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• Instron launches update to product testing system
  Materials testing equipment and software developer Instron announced the launch of the Torsion Add-On 3.0 for universal testing systems. Recently redesigned to take advantage of the latest functionality offered by the new Instron 6800 series, this system offers a simpler, safer, and more intuitive user experience, according to Norwood, Mass.-based Instron. Instron introduced the Torsion… […]
• Abiomed CEO Michael Minogue appointed as AdvaMed chairperson
  Medtech trade group AdvaMed today said it has appointed Abiomed (NSDQ:ABMD) president and CEO Michael Minogue as chairperson of the AdvaMed board of directors, effective immediately. Minogue will serve as chairperson of the trade association’s board of directors for two years. He has been a member of the board since 2007 and a member of the board… […]
• Credit card-sized pump could enable ‘power clothing’ to help patients with mobility
  Robotic clothing that is entirely soft and could help people to move more easily is a step closer to reality thanks to the development of a new flexible and lightweight power system for soft robotics. The discovery by a team at the University of Bristol (UK) could pave the way for wearable assist devices for… […]
• ACSYS Lasertechnik debuts quick-change laser system
  ACSYS Lasertechnik (Lenexa, Kan.) recently announced the development of its patent-pending, ultra-short pulse,  quick-change laser system for marking, engraving and cutting for medical device applications. The system uses a galvanometer scanner equipped with either f-theta marking optics or a laser cutting head to provide interchangeable flexibility and precision. When in marking mode, the system can… […]
• 12 surgical robotics companies you need to know
  Surgical robotics remains a hot area in medtech — even as it faces headwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic. Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) pioneered robotic surgery through the early 2000s and remains the dominant player, but major companies including Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) have big plans to enter the space and compete. Meanwhile, Stryker (NYSE:SYK) has built a… […]
• Boston Scientific has another serious recall on the same heart device
  The FDA has declared a second Class I recall within a month on a Boston Scientific implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). This recall, which the company initiated with a trio of warnings in December, notified physicians that 3,350 Emblem S-ICD model A209 and A219 devices may exhibit electrical overstress while delivering high-voltage therapy. Variations in header… […]
• Fifth round of medtech user fee talks set to begin soon
  Every five years, the FDA, the medtech industry and the public sit down and hammer out how the agency should spend the money it collects in fees from medical device developers seeking approvals and clearances. The agency also uses the Medical Device User Fee Amendment (MDUFA) to set fees for biologics license applications, 513(g) requests for information and de… […]
• The worst catheter-based device recalls of 2020
  The U.S. saw nine serious medical device recalls related to catheters in 2020 — up from four the previous year, according to the FDA. FDA in 2020 reported a total 33 medical device recalls at its most serious Class I level, down from 49 in 2019. The list of the most serious catheter-based device recalls… […]
• Could artificial intelligence boost surgical robotics to new heights?
  Ken Goldberg thinks artificial intelligence will enable surgical robots to achieve their best function — not replacing surgeons but augmenting their work by reducing the monotony of specific subtasks like suturing. The William S. Floyd Jr. Distinguished Chair in Engineering at UC Berkeley, Goldberg and his research team have continued to advance the field. The… […]
• VivaLNK offers way to conduct wireless 6-minute walk test
  VivaLNK this week announced that it has launched its wearable ECG monitor to wirelessly capture ECG and heart rate during a six-minute walk test. The six-minute walk test is a common exercise routine use in patients with pulmonary hypertension, congestive heart failure, pre-lung transplant evaluation, interstitial lung disease or COPD. The wearable allows for patient… […]
• New FDA medtech cybersecurity chief expects guidance to debut this year
  The FDA’s first medtech cybersecurity chief plans to work across private and public lines to lower cyberattack threats against medical devices and the healthcare systems and patients who use them. Medical device manufacturers can expect a new FDA cybersecurity draft guidance for new medical devices sometime this year, according to the agency’s first acting director… […]