Category Archives: Medical Technology

Covidien Teams Up with GE Health

Large-cap medical technology company, Covidien (COV) recently announced a five-year worldwide collaboration with GE Healthcare, a division of General Electrical (GE). The collaboration will allow GE Healthcare, a market leader in biomedical devices and services, to include the measurement technology used by Covidien in its patient monitoring systems. GE Healthcare asserts that the collaboration will improve the standard of patient monitoring and safety. Continue reading

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What is Medical Technology – Video


07-05-2012 02:39 John Wilkinson, former Eucomed Chief Executive, and Pierre Guyot, CEO Mölnlycke, explain what comprises medical technology and why innovation is so vital to the medical technology industry. Continue reading

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UCM Nutrition


08-05-2012 19:43 The University of Central Missouri’s Department of Nutrition and Kinesiology offers a wide variety of academic majors including Athletic Training, Dietetics, Health Studies, Medical Technology, Corporate Fitness, Exercise Science, and Physical Education K-12. Additionally, a student may select a minor from Coaching, Fitness/Wellness, Foods, or Health Education . The Department also offers a Master of Science in Kinesiology with emphases in Exercise Science, Sports Management, & Pedagogy. Continue reading

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Smith & Nephew Acquires Kalypto Medical

More Topics: Choose a Sector Accounting Firms Advertising/Media/Communications Capital CEO/Board General Business Health/Biotech Internet/Technology Investment Firms Law Firms Mergers & Acquisitions Money Managers People Private Companies Public Companies Venture Capital Posted May 7, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., — Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN, NYSE: SNN), the global medical technology business, announces the closing of the acquisition of privately-held Kalypto Medical, Inc., by its group company Smith & Nephew, Inc., adding to Smith & Nephew’s own Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) innovation pipeline and intellectual property portfolio. Smith & Nephew is not disclosing terms of this transaction Continue reading

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CardioNet, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2012 Financial Results

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– CardioNet, Inc. (NASDAQ:BEAT – News), a leading wireless medical technology company with a current focus on the diagnosis and monitoring of cardiac arrhythmias, today reported results for the first quarter-ended March 31, 2012. First Quarter 2012 and Recent Highlights President and CEO Commentary Joseph Capper, President and Chief Executive Officer of CardioNet, commented: The first quarter results were in line with expectations representing a solid start to the year Continue reading

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MagForce to Present at Entry & General Standard Conference 2012 in Frankfurt

Berlin, Germany, May 07, 2012 – MagForce AG (Frankfurt, XETRA: MF6), a leading medical technology company in the field of nanomedicine for oncology, announced today that Dr Andreas Jordan, Executive Board, will deliver a presentation on the Company at the Entry & General Standard Conference 2012, Frankfurt, Germany. Dr Jordan will talk about the current status of MagForce as well as the business strategy and commercialization of its NanoTherm therapy. Also, Dr Jordan will give an outlook on the rest of 2012 Continue reading

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IsoRay to Introduce GliaSite and Cesium-131 Mesh to International Audience at World Congress of Brachytherapy

RICHLAND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– IsoRay Inc. (AMEX: ISR – News), a medical technology company and innovator in seed brachytherapy and medical radioisotope applications, today announced it will host a booth at the world brachytherapy meeting. Continue reading

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Smith & Nephew, Inc. acquires Kalypto Medical, Inc., further investing in Negative Pressure Wound Therapy to deliver …

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN, NYSE: SNN), the global medical technology business, today announces the closing of the acquisition of privately-held Kalypto Medical, Inc., by its group company Smith & Nephew, Inc., adding to Smith & Nephew’s own Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) innovation pipeline and intellectual property portfolio. Kalypto Medical is the manufacturer of the NPD 1000, a portable, ambulatory Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) system Continue reading

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ZELTIQ(R) Aesthetics Promotes Joshua T. Brumm to Senior Vice President

PLEASANTON, Calif., May 8, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:ZLTQ – News) a medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing products utilizing its proprietary controlled-cooling technology platform, today announced that the Board of Directors has promoted Chief Financial Officer Joshua Brumm to Senior Vice President, from Vice President. Continue reading

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BIOTRONIK Presents World's First ICD, CRT-D and CRT-P Devices With ProMRI(R) Technology at Heart Rhythm 2012

BERLIN–(Marketwire -05/08/12)- BIOTRONIK, a leading manufacturer of innovative medical technology, has developed the world’s first implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD), cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) and cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemaker (CRT-P) with ProMRI technology. ProMRI allows patients requiring tachycardia and heart failure therapies to have access to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the first time ever.* These new products — the Lumax 740 ICD and CRT-D series and the Evia HF-T — will be showcased at Heart Rhythm 2012, the Heart Rhythm Society’s 33rd Annual Scientific Sessions to be held May 9-11, 2012, in the United States in Boston, Massachusetts. “The Lumax 740 and Evia HF-T series mark an entirely new era of innovation in implantable cardiac device technology,” commented Christoph Bhmer, Managing Director of BIOTRONIK. Continue reading

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Ivivi Health Sciences Announces New Executive Appointments

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Ivivi Health Sciences, LLC, an innovative medical technology company that designs, develops and markets non-invasive anti-inflammatory and regenerative technologies, has announced new leadership appointments to its executive team. In the C-suite, President and Chief Operating Officer Kathryn Clubb has been promoted to the position of Chief Executive Officer. Cofounder Steven M Continue reading

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Hospital delivery is their choice

A SURVEY conducted among several pregnant mothers showed many prefer to deliver their babies in a hospital supervised by doctors. City Hall clerk Siti Saodah Mohd Razi,28, said traditional midwives, especially in urban areas, were a rarity. “I have not come across anyone having their baby delivery assisted by a midwife,” she said. Continue reading

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Staffing and Performance Benchmarks for Quality Function Highlight New Medical Device Study

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3-H Medical Technology’s Neocentennial Celebration – Video


02-05-2012 00:25 3-H Medical Technology celebrates the University of Santo Tomas’ Neocentennial. Continue reading

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Smith and Nephew beats first-quarter forecasts

LONDON (ShareCast) – Profits at medical technology group Smith and Nephew beat both analysts’ and management forecasts in the first quarter of 2012, which it said was down to the actions being taken to reshape the company. Trading profit in the three months to March 31st increased by 5% year-on-year to $252m. Continue reading

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Lake Region Medical to Showcase Strategic Technology Developments at the Heart Rhythm 2012 (HRS) Conference

MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Lake Region Medical, a global development and manufacturing partner to leading medical device companies, will highlight its original development manufacturing capabilities, services and technologies at the Heart Rhythm Societys 33rd annual scientific sessions in Boston, MA. Lake Region will showcase its new FORTRESS Dielectic Coating and ANCHORWIRE Transseptal Placement Guidewire. Continue reading

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“The future of AF ablation catheter technologies”: A New Report Reveals the Potential of Next Generation Technologies …

PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Design and technology consultancy Cambridge Design Partnership today announces that it has completed a research project to identify the future of medical technology to treat Atrial Fibrillation; a common and dangerous Cardiac condition affecting millions of people across the world. The report is designed to explore the emerging technologies that will lead to innovation in this field, and provide an unparalleled resource for organisations looking to develop treatments. Atrial fibrillation is a type of cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heart beat) that affects up to 7 million people in Western Europe and the United States alone. Continue reading

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European Transcatheter Embolization and Occlusion Device Market to Grow at an Annual Rate of 5.5% Through 2016

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, adoption of premium-priced devices will drive market growth in the European transcatheter embolization and occlusion (TEO) market. Despite declining average selling prices in all device segments, market growth will outpace procedural growth, as newer, more expensive devices are used in place of more established devices. This will be particularly significant in the embolization particle and flow-diverting device segments Continue reading

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A Medical Marvel

Topping the FTSE 100 (Euronext: VFTSE.NX – news) leader board of elite British companies this morning is Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN.L – news) , the global medical technology business. As I write, S&N shares are up nearly 4% at 627p, which values the group at 5.6 billion Continue reading

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