Days after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade’s protection of abortion rights, medical device companies are among those reassuring workers about healthcare access. Corporate communications to employees and the public at large come as trigger laws in nearly half of the states outlaw abortion immediately. Some medtech companies are not using […]
Gynecological
NovaXS unveils prototype for smart, needle-free drug delivery device
NovaXS Biotech announced that it unveiled the new prototype for its needle-free injection therapy smart medical device. Formed at the University of California, Berkeley, NovaXS designed its patent-pending Telosis technology to administer a narrow stream of medication without a needle in 0.3 seconds and to analyze injection data to allow for smarter health decisions. Get […]
Memic completes first robotic-assisted transvaginal hysterectomy procedures with Hominis
Memic Innovative Surgery announced today that the first U.S. patient procedures were completed with its Hominis system for robotic-assisted transvaginal hysterectomy. HCA Florida Kendall Hospital and The Women’s Hospital at Jackson Memorial successfully completed the first U.S. patient procedures using Hominis, the first and only FDA-authorized surgical robot that features miniature humanoid-shaped arms, with shoulder, […]
Cook Medical makes next-gen in vitro fertilization incubator available in U.S., Canada
Cook Medical announced today that it launched the next-generation MINC+ benchtop incubator in the U.S. and Canada. Bloomington, Indiana-based Cook Medical designed its MINC+ platform as the latest iteration of the MINC mini incubator benchtop system that has been in in-vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics for more than two decades. The latest version of MINC includes the […]
California appeals court orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $302M in pelvic mesh case
A California appeals court mostly agreed that Johnson & Johnson must pay the state hundreds of millions of dollars over misleading marketing around the risks of pelvic mesh products. The Fourth District Court of Appeals in California, in its April 11 ruling, reduced the size of the civil penalties against J&J’s Ethicon subsidiary by $42 […]
Channel Medsystems makes three appointments to management team including new CFO
Channel Medsystems announced today that it appointed three new members to its executive team, including a new chief financial officer. Berkeley, California-based Channel Medsystems named Ian Vawter as VP and CFO, Rebecca Furlong as VP and president of U.S. sales and Nital Patel Bryant as senior director of marketing. Channel Medsystems develops the Cerene cryotherapy […]
Medtronic completes first patient implants in implantable tibial neuromodulation trial
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced that it completed the first patient implants in the Titan 2 pivotal study of its investigational neuromodulation device. Fridley, Minnesota-based Medtronic’s Titan 2 trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of the company’s implantable tibial neuromodulation (TNM) device in people with overactive bladder (OAB). The company designed the minimally invasive implantable TNM […]
CooperCompanies to buy Cook Medical’s reproductive health business for $875M
Cook Medical has signed a letter of intent to sell its Reproductive Health business to CooperCompanies, the two companies announced today. CooperCompanies (NYSE:COO) plans to pay privately-held Cook Medical $875 million: $675 million at closing, then the remaining $200 million paid in four $50 million annual installments. The proposed deal — which could close in […]
‘Itty bitty’ falloposcope imaging device used inside fallopian tubes for the first time
After years of development, University of Arizona researchers have captured their first images inside fallopian tubes with a new device that could be used to search for early signs of ovarian cancer. University of Arizona BIO5 Institute Director Jennifer Barton developed the high-resolution falloposcope, which has a diameter of only 0.8 mm. “It’s itty bitty,” […]
Medtronic’s Hugo wins Health Canada license to expand robotic-assisted surgery
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced today that it received a Health Canada license for use of the Hugo robotic-assisted surgery system. The company’s Brampton, Ontario-based Medtronic Canada subsidiary received the Health Canada license for use of Hugo in urologic and gynecologic laparoscopic surgical procedures. According to a news release, those procedures make up about half of all […]
Caldera launches new Desara TVez for stress urinary incontinence
Surgical product developer Caldera Medical announced today that it launched the Desara TVez as part of its Desara portfolio. Los Angeles-based Caldera’s Desara family of products includes offerings for treating stress urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and polyps. According to Caldera’s website, Desara TVez is used through the transvaginal approach with tighter trocar curve that […]
