Amid a shortage of life-saving ventilators due to the coronavirus pandemic, medical device companies are rapidly expanding production, trade group AdvaMed reported today. Respiratory device companies that belong to AdvaMed have boosted ventilators production to 2,000–3,000 per week — and expect to soon reach 5,000–7,000 ventilators per week. Last year, the same companies were making […]
4 medtech companies ink $84m government ventilator contract
The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) signed an $84.4 million contract over the weekend with four medtech companies to produce 8,000 ventilators to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The contract is with Combat Medical Systems, Hamilton Medical, Vyaire Medical and Zoll Medical, according to the agency. Shipments may begin in a few days with time-phased delivery […]
Zoll Medical wins FDA nod for second-gen TherOx system
Zoll Medical Corp. announced today that it received FDA approval for its second-generation TherOx system for SuperSaturated Oxygen (SSO2) therapy in heart attack patients. The Chelmsford, Mass.–based company’s TherOx system is designed to deliver the SSO2 therapy that has been shown in clinical trials to reduce infarct size (heart muscle damage) in “widowmaker” heart attack […]
AdvaMed: Invoking Defense Production Act could hinder U.S. medtech imports
Forcing manufacturers to repurpose their production lines to make equipment to fight the coronavirus epidemic might actually hurt the U.S. supply of those items, the head of medtech trade group AdvaMed said today. AdvaMed officials have talked with U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar and FDA commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn about medtech […]
Zoll says it will make 10k ventilators a month
Zoll Medical Corp. announced that it is increasing its manufacturing capacity to 10,000 ventilators per month in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chelsmford, Mass.–based Zoll reached out to its supply base, which is mostly stationed in the U.S., to enlist its support as it ramps up its ventilator production nearly 25-fold compared to recent production […]
Becton Dickinson, Zoll win DoD contracts
Both and Zoll Medical, an Asahi Kasei (TYO:3407) subsidiary, and Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) picked up contracts from the U.S. Defense Dept. within the last week. On September 20, Zoll was awarded a maximum of more than $8.4 million for its dual-aeromedical certified defibrillators and accessories. The one-year base contract has four one-year options and is slated for a […]
Zoll closes Cardiac Science buyout
Asahi Kasei (TYO:3407) subsidiary Zoll Medical said today that it closed its deal to acquire Cardiac Science and its portfolio of automated external defibrillators for an undisclosed amount. Deerfield, Wis.-based Cardiac Science operates in North America, Europe and Asia. The company has installed more than 500,000 units in nearly 100 countries, according to Zoll. “This acquisition […]
Zoll loses bid to dismiss LifeVest lawsuit
A federal judge has denied Asahi Kasei (TYO:3407) subsidiary Zoll Medical’s motion to toss out a lawsuit filed by the family of a woman who attribute her death to a faulty Zoll LifeVest wearable defibrillator. U.S. District Court Judge Darrin Gayles in the Southern District of Florida also halted Zoll’s effort to bar evidence from the plaintiffs’ […]
Medicare might cover more cutting-edge medtech and pay more for it, too
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said today it wants to give Medicare patients better access to cutting-edge medical devices, and that it’s willing to pay more for them beginning in fiscal year 2020. In its proposed rule, CMS said it might pay more for “certain transformative new devices” for inpatients through a […]
Zoll Medical picks up Mobilize RRS
Asahi Kasei (TYO:3407) subsidiary Zoll Medical said today that it bought Mobilize RRS and the Mobile Rescue Systems app and rescue kits it developed. The products made by Pittsford, N.Y.-based Mobilize RRS are designed to help untrained bystanders assess, manage and help patients during medical emergencies. The systems include step-by-step instructions and supplies to help bystanders […]
Zoll warns on AED Pro defibrillator issue
Asahi Kasei (TYO:3407) subsidiary Zoll Medical this month issued a field advisory for its AED Pro automated external defibrillator after receiving a report that a unit failed during use. Chelmsford, Mass.-based Zoll said its investigation traced the problem to an “isolation breakdown” on an area of the AED Pro’s internal circuit board. “If the isolation breakdown […]
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