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Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Dominant Robotic Surgery Patents Expiring This Year. What’s Coming Next?

Patents are essential to encouraging innovation, but can also limit competition. Intuitive Surgical has dominated the global robotic surgery market (which is expected to hit $11.4 billion by 2020) since the FDA approved its Da Vinci surgical system 16 years ago; today, the...

August 29, 2016

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Bio2 Medical Announces 510(k) Clearance for the First Ever Angel® Catheter

GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Bio2 Medical is pleased to announce the Angel® Catheter has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA). This 510(k) clearance includes a first ever, prophylactic indication for a...

August 29, 2016

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

Precision Test For Breast Cancer Treatment Remains Imprecise

A major study about the best way to treat early-stage breast cancer reveals that “precision medicine” doesn’t provide unambiguous answers about how to choose the best therapy. “Precision doesn’t mean certainty,” says David Hunter, a professor of cancer prevention at...

August 26, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

New Regenerative Bandage Heals Wounds Faster for Diabetes

At some point in their lives, 15 percent of people with diabetes will develop a painful and hard-to-treat foot ulcer. Twenty-four percent of those affected will require a lower-leg amputation because of it. And, in some instances, what seems like...

August 26, 2016

Imaging Visualization & Navigation

Mallinckrodt to Sell Nuclear Imaging Business to IBA Molecular for $690 Million

Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals announced Aug. 24 it has reached an agreement to sell its nuclear imaging business to IBA Molecular (IBAM) for $690 million. “Our team has made significant progress in driving profitability over the past few years,” said Mark Trudeau,...

August 25, 2016

Resource Library

Read these 5 Undeniable reasons why you need to follow your favorite recruiter(s) on Twitter today!

As a woman who grew up in the “8 track-player” era, the whole SnapChat, Instagram, Facebook world has taken a little getting used to. I laughed when Twitter first hit the scene… and yet now, I use it as a...

August 24, 2016

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

Doctors Stand to Lose Incentive Payments Due to Unrealistic Quality Standards

The doctors staffing New York City’s public hospitals stand to lose out on tens of thousands of dollars in incentive payments because of new standards they say are too high.   As part of the doctors’ most recent contract with...

August 24, 2016

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Study Of Sudden Heart Death Exposes Limits Of Genetic Testing 

Scientists have discovered that a common cause of sudden heart death has been misunderstood because researchers didn’t appropriately account for racial differences in their studies. The findings, published online Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine,have implications far beyond...

August 24, 2016

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

EpiPens Are Getting A Lot More Expensive

Some families gearing up for the start of school have noticed that one important item for kids with severe food allergies has gotten a lot more expensive. With some retailers now charging more than $700 for a set of EpiPens,...

August 23, 2016