The 3D printers themselves get a lot of attention, but for 3D-printing to become ubiquitous in the medtech space, software will have to play a key role. A 3D printer without software to tell it where to place the material is a really nice, expensive coffee table, according to Scott Rader, a former Stratasys GM […]
Study tests proven blood clot buster against COVID-19
While vaccines and pharmaceutical treatments for COVID-19 might be far off, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Colorado are exploring a stopgap measure that could buy time for critically ill patients, according to a news release by the two institutions. In a clinical trial being planned for hospitals in Massachusetts and […]
Former GE medtech chief and imaging pioneer Walter Robb dies of coronavirus
Walter Robb — who led the medical business at General Electric (NYSE:GE) through much of the 1970s and ’80s as it became a profitable maker of CT scanners and MRI systems — is dead from coronavirus at age 92, according to media reports. Robb died early on the morning of March 23 at a hospital […]
Trump administration to use Defense Production Act for first time
The Trump administration will use the Defense Production Act to secure about 60,000 coronavirus test kits — and will insert DPA language into a contract for 500 million protective masks, according to media reports. FEMA chief Peter Gaynor broke the news on CNN today. He stressed that the administration still wants to be careful not […]
Honeywell, 3M to ramp up N95 face masks production
Both Honeywell (NYSE:HON) and 3M (NYSE:MMM) will produce millions of additional N95 respirators to protect U.S. health care workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Honeywell (Charlotte, N.C.) said yesterday that it will expand operations at its Smithfield, R.I. eye protection products plant so that the plant can also manufacture millions of N95 masks. Honeywell said it will immediately […]
Trump says mere threat of using Defense Production Act is enough to fight coronavirus
President Donald Trump may have signed an executive order last week that invoked the decades-old Defense Production Act, but so far he isn’t using it to boost needed medical supplies to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Trump argued during a press briefing yesterday that the mere threat of using the Korean-War-era law was enough to get […]
Sterigenics asks to reopen Georgia EtO plant to fight coronavirus
Sterigenics has asked Cobb County, Ga. officials for permission to reopen its medical device sterilization plant to aid in the fight against the coronavirus. Oak Park, Ill.-based Sterigenics temporarily shut the Atlanta plant on August 26 to voluntarily upgrade emission controls for ethylene oxide (EtO), the carcinogenic gas it used to sterilize medical devices. In September, […]
FDA clears new Conformis VHP sterilizers
Conformis (NSDQ:CFMS) has secured an FDA 510(k) clearance for its new vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP) sterilizers, the company said in an SEC filing filed this week. In December 2019, Conformis announced that it received a warning from the FDA regarding issues related to the VHP sterilizers that it uses as an alternative sterilization method for a […]
Johnson & Johnson: Clinical study of potential coronavirus vaccine could start by end of year
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) said today that its Janssen Pharmaceutical Cos. has forged a partnership with the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) to support coronavirus vaccine development. Janssen and the virology lab led by Dr. Dan Barouch at BIDMC have started preclinical testing of multiple vaccine prospects, with the goal of identifying a COVID-19 […]
Competitor’s lawsuit against Tactile Medical can proceed
A U.S. District Court judge in southern Texas has denied a motion from Tactile Medical (NSDQ: TCMD) to dismiss a competitor’s qui tam complaint. Veterans First Medical Supply (Houston) claimed in its lawsuit filed in early 2019 that Tactile is defrauding Medicare and Medicaid because it contracts with hundreds of clinicians to provide at-home setup […]
Could an Apple Watch app reduce stroke risks? Apple and J&J think so
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) announced today that they’ve opened enrollment for the Heartline Study, which will look at the ability of Apple Watch heart health features to reduce stroke risks. The Janssen Pharmaceutical Cos. of Johnson & Johnson, in collaboration with Apple, are looking for U.S. residents over 65 who have an iPhone 6s […]
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