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From Medical Design & Outsourcing

• Accu-Tube launches rebrand for 45 year anniversary
  Accu-Tube announced that it has updated its branding with a new logo, colors and website during the company’s 45 year anniversary celebration. The new branding comes with improvements to the company that will go toward helping Accu-Tube grow and expand. “We are very proud of our reconfiguration across all spaces,” Kevin McGrath, CEO of Accu-Tube,… […]
• Spectrum Plastics adds overmolding at Utah plant
  Spectrum Plastics Group said today that it has begun to offer value-added overmolding at its Apollo Medical operation in Sandy, Utah. The Alpharetta, Ga.-based company added four new injection molding machines ranging from 11 to 55 tons, at Apollo. The machines are suitable for injection molding of highly precise products, including dilator and sheath sets, allowing Spectrum to… […]
• 11 innovative medical devices you need to know from 2018
  Call it digital health or mHealth or simply what it is — innovation. Last year we saw a lot of innovative wireless devices for diagnostics and treatment as research and development flourished. Many researchers have taken up the challenge of developing devices that are portable, small and convenient with ease-of-use that could revolutionize point-of-care diagnostics… […]
• Study of VentureMed’s Flex catheter begins in Switzerland
  Vascular-focused device developer VentureMed said yesterday that it has launched another study of its Flex dynamic scoring catheter, this one to measure how open patients’ blood vessels remain 12 months after treatment. The prospective, single arm, non-randomized study in Switzerland will enroll up to 150 patients whose superficial femoral and popliteal arteries were scored by the Flex system… […]
• Grand Valley State lands grant to study 3D printing for medtech
  Grand Valley State University’s applied Medical Device Institute (aMDI) has been awarded $500,000 by the Grand Rapids SmartZone to study the use of specialized 3D printing technology for medical device production. The grant will allow the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based institute, along with contract manufacturer MediSurge (Grand Rapids) and 3D printing company Carbon (Redwood City, Calif.) to create production-grade,… […]
• Abbott inks deal to test blood donations in Japan
  Abbott (NYSE:ABT) said today that it has been selected by the Japanese Red Cross Society (JRC) to partner in screening the country’s blood donations. The eight-year contract is for the exclusive supply of serological instrumentation, tests, and consumables used for blood and plasma screening. The JRC screens approximately 5 million blood donations each year, helping ensure… […]
• LivaNova touts studies of its sutureless aortic valve
  LivaNova (NSDQ:LIVN) said today that three separate, recently published studies highlight the performance and cost savings of its sutureless aortic valve, Perceval. The results from the Perceval Aortic Heart Valve Study in North America found that Perceval achieves positive safety and efficacy outcomes whether or not an open or minimally invasive surgical approach is used. The… […]
• OtoNexus raises $4.4 million for ear infection detection technology
  OtoNexus (Seattle) has raised more than $4.4 million as it continues to develop its ultrasound medical device technology to diagnose middle ear infections, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Form D filed this month. OtoNexus has been seeking a nearly $8.3 million from the money-raise. It previously raised $7.8 million in 2017. Funders and supporters… […]
• Bioventus launches Osteomatrix+ bone graft
  Bioventus announced today that it has started selling Osteomatrix+ – a moldable bone graft substitute intended for a variety of orthopedic and spine bone remodeling applications. Bioventus officials boast that Osteomatrix+ has improved moldability, flexibility and versatility versus its predecessor. “Osteomatrix+ represents the first of several next-generation products that will be added to the Bioventus portfolio… […]
• European scientists develop absorbable bandages for burn patients
  An international research group has developed a biocompatible bandage material that has antibacterial properties and will not require changing, a potential boon for burn patients. The material is self-absorbable, and a new bandage can be put directly on top of the old one, alleviating the need for the frequent and often-painful changing of a burn… […]
• 17 MD&M West exhibitors you need to know
  More than 20,000 engineers and executives are expected to gather and network for the annual MD&M West – one of the largest annual medical device manufacturing events. MD&M West takes place at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif., Feb. 5–7, and houses an array of industry suppliers showcasing their latest technologies and manufacturing advancements. Think medical device packaging,… […]