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Microline Surgical said it won 510(k) clearance from the FDA for the flexible ligating shears it designed for TransEnterix’s Spider surgical platform.
Beverly, Mass.-based Microline said the shears are based on its MiFusion DC resistive direct thermal fusion technology.
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AliveCor names Daniel Sullivan its new president, CEO and director
California mobile medical device maker AliveCor announced a shift at the helm, naming Daniel Sullivan its new president & CEO as the company sets its sights on wider commercial distribution.
Group purchasing organization Premier said it signed a raft of supply deals for a variety of medical device products.
The Charlotte-based GPO said it signed deals for endomechanical, trocar, suture and topical skin adhesives with 16 companies.
Shareholders of Kinetic Concepts Inc. (NYSE:KCI) approved a $6.3 billion offer from Apax Partners and a pair of Canadian pension funds, with the deal slated to close early next month.
The Food & Drug Administration sent a warning letter to Starion Instruments Corp. after determining that the company failed to correctly report a series of malfunctions of its thermal ligating shears.
Laparoscopic device companies Microline Surgical and Cambridge Endo will begin developing new products together, while Microline will take over their distribution.
Beverly, Mass. based Microline Surgical, founded in 1987, is a subsidiary of the $4.5 billion HOYA Corp., (TYO:7741), a Tokyo-based company, and has a broader reach for sales.
