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• Packaging Compliance Labs expanding in Michigan
  Packaging Compliance Labs, LLC (PCL) will be expanding its current operations in Kentwood, Mich. In addition to a capital investment of $2.57 million, the company will bring 27 new jobs to the area. The medical device and pharmaceutical packaging engineering and validation firm, along with its sister company, SmartStart Medical (SSM), will take on the… […]
• Survey: Half of heart attack patients avoid the hospital during pandemic
  The number of heart attack patients seeking urgent hospital care has dropped by more than 50% worldwide during the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a survey by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The survey of 3,101 healthcare professionals in 141 countries was conducted in mid-April.The findings are published in European Heart Journal — Quality of… […]
• Resolution Medical hires industry veteran as CEO
  Resolution Medical recently announced that it has brought on industry veteran David Blaeser as its new CEO. The Fridley, Minn.–based medical device contract manufacturing and development company noted that Blaeser has 35 years of experience leading teams at Boston Scientific, Velocimed, Nidus, Endometabolic Solutions, Libra Medical, and Zift Medical. Most recently, he was founder and CEO… […]
• The George Floyd case has rocked a major U.S. medtech hub: Here’s what industry leaders think
  Major medtech companies with a presence in the Minnesota have been calling for peace, unity and racial justice following the death of George Floyd in police custody and the resulting demonstrations and violence. Executives from Boston Scientific, Medtronic and the Medical Alley Association have penned open letters expressing their concerns and pledging to do better.… […]
• Summit Medical produces 1 million face shields in 8 weeks
  Summit Medical recently announced that it has delivered more than 1 million FDA-compliant face shields for to protect healthcare workers and returning business employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. St. Paul-based Summit Medical said it designed, engineered and manufactured the face shields in just 8 weeks, cross-training staff to assemble them and saving 65 employees’ jobs.… […]
• PAVmed inks deal with Canon Virginia on ear tube manufacturing
  Pavmed (NSDQ:PAVM) today announced it plans to develop and use Canon Virginia’s commercial-grade and scalable aqueous silk fibroin molding process to manufacture its DisappEAR molded pediatric ear tubes. Under terms outlined in a letter of intent,  PAVmed and Canon Virginia propose to enter into two sequential agreements covering a 5-phase project culminating in the commercialization of… […]
• Study finds delays in seeking stroke treatment amid COVID-19
  Ischemic stroke patients are showing up to the hospital an average of 160 minutes later during the COVID-19 pandemic than during a similar timeframe in 2019, according to a new study. The delay is affecting both stroke survival and recovery, add stroke surgeons from the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS). The first study to confirm… […]
• Performance Motion Devices touts new Juno outer loop control ICs
  Performance Motion Devices announced the launch of its Juno outer loop control ICs for use in medical, industrial and military applications. The Westford, Mass.-based company’s new Juno product joins a portfolio of velocity and toque control ICs (integrated circuits) used for spindle control, centrifuge control, precision torque control and other liquid handling and laboratory automation… […]
• Lille Group releases Cardiac Signals cloud-based patient monitoring software
  Lille Group announced today that it launched its Cardiac Signals cloud-based software platform for healthcare professionals to monitor cardiac patients remotely. The secure platform enables cardiology practices and hospitals to manage cardiac patients remotely with ease and efficiency, which is aimed to help during a potential telehealth boom as the COVID-19 pandemic continues and onsite… […]
• The secret to building a successful medtech career
  In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly podcast, Edwards Lifesciences executive Dr. Todd Brinton shares the one trait he looks for in job candidates that can trump talent and ability. Brinton, who is VP of advanced technology and chief scientific officer at Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE:EW), also offered tips on when candidates need to shift from conforming to differentiating.… […]
• Medtronic is making its ‘artificial lung’ therapy available for COVID-19 treatment
  Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) is temporarily modifying product indications so that health providers can use its extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) technology to treat people with severe cases of COVID-19. ECMO could be described as a type of “artificial lung” technology that pumps blood from a person’s body to an oxygenator that provides long-term oxygen and carbon-dioxide transfer. Medtronic… […]