Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) is said to be in advanced talks with BAX to sell its Seprafilm surgical products business for up to $400 million. SepraFilm is designed to prevent adhesion after abdominal surgeries. The French drugmaker, which acquired SepraFilm in 2011 when it paid $20.1 billion for Genzyme, wants to close the deal “with the next few […]
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Rob Surgical raises €5M for Bitrack surgical robotic device
Rob Surgical said last month that it closed an investment round worth more than $5.5 million (€5 million) for the launch of its Bitrack robotic surgical system. The investment round was led by Dutch holding company Scranton Enterprises. The Bitrack platform is designed to be flexible, modular and open while combining manual and robotic surgery […]
CMR Surgical sells first Versius robot, in India
CMR Surgical said today that it completed the first sale of its Versius robotic surgical system to the Galaxy Care Hospital in Pune, India. Versius is designed for use in minimal-access procedures; at Galaxy Care those ranged from transthoracic procedures to hysterectomies and myomectomies, led by Dr. Shailesh Puntambekar, according to a news release. Cambridge, […]
Xoran raises $8m for portable CT scanner
Xoran Technologies said yesterday that it landed a total of $8 million from a matching grant program with the National Institutes of Health for its xCAT IQ mobile CT imaging system. Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Xoran’s xCAT IQ is a compact, mobile CT scanner designed for high-resolution cranial imaging in the operating room and intensive care […]
Staple snafu prompts voluntary Johnson & Johnson recall in Europe
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary Ethicon initiated a voluntary recall of its Echelon Flex Endopath 60mm staplers across seven different European countries due to potentially malformed staples. The company identified the possibility that some Echelon Flex Endopath staplers may contain an out-of-specification anvil component within the jaw of the device. The issue could lead to malformed […]
Surgical staplers top ECRI’s list of top medtech hazards
ECRI Institute said today that surgical stapler misuse is the top health technology hazard, beating out the likes of point-of-care ultrasounds and sterile processing errors. The ECRI Institute said it intends to help surgical stapler users avoid many of the common errors that can lead to patient harm by publishing the 13th edition of its Top […]
Report: Docs could reduce adverse events with Boston Sci’s Watchman
This article has been updated to include comments from Boston Scientific. A recent review of FDA files has found nearly 3,000 adverse events related to Boston Scientific’s (NYSE:BSX) Watchman device. The Watchman left atrial appendage closure device, approved by the agency in March 2015, is designed to prevent blood clots that form in the heart’s […]
Surgical Innovation Associates adds $4m
Surgical Innovation Associates said yesterday that it raised $4 million in an oversubscribed Series A round for the development and commercialization of its reconstructive and aesthetic surgery devices. Chicago-based Surgical Innovation, a medical device spinout from Northwestern University, said it has raised $6.5 million since its 2016 inception. The investor base for the recent $4 […]
FDA clears new drill for Neocis Yomi robot-assisted dental surgery device
Neocis said yesterday that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for a new robot-assisted drill to be used with its Yomi dental surgery system. The Miami-based company said the clearance will lead to an easier workflow and provide enhancements to the surgeons’ drilling experience. Yomi won FDA clearance in March 2017 for dental implant procedures, becoming […]
Smith & Nephew launches assurance program for Trigen Intertan hip nail
Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) said yesterday that it launched the Intertan product assurance program centering on the performance Trigen Intertan intertrochanteric hip fracture nail. The Trigen Intertan device is designed to use a Smith & Nephew proprietary integrated compression screw to reduce risk of implant failure and non-union, reduce postoperative pain and increase time to […]
Becton Dickinson, Zoll win DoD contracts
Both and Zoll Medical, an Asahi Kasei (TYO:3407) subsidiary, and Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) picked up contracts from the U.S. Defense Dept. within the last week. On September 20, Zoll was awarded a maximum of more than $8.4 million for its dual-aeromedical certified defibrillators and accessories. The one-year base contract has four one-year options and is slated for a […]