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From Medical Design & Outsourcing

• 3 ways HHS can help medtech innovators
  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is doing everything from sharing more data to cultivating entrepreneurial talent and engaging in partnerships in order to support medical device innovators, the department’s CTO Ed Simcox told than 100 industry insiders in the Twin Cities today. A major goal at HHS is to build an innovation-focused… […]
• OKW launches in-series charging stations for Body-Case
  OKW recently launched new mountable stations for its Body-Case wearable enclosures that are designed to allow for multiple units to be charged at once. The company’s Body-Case is designed to fit a standard size watch straps. It can be used for data recording and transmission, tracking and monitoring, emergency call and notification and as bio-feedback… […]
• FDA clears Medacta’s Mpact 3D Metal hip implants
  Medacta recently received FDA clearance for its Mpact 3D Metal Implants and Augments 3D Metal to enhance its Impact System for hip revision procedures. The new Mpact 3D Metal Acetabular Two-Hole and Multi-Hole Shells are hemispherical porous shells that feature multiple cross-linked polyethylene liner options. Its ultra-porous material makes the implants ideal for more demanding… […]
• Micro Interventional Devices begins study of tech for heart valve repair
  The first patient in the transcatheter arm of a European study has been treated with Micro Interventional Devices’ MIA technology for tricuspid and mitral repair, the company said. A team at Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Clinic (Vilnius, Lithuania) used the 12F MIA (minimally invasive annuloplasty) delivery catheter and PolyCor anchors to reduce tricuspid annular dimensions and… […]
• NeoTract says real-world prostate study beats clinical trial results
  A study evaluating NeoTract’s UroLift treatment for men with enlarged prostate glands showed a 62% improvement in lower urinary tract symptoms, the company said today. The real-world study enrolled 100 men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) at a single center. Peak flow rate improved 140% and the post-void residual volume (PVR) decreased by 71 ml, with no patients… […]
• Auris Health touts robotically-assisted bronchoscopy study results
  Auris Health’s Monarch bronchoscopy platform reached lung nodules and biopsied tissue with “high accuracy” in a recent study, according to the company. Eight investigators performed robotic-assisted bronchoscopy procedures using the Monarch platform on a cadaveric model designed to mimic a real-life bronchoscopy procedure. Sixty-seven simulated tumor targets one to three centimeters in size were prepared in… […]
• Senators question basis for FDA’s digital health pre-cert pilot
  Three Democratic senators representing major high tech and medtech hubs in the United States are questioning the statutory basis of FDA’s new pilot program for digital health product precertification. “We support FDA’s efforts to update the medical device review regime to better accommodate digital health devices and believe that it is an important step in ensuring that… […]
• This medical device dissolves inside the body
  Researchers from Northwestern University and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a bioresorbable electronic implantable device that can dissolve in the body. The implantable is a biodegradable wireless device that speeds up nerve regeneration and improves the healing of damaged nerves. The device delivers regular pulses of electricity to damaged peripheral… […]
• Zemax touts LensMechanix for Creo Parametric
  Zemax recently announced that it has launched its LensMechanix for Creo Parametric to help engineers streamline optomechanical product design. LenMechanix allows mechanical engineers to load all lenses, mirrors, sources and detectors from OpticStudio as Creoparts without the need for STEP, IGES or STL files. The engineers can start designing mechanical structures around optical components using… […]
• Excelitas Technologies launches new OmniCure curing system
  Excelitas Technologies recently announced that it has launched its newest OmniCure system, the OmniCure AC92250F UV LED Curing System. The system is ideal for fiber coating or marking applications. It is air-cooled and delivers up to 20W/cm2 of irradiance at a 10-15mm working distance. The new Excelitas Technologies system also features a custom optical design… […]
• Gerresheimer revenues up 6.7% in Q3
  Gerresheimer AG’s revenue grew 6.7% year-over-year during its third quarter — with adjusted earnings up 2% — as medical plastic systems continued to be a revenue growth driver, especially due to the company’s U.S. inhaler project. Revenues for the quarter ended Aug. 31 were 353.7 million euros (equivalent to $399.7 million), up from 331.5 million euros ($374.6… […]