News tagged with medical device manufacturers


FDA pledges support for med tech initiative

(AP)—The Food and Drug Administration says it will collaborate with medical device manufacturers on a public-private partnership designed to speed up the development of new medical technology.

Medications created Dec 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Newly approved additives will be used to made surgically implanted devices safer, more successful

What began in the Dentistry lab of Professor Paul Santerre more than a decade ago is now Interface Biologics Inc. (IBI) - a privately-held company poised to transform the market for medical devices in the ...

Surgery created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds posterior C1 fixation to be safe, accurate

(HealthDay) -- Posterior C1 screw fixation can be performed safely and accurately, without significant hemorrhaging, according to a study published in the March issue of The Spine Journal.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

German firm denies wrongdoing in breast implant scandal

German chemicals distributor Brenntag denied Friday any wrongdoing in the health scandal surrounding French-made breast implants.

Other created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA orders safety studies of women's surgical mesh

(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is ordering medical device manufacturers to study safety complications with surgical mesh widely used to repair women's pelvic problems.

Medications created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study evaluates industry payments to orthopedic surgeons

An analysis of financial payments made by orthopedic device manufacturers to orthopedic surgeons shows that the patterns of payments from 2007 to 2010 appear to be complex with a reduction in the total number of payments ...

Other created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Medical packaging can make the difference

(Medical Xpress) -- At the site of a car crash, in an emergency room or at an operating table: The seconds it takes to get a medical device to work properly or to understand the packaging on a device can be ...

Health created Sep 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0