Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) subsidiary Covidien and Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE:JNJ) Ethicon Endo-Surgery unit largely agreed to bury the hatchet in their longtime dispute over patents covering surgical shears. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit last year overturned a decision awarding $177 million to Covidien, after a Connecticut judge ruled that Ethicon Endo-Surgery’s Harmonic Ace +7 shears infringed surgical shears patents held by Covidien’s […]
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Intersect ENT touts economic data from from Propel study
Intersect ENT (NSDQ:XENT) said today that budget impact data on its Propel steroid releasing implant for treating chronic sinusitis showed upfront costs offset by savings post-operatively. The data was presented at the International Society for Pharmaeconomics and Outcomes Research annual meeting in Milan, Italy. “A previous study demonstrated the use of Propel in sinus surgery […]
Glaukos touts 3-year data from iStent trial
Glaukos (NYSE:GKOS) today released data from a 3-year study of its iStent travecular micro-bypass stent, touting sustained reductions in intra-ocular pressure after treatment with 2 of the devices. The study was published in the November issue of the Clinical Ophtalmology journal, the company said. The iStent trabecular micro-bypass stent is a tiny titanium stent designed to […]
Neuravi launches clinical trial of Embotrap stent retriever
Neuravi said today it enrolled the 1st patient in a clinical trial of its novel EmboTrap revascularization stent retriever device for treating acute ischemic stroke. Data from the study will be submitted as part of Neuravi’s FDA premarket approval application, the Ireland-based company said. “Working to improve clinical outcomes in stroke is central to Neuravi’s mission, […]
Gauss Surgical wins CE Mark for Triton blood loss monitor
Gauss Surgical said it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its Triton mobile real-time surgical blood loss monitoring system. The device works with Apple‘s (NSDQ:AAPL) iPad system and is the 1st and only mobile platform for surgical blood loss monitoring, the Los Altos, Calif.-based company said. “We have had a strong response […]
FDA tells Aros Surgical to stop selling sutures, micro anastomosis clamps
The FDA published a warning letter it sent to Aros Surgical Instruments requesting the firm cease sales of its surgical sutures and micro anastomosis clamps. The letter was sent based upon issues the agency found during a February inspection of the company’s Newport Beach, Calif. location. The federal watchdog reported that the company had responded later […]
Mauna Kea wins FDA 510(k) for Cellvizio
Mauna Kea (ENT:MKEA) said yesterday its Cellvizio confocal laser endomicroscopy platform won FDA 510(k) clearance for use during surgical procedures for treating multiple types of cancer. The Cellvizio device is designed for use in a variety of surgical procedures, providing real time visualization at the microscopic level, Mauna Kea said “This is a historic regulatory and business […]
Nido Surgical seeks $1.5m for next-gen cardiac surgery tools
Stealthy Nido Surgical took the 1st steps toward raising a hoped-for $1.5 million, pulling in $105,000 from 3 unnamed investors in a debt-and-options round, according to a regulatory filing. Nido Surgical, named for co-founder and cardiac surgery chief at Boston Children’s Hospital Dr. Pedro del Nido, is developing minimally invasive instruments for image-guided, beating-heart surgery, according to the LinkedIn […]
Study: Medication errors occur in 1 out of 2 surgeries
A new study from Harvard Medical School investigating the incidence of drug dosing errors and adverse events before, during and after surgeries found a 50% rate of errors in the OR. The study, which examined more than 275 operations at the Massachusetts General Hospital, also indicated that a 3rd of the errors discovered resulted in […]
Edwards Lifesciences, BD’s CareFusion ink interoperability pact
Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE:EW) and Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) subsidiary CareFusion said today that they inked an interoperability pact for their respective hemodynamic monitoring and IV fluid administration offerings. The focus will be on hydration for moderate- to high-risk surgical patients using Edwards’ hemodynamic monitoring systems and fluid management algorithms and CareFusion’s Alaris infusion systems, they said. The collaboration aims to examine any correlation between […]
Cohera Medical raises $50m from KKR
Cohera Medical raised a $50 million funding round led by private equity giant KKR and joined by a group of existing investors. Pittsburgh-based Cohera, which makes absorbable surgical adhesives and sealants, said it plans to use the proceeds for the U.S. launch of its TissiGlu adhesive and for clinical trials of its Sylys sealant, which won […]