Guerbet (EPA:GBT) said today that it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its Sequre and Drakon microcatheters intended for use in peripheral embolization procedures. The Villepinte, France-based company’s Sequre microcatheter uses flow dynamics to create a fluid barrier designed to deliver treatment to a target vessel to reduce risk of non-target embolization. The […]
More device shortages pegged to sterilization plant shutdown
More medtech companies are experiencing shortages of medical devices due to the sudden closure in February of a Sterigenics sterilization plant. Officials from Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH), and Guerbet (EPA:GBT) have written letters to customers indicating that certain devices are already in short supply or may experience shortages, Medical Device & Outsourcing has learned. The letter from Cardinal Health (Dublin, […]
Dynatronics taps ex-NinePoint CEO von Jako as chief exec | Personnel Moves – July 11, 2018
Dynatronics said late last month it tapped former NinePoint Medical CEO Christopher von Jako as its new chief executive officer and board member, succeeding Kelvyn Cullimore Jr. who will stay on the company’s board of directors. Prior to joining Dynatronics, von Jako acted as prez & CEO of NinePoint Medical. Before joining Nine Point, von Jako also […]
Guerbet to pay $23.7m for Accurate Medical Therapeutics
Contrast agent-maker Guerbet (EPA:GBT) has inked a €19.5 million ($23.7m USD) deal to acquire Israeli medtech company Accurate Medical Therapeutics. Accurate has developed two series of microcatheters designed for embolization procedures of tumors and vascular aneurysms. The first set of catheters optimize the product’s ability to access hard-to-reach lesions and navigate tortuous vascular networks. The second […]
7 medtech stories we missed this week: Sept. 22, 2017
From the FDA’s clearance of Covalon’s film-drape to Bioventus launching its study, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. FDA clears Covalon’s MediClear OTC surgical film-drape Covalon announced in a Sept. 21 press release that the FDA has cleared its MediClear PreOp to market in U.S. hospitals, […]
