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Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic make BCG’s most innovative list

December 9, 2015 By Fink Densford

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) were named in the Boston Consulting Group’s list of the 50 most innovative companies this year at the 20 and 42 spot, respectively. Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) and Google (NSDQ:GOOG) took the top 2 spots on the list. Other notable entries were Gilead at number 8, Bayer‘s (ETR:BAYN) at 11, Biogen (NSDQ:BIIB) at […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News Tagged With: Alphabet (Google), Apple, Bayer, Biogen, Boston Consulting Group, Hitachi Medical Systems America, Johnson and Johnson, Medtronic, Pfizer, Siemens

Hitachi wins FDA 510(k) for Supria CT system

October 7, 2015 By Fink Densford

Hitachi (NYSE:HIT) said yesterday it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its Supria 16-slice CT system imaging platform. The new device features a compact design and a Smart-Dose compliant dose saving system that can reduce the amount of radiation for the patient undergoing imaging, the company said. “Supria demonstrates Hitachi’s continuing commitment to provide superior product value […]

Filed Under: 510(k), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Imaging, Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: Hitachi Medical Systems America

NICO & Hitachi collab on ultrasound brain probe

October 2, 2015 By Fink Densford

Neurological device maker NICO and Hitachi (NYSE:HIT) said they are collaborating to create an ultrasound probe to aid in brain tumor operations using Nico’s BrainPath device. Hitachi’s Aloka ultrasound probe, which is still being developed, will be usable with Nico’s BrainPath device to allow operators better visualization of the location, size, and proximity of vessels during […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Clinical Trials, Imaging, Neurological, Research & Development Tagged With: Hitachi Medical Systems America, Nico Corp.

Siemens lands $1.8B Pentagon contract extension

March 28, 2014 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

Siemens lands $1.8B Pentagon contract extension

Siemens Medical Systems (NYSE:SI) won a $1.79 billion extension on its contract to provide radiology systems to the U.S. Defense Dept.

The Pentagon said it pulled the trigger on its 5th option on the 1-year deal, which has another 2 option years ahead.

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: defensedepartment, Hitachi Medical Systems America, Siemens

Hitachi, Omega Medical land $28M in DoD radiology deals

March 6, 2014 By Chris Walker Leave a Comment

Hitachi, Omega Medical land $28M in DoD deals

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded contract extensions worth a total $28.4 million to Hitachi’s  (NYSE:HIT) Aloka Medical and to Omega Medical, according to a federal memo.

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, News Well Tagged With: defensedepartment, Hitachi Medical Systems America, Omega Medical Imaging

FDA OKs Hitachi Medical CT scanner

April 3, 2013 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

Hitachi Medical

Hitachi (NYSE:HIT) said it won 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its Scenaria Advanced 128 CT scanner, the latest in its line of scalable CT scanners.

Hitachi Medical Systems America said the latest iteration of the Scenaria Advanced includes new low-dose technology designed to reduce patients’ exposure to X-ray radiation.

Filed Under: 510(k), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), News Well Tagged With: Hitachi Medical Systems America

Device tax spurs Hill-Rom to lay off 200 | Wall Street Beat

March 28, 2012 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

MassDevice.com Wall Street Beat

Hill-Rom Holdings (NYSE:HRC) said it will lay off about 3% of its workforce, or roughly 200 workers, as it maneuvers to confront the medical device tax set to go into effect next year.

Filed Under: News Well, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Allergan, AngioDynamics, Asahi Kasei Corp., Bio2 Technologies, Bioceptive, BodyMedia, Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Cerner Corp., Cetero, EDAP TMS SA, Edwards Lifesciences, GE Healthcare, Hillrom, Hitachi Medical Systems America, Insulet, Intuitive Surgical, Kips Bay Medical Inc., Layoffs, Luna Innovations Inc., McKesson Corp., Neurometrix, Opko Health Inc., Philips, Relievant Medsystems Inc., Shine Medical Technologies, Smith & Nephew, stjudemedical, Synergetics USA Inc., Tornier Inc., Vuzix, Zoll Medical

St. Jude lands FDA win for 2 next-gen cardiac ablation catheters | Regulatory Roundup

February 6, 2012 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

St. Jude's ablation systems

St. Jude Medical Inc. (NYSE:STJ) won pre-market approval for 2 next-generation cardiac ablation systems this month, the Therapy Cool Path Duo and Safire Blu Duo catheters.

Both ablation systems use radiofrequency energy to freeze small areas of faulty cardiac tissue in patients with typical trial flutter, a type of arrhythmia in which patients experience abnormal heart rhythms or an abnormally fast heartbeat in the upper chambers of the heart.

Filed Under: Catheters, News Well Tagged With: Ablation, Cook Medical, ETView, Hitachi Medical Systems America, Horizon Medical Services, Intuitive Surgical, Medi-tate Ltd., MindChild Medical Inc., Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, NLT Spine, SenoSense Medical Systems Inc., stjudemedical

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