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Imaging Visualization & Navigation

NinePoint Medical Announces Substantial Hospital Reimbursement Increase for NvisionVLE® Imaging System Procedures

BEDFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NinePoint Medical, Inc., a transformative medical device company pioneering the use of an advanced imaging platform for gastrointestinal applications, announced today that the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published its 2017 final fee schedule....

November 16, 2016

Resource Library

Interview Guide for Software Development Positions

Software Development is an extremely competitive field. Moreover, it doesn’t bode well for candidates now that several of the major industry players have started to move their software development sectors offshore to countries such as China and India. But despite...

November 16, 2016

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

What’s the GOP Planning for the Medical Device Tax Under Trump?

Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election increases the likelihood the medical device tax will be repealed in 2017. However, the precise legislative path for repealing Obamacare’s device tax is “hard to know,” a key Republican lawmaker on the issue...

November 16, 2016

Orthopedics and Spine

Medtronic Launches Program to Reduce Costs of Total Joint Replacement

DALLAS — Medtronic announced the launch of Medtronic Orthopedic Solutions, a comprehensive program for total joint replacement episodes of care designed to reduce system costs and improve patient satisfaction and outcomes, according to a company press release. Medtronic Orthopedic Solutions...

November 15, 2016

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

AngioDynamics Secures $100M Loan & $150M Credit Line to Expand Market Share

AngioDynamics has secured a $100 million loan and a $150 million credit line as the medical device maker refinances debt, frees up cash and searches for opportunities to expand its market share. Chief financial officer Michael Greiner said the move...

November 15, 2016

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

Investors Still Punishing Hospital Companies on Obamacare Repeal Fears

Investors have yet to put a floor beneath hospital and physician-staffing stocks that plummeted after Donald Trump’s election to the presidency. Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, whose shares are down more than 25% since Tuesday, is among the leading decliners among all...

November 15, 2016

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Heart Transplant Recipient Receives the World’s First 31 Fr ProtekDuo™ Cannula in a Life-Saving TandemLung® Case

PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CardiacAssist, Inc. dba TandemLife announced today the commercial launch and first human use of their newest ProtekDuo dual lumen cannula at Cedars Sinai Heart Institute in Los Angeles. The cardiothoracic transplant team said the TandemLung and 31 Fr ProtekDuo...

November 14, 2016

Imaging Visualization & Navigation

Arterys 4D Blood Flow MRI Imaging System Cleared by FDA

Arterys, a pioneer in cloud-based medical imaging software, announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Arterys Software. This clearance allows the Arterys product to be used in clinical settings for...

November 14, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

The Future of Surgical Robotics: Interview with CEO of TransEnterix 

TransEnterix is a late stage surgical robotics company founded in 2006. The company is dedicated to improving clinical outcomes through the use of robotics in surgery. TransEnterix acquired the surgical robotics division of SOFAR S.p.A in 2015 which included the...

November 14, 2016