Tag: medical devices

Mazor Spinal Robot Receives Both FDA and European CE Approval (Video)

At $500,000 for the machine it is not cheap by all means…

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FDA Asks Manufacturers of Hip Replacements To Study Failure Rates

The point of the study is to find out how fast and…

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Spine Surgery Still Reliant on Spine Fusion

The clinical demand for options to treat spine trauma and disease remain…

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Left to Our Own Devices

U.S. companies have led the world in the development of medical devices.…

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4th Annual FDA/MTLI Medical Device and IVD Statistics Workshop (Event)

Wednesday, April 13 – Thursday, April 14, 2011 National Harbor, MD (Washington…

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Small Is Big: New Vscan Technology May Replace The Stethoscope

GE’s drive to miniaturize technologies in order to make them more mobile…

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Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery Types

Gastric bypass surgery is currently considered the gold standard for surgical treatment…

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Devices Relieve Symptoms, Ignore Disease

The UroLift System, discussed below, is really a perfect example of how…

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Medical Device Approval Process is Faulted in Study

More than 70% of all medical devices that have been recalled by…

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Radiofrequency Ablation Devices

. Radiofrequency ablation devices work by sending alternating current through the tissue.…

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