Onkos Surgical, a surgical oncology device developer, said today that it is working with Promimic AB to commercialize Promimic’s nano-thin hydroxyapatite coating technology for use on limb salvage surgery implants. Hydroxyapatite (HA) is a major component of normal bone and teeth that is already used as a coating on orthopedic implants to promote fixation and […]
Could electrical stimulation reduce joint replacement infections?
The Buffalo, N.Y.–based startup Garwood Medical Devices is betting that electrical stimulation technology it has licensed from the University at Buffalo could make joint replacement infections less common. Garwood is presently raising $3 million in a series B round and is engaged in another round of animal testing of its Biofilm Disruption Device (BDD), according […]
CT scans may catch more low bone density sufferers before spine surgery
A CT scan before spine surgery turned up a significant number of patients with previously undiagnosed low bone density, according to a new study out of Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City. The study, presented yesterday at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, suggests there may be […]
At-home digital health: Here’s what you need to know
Demand is increasing for at-home digital health systems, where sensors follow people’s health data and automatically turn them into real-time insights for themselves and their health providers. From ResMed and its connected CPAP technology to Clarify Medical getting user feedback for its light therapy system for skin conditions, medical device companies have started to score […]
Penumbra revenue up but earnings down in Q4
Penumbra (NYSE:PEN) saw its revenue jump more than 25% year-over-year in the fourth quarter, but earnings were down for the Alameda, Calif.–based maker of devices to treat neuro and peripheral vascular conditions. Alameda, Calif.-based Penumbra’s stock is down about $15.57 per share, or 10.6%, to $131.25 as of midday trading. The company reported yesterday evening […]
Masimo beats The Street on Q4 earnings
Masimo (NSDQ:MASI) stock is up about 5% in value today after the Irvine, Calif.– based maker of noninvasive patient monitoring technologies and sensors reported fourth-quarter results that beat analyst expectations. Masimo reported yesterday evening that it earned $46.9 million, or 83 cents per share, off $223.1 million in revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 29. Masimo lost […]
How fast is Protolabs growing? Turns out it’s really fast
Quick-turn manufacturer Protolabs has an enviable problem: It needs hundreds of qualified advanced manufacturing workers, and it needs them fast. When Protolabs CEO Vicki Holt started with the Maple Plain, Minn.-based company five years ago, it had 750 employees. Now it has 2,700, with plans to add 650 more this year. Most of Protolab’s growth […]
Phillips-Medisize is offering connected health data services: Here’s how
One of the world’s largest medical device contract manufacturers, Phillips-Medisize is making a business play to provide the technological back end for connected drug delivery devices. Phillips-Medisize used to be all about the housings, assembly and packaging that went into finished drug-delivery devices. Electronics was something that other contract manufacturers did. Within a few years, […]
Here’s how a new Abbott device is making a difference among neonatal infants
A recent CBS News report provided a real-life example of how Abbott’s Piccolo occluder is making a difference among neonatal infants with a congenital heart defect called patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). Irie and Judah Felkner are now healthy, growing 18-month-olds. But when Irie was born early at just 1 pound 13 ounces, she had a life-threatening PDA that […]
Conformis: Yale study shows customized knee implants save money
Conformis (NSDQ:CFMS) is touting results of a study that found that the average overall cost of care was nearly $1,700 less among Medicare patients treated with the company’s customized individually made knee implants. Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine and Baker Tilly Virchow Krause conducted the study, which reviewed episode expenditures for all of 2015 among […]
Intuitive Surgical wins FDA clearance for robotic-assisted lung biopsy system
Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) said today that FDA has cleared its Ion system — a robotic-assisted, catheter-based platform meant to enable minimally invasive biopsy deep within the lung. Sunnyvale, Calif.–based Intuitive plans to start selling the Ion system in the U.S. in a measured fashion; it’ll start shipping to customers in coming months. The Ion system includes an […]
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