Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company, announced today that it acquired oncology solutions provider Aspekt Solutions. Aspekt Solutions provides medical physics, dosimetry and strategy consultation services. The acquisition aims to expand Varian’s advanced oncology solutions (AOS) offerings. Palo Alto, California-based Varian wants to increase the ability to address the rising demand for customized services and standardized […]
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Varian wins U.S., European clearance for radiotherapy systems
Siemens Healthineers‘ Varian announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance and CE mark for its Halcyon and Ethos systems. Both radiotherapy systems feature Varian’s HyperSight imaging solution. HyperSight enables clinicians to capture high-quality images of patients during their daily radiation treatments. The images help in the daily localization of patient tumors and their uses […]
Varian wins FDA IDE for Flash radiation therapy
Varian announced today that it received FDA investigational device exemption IDE to advance its Flash clinical research program. Flash therapy, an experimental treatment modality, was designed to deliver radiation therapy at ultra-high dose rates in typically less than one second. The Siemens Healthineers company will conduct the feasibility study of Flash therapy for the treatment […]
Siemens Healthineers’ Varian faces scrutiny over environmental cleanup at former Massachusetts site
Varian could reportedly face penalties due to the spread of toxic chemicals relating back to its former property in Massachusetts. The Salem News reported yesterday that more than 21 years ago, Beverly, Massachusetts officials requested that Varian — which was acquired by Siemens Healthineers in a $16.4 billion deal last year — test the bedrock […]
Varian wins FDA breakthrough nod for microspheres that treat knee osteoarthritis
Varian announced today that it received FDA breakthrough device designation for its Embozene microspheres for treating knee osteoarthritis. Palo Alto, California-based Varian, a Siemens Healthineers (ETR:SHL) company, designed Embozene for genicular artery embolization (GAE) in treating symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. Embozene already holds FDA clearance for the embolization of hypervascular tumors, arteriovenous malformations, uterine fibroids and benign […]
Varian wins FDA breakthrough nod for cardiac radioablation system
Varian announced today that it received FDA breakthrough device designation for its cardiac radioablation (CRA) system. Palo Alto, Calif.-based Varian, a recently acquired Siemens Healthineers company, developed the CRA system as a noninvasive therapy for select patients with refractory ventricular tachycardia (VT), according to a news release. VT, a fast, abnormal heart rate that could […]
DTW Podcast: How is Zimmer Biomet waging the ortho data war? Do medical devices carry physics-based biases?
In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, Liane Teplitsky, vice president and general manager of worldwide robotics at Zimmer Biomet, shares her excitement for the burgeoning data business emerging in orthopedics. Teplitsky, an engineer who built her medtech career in cardiac R&D and sales at St. Jude and Abbott, walks us through the interconnected offerings of […]
Siemens Healthineers completes Varian acquisition
Siemens Healthineers (ETR:SHL) announced today that it completed its acquisition of Varian Medical Systems (NYSE:VAR). In August, the companies announced that Siemens would acquire Varian in a $16.4 billion deal to create what the companies said will be the most comprehensive cancer care portfolio in the industry. Varian shareholders approved the deal in October. Several personnel moves have […]
MedTech 100 roundup: Industry roars back
In the blink of an eye, the medtech industry exited its spring slump and neared its all-time best performance levels. MassDevice‘s MedTech 100 Index offered signs of a rebound last week and has built on that momentum, registering a final tally of 109.39 points on April 9. That represents a 2.9% increase from the 106.26-point mark […]
DTW Podcast: Herrera on how military lessons led to Medtech career; Ulmer ready to redo landmark FDA survey
In this week’s podcast, Derek Herrera explains how a serious battle injury he received while leading Marines in Afghanistan led him to build a career in medtech. Herrera has founded two companies – Spinal Singularity and Habit Camera – to create devices that can improve and save the lives of people who need help the […]
