Frost & Sullivan today announced that it awarded Ambu with a 2021 Global New Product Innovation Award. Ambu received the award for its single-use flexible endoscopes that are designed to make the devices safe, affordable and accessible. It has aView and aBox all-in-one video displays that eliminate the traditional video endoscopy tower size and expense to be […]
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PavMed to spin off subsidiary Lucid Diagnostics
Pavmed (NSDQ:PAVM) announced today that its majority-owned subsidiary Lucid Diagnostics will spin off into a separate public company. In a news release, Pavmed said Lucid Diagnostics intends to spin off if favorable market conditions continue to hold, whether it be through an initial public offering (IPO) or a business combination with a healthcare special purpose acquisition corporation. […]
Medtronic issues voluntary recall of Valiant Navion thoracic stent graft system
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced today that it issued a voluntary recall of unused Valiant Navion thoracic stent graft systems. Fridley, Minn.-based Medtronic’s global recall included informing physicians to immediately cease use of the device until further notice, according to a news release. The company initiated the recall in response to information it recently obtained from the Valiant […]
Smart Medical Systems wins additional FDA clearance for G-Eye colonoscope
Smart Medical Systems announced today that it received an additional FDA clearance for its G-Eye colonoscope. G-Eye, which is based on Fujifilm’s FDA-cleared colonoscopes, has FDA 510(k) clearance and is remanufactured by Smart to include a proprietary balloon at its distal bending section. The portfolio of colonoscopes includes selected models of endoscope brands including Fujifilm, […]
J&J, Boston Sci vet McKhann to become Apollo Endosurgery’s CEO
Apollo Endosurgery (NSDQ:APEN) announced today that Charles (Chas) McKhann will become its new CEO and join its board of directors. Current CEO Todd Newton will help facilitate the transition process and agreed to serve as a consultant to the company for up to six months following McKhann’s hire, which becomes effective on March 1, according to […]
Ambu expands single-use endoscopy contracts with GPOs
Ambu (CPH:AMBU-B) announced today that it has secured national single-use endoscopy contract expansions with two major U.S. group purchasing organizations (GPOs). Ballerup, Denmark–based Ambu is now on contract with all four major GPOs in the U.S. Customers served by the GPOs now have access to either a full or partial portfolio of single-use endoscopy categories. […]
5 innovations to make duodenoscopes more single-use — and save lives
Duodenoscopes are important medical devices that are used for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedures. However, the devices have had serious problems in the past. Luckily, several medical device companies have stepped in to solve the problems. (Here are five of the innovations.) Duodenoscopes are flexible, lighted tubes threaded through the mouth, throat and stomach into the […]
ClearMind neuroendoscope gains FDA clearance
ClearMind Biomedical announced today that it received FDA clearance for its Axonpen novel neuroendoscope system. Los Angeles-based ClearMind Biomedical’s Axonpen system is designed for the illumination and visualization of intracranial tissue and fluids, as well as the controlled aspiration of tissue and/or fluid during surgery, according to a news release. The system requires a 6.5 […]
FDA authorizes marketing of new device designed to remove dead pancreatic tissue
The FDA announced that it authorized the marketing of Interscope’s EndoRotor system for resecting and removing necrotic tissue. Interscope’s EndoRotor system resects (cuts out) and removes necrotic (dead) tissue for patients with walled-off pancreatic necrosis (WOPN), which can occur several weeks after an episode of severe acute pancreatitis and often requires tissue removal, according to […]
Olympus warns on endoscope infection risk
Olympus (TYO:7733) is advising healthcare providers to inspect certain ultrasound endoscopes before using them due to the potential for patient infection. The global recall covers 8,522 devices distributed in the U.S., according to FDA records. In an urgent field safety notice, the company listed 23 models of endoscopes that might contain residual blood and foreign matter […]
BREAKING: Johnson & Johnson finally unveils its new robot-assisted surgery system
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) today shared details on its surgical robotic platform that it says offers unrivaled flexibility and control compared to the rest of the market. The new system is designed with six arms to provide more control and flexibility in surgery, while its arms will be integrated into the operating table. Additionally, the platform […]
