Baxter (NYSE:BAX) said today it inked an agreement with Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:MNK) to acquire its Recothrom and Preveleak hemostat and sealant products for approximately $153 million up front with a potential for contingent payments in the future. Mallinckrodt’s Recothorm is a stand-alone recombinant thrombin-based product with indications as an aid to hemostasis to control oozing blood and minor […]
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Attune Medical touts Enso esophageal temp management device study data
Attune Medical today released results from a clinical study of its Enso esophageal temperature management device, touting that its ability to supplement surface warming and catheter-based cooling devices and to provide warming in procedures not amenable to surface warming. Results from the study were published in the journal Anesthesia & Analgesia, the Chicago-based company said. […]
Study: OrthAlign handheld nav tool reduces fluoroscopy time during THA procedures
OrthAlign’s handheld orthopedic navigation system was reportedly shown to reduce fluoroscopy time in direct-anterior approach total hip arthroplasty procedures. The company’s HipAlign system, which uses imageless technology including sensors that help create a reference plane and provide hip positioning data intraoperatively, was tested by Dr. Edwin Su from New York’s Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. […]
Senzime wins CE Mark for OnZurf GI surgical probe
Patient monitor developer Senzime said today it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its OnZurf probe designed for various gastrointestinal tract surgical procedures. The German company’s OnZurf probe is designed to continuously collect samples from the surface of an organ which can be analyzed intermittently by an external analyzer or continuously through the company’s CliniSenz […]
Biom’Up wins FDA PMA nod for Hemoblast Bellows surgical hemostatic
Biom’Up said today it won FDA premarket approval for its Hemoblast Bellows hemostatic product designed to control bleeding during surgeries including cardiac, general and orthopedic procedures. The Paris-based company’s flagship Hemoblast Bellows product is a ready-to-use hemostatic solution that is usable several times during surgery to reduce bleeding. Approval of the hemostatic came based on […]
B. Braun’s Aesculap to buy Dextera Surgical out of bankruptcy for $17m
B. Braun subsidiary Aesculap agreed to pay $17.3 million to buy surgical instrument maker Dextera Surgical (NSDQ:DXTR) out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, provided no other suitors emerge. Redwood City, Calif.- based Dextera, formerly known as Cardica, said the Dec. 11 deal calls for $2 million to be put into escrow for two years to cover any indemnification […]
Wright Medical acquires surgery planning software dev IMASCAP SAS for $89m
Wright Medical (NSDQ:WMGI) said today it inked a deal to acquire shoulder replacement surgery preoperative planning software dev IMASCAP SAS in a deal worth $88.8 million (EU €75.1 million) Through the deal, Wright picked up 100% of IMASCAP’s outstanding equity on a fully diluted basis for a total of $88.8 million, consisting of $46.9 million (EU €39.7 […]
Minimally invasive surgical robot dev Virtual Incision raises $18m in Series B
Virtual Incision said today it raised $18 million in a Series B funding round to support FDA 510(k) submission for its next-gen minimally-invasive robotically assisted surgical device. The round was co-led by newly invested Sinopharm Capital and existing investor BlueStem Capital and was joined by PrairieGold Venture Partners and other investors, the company said. Read […]
Lumicell aims $29m Series C at pivotal breast cancer trial and expansion into other cancers
With $28.7 million from a recently-closed Series C round, Lumicell reported today that it plans to launch a pivotal trial of its image-guided cancer surgery tech in breast cancer. The Wellesley, Mass.-based company added that it hopes to expand its clinical program into other solid tumor cancers, including lung, ovarian and brain cancer. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business […]
J&J’s DePuy Synthes launches Purevue visualization system
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary DePuy Synthes said today it launched the Purevue visualization system imaging platform designed for minimally invasive endoscopic surgery. The newly launched system combines a light source, image processor and local image management, looking to reduce the equipments footprint in the operating room, DePuy said. The system also includes an autoclavable camera head, touch-screen […]
3D printed organ models are getting way better: Here’s how
University of Minnesota researchers are taking 3D printed organ models to the next level: They look and feel like the real thing, and integrated sensors help surgeons train. There’s even the potential that such artificial models may someday become the real deal – “bionic organs” used to replace damaged biological organs. The Minnesota researchers published […]