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Saving time with solvent compatibility testing
By Thaddeus Williams, D.V.M., Study Director of In-Vivo Biocompatibility, Toxikon Corporation Introduction When developing a preclinical testing plan for medical devices, selecting the correct extraction solvents can be confusing. Incompatibility between solvent and device may result in an extract that is unusable or harmful to the test system. A Solvent Compatibility Test can make the […]
The top three reasons manufacturers choose medical-grade silicone for medical devices
Silicone is a highly versatile material widely used across many industries. Over the past 60 years, medical-grade silicone has been a material of choice for medical device OEMs, and the number of complex and safety-critical applications in this field continues to grow – from surgical devices and implants to orthotics, prosthetics, and more. Silicone’s unique properties are […]
The ultimate perfusion balloons
By Nemanja Spasojevic – Senior Polymer Development Engineer Ridgeback Technologies not only provide normal catheter balloons, we also provide Perfusion Balloons, Cutting Balloons and Sensor Balloons with highly competitive lead times due to our in-house resources covering all aspects of Balloon Design and Manufacture. For many years it has been a desire of medical device […]
Micro medical manufacturing tolerances: Achieving high-resolution, ultra-precise features
Manufacturing precise miniature plastic parts is the result of exact tooling execution. By understanding the tolerances of both micro tooling and micro injection molding, it’s possible to achieve a high level of repeatability and part accuracy for even the most advanced micro medical devices. MICRO TOOLING Equipment Capabilities The mold is the enabler for manufacturing […]
Australia Medical Device Reimbursement: Incentives From the Land Down Under
By Deborah Bell, executive director of business development in Australia, Avania Whether to control costs or to recruit a larger population, medical device manufacturers are looking beyond the U.S., the EU, and Asia to conduct clinical trials. When planning global studies and early commercialization, Australia is a strongly considered market. The access to innovative medical […]
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ICU Medical’s Smiths Medical acquisition remains on track
ICU Medical (NASDAQ:ICUI) is a step closer to acquiring Smiths Medical after clearing a shareholders vote at Smiths’ British parent company, the Smiths Group. Almost all of the nearly 327 million Smiths Group shareholders voting on November 17 approved the $2.35 billion buy. Get the full story on our sister site Medical Tubing + Extrusion.
Globus Medical could be eying NuVasive
Globus Medical (NYSE: GMED) has made an offer to acquire fellow spine surgery tech company NuVasive (Nasdaq:NUVA), according to Bloomberg and Reuters. Both media outlets cited people familiar with the matter during their reports yesterday. A NuVasive spokesperson had no comment when reached today by MassDevice. If it takes place, the deal would create one of […]
Pear Therapeutics picks up another $50M ahead of going public through SPAC merger
Pear Therapeutics and Thimble Point Acquisition Corp. announced today that they received additional funding worth $50 million ahead of a merger. Boston-based Pear Therapeutics confirmed in June that it will go public by merging Thimble Point Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). A special meeting will be held for Thimble Point stockholders to […]
Spine surgery company Accelus set for $482M SPAC merger
Accelus announced that it entered into a definitive business combination agreement with CHP Merger Corp. worth approximately $482 million. Upon the closing of the agreement — expected for early 2022 — CHP Merger Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), will be renamed Accelus. Accelus co-founder and CEO Chris Walsh, formerly of Stryker and NuVasive, […]
BREAKING: GE Healthcare to become stand-alone company in 2023
GE (NYSE:GE) announced plans today to split apart into three separate companies in coming years, including a stand-alone GE Healthcare. GE Healthcare brought in $17 billion in sales in 2020 and remains one of the 10 largest medtech businesses in the world, even after GE divested its Biopharma business to Danaher in early 2020. Boston-based […]
Coloplast to buy Atos Medical for more than $2B
Coloplast will spend 16 billion DKK kr. (roughly $2.4 billion) to acquire laryngectomy care device company Atos Medical. The Danish medtech giant in a Monday news release said Atos Medical’s goal of making life easier for people living with a neck stoma closely aligns with Coloplast’s purpose to serve people with intimate healthcare needs. Paris-based […]
Philips to acquire AI-powered cardiac diagnostic technology developer Cardiologs
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) announced today that it signed an agreement to acquire Cardiologs and its artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology. Amsterdam-based Philips said in a news release that France-based Cardiologs and its AI and cloud technology will further strengthen its cardiac monitoring and diagnostics offerings with innovative software, electrocardiogram (ECG) analysis and reporting services. Financial terms […]
