• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe

MassDevice

The Medical Device Business Journal — Medical Device News & Articles | MassDevice

  • Latest News
  • Technologies
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
    • Cardiovascular
    • Orthopedics
    • Neurological
    • Diabetes
    • Surgical Robotics
  • Business & Finance
    • Wall Street Beat
    • Earnings Reports
    • Funding Roundup
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Initial Public Offering (IPO)
    • Legal News
    • Personnel Moves
    • Medtech 100 Stock Index
  • Regulatory & Compliance
    • Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
    • Recalls
    • 510(k)
    • Pre-Market Approval (PMA)
    • MDSAP
    • Clinical Trials
  • Special Content
    • Special Reports
    • In-Depth Coverage
    • DeviceTalks
  • Podcasts
    • MassDevice Fast Five
    • DeviceTalks Weekly
    • OEM Talks
      • AbbottTalks
      • Boston ScientificTalks
      • DeviceTalks AI
      • IntuitiveTalks
      • MedtechWOMEN Talks
      • MedtronicTalks
      • Neuro Innovation Talks
      • Ortho Innovation Talks
      • Structural Heart Talks
      • StrykerTalks
  • Resources
    • About MassDevice
    • DeviceTalks
    • Newsletter Signup
    • Leadership in Medtech
    • Manufacturers & Suppliers Search
    • MedTech100 Index
    • Videos
    • Webinars
    • Whitepapers
    • Voices

Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy

U.K. warns on Smith & Nephew’s Renasys wound care device

January 26, 2015 By Brad Perriello

U.K. warns on Smith & Nephew's Renasys wound care device

Filed Under: News Well, Recalls, Regulatory/Compliance, Wound Care Tagged With: Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy, Smith & Nephew

Positive study for Smith & Nephew’s Pico wound therapy

December 29, 2014 By Val Kennedy Leave a Comment

Positive study for Smith & Nephew's Pico wound therapy

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: Clinical Trials, Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy, Smith & Nephew

Spiracur raises $16m from GE Capital

November 12, 2014 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

Spiracur raises $16m from GE Capital

Spiracur said today that it raised $16 million debt round from GE Capital for its negative-pressure wound therapy device.

Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Spiracur said it plans to use the proceeds to launch new products, penetrate new care settings and for global expansion.

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, News Well Tagged With: GE Capital, Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy, Spiracur

Spiracur wins reimbursement for SNaP wound care

September 5, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani

Spiracur wins reimbursement for SNaP wound care

California device maker Spiracur won reimbursement coverage from insurance giant Health Care Services Corp., covering the SNaP wound care system.

Filed Under: News Well, Wound Care Tagged With: Health Care Services Corp., Insurance, Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy, Spiracur, Wound Therapy

KCI settles Wake Forest wound care patent spat for $280M

July 1, 2014 By Brad Perriello

KCI settles Wake Forest wound care patent spat for $280M

UPDATED July 1, 2014, with comment from KCI.

Kinetic Concepts Inc. said it agreed to pay $280 million to settle a patent infringement lawsuit with Wake Forest University, putting their long-running war over negative-pressure wound therapy to rest.

Filed Under: Legal News, News Well, Patent Infringement, Wound Care Tagged With: Kinetic Concepts Inc., Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy, Smith & Nephew, Wake Forest University

GPO: KCI lands nod from Novation

January 27, 2014 By Chris Walker Leave a Comment

GPOs: KCI lands nod from Novation

Kinetic Concepts’ V.A.C. Ulta therapy and Prevena incision management system were awarded Novation’s "Innovative Technology" designation, putting the devices in an elite category within the group purchasing organization’s catalog.

Novation, which represents close to 100,000 healthcare providers, awarded the designations at its annual Innovative Technology Expo, where products were evaluated and reviewed by hospital member-led councils.

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO), Kinetic Concepts Inc., Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy, Novation, Wound Therapy

Smith & Nephew touts positive results for wound therapy

January 23, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

Study: Wound therapy reduces infections

Filed Under: News Well, Research & Development Tagged With: Clinical Trials, Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy, Smith & Nephew, Wound Therapy

Kinetic Concepts wins FDA OK for new wound therapy device

November 22, 2013 By Chris Walker Leave a Comment

Kinetic Concepts gets FDA Ok for updated negative pressure wound therapy system

Kinetic Concepts Inc. said it won 510(k) clearance from the FDA for a new negative-pressure wound therapy device, the V.A.C.Via, saying it plans to have it on the market in early December.

The V.A.C.Via is a portable wound care system featuring a diaphragm pump for faster draw down, longer battery life and a higher leak rate threshold, according to a press release.

Filed Under: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), News Well, Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: Kinetic Concepts Inc., Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy, Wound Therapy

Kinetic Concepts forms trinity with LifeCell and Systagenix

September 30, 2013 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

Kinetic Concepts forms trinity with LifeCell and Systagenix

Just weeks after the $485 million merger of Kinetic Concepts and Systagenix, the duo plans to merge forces with LifeCell Corp., forming a 3-headed hydra of wound care, biologics and regenerative therapies.

The new company will be run by KCI president & CEO Joe Woody, with LifeCell commercial operations chief Phil Croxford as senior vice president and "permanent leader" of LifeCell, according to a joint statement.

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well, Regenerative Medicine Tagged With: Kinetic Concepts Inc., LifeCell Corp., Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy, Systagenix Wound Management Inc., Wound Therapy

KCI to drop $485M on wound care company Systagenix

July 30, 2013 By Brad Perriello

KCI to drop $485M on wound care company Systagenix
KCI to drop $485M on wound care company Systagenix

Kinetic Concepts Inc. said it agreed to acquire 1 of its private wound-care peers, Systagenix, for $485 million.

San Antonio, Texas-based KCI said the deal brings a large suite of complementary advanced wound care products into its portfolio.

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well, Wound Care Tagged With: Kinetic Concepts Inc., Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy, Systagenix Wound Management Inc., Wound Therapy

Devon Medical gains extriCARE CE Mark

May 17, 2013 By Ingrid Mezo Leave a Comment

YYmeta

Devon Medical today launched its portable extriCARE 2400 Negative Pressure Wound Therapy system at the European Wound Management Association conference is Copenhagen, Denmark, after it won CE Mark approval in the European Union.

"The extriCARE system has proven itself in the U.S. as a powerful device that healthcare professionals can rely on for the management of non-healing wounds, including diabetic ulcers and chronic, acute, traumatic, subacute, and dehisced wounds," Devon Medical founder and CEO Dr. John Bennett said in a press statement.

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: Devon Medical Products, Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy

  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

“md
EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND STAY CONNECTED
Get the latest med device regulatory, business and technology news.

DeviceTalks Weekly

See More >

MEDTECH 100 Stock INDEX

Medtech 100 logo
Market Summary > Current Price
The MedTech 100 is a financial index calculated using the BIG100 companies covered in Medical Design and Outsourcing.
MDO ad

Footer

MASSDEVICE MEDICAL NETWORK

DeviceTalks
Drug Delivery Business News
Medical Design & Outsourcing
Medical Tubing + Extrusion
Drug Discovery & Development
Pharmaceutical Processing World
MedTech 100 Index
R&D World
Medical Design Sourcing

DeviceTalks Webinars, Podcasts, & Discussions

Attend our Monthly Webinars
Listen to our Weekly Podcasts
Join our DeviceTalks Tuesdays Discussion

MASSDEVICE

Subscribe to MassDevice E-Newsletter
Advertise with us
About
Contact us

Copyright © 2025 · WTWH Media LLC and its licensors. All rights reserved.
The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of WTWH Media.

Privacy Policy