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Women's Health: Building Interventional Gynecology This article was adapted from "Building Interventional Gynecology," which appeared in START-UP, June 2010. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Seeking New Options for Prostate Cancer Recent reports questioning the benefits of early prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment have raised an industry-wide debate . . . [MORE . . .] |
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The Artificial Disc Bust: Lessons Learned The artificial disc market, at least in the US, has yet to take off. In 2009, sales of artificial discs reached close to . . . [MORE . . .] |
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ASMBS Highlights New Developments in Bariatric Surgery A record-breaking attendance at 2010's meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery marked the . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Wound Care: Finding a Niche The relatively open nature of the wound care market has created a golden opportunity for manufacturers to step up and . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Changing Times Raise Barriers to Device Innovation While legal considerations play a role in determining if or how soon use of a medical device is adopted, other factors are . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Market & Industry Briefs Brief summaries of recent medtech market and industry developments. This month we cover trial results for PFO closure . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Edge Brief summaries of recent advances in device research and clinical trials. This month we survey new advances in diabetes . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups. This month we profile NonWoTecc, which is developing synthetic, biomimetic vascular . . . [MORE . . .] |
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GI Endoscopy: Thriving on Innovation Growth in the gastrointestinal endoscopy products market is being driven by advancements in GI diagnostics and screening . . . [MORE . . .] |
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New Avenues in Neuromodulation Implantable neurostimulation devices have the potential to ameliorate a number of debilitating conditions in which neural . . . [MORE . . .] |
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EuroPCR Highlights: TAVI Set to Continue Rampant Growth With innovation as the theme of this year's EuroPCR meeting, emerging technology sessions and innovation presentations . . . [MORE . . .] |
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HRS 2010: Subcutaneous ICD Generates Excitement, Controversy In the years since the dawn of the ICD era in the 1980s, perhaps four expansions of the implantable cardioverter . . . [MORE . . .] |
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ASBS 2010: Economy, Rise in Mastectomies Temper Minimally Invasive Advancements in Breast Care Surgeons attending the 11th annual meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons were perplexed by the reversal of the . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Health Care Reform: The Excise Tax Was Only the Beginning The excise tax has been the medical device industry's main concern about pending health care reform, but other changes are . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Market & Industry Briefs Brief summaries of recent medtech market and industry developments. This month we cover Covidien's acquisition of ev3, . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Edge Brief summaries of recent advances in device research and clinical trials, including a new study sugesting that treating . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups. This month we profile Beta-Stim, which is developing neurostimulation to treat type . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Medical Device Regulation: Change is in the Air As the FDA revamps the medical device approval process, significant overhauls are expected for both the PMA and 510(k) . . . [MORE . . .] |
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The Future of the Stem Cell Market The stem cell market is beginning to show signs of significant revenue growth ahead, a development fueled by research in a . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Laser Cataract Surgery Comes into Focus at ASCRS The mood was primarily upbeat at April's annual meeting of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Most in . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Hybrid ORs Offer New Approach to Cardiac Disease In the near future, patients who are brought into the hospital in need of a coronary bypass procedure could be wheeled into . . . [MORE . . .] |
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SAGES 2010: Barrett’s Esophagus Still a Conundrum for Surgeons At the recent 12th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, hosted by the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Comparative Effectiveness Hits Medical Devices Converging provider, payor and regulatory forces are making comparative effectiveness and evidence of value top priority . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Market & Industry Briefs Brief summaries of recent medtech market and industry developments. This month we cover the transcatheter heart valve . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Edge Brief summaries of recent advances in device research and clinical trials, including molecular robots made from DNA, new . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups. This month we profile Magellan Spine Technologies, which aims to improve disc . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Bioactive Technologies for Bone Replacement The global market for orthobiologics, comprised primarily of bone replacement materials, reached almost $2 billion in 2009 . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Ischemic Stroke: Prying Open the Treatment Window At this year's International Stroke Conference in San Antonio, some exciting device-based therapies and approaches were . . . [MORE . . .] |
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AdvaMed Leaders Discuss Challenges Ahead for Device Industry Changes in health care's regulatory landscape could have a negative effect on device innovation. In the following exclusive . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Device-Based Stroke Intervention: An Interview with Adnan Siddiqui Medtech Insight interviews Adnan Siddiqui, MD, PhD, assistant professor of neurosurgery and radiology at the State . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Device Developers Brace for Health Care IT's Impact This year's annual conference of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society offered strong evidence that . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Market & Industry Briefs Brief summaries of recent medtech market and industry developments. This month we cover results from the EVEREST II trial on . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups. This month we profile Cardiophotonics, whose HeartLight monitor measures patient . . . [MORE . . .] |
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The Next Wave in Peripheral Vascular Interventions The market for interventional devices designed to treat peripheral artery disease has long taken a backseat to the more . . . [MORE . . .] |
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New Directions for Robotic Surgery Medical robotics has changed dramatically since the 1980s, when neurosurgeons first used a robot to precisely hold a fixture . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Singapore Offers Gateway to Asian Health Care Markets The growth of markets within Asia is creating an enticing lure for medical device, pharmaceutical, and biomedical companies . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Drug-Eluting Balloons: Coming of Age in the Periphery The jury is still on the ultimate utility of stenting and atherectomy in the distal periphery; meanwhile, all eyes are now . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Radial Approach to Angioplasty Gaining Momentum If technology changes and clinical outcomes assert their influence over standard protocols, an increasing number of . . . [MORE . . .] |
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The Future of Connected Health To succeed in today's market, medical devices not only have to incorporate the latest technology, they also must have the . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Market & Industry Briefs Brief summaries of recent medtech market and industry developments. This month we cover Baxter's acquisition of Apatech, the . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups. This month we profile CardioPolymers Inc., which is developing a highly purified . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Dealmaking in 2009: A Look Back and A Glance Ahead This article was excerpted from "Top Device Stories of 2009: A Year of Economic Revival and Regulatory Risk," IN VIVO, . . . [MORE . . .] |
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A Boom in Devices for the Hearing Impaired Competition is spurring innovation in the hearing aid market and providers are excited at the prospect of adopting new . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Recent Trends in Hemodynamic Monitoring Growth in the hemodynamic monitoring market is being fueled by several factors, including the aging population and the . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Cardiac Imaging and CER: The Search for Efficiency Regardless of the final shape of health care reform legislation, there is little doubt that the swirling debate around that . . . [MORE . . .] |
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What's Next for NOTES? An Interview with Santiago Horgan, MD Medtech Insight interviews Santiago Horgan, MD, professor of surgery at the University of California, San Deigo School of . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Market & Industry Briefs Brief summaries of recent medtech market and industry developments. This month we cover FDA's approval of Thoratec's . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Edge Brief summaries of recent advances in device research and clinical trials, including new findings linking migraines to . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups. This month we profile Clear Catheter Systems, which is developing active technology . . . [MORE . . .] |
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AAO Highlights: Back (of the Eye) to the Future The 2009 meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology showcased the latest developments in cataract/refractive surgery, . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Injectable Solutions for Joint and Back Pain Injectable products that can alleviate pain and even reverse the disease process are on the horizon for treating . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Edge Brief summaries of recent advances in device research and clinical trials, including a neural interface for prosthetic . . . [MORE . . .] |
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The Future of Drug-Eluting Stents Part II: Biodegradable Platforms The safety profile of drug eluting stents appears to be improving with second and third-generation designs that utilize . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Technology for Paralysis Outpaces Funding Among the biggest challenges in medical technology is the search for therapies to help patients regain body function after . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Physicians and Industry Respond to Recent Vertebroplasty Studies In August 2009, vertebral compression fracture treatment was dealt an unexpected blow when The New England Journal of . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Providers Flex Clout for Product Identification Standards The push for more efficient, cost effective ways to provide health care is a never-ending vigil filled with inherent . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Market & Industry Briefs Brief summaries of recent medtech market and industry developments. This month we cover refractive surgery highlights from . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups. This month we profile Epicardial Technologies Inc., which is developing technology . . . [MORE . . .] |
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The Future of Drug-Eluting Stents Part I: Novel Next-Generation Designs Growth by innovation is almost considered a birthright in interventional cardiology, and based on presentations at this . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Device Innovations Target ENT The field of otorhinolaryngology is evolving as physicians turn to less invasive and more precise surgical and nonsurgical . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Medtech Start-Ups Face Funding Challenges Ahead The worldwide recession, uncertainty over US health care reform, and coming changes in the regulatory environment have . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Recent Developments in PFO Closure The patent foramen ovale closure market has continued to mature in 2009, with the latest round of developments reported at . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Stent Market Doldrums Push Interest Elsewhere The new realities of the drug-eluting stent market are evident in recent sales results from the big competitors, driving . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Remote Patient Monitoring: Roadblocks to Full Adoption Recent advances in patient monitoring technology present a number of opportunities for remote monitoring and self-monitoring . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Market & Industry Briefs Brief summaries of recent medtech market and industry developments. This month we cover use of fractional flow reserve PCI . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups. This month we profile Varix Medical, which is using endovenous water vapor to treat . . . [MORE . . .] |
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New Developments in Obesity Intervention With soaring medical costs weighing heavily on the US economy, it's not surprising that obesity has become a target in the . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Device Opportunities in the Diabetes Treatment Market Diabetes is one of the top medical priorities in the world, and government and health care professionals are focused on . . . [MORE . . .] |
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ESCRS 2009: The Next Wave in Cataract and Presbyopia Devices The 2009 Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons and Presbyopia International 2009 Symposium . . . [MORE . . .] |
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AHRMM 2009: Hospitals Raise Bar on Purchasing Decisions The task of selling into the tough-to-crack hospital market is likely to become even more challenging for device . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Health Care Trends: Device Sales Forces Take Hit in Tough Economy The faltering US economy has taken a toll on the health care community, including medical device manufacturers, many of whom . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Market & Industry Briefs Brief summaries of recent medtech market and industry developments. This month we cover FDA's internal investigation of . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Edge Brief summaries of recent advances in device research and clinical trials, including new studies that assess the economic . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups. This month we profile Relievant Medsystems, which is using radiofrequency to treat . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Sports Medicine: Game-Changing Technologies Sports medicine is the fastest growing specialty in orthopedics, attracting more than 25% of orthopedic residents seeking . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Colorectal Cancer: Meeting the Challenge Early detection of colorectal cancer can dramatically improve an individual's chances for avoiding this deadly disease, and . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Frontiers in Breast Cancer Research, Part II: Developments in Partial Breast Irradiation and Tumor Ablation As the use of breast conserving lumpectomy expands as a treatment for early-stage breast cancer, interest has surged in . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Value Proposition Is Key to New Product Success in a Cost-Conscious Medtech Market The need for a positive economic argument when introducing a new medtech product is more critical than ever. Management . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Market & Industry Briefs Brief summaries of recent medtech market and industry developments. This month we cover new challenges to the medical . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Edge Brief summaries of recent advances in device research and clinical trials, including a hybrid linacs-MRI technology to aid . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups. This month we profile Anteis, which is developing next generation hyaluronic acid . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Single-Incision Laparoscopy: Boon or Bust? One of the most recent trends in laparoscopic surgery is to access the peritoneal cavity via the umbilicus using a single . . . [MORE . . .] |
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New Frontiers in Breast Cancer Research, Part I: Advances in Imaging and Diagnosis After years of working for a "cure" for breast cancer, researchers have come to realize the enormity of the task. Although . . . [MORE . . .] |
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A Conversation With SAGES President, C. Daniel Smith, MD C. Daniel Smith, MD, recently sat down with Medtech Insight to discuss trends in minimally invasive surgery and the . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Homing In On the Wireless Monitoring Opportunity The struggling US economy is forcing health care providers and government agencies to step up efforts to find cheaper and . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Industry In Focus: US Home Health Care Revenues Set to Exceed $5 Billion by 2012 The US home health care market, valued at nearly $4.5 billion in 2009, is set to experience steady growth in the years . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Health Care Trends: GPOs Embrace New Cost-Cutting Initiatives The economic recession has forged tighter bonds between hospitals and their group purchasing organizations. Medtech . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Market & Industry Briefs Brief summaries of recent medtech market and industry developments. This month we cover HemCon's next-generation wound . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups. This month we profile Nanospectra Biosciences and its near-infrared tumor ablation . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Joint Arthroplasty's High-Tech Future Despite orthopedic surgeons' conservative reputation when it comes to new technology adoption, high-tech devices are . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Stroke Devices: Facing Challenges Head On The International Stroke Conference, held in San Diego in February 2009, presented several device-based therapies and . . . [MORE . . .] |
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SAS9: MIS Hits Primetime The Ninth Annual Symposium for the International Society for the Advance of Spine Surgery (SAS9), held this spring in . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Market in Focus: Surgical Sealants and Glues Over the past few decades, the wound closure market has seen the introduction of a number of new technologies, including a . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Health Care Trends: Payment Bundling--The Future of Reimbursement? A number of industry experts have long believed that any significant change in health care must be tied to reimbursement, . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Market & Industry Briefs Brief summaries of recent medtech market and industry developments. This month we cover new developments in the CRM . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Edge Brief summaries of recent advances in device research and clinical trials, including an implantable sensor designed to . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups. This month we profile Silere Medical, which is developing neurostimulation . . . [MORE . . .] |
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PFO Closure: Where Do We Stand? The PFO (patent foramen ovale) closure market has certainly traveled a long and twisted road over the years. And the journey . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Cartilage Repair: Bridging the Gap With the era of regenerative medicine upon us, fueled in part by the Obama administration's lifting of the ban on government . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Aesthetics Market: Fillers May Offer Bright Spot in Tough Times Signs point to a suppressed market for all aesthetics products for at least the remainder of 2009, but there's some evidence . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Cataract and Refractive Surgery: Hoping For a Rebound April's annual meeting of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery took place against of the darkest market . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Market & Industry Briefs Brief summaries of recent medtech market and industry developments. This month we cover positive developments in the aortic . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Edge Brief summaries of recent advances in device research and clinical trials, including new research on laparoscopic . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups. This month we profile Soft Tissue Regeneration, which has a new polymer implant for . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Vascular Closure Devices at the Crossroads There are some 15 million medical procedures performed worldwide each year using interventional, catheter-based techniques, . . . [MORE . . .] |
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A New Chapter for Device VCs This article first appeared in the March 2009 issue of Start-Up. The current economic crisis is hard on everyone, including . . . [MORE . . .] |
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A New Era Dawns in Physician-Device Industry Relationships The push for transparency in the health care industry has moved beyond initial regulations focused on hospital safety . . . [MORE . . .] |
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ACC 09 Highlights: Mostly Good News for Device Manufacturers A number of interesting studies came out of this year's American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting, providing some good . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Health Care Trends: Physicians Shift Loyalty to Hospitals in Purchase Negotiations The product selection process at many hospitals has become a much more complicated process, something that actually pleases . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Market & Industry Briefs Brief summaries of recent medtech market and industry developments. This month we cover FDA panels' thumbs-down rulings on . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Edge Brief summaries of recent advances in device research and clinical trials, including implications of new prostate cancer . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups. This month we profile Cayenne Medical, which is developing an implant for anterior . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Emphysema Devices Search for Breathing Room Interventional pulmonology is a burgeoning field for medical device manufacturers. It is ripe with opportunities to develop . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Japan's Medtech Regulatory Rebirth Although Japan has a reputation as a difficult market for new medical products to enter, the government and several . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Targeting Acute Wounds with Advanced Technologies Acute wound care will continue to evolve as hospitals face increasing pressure from payors and patient safety advocates to . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Exploring the Bariatric Surgery/Diabetes Link: An Interview With Francesco Rubino, MD Researchers have recently discovered that Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery is a very effective tool for improving-and . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Health Care Trends: Obama Administration Gives Health Care IT a Boost The US recession isn't going to slow the push for electronic health records. In fact, the current crisis may actually be . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Market & Industry Briefs Brief summaries of recent medtech market and industry developments. This month we cover the medtech industry's recent buying . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Edge Brief summaries of recent advances in device research and clinical trials, including new technologies to improve MRI, the . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups. This month we profile AugmentRx, which is developing bioceramic bulking agents for . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Percutaneous Heart Valve Technology: The Mitral Challenge While there is no question that heart valve repair and replacement is moving toward minimally invasive techniques and . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Obstacles Ahead for TJR Market With few new treatment options on the horizon for patients suffering from joint pain associated with hip and knee . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Israel's Device Community: Opportunities and Challenges Ahead This article is excerpted from "Israel's Device Community: Finding New Models as Medtech Matures," In Vivo, October 2008. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Stem Cell Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease-Progress Despite Economic Turmoil The Fifth International Conference on Cell Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease is one of the largest medical meetings focused . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Health Care Trends: What Device Manufacturers Should Know About Value-Based Purchasing Medtech Insight interviews Blair Childs, Premier Inc.'s SVP of public affairs, about how current quality initiatives, . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Market & Industry Briefs Brief summaries of recent medtech market and industry developments. This month we cover J&J's and Medtronic's moves in . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Edge Brief summaries of recent advances in device research and clinical trials, including gene chips that detect VAP, a new . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups. This month we profile three emerging surgical sealant developers: LifeBond Ltd., . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Wound Care Devices: Growth Amid Uncertainty Over the last 15 years, a trend toward evidence-based medicine has led to a greater understanding of the science behind . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Heart Valve Market: PAVR Poised for Growth Much like the early days of coronary stenting, percutaneous aortic valve replacement has captured the imagination of . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Difficult Days for Laser Vision Correction Market and AMO As economic conditions worsened over the course of 2008, consumers pulled back on discretionary, big-ticket purchases, . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Health Care Trends: Health Care's Economic Woes Continue The effects of the current financial crisis are becoming more apparent in the health care arena, where payors, providers, . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Market & Industry Briefs Brief summaries of recent medtech market and industry developments. This month we summarize the top issues to watch in 2009, . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Edge Brief summaries of recent advances in device research and clinical trials, including test tube bone marrow, positive results . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups, including Sensimed's 24-hour intraocular pressure sensor for glaucoma, DiFUSION . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Spine Market: A Perfect Storm While most Wall Street analysts predict that the current economic crisis will have little effect on the spine industry over . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Cardiac Assist: Pumping up the Heart Failure Market After struggling for years to gain momentum, the ventricular assist device market appears finally to be coming of age. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Industry Outlook: Is Health Care Recession-Proof? In the current credit crisis, the widely held notion that health care is a recession-proof industry is being put to the . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Depression Bolsters the Neuromodulation Market More than a decade ago, venture capitalists identified neurostimulation as a fertile new field for investment, but efforts . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Vertebral Compression Fracture Market Update: New Products Gain Traction Vertebral compression fracture repair remains one of the fastest growing segments of the spinal market. Although the VCF . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Health Care Trends: The Future of Remote Monitoring A new report finds the US health care system could reduce costs by nearly $200 billion during the next 25 years if remote . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Market & Industry Briefs Brief summaries of recent medtech market and industry developments. This month we cover highlights from the Heart Failure . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Edge Brief summaries of recent advances in device research and clinical trials, including a new nanofiber to reduce scarring, a . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups, including InspireMD's protected coronary stents and MicroTransponder's injectable . . . [MORE . . .] |
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ESCRS: Zooming in on Vision Innovations At this year's meeting of the Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, market leaders made . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Women's Health: Breaking the Incontinence Barrier Urinary incontinence is a growing health problem with increasing social and economic significance--the direct and indirect . . . [MORE . . .] |
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The Medical Device Industry's Robust Times, Part 2: The New Device Model The general renaissance in the medical device start-up world that began several years ago came about becuase of a very . . . [MORE . . .] |
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ESC Highlights: Imaging, Hypertension Devices Take Center Stage This year's European Society of Cardiology Congress drew cardiologists from across the globe to packed sessions. While . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Health Care Trends: Cost Control Measures in Full Swing Affordability drives medical devices purchases and use. Even the most remarkable devices can see a tremendous downturn in . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Market & Industry Briefs Brief summaries of recent medtech market and industry developments. This month we cover MannKind's positive inhaled insulin . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Edge Brief summaries of recent advances in device research and clinical trials, including a promising new retinal implant and new . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups, including Epinex Diagnostics' new handheld diabetes monitoring device and . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Emerging Competitors in the SUI Market The sheer size of the stress urinary incontinence market and the potential for future growth have attracted the attention of . . . [MORE . . .] |
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AF Ablation: The Pulse of Innovation The atrial fibrillation market has attracted the attention of a large number of established and emerging cardiovascular . . . [MORE . . .] |
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BPH: An Expanding Opportunity Directed energy device-based medical therapies have greatly influenced the way physicians deliver care in a number of . . . [MORE . . .] |
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The Medical Device Industry's Robust Times: Are They Sustainable? Notwithstanding an occasional blip, the environment for medical device companies has never been stronger, with robust . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Mauna Kea Technologies Takes Confocal Microscopy to the Tissues: An Interview with Sacha Loiseau Originally a tool for biologists, confocal microscopy provides high resolution in vivo imaging of cellular and subcellular . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Market & Industry Briefs Brief summaries of recent medtech market and industry developments. This month we cover a new GAO report that ups the . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Edge Brief summaries of recent advances in device research and clinical trials, including new evidence of the benefits of . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups, including MicroPhage's bacteriophage technology to identify drug-resistant bacteria, . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Diabetes: CGM Goes Mainstream Getting a breakthrough medical device from the drawing board into mainstream use is the primary goal of every manufacturer, . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Thriving When the Device IPO Window Closes This article is excerpted from a feature of the same title appearing in In Vivo, July/August 2008. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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NOTES: Revolutionizing Surgery NOTES is an experimental alternative to conventional surgery that uses a combination of endoscopic and laparoscopic . . . [MORE . . .] |
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New Technologies Help Hospitals Tackle Patient Safety Push CMS continues to tighten its rules on so-called "never events" - conditions acquired during hospitalization - in an ongoing . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Health Care Trends: Supply Chain Standards are Here...and Required For years, hospitals have wanted to make the supply chain more efficient by adopting the type of standards that have made . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Market & Industry Briefs Brief summaries of recent medtech market and industry developments. This month we cover a new report on China's health care . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Edge Brief summaries of recent advances in device research and clinical trials, including new guidelines for prostate cancer . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups, including Vasorum's redefinition of vascular closure, Novian Health's energy-based . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Sensing the State of the CRM Market After years of steady single-digit growth, the cardiac rhythm management market was jump-started this decade by the . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Energizing the Aesthetics Market Medtech Insight estimates the market for energy-based aesthetic devices will surpass the $1 billion mark by 2011. Skin . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Artificial Discs: Where Do We Go from Here? Artificial discs are experiencing a cooling trend owing to an expected reduction in CMS reimbursement for both cervical and . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Health Care Trends: Kaiser Leads Industry into the Data Era Frustrated hospital executives are under increasing pressure to control the high cost of delivering care. As a result, . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Market & Industry Briefs Brief summaries of recent medtech market and industry developments. This month we cover secondary buyers as an exit strategy . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Edge Brief summaries of recent advances in device research and clinical trials, including stem cells that promote bone healing, . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News June 2008 Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups, including Allium Medical's nonvascular stents and PEAK Surgical's energy-based . . . [MORE . . .] |
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PFO Closure: Challenges and Opportunities Over the past several years, device manufacturers have introduced a number of PFO closure devices in Europe, but conducting . . . [MORE . . .] |
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ASCRS: A Look Ahead in Eye Surgery At this year's American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery symposium, enthusiasm over technological advances in . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Patient Safety Concerns Fuel Device Innovation New federal initiatives to improve patient safety are taking direct aim at hospitals' bottom line by making them bear the . . . [MORE . . .] |
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ACC Wrap-Up: Device Companies Win a Few, Lose a Few Several interesting studies came out of this year's joint meeting of the American College of Cardiology and Society for . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Health Care Trends: A New Way for Hospitals to Evaluate Technology The rapid introduction of new medical technologies has created a wealth of tools and devices designed to improve patient . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Market & Industry Briefs Brief summaries of recent medtech market and industry developments. This month we cover what might be inhaled insulin's . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Research Review Brief summaries of recent clinical developments in the device industry, including advances in cell therapy & regenerative . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News May 2008 Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups, including Ortho Kinematics, developing a diagnostic for spine function, and . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Hemodynamic Monitoring Enters a New Era As critical care migrates from intensive care units to other areas of the hospital, hemodynamic monitors--essential for . . . [MORE . . .] |
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TJR Market: Pressure on All Fronts Aging baby boomers spell good news for the $11 billion total joint replacement industry. The bad news is the economic burden . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Vertebral Compression Fracture Market Heats Up with New Technologies Vertebral compression fracture repair is one of the fastest growing segments of the spinal market. New developments in VCF . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Closing the Gap in Ventral Hernia Repair Most complex ventral, or incisional, hernias are managed by open surgical techniques, and the choice of prosthetic mesh used . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Health Care Trends: Price Transparency Moves to the Forefront Price transparency is being touted as one of the chief tools to increase the quality and reduce the costs of health care. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Market & Industry Briefs Brief summaries of recent medtech market and industry developments. This month we cover the FDA's comprehensive new . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Update Brief summaries of recent clinical developments in the device industry, including an early ovarian cancer test, urine-based . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News April 2008 Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups, including SpheroSense's handheld biosensor for sepsis and NeoMend's versatile . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Dermal Filler Market: More Than Skin Deep Although no major breakthroughs were reported at this year's American Academy of Dermatology meeting, participants . . . [MORE . . .] |
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In Search of the Perfect Aortic Endograft The aortic endograft market stands out in the medical device arena for its rich history of failure. The number of products . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Stem Cell Summit 2008: Moving from Process to Product More than 40 companies revealed promising research and clinical results at the 2008 Stem Cell Summit in February. Perhaps . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Health Care Trends: The P4P Revolution The payment methodology of Pay-for-Performance (P4P) is being touted heavily in some circles as the next major impetus to . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Business and Technology Briefs Brief summaries of recent product and company developments in the device industry, including a rift in the orthopedics . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Update Brief summaries of recent clinical developments in the device industry, including connecting eye diseases with heart attacks . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News March 2008 Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups, including Angel Medical's implantable early warning system for heart attacks and . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Sleep Apnea: Medtech's High-Growth Sleeper (Please see Start-Up, March 2008, for an expanded version of this article). Although the patient population is woefully . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Prostate Cancer Market: $2 Billion and Growing Although prostate problems have plagued men for many years, the growing elderly population is now driving an unprecedented . . . [MORE . . .] |
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What's Topical? Devices for Transdermal Drug Delivery The drug delivery device industry is on track to reach almost $23 billion by the year 2011, and the fastest growth will come . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Brain Monitoring: Growth Amid Debate Brain monitoring technologies are increasingly being used to monitor for various anesthetic drug effects, but their use . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Health Care Trends: Medical Devices and "Human Factor" Engineering As patient safety emerges as a top priority in health care, there's been a steady stream of new regulations and heightened . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Business and Technology Briefs Brief summaries of recent product and company developments in the device industry, including: developments in cardiac . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Update Brief summaries of recent clinical developments in the device industry, including powering devices with human energy, gene . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News February 2008 Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups. In this issue: New Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering, with brief profiles of . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Anesthesia Market: Patient Safety Drives Growth Patient safety dominated the discussions at the 2007 annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Although . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Diagnostic Imaging: Screening Faces Scrutiny At the 2007 annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in November, the sparkle of new innovations was . . . [MORE . . .] |
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AHA Highlights: Improving Patient Care The American Heart Association's scientific sessions in November 2007 presented new clinical data on drug-eluting stents, . . . [MORE . . .] |
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AAO 2007: Updates on Presby-IOLs and AMD Therapies The buzz at this year's annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology focused on two things: the . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Health Care Trends: Bumps and Misconceptions on the Road to EMRs The road to building a national system of electronic medical records took a hit at the end of 2007 when a Harvard study came . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Business & Technology Briefs (01/2008) Brief summaries of recent product and company developments in the device industry, including: developments in continuous . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update (01/2008) A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Update (01/2008) Brief summaries of recent clinical developments in the device industry, including cell therapy for arrhythmias, . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News January 2008 Noteworty news from medtech start-ups. In this issue: NOTES companies promise the least invasive surgery, with brief . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Wound Care: Medtech's New Billion Dollar Product Market For some time now, investors have hated wound care. They've been scarred by past failures, most famously, the simultaneous . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Spine Market: Are the Good Times Over? The global market for spine implants and products will surpass $6 billion this year. While technological innovations . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Stent Recap: Turmoil in 2007--What's Ahead for Interventional Cardiology? Although safety concerns about drug-eluting stents have been mitigated somewhat by recent reports of more positive clinical . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Challenges and Opportunities in China's Medical Device Market China's medical device market is now the world's third largest, behind only the US and Japan, and some predict that China . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Health Care Trends: FDA Amendments, Changes in Store The FDA Amendments Act of 2007, siged into law in September, proposes many changes designed to improve drug and device . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Business & Technology Briefs (11/2007) Brief summaries of recent product and company developments in the device industry, including: poor acceptance dooms Exubera . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Update (11/2007) Brief summaries of recent clinical developments in the device industry, including a new electronic wound monitor, a tiny . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News November 2007 Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups, including Actuality Medical's dynamic adaptive therapy for brachytherapy and other . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Robotics: Moving Surgery into the Information Age Robotic surgery systems represent one of the fastest growing segments of the overall endoscopic surgery products market. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Device Companies Set Their Sights on Glaucoma Drug therapy has dominated glaucoma management for decades, but novel device technologies are shifting the way this disease . . . [MORE . . .] |
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ESC Highlights: DES Debate Continues, Hybrid-Imaging Hot Ticket Heart failure was the theme at this year's European Society of Cardiology Congress in Vienna, but drug-eluting stents . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Health Care Trends (10/2007): Hospital Use of Data Changing the Supply Chain As health care increasingly becomes a high-tech industry, hospitals are undergoing a transformation of necessity, and . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Business & Technology Briefs (10/2007) New spine company Globus raises $110 million from Clarus Ventures; Medco Health Solutions acquires PolyMedica Corp. for $1.5 . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update (10/2007) A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Update (10/2007) Brief summaries of recent clinical developments in the device industry, including heart muscle cells that power simple . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News October 2007 MiCardia has a new twist on annuloplasty for mitral regurgitation; Biosifica Inc.'s disposable dressing delivers electrical . . . [MORE . . .] |
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In Vitro Diagnostics: Innovation and Integration Integration is occuring at almost every level of the in vitro diagnostic industry--at the preclinical level to decrease drug . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Striking Out Against Stroke Predicting, preventing, and treating stroke has always been challenging for drug and device developers. The sheer number of . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Stem Cell Therapies: Excitement Builds but Challenges Remain With weak pharmaceutical pipelines and demand increasing for tailored medical approaches, adult and embryonic stem cell . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Timing the Stem Cell Opportunity Companies are drawing parallels between the monoclonal antibody industry and stem cells, and they are trying to strike a . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Health Care Trends (09/2007): Tax Law Update Provides Incentive for Early-Stage Medtech Investment Start-up ventures in the medical device and biotechnology industries face considerable challenges in funding their . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Business & Technology Briefs (09/2007) Brief summaries of recent product and company developments in the device industry, including Medtronic's acquisition of . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Update (09/2007) Brief summaries of recent clinical developments in the device industry, including research advances in cancer treatment, . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update (09/2007) A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News September 2007 TheraCardia has a portfolio of natural biopolymers that it will develop for stents; initially, for stent coatings, and soon, . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Taking Aim at Diabetes A mix of optimism and dismay runs through the medical community as impressive advances in diabetes treatment offer new hope . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Heart Failure: Strength in Devices With the aging of the population, heart failure has emerged as a key public health concern. Several device-based . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Hot Topics in Bariatrics At this year's American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS) meeting, held in San Diego in June, innovation was on display . . . [MORE . . .] |
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EuroPACE Highlights: AF Cath Ablation Interest Heats Up Catheter ablation dominated the biannual EuroPACE meeting held in Lisbon at the end of June. In addition to the range of . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Health Care Trends (08/2007) Hospitals are starting to implement vendor management programs to restrict sales reps' access in their facilities. This new . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Business & Technology Briefs (08/2007) Brief summaries of recent product and company developments in the device industry, including the demise of GE's proposed $8 . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update (08/2007) A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Update (8/2007) Brief summaries of recent clinical developments in the device industry, including omega 3 acids and retinopathy, new help . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News August 2007 In women's health, Novian offers a micro-invasive alternative to lumpectomy. Mirabilis Medica hopes to introduce a . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Urology: Redefining the Standards of Care Serving the aging US demographic is a golden opportunity for urology device companies. However, at this year's meeting of . . . [MORE . . .] |
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The Hot Trend in Spine: Motion Preservation Mania While products for fusing the spine remain the backbone of the booming market for spinal implants and instruments, there's a . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Breast Cancer: The Evolution in Breast Biopsy, Surgery, and Brachytherapy Advances in breast cancer screening are making earlier detection the norm, but biopsy devices are progressing as well. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Options Expand for Organ Transplantation To meet the shortfall in donor organs, some are proposing controversial ways to make more donated organs available. Others . . . [MORE . . .] |
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EuroPCR Highlights: CoStar Fizzles, Xience Sizzles With a record attendance last month in Barcelona, the annual EuroPCR meeting gathered cardiologists from around the globe . . . [MORE . . .] |
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The Rising Demands of Senior and Chronic Care America's aging population presents problems and opportunities in the health care industry; The oldest of the Baby Boomer . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Business & Technology Briefs (06/2007) Brief summaries of recent product and company developments in the device industry, including Aspect Medical's brain . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update (06/2007) A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Update (6/2007) Brief summaries of recent clinical developments in the device industry, including stem cells for treating AMD, programming . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News June 2007 New incubators are helping to fill a resource gap between universities looking for homes for their early stage medical . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Breast Cancer: Improving the Odds Breast cancer is the most common type of female cancer and the number two cancer killer in US women. Treatment options . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Hot Topics in Orthopedics At this year's meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, surgeons convened in a special session to discuss new . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Critical Care Update: Innovations in Ventilation and Anesthesia Delivery Hospitals are demanding technologies that both optimize patient care and decrease costs. To meet this demand, medical device . . . [MORE . . .] |
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MDUFMA Part II The FDA is requesting Congress to reauthorize the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002 (MDUFMA I). In . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Business & Technology Briefs (05/2007) Brief summaries of recent product and company developments in the device industry, including J&J's shelving of Conor's . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update (05/2007) A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Update (05/2007) Brief summaries of recent clinical developments in the device industry, including new views on CPR, new imaging techniques, . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News May 2007 New device treatmetns for epilepsy, obesity management on a larger scale. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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The Skinny on Obesity Products The total obesity products market, including drugs and device, is projected to reach more than $1.6 billion by 2010, . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Healthcare IT: The Need for Order Many providers now willingly accept that information technology tools can be as valuable and necessary as the medical . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Targeting Vertebral Compression Fractures The treatment of vertebral compression fractures has evolved into a $375 per year industry in the US, almost $500 million . . . [MORE . . .] |
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ACC Highlights: Better Stents, But Are Stents Often Necessary? The 56th Annual American College of Cardiology conference provided the expected clinical trial updates on a variety of . . . [MORE . . .] |
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| Healthcare Trends | ||
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Health Care Trends (04/2007): Patient Safety: Where's the Progress? Despite the many safety initiatives introduced to the healthcare industry in the last 10 years, the number of patient safety . . . [MORE . . .] |
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| In Brief | ||
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Business & Technology Briefs (04/2007) Brief summaries of recent product and company developments in the device industry, including specialty cardiac hospitals, . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Deals Update April 2007 A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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| In Brief | ||
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Clinical Update (04/2007) Brief summaries of recent clinical developments in the device industry, including advances in magnetic surgery, biomarkers . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News April 2007 An emerging market in stroke rehabiliatation, and advancing the diagnosis and treatment of ophthalmic diseases. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Joint Resurfacing: Boom or Bust? One of the hottest topics at the 2007 AAOS was the the trend toward resurfacing rather than completely replacing joints . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Carotid Stenting: Trials and Tribulations Today, carotid artery stenting is an accepted less-invasive alternative to surgical endarterectomy for carefully selected . . . [MORE . . .] |
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An Open Market for Vascular Closure Devices Sensing a largely untapped opportunity in vascular closure, due to the drawbacks of manual compression and issues with . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Aesthetics: Noninvasive Fat Removal Enters the Scene New energy-based fat removal technology is emerging as the next frontier in noninvasive energy-based aesthetics, but . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Health Care Trends (03/2007): The Case for Pay-for-Performance The pay-for-performance (P4P) model, which allows hospitals and physicians to be compensated with higher payer . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Business & Technology Briefs (03/2007) Brief summaries of recent product and clinical developments in the device industry, including developments in Cardiac and . . . [MORE . . .] |
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| In Brief | ||
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In Brief Brief summaries of recent developments in the medical device industry. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Update (03/2007) Recent clinical developments in the medical device industry, including developments in Artificial Limbs, Tissue-Engineered . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Dealmaking Roundup March 2007 Summary of recent device mergers and acquisitions, alliances, and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News March 2007 InnFocus and Transcend Medical advance glaucoma surgery, and new orthodontics company OrthoAccel cuts orthodontia treatment . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Challenges & Opportunities for CABG Surgery Recent safety issues with drug-eluting stents may have opened the door ever so slightly for cardiac surgeons and coronary . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Beauty: In the Eye of the Stakeholder A $12-billion market and growing, the field of aesthetic medicine has exploded with new treatments and techniques for . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Spine Update: BMP Use Continues to Expand Medtronic recently declared that InFUSE, the company's blockbuster spine bone graft product that provides the growth factor . . . [MORE . . .] |
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New Data Highlights Benefits, Risks of Obesity Surgery Obesity has become an epidemic, with 30% of the U.S. population obese and an additional 35% overweight, including children . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Improvements in Preventive Care Lacking The push to improve healthcare quality in the U.S. has been a consistent goal, imbedded in the industry for years. However, . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Business & Technology Briefs (02/2007) A short summary of recent market and product developments covering Peripheral Interventions, Cardiovascular and . . . [MORE . . .] |
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| In Brief | ||
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In Brief February 2007 A short summary of recent clinical and market developments in the medical device industry. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Update (02/2007) A brief summary of recent clinical developments impacting the medical device industry, including limb regeneration, NIH's . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Dealmaking Roundup February 2007 Summary of recent device mergers and acquisitions, alliances, and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News February 2007 A brief discussion of a few new companies in stroke management and prevention. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Ophthalmology's Next Frontier Millions of middle-aged and soon-to-be elderly people worldwide are running headlong into vision problems, and this looming . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Neurostimulation Market Expanding According to Medtech Insight’s recently published report, US Markets for Neurostimulation Products, the frontier for neural . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Industry Perspective - The Medtech Industry: A Look Back at 2006 The year 2006 may best be remembered for the handful of high-profile companies that struggled, but for all of the challenges . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Dynamic Stabilization Rocks Spine In the US acceptance of dynamic stabilization devices (DYNs) has been strong owing to the compelling advantages of DYNs over . . . [MORE . . .] |
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AHA Wrap-Up: Studies Emphasize Improved Outcomes, Cost Effectiveness Cardiovascular investigators are now asking new questions, including how can treatment be targeted to those most likely to . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Employers Push EHRs into Wider Use The goal of developing a nationwide system of electronic healthcare records (EHRs) for most all Americans is moving at a . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Business & Technology Briefs (01/2007) A short summary of recent market and product developments in Interventional Cardiology, Spine Surgery, and Aesthetics, . . . [MORE . . .] |
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| In Brief | ||
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In Brief January 2007 A brief summary of recent product developments in the device industry, including updates on Edwards Lifesciences, . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Update: AIDS Research Marches On A short discussion of the state of HIV/AIDS research, including drug and vaccine development, reversing AIDS' destructive . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Dealmaking Roundup January 2007 Summary of recent device mergers and acquisitions, alliances, and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News: New Twists in Spine and Orthopedics A brief discussion of a few new companies in the spine and orthopedic surgery market that presented at Medtech Insight and . . . [MORE . . .] |
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AF Ablation: Progress & Promise Tremendous progress has been made in the field of ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF) over the past several years, . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Safety Syringe Market Gets Shot in the Arm As one of the most widely used devices in medicine, the syringe has been going through a technological metamorphosis over . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Late-Stage Dealmaking Takes Off Some VCs insist that only 25%-30% of device investments find a successful exit -- significantly better than the 10% of . . . [MORE . . .] |
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TCT Highlights: Late Stent Thrombosis Controversy Continues Late stent thrombosis (LST) concerns associated with drug-eluting stents (DES) dominated sessions at the 2006 Transcatheter . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Pharmacogenomics: Promises and Problems So far, pharmacogenomics, the study of the effects of an individual's genetic makeup on their response to drugs, has not . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Is the FDA Ready for the Nanotechnology Revolution? The burgeoning field of nanotechnology is creating hope as well as anxiety in the healthcare industry as researchers look . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Business & Technology Briefs (11/2006) A short summary of recent product developments in the Orthopedics/Spine, Aesthetics, Stent, Surgery, and Vascular Markets. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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In Brief (11-12/2006) Brief summaries of notable product news in the medical device industry, including the FDA's top 14 devices of this fiscal . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Update (11/2006) Short summaries of notable clinical findings impacting the device industry; sepsis gets a new ProCESS; antibiotic-resistant . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Dealmaking Roundup November-December 2006 Summary of recent device mergers and acquisitions, alliances, and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News November 2006 Advances in imaging technologies mean that tiny lung nodules can now be detected, creating a need for technologies for . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Migraine: Can Devices Spell Relief As many as half of severe migraine sufferers do not achieve adequate relief with prescription drug therapy, and many of . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Advances in Diabetes Management The goals being touted in the treatment of diabetes are lofty, with the development of a functional and affordable . . . [MORE . . .] |
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World Congress of Cardiology: DES Safety Dominates Discussions While the greater efficacy of drug-eluting stents (DES) compared to bare-metal stents is widely accepted, over the past . . . [MORE . . .] |
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The Bariatrics Boom Over the last 20 years, obesity has become a disease of epidemic proportions, and the prevalence of this complex disease . . . [MORE . . .] |
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CMS News is Good for Troubled Markets There was probably no group more relieved than the makers of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) to see the . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Focus on North American Spine Society (NASS) 2006 Hightlights from the 2006 meeting of the North American Spine Society: developments in discs and other spinal devices, bone . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Business & Technology Briefs (10/2006) A short summary of recent product developments from the 2006 North American Spine Society (NASS) conference. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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In Brief October 2006 Short summaries of notable clinical and product news items in the device industry. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Update (10/2006) Short summaries of notable clinical findings impacting the device industry: blood test may detect early-stage lung cancer; . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Dealmaking Roundup October 2006 Recent mergers, acquisitions, alliances and financings in the device industry. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News October 2006 Arbios Systems and Livercyte provide assistance for the failing liver, and Aperon Biosystems takes up the asthma challenge. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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The Changing Face of GI Endoscopy The medical device market for gastrointestinal diseases is significant, particularly the GI endoscopy product segment. As . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Orthopedic MIS Comes of Age Minimally invasive surgeries, once predicted to replace open surgeries across the board, have never taken off to a great . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Advances in CRM Technology At this year's Heart Rhythm Society meeting, companies showcased a number of technologies designed to make cardiac rhythm . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Spotlight on Cardiovascular VC Funding In 1st Half 2006 Atrial fibrillation is the hottest sector among five highly dynamic areas within cardiovascular technology, according to an . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Stem Cells: US Controversy and UK Commitment The debate over stem cells has produced a complex web of rules and regulations on both sides of the Atlantic. In the UK, the . . . [MORE . . .] |
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FDA Practices Under Attack After several high-profile product recalls, the US Food and Drug Administration has lately had to spend time defending . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Business & Technology Briefs (09/2006) MTI provides news on Medtronic's drug-eluting stent deal with Resverlogix, and new players in the field of wireless ECG . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Clinical Update (09/2006) MTI provides an update on bariatric surgery, where a new study which finds that complication rates of patients undergoing . . . [MORE . . .] |
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In Brief September 2006 Summaries of recent mergers, acquisitions, allliances, joint ventures and financings. . . . [MORE . . .] |
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Start-Up News September 2006 Ample Medical finds ample room for improvement in heart valve repair; glucose monitoring attracts Glucon, GlucoLight and . . . [MORE . . .] |
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