• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe

MassDevice

The Medical Device Business Journal — Medical Device News & Articles | MassDevice

  • Latest News
  • Technologies
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
    • Cardiovascular
    • Orthopedics
    • Neurological
    • Diabetes
    • Surgical Robotics
  • Business & Finance
    • Wall Street Beat
    • Earnings Reports
    • Funding Roundup
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Initial Public Offering (IPO)
    • Legal News
    • Personnel Moves
    • Medtech 100 Stock Index
  • Regulatory & Compliance
    • Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
    • Recalls
    • 510(k)
    • Pre-Market Approval (PMA)
    • MDSAP
    • Clinical Trials
  • Special Content
    • Special Reports
    • In-Depth Coverage
    • DeviceTalks
  • Podcasts
    • MassDevice Fast Five
    • DeviceTalks Weekly
    • OEM Talks
      • AbbottTalks
      • Boston ScientificTalks
      • DeviceTalks AI
      • IntuitiveTalks
      • MedtechWOMEN Talks
      • MedtronicTalks
      • Neuro Innovation Talks
      • Ortho Innovation Talks
      • Structural Heart Talks
      • StrykerTalks
  • Resources
    • About MassDevice
    • DeviceTalks
    • Newsletter Signup
    • Leadership in Medtech
    • Manufacturers & Suppliers Search
    • MedTech100 Index
    • Videos
    • Webinars
    • Whitepapers
    • Voices
Home » 7 medtech stories we missed this week: April 28, 2017

7 medtech stories we missed this week: April 28, 2017

April 28, 2017 By Danielle Kirsh

7missedmedtech
[Image from unsplash.com]
From FDA and Health Canada approvals to joint ventures, here are 7 medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning.

1. FDA clears Joimax Endovapor 2

Joimax announced in an April 26 press release that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its Endovapor 2 Multi-Radio Frequency System. The device generates electricity for monopoly and bipolar cutting and coagulation of tissue structures in surgery. It has programs designed for spinal cord surgery with an interdisciplinary application. It also has 2 monopolar and 2 bipolar sockets with an easy touchpad technology.

2. Health Canada approves Eclipse MicroPen Elite

Eclipse Aesthetics announced that it has received clearance from Health Canada for the Eclipse MicroPen Elite advanced micro-needling device, according to an April 26 press release. The MicroPen Elite is an advanced medical-grade, automated, cordless, high-speed micro-needling device that is designed to improve the appearance of wrinkles, stretch marks, acne scars, skin tone and texture. It can be used on the face, neck, décolleté, arms, hands and more. The MicroPen Elite is a safe alternative to common skin resurfacing tools like lasers and dermal rollers.

3. Theraclion inks Chinese joint venture

Theraclion announced in an April 24 press release that it has signed a joint venture agreement with Inner Mongolia Furui Medical Science Co. Theraclion will own 56% of Theraclion China Co. and 44% of Inner Mongolia Furui Medical Science Co. The joint venture company will be based in Shenzhen, China and will develop the Chinese market for Theraclion’s Echopulse.

4. Mederi Therapeutics wins SAGE CSR support for GERD treatment

The Society of American Gastrointestinal and EndoScopic Surgeons (SAGES) recently issues a Clinical Spotlight Review (CSR) Guideline statement on Stretta Therapy for GERD for Mederi Therapeutics, according to an April 24 press release. The CSR recommendation suggests that Stretta significantly improves health-related quality of life score, heartburn scores, and incidence of esophagitis and esophageal acid exposure in GERD patients.

5. Millennium Medical Technologies wins FDA nod for Lipo-Loop

Millennium Medical announced in an April 24 press release that it has become the first in the nation to receive FDA clearance for a reusable fat collection and transfer system that is used in plastic or reconstructive surgery and regenerative aesthetics. Additionally, the clearance covers the use of components used with the company’s liposuction and body shaping technology. The suction canisters in the Lipo-Loop system are molded from medical-grade materials and come in sizes of 250, 500, 1,000, 2,000 and 3,000 ml. They are also packaged non-sterile but are autoclavable. Collection jars have a stainless steel Luer fitting at its base to facilitate the transfer of untreated fat back into the patient by a cleared injection apparatus.

6. Anaconda Biomed taps Creganna Medical for device dev

Anaconda Biomed announced that it has chosen Creganna Medical to develop, test and manufacture its ANCD BRAIN device, according to an April 24 press release. The product is currently aiming to go through regulatory and clinical phases. Creganna Medical will support Anaconda Biomed in the final stages of its product development from manufacturing to obtaining CE approval in Europe.

7. SiBone logs U.K. guidelines win

SiBone announced in an April 7 press release that the U.K.’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published its Interventional Procedure Guidance document for minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion surgery for chronic sacroiliac pain. MIS SI joint fusion should be available to patients who are diagnosed in the U.K. National Health System, according to the guidance. It also suggested that the safety and efficacy of minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion surgery sufficient as long as there are standard arrangements.

Here’s what we missed last week.

Filed Under: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), News Well, Surgical Tagged With: Anaconda Biomed, Creganna Medical, Eclipse Aesthetics, Joimax, Mederi Therapeutics, MedTech, Millennium Medical Technologies, SiBone, Theraclion

More recent news

  • Data backs Medtronic MiniMed 780G for type 2, children as company seeks expanded indications
  • Endogenex data supports type 2 diabetes procedure
  • Ambu wins FDA clearance for first single-use cysto-nephroscope
  • Tandem Diabetes Care pairs t:slim X2 pump with Abbott FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus in U.S.
  • Ypsomed, CamDiab to integrate Abbott dual glucose-ketone sensor into automated insulin delivery system

About Danielle Kirsh

Danielle Kirsh is an award-winning journalist and senior editor for Medical Design & Outsourcing, MassDevice, and Medical Tubing + Extrusion, and the founder of Women in Medtech and lead editor for Big 100. She received her bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism and mass communication from Norfolk State University and is pursuing her master's in global strategic communications at the University of Florida. You can connect with her on Twitter and LinkedIn, or email her at [email protected].

Primary Sidebar

“md
EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND STAY CONNECTED
Get the latest med device regulatory, business and technology news.

DeviceTalks Weekly

See More >

MEDTECH 100 Stock INDEX

Medtech 100 logo
Market Summary > Current Price
The MedTech 100 is a financial index calculated using the BIG100 companies covered in Medical Design and Outsourcing.
MDO ad

Footer

MASSDEVICE MEDICAL NETWORK

DeviceTalks
Drug Delivery Business News
Medical Design & Outsourcing
Medical Tubing + Extrusion
Drug Discovery & Development
Pharmaceutical Processing World
MedTech 100 Index
R&D World
Medical Design Sourcing

DeviceTalks Webinars, Podcasts, & Discussions

Attend our Monthly Webinars
Listen to our Weekly Podcasts
Join our DeviceTalks Tuesdays Discussion

MASSDEVICE

Subscribe to MassDevice E-Newsletter
Advertise with us
About
Contact us

Copyright © 2025 · WTWH Media LLC and its licensors. All rights reserved.
The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of WTWH Media.

Privacy Policy