for Safe Spirometry Including all ndd Models and Midmark and Welch-Allyn Models
Queset Medical notes their Anti-Viral Filters meet the recommendations published in reports from the American Thoracic Society, The European Respiratory Society and Canadian Respiratory Society.
Scientia Vascular Receives Clearance for the Zoom Wire: Commences Immediate Launch
Zoom Wire incorporates Scientia Vascular’s proprietary microfabrication design, enabling a new level of performance for the support and delivery of devices within the brain and other parts of the body.
CorMatrix Cardiovascular Receives European Community and U.S. Patent Claim Allowances for Polymer Drug Delivery Prostheses
The European and U.S. Patent allowances will further enhance CorMatrix's growing synthetic polymer and ECM (Extracellular Matrix) delivery platforms, which, in addition to PGS, includes poly(urethane urea), polylactide (PLA), poly(e-caprolactone) (PCL) and polyglycolide (PLGA) compositions and structures.
Ethicon’s ECHELON Powered Stapler with Gripping Surface Technology Published
In the latest study, researchers found bleeding complication rates were up to 73% lower in the ECHELON Powered Stapler with Gripping Surface Technology reloads group than they were in the Signia group (0.61% vs. 2.24%).
Adagio Medical Reports Pre-clinical Effectiveness Combining their Existing Ultra-low Temperature Cryoablation Catheter with Pulsed Field Ablation in a Single Pulsed Field Cryoablation Catheter
"Our goal is to lead the innovation and development of true continuous, transmural lesions anywhere in the heart. Our primary technologies under development have been ultra-low temperature cryo (ULTC) and electroporation (PFA)," said Olav Bergheim, President and CEO of Adagio Medical.
Neuroform Atlas® Stent System Granted an Expanded Indication
Neuroform Atlas® Stent System is the first and only adjunctive stent approved for use in the posterior (back of the brain) circulation. Aneurysms in the posterior circulation rupture more frequently and are generally more difficult to treat.
