Surgical
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Cardiovascular | Surgical
AngioDynamics Fined $11.5 Million for Unapproved Gelsphere Sales
False Claims Lawsuit revealed sales of embolic device for unapproved chemotherapy eluting purposes.PR Newswire 07.20.18
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Neurological | Surgical
Pitt Engineer Awarded $390K to Develop Imaging Tech to Improve Brain Implant Design
Imaging technology to investigate the role of oligodendrocytes & oligodendrocyte progenitor cells on chronic brain implants.University of Pittsburgh 07.20.18
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Packaging & Sterilization | Surgical
Key Surgical Buys Encompas Unlimited to Expand Endoscopy Offering
Encompas is the second acquisition Key Surgical has completed since it merged with Interlock Medizintechnik GmbH last year.PR Newswire 07.12.18
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Cardiovascular | Surgical
Abbott's Next-Gen MitraClip Heart Valve Repair Device Wins FDA Nod
Next-generation design allows doctors to treat more types of cases and anatomies.Abbott Laboratories 07.12.18
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Cardiovascular | Surgical
FDA Approves Medtronic's Less Invasive LVAD Implant Procedure
The HeartWare HVAD System is the only LVAD approved for implant via thoracotomy or median sternotomy.GlobeNewswire 07.12.18
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Cardiovascular | Patient Monitoring | Surgical
FDA OKs Visura Technologies' TEE Camera Assist Device System
Device uniquely addresses the challenge of blind TEE probe intubation.Business Wire 07.10.18
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Surgical
Intuitive Surgical Wins FDA Nod for First 60mm Stapler
A new breed of da Vinci stapling compatible with the da Vinci Xi and X surgical systems.GlobeNewswire 07.09.18
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Surgical
BD Acquires TVA Medical to Advance Chronic Kidney Disease Solutions
TVA Medical's everlinQ endoAVF System also received FDA De Novo marketing authorization.PR Newswire 07.09.18
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Surgical
Bovie Medical to Sell Core Electrosurgical Business to Symmetry Surgical for $97M
Allows the company to further focus on the commercialization of its J-Plasma/Renuvion Cosmetic Technology.Business Wire 07.09.18
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Surgical
Nanofiber-Based Wound Dressings Help Against Surgical Site Infections
Dressings are loaded with vitamin D to induce production of an antimicrobial peptide.Oregon State University 07.06.18
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Surgical
Apollo Endosurgery Earns Special 510(k) Clearance for OverStitch Sx Endoscopic Suturing System
Special 510(k) clearance is the last regulatory requirement needed prior to the system’s introduction into the U.S. market.Business Wire 06.29.18
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Cardiovascular | Surgical
FDA OKs Embolx's Balloon Occlusion Microcatheter for Pressure-Directed Arterial Embolization Therapy
Comes in multiple lengths, enabling radial arterial access; improves navigation therapy through complex vascular structures.Business Wire 06.28.18
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Cardiovascular | Surgical
FDA OKs Shape Memory Medical's Impede Embolization Plug
The Impede Embolization Plug is indicated to obstruct or reduce the rate of blood flow in the peripheral vasculature.Business Wire 06.27.18
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Surgical
Stryker to Acquire Surgical Smoke Evacuation Firm SafeAir AG
SafeAir's smoke evacuation products help reduce staff and patient exposure to hazards associated with surgical smoke.Stryker Corporation 06.26.18
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Cardiovascular | Surgical
FDA OKs First Catheter-Based Systems to Create Vascular Access for Hemodialysis Patients
The Ellipsys Vascular Access System and everlinQ endoAVF System are designed to create AV fistulas percutaneously.U.S. Food and Drug Administration 06.25.18
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Electronics | Neurological | Patient Monitoring | Surgical
Low-Cost Plastic Sensors Could Monitor a Range of Health Conditions
Sensor can measure the amount of critical metabolites like lactate or glucose present in sweat, tears, saliva, or blood.University of Cambridge 06.25.18
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Surgical
FDA Approves Glaukos' iStent inject Trabecular Micro-Bypass System
Offers ophthalmic surgeons a compelling new treatment pption for managing glaucoma patients’ IOP.Business Wire 06.25.18
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Surgical
Auris Health Parnters With Ethicon to Enable Bronchoscopic Ablation of Lung Lesions
Collaboration will integrate the NeuWave Flexible Microwave Ablation technology with Auris’s Monarch platform.Business Wire 06.25.18
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Diagnostics | Surgical
FDA Clears TransMed7's SpeedBird Soft Tissue Biopsy Device Platform
The SpeedBird platform is ideally designed to address all minimally-invasive, ultrasound-guided, breast biopsies.Business Wire 06.20.18
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Cardiovascular | Electronics | Patient Monitoring | Surgical
'Smart Stent' Detects Narrowing of Arteries
Stent was modified to function as a miniature antenna; micro-sensor developed to continuously track blood flow.University of British Columbia 06.20.18
