Swedish medtech company Getinge announced today that it will pay SEK 170 million ($16 million) to acquire Ultra Clean Systems and its ultrasonic cleaning tech. Getinge has already been the exclusive North American distributor of Tampa, Florida–based Ultra Clean Systems’ offerings for nearly a decade. Health providers use ultrasonic cleaning tech in hospitals and surgery […]
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Getinge launches new ventilator
Getinge this week launched its new Servo-c mechanical ventilator that offers lung-protective therapeutic tools for pediatric and adult patients. The company aims for Servo-c to make healthcare accessible and affordable for more hospitals, according to a news release. Its design simplifies respiratory support, Getinge said. “Lung protection challenges come in many shapes and sizes,” said […]
MDR reportedly causing medtech companies to leave EU market
The EU’s new Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) has created enough compliance costs that some medtech companies have stopped selling there., according to a report from Reuters. Reuters spoke with eight companies, including the Swedish medtech giant Getinge, who are either withdrawing from the EU market or have stopped making medical devices. The costs of complying […]
Boston Scientific veteran is joining Getinge
Getinge today announced a new EVP of quality compliance, regulatory & medical affairs. Joanna Engelke will also join the Gothenburg, Sweden–based company’s executive team. Her experience includes a decade at Boston Scientific, with her final four years spent as the company’s SVP of global quality and regulatory. Engelke most recently was chief quality officer at […]
Getinge partners with Medtronic to make Radiant balloon-expandable covered stent
Getinge today announced a partnership with Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) over the Radiant balloon-expandable stent, which received CE mark. Radiant is designed for use in chimney endovascular aneurysm repair (ChEVAR) with the Endurant II/IIs stent graft system. It maintains perfusion to renal arteries when used in combination with the stent graft. The medtech giant said that Radiant is […]
Getinge anesthesia systems recall is Class I
The FDA today issued a notice confirming that Getinge’s recall of certain anesthesia systems is Class I, the most serious kind. Getinge initiated the recall of its Flow-c and Flow-e anesthesia systems (product codes 6887700 and 6887900) due to cracked or broken suction system power switches on May 2, 2022. The systems provide inhalation anesthesia […]
Getinge wins new infection control contract with HealthTrust
Getinge announced today that national group purchasing organization HealthTrust awarded it an infection control contract. According to a news release, the HealthTrust contract allows the organization’s members to have access to Getinge’s infection control product portfolio for the first time in more than a decade. “We are proud that HealthTrust has awarded their respected infection […]
Getinge appoints three new executives
Getinge announced that it appointed three new executives, including a new president of its business for the North America region. Gothenburg, Sweden-based Getinge confirmed that Patricia Fitch will succeed Eric Honroth as president of the North America region. Honroth has been appointed as president of life science at Getinge. Additionally, Elin Frostehav, who had been […]
Getinge intra-aortic balloon pump recall is Class I
The FDA determined that Getinge’s recall of its Cardiosave Hybrid and CardioSave Rescue devices is Class I, the most serious kind. Datascope/Getinge/Maquet designed the CardioSave Hybrid and CardioSave Rescue intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABP) as cardiac assist devices for patients undergoing cardiac and non-cardiac surgery. They are used in adults who have acute coronary syndrome or […]
How medtech fared in the first waves of the pandemic
Medtech industry revenue, research spending and employment declined in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Medical Design & Outsourcing analysis of financial data. Total sales, R&D spending and employment for the world’s largest medical device companies declined in 2020 and early 2021, according to a Medical Design & Outsourcing analysis tallying the ongoing pandemic’s initial […]
Getinge adds AI to its OR management software
Getinge announced today that it launched the Torin AI-based operation room management system in the U.S. Sweden-based Getinge’s Torin software uses AI to quickly and seamlessly improve the speed and efficiency of scheduling surgical procedures. The platform launched in 2020. The company today introduced a new suite of advanced functions for the platform, expanding its […]
