Adhezion Biomedical announced today that it inked a long-term supply deal with Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) for exclusive U.S. distribution rights for Adhezion’s topical skin adhesives. The Wyomissing, Pa.-based medical device company has a product family of 2-octyl cyanoacrylate adhesives designed to hold the edges of skin wounds together, for use after minimally invasive surgery and simple […]
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Ethicon wins FDA nod for Enseal X1 tissue sealer
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary Ethicon said today it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its Enseal X1 large jaw tissue sealer designed for vessel sealing and precise heat management. The Somerville, N.J.-based company said the newly cleared Enseal X1 is an advanced bipolar device designed for use in open procedures, such as colectomies and hysterectomies. “Ethicon remains committed […]
Appeals court overturns triple damages in Zimmer Biomet’s $280m patent loss to Stryker
A federal appeals court today overturned the enhanced damages and attorney fees awarded in Stryker‘s (NYSE:SYK) $70 million patent infringement win over Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH), but upheld its prior ruling that patents were valid and infringed. The case was sent back to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in June, when the Supreme Court held that the standard […]
UPDATE: Levita Magnetics wins de novo FDA clearance for gallbladder surgery device
Updated with comment from Levita Magnetics CEO Alberto Rodriguez-Navarro. Medical device developer Levita Magnetics said it won FDA de novo clearance for its magnetic surgical system with indications for gallbladder removal surgery, and launched the system in the U.S. The system is designed to retract and maneuver the gallbladder using magnetic fields, which the San […]
Fortimedix wins FDA nod for FMX314 single-port surgery platform
Fortimedix Surgical said today it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its FMX314 single-port system for minimally invasive abdominal laparoscopic surgery. Netherlands-based Fortimedix touted the newly cleared FMX314 as the “world’s 1st single-port surgery solution compatible with standard 15mm laparoscopic trocar,” saying the device will reduce port-site complications and reduce post-operative pain. “We are very pleased […]
Getinge, GE Healthcare launch ‘hybrid OR’ flexible angiography combo
Getinge (PINK:GETI B) said yesterday it launched a new combined angiography system designed for hybrid operating rooms as a collaborative project with GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE). The system combines Getinge’s Maquet brand Magnus OR table with GE’s Discovery IGS 730 angiography system to allow for an expanded range of surgical procedures and interventions. “Hybrid ORs have become the […]
Ethicon, Touch Surgical debut surgeon training app
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary Ethicon announced a strategic collaborative deal with healthcare tech platform developer Touch Surgery to develop a collaborative simulated surgical training application. The companies hope to develop a free mobile application that can “reach medical professionals in even remote regions of the world” to improve patient outcomes. “We’re looking to improve the standards of […]
Endologix touts 1st Ovation Alto stent graft implantations
Endologix (NSDQ:ELGX) last week announced that its Ovation Alto abdominal stent graft system has been used in its 1st 2 procedures to treat abdominal aortic anneurysms. The procedures were performed at New Zealand’s Auckland City Hospital by Dr. Andrew Holden and Dr. Andrew Hill, the Irvine, Calif.-based company said. “The 1st patients treated with the Ovation Alto […]
Ethicon launches Stratafix knotless sutures
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary Ethicon said today it is launching the Stratafix spiral PDS plus and Stratafix spiral monocryl plus knotless tissue control devices. The Somerville, N.J.-based company said the addition of the 2 knotless sutures makes its portfolio “the most comprehensive” offering available in the U.S. “With more than 60 years of experience, Ethicon […]
Study: Revascularization beats medical management for intermittent claudication in PAD
Revascularization through endovascular or surgical interventions may be superior to medical management for peripheral artery disease patients with intermittent claudication, according to a new study from the University of Washington, Seattle. Data from the study was published online in JAMA Surgery. The study reported that patients with intermittent claudication, which presents as pain in the calf or […]
Teleflex launches Percuvance percutaneous laparoscopic system
Teleflex (NYSE:TFX) said yesterday it launched its 2nd-generation Percuvance percutaneous surgical system designed for percutaneous laparoscopic procedures in the U.S. The company said that along with the launch, the 1st clinical use of the device, in a sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, and laparoscopic gastric band removal, were recently performed at the Duke Center for Metabolic and […]