Category: Endoscopic / Arthroscopic

Microline Pentax acquires Starion Instruments

April 21, 2009 by MassDevice staff

Microline Pentax acquired Sunnyvale, Calif. -based Starion Instruments for an undisclosed amount.

Beverly-based Microline Pentax said the deal will expand its reach into the cardiology and ear, nose & throat markets.

Microline makes laparoscopic surgical devices. Starion’s devices feature a so-called "tissue welding" technology that uses direct heat and pressure to simultaneously seal and divide soft tissue and vessels.

Former Boston Scientific exec joins Avantis Medical Systems board

April 1, 2009 by MassDevice staff

The former president of Boston Scientific Corp.'s peripheral interventions division joined the board of directors at Avantis Medical Systems Inc.

The Sunnyvale, Calif., company manufactures a catheter-based colonoscope called the Third Eye Retroscope, a miniature video endoscope that can see behind the folds of the human colon.

Jenusaitis worked for the Natick-based medical devices giant for 15 years before leaving the company in 2005.

Solos Endoscopy changes its mind on cancer screening products

March 20, 2009 by MassDevice staff

Solos Endoscopy Inc. will sell two product lines back to their original owner in a deal for stock, convertible debt and other considerations.

The Boston-based endoscopic and medical imaging devices maker said it will sell the OvaScope and MastaScope product lines, which are used to detect different types of cancer in the breast and ovaries, back to Lifeline Biotechnologies Inc. of Reno, Nev.