Category Archives: Medical Technology

A recent study linked a tweet from Musk to a surge in demand for chloroquine. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images What has happened to Elon Musk? A highlight reel of the billionaire Tesla CEOs activities since early March includes his pooh-poohing the coronavirus panic as dumb; keeping his northern California factory open in defiance of local public health orders; falsely asserting that children are essentially immune from the virus; providing a giant platform to promoters of an unproven and potentially dangerous treatment; predicting (inaccurately) that the US would have no new cases of Covid-19 by the end of April; attempting to re-open the factory before the end of the local shelter-in-place order; and calling shelter-in-place orders fascist. Continue reading →

Summary Company Announcement Date: April 27, 2020 FDA Publish Date: April 29, 2020 Product Type: Medical Devices Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description pumps may not deliver fluid at the accuracy specified in the instructions for use and infusion sets may under-deliver fluids Product Description Infusion pumps and infusion sets CME America, a wholly owned subsidiary of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, today issued the following update regarding two previously announced voluntary recalls, one related to all models of CMEAmerica BodyGuard infusion pumps (FDA Recall Number: Z-1474-2020) and the other related to one of the device's infusion sets (FDA Recall Number: Z-1442-2020). Both previously announced recalls have now been designated as Class I recalls by the U.S Continue reading →

Research report on global Vacuum Blood Collection Tubes Market 2020 with industry-primary research, secondary research, product research, size, trends, and Forecast. Continue reading →

The global Hospital Furnitures Market is expected to surge at a steady CAGR in the coming years.The publication offers an insightful take on the historical data of the market and the milestones it has achieved. The report also includes an assessment of current market trends and dynamics, which helps in mapping the trajectory of the global Hospital Furnitures market Continue reading →

The COVID-19 coronavirus infectious agent now exponentially spreading worldwide seems like a plague from a distant past. Continue reading →

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Vander-Bend Manufacturing, Inc. ("Vander-Bend"), a portfolio company of Aterian Investment Partners ("Aterian"), is pleased to announce the March 2020 acquisition of TMK Manufacturing, Inc. ("TMK" or the "Company"). Continue reading →

The European Investment Bank has approved 5bn of new financing for businesses hit by the economic shock and for medical technology. The financing is part of the EIBs quick response to the coronavirus crisis and its economic effects. It includes 3bn dedicated for companies in Italy and Spain, two countries most impacted by the coronavirus. Continue reading →

CDC staff standing in front of the white background wall. Most of us imagine face masks, gloves and gowns when we think of the types of vital in short supply during the coronavirus pandemic. But there are many others that are desperately needed as cases of COVID-19 continue to spread. Continue reading →

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -BiotricityInc. (OTCQB: BTCY), a medical diagnostic and consumer healthcare technology company, announced that Steve Salmon has joined its Board of Directors. Continue reading →

SALT LAKE CITY,April 30, 2020/PRNewswire/ Announced today,nView medical, a leading innovator in 3D medical imaging, andOrthoGrid Systems, Inc., a global MedTech leader offering intraoperative alignment technologies, are partnering to provide integrated solutions that increase surgical accuracy and OR efficiency and improve patient outcomes. As the first step for implementation, the companies are executing a proof of concept for a periacetabular osteotomy (PAO) procedure, and, after completion, will expand to additional musculoskeletal procedures. Continue reading →