NEWS RELEASE: Keystone Medical Technologies Opens New Manufacturing Facility in Chattanooga, Tenn. New facility doubles footprint; focuses on filmcast tubing including polyimide & PTFE SOMERSET, Wis., Dec. 5, 2023 – Keystone Medical Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of custom tubing solutions for the medical device industry, recently … [Read more...] about Keystone Medical Technologies opens new manufacturing facility
TekniPlex Healthcare expands Costa Rica facility
NEWS RELEASE: TekniPlex Healthcare Celebrates Costa Rica Facility Expansion with Ribbon-Cutting Event The 55,000-sq-ft expansion includes new medical tubing extrusion equipment, as well as additional room for warehousing and assembly operations. Wayne, PA – TekniPlex Healthcare, which utilizes advanced materials science expertise to help … [Read more...] about TekniPlex Healthcare expands Costa Rica facility
Inari Medical plans to buy LimFlow Medical for up to $415M
Inari Medical today announced a definitive agreement to purchase LimFlow Medical for up to $415 million. The deal comes just weeks after Paris-based LimFlow won FDA premarket approval (PMA) for its breakthrough system to treat chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). San Jose, California–based Inari said it expects to complete the … [Read more...] about Inari Medical plans to buy LimFlow Medical for up to $415M
AVS is developing a new method of intravascular lithotripsy
Amplitude Vascular Systems (AVS) is working on a new way to treat severely calcified arterial disease. The name of the company’s peripheral intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) system is Pulse. The Boston-based startup could start enrolling patients in an investigational device exemption (IDE) study as soon as next year. AVS Chief Operating … [Read more...] about AVS is developing a new method of intravascular lithotripsy
Freudenberg Medical expands manufacturing facility in Galway, Ireland
NEWS RELEASE: Freudenberg Medical celebrates opening of expanded manufacturing facility, creating 100 new jobs in Galway, Ireland New roles and additional footprint expansion to support global growth Expanded facility officially opened by Freudenberg Group CEO GALWAY, IRELAND ‒ October 2, 2023 – Freudenberg Medical, a leading global … [Read more...] about Freudenberg Medical expands manufacturing facility in Galway, Ireland
Catheter supplier Zeus seeks $4B buyer, Reuters reports
Zeus is exploring the potential sale of its business in a deal that could be worth $4 billion, Reuters reported, citing "people familiar with the matter." The Orangeburg, South Carolina-based manufacturer of catheter components and other medtech supplies is reportedly working with Goldman Sachs to evaluate the upside of a deal with strategic … [Read more...] about Catheter supplier Zeus seeks $4B buyer, Reuters reports
Boston Scientific’s Dr. Michael Jaff on the future of peripheral intervention
Advanced technologies have the potential to take peripheral therapy "to a different stratosphere," says Dr. Michael Jaff, the chief medical officer and VP of the Boston Scientific Peripheral Interventions business. He characterized them as similar to the ability to combine devices with drugs, which he called the biggest transformational change … [Read more...] about Boston Scientific’s Dr. Michael Jaff on the future of peripheral intervention
How LimFlow’s foot-saving system prevents amputations in patients with no other options
LimFlow’s breakthrough system for treating chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) is the first of its kind approved by the FDA for this severe form of peripheral artery disease (PAD). For CLTI patients who have lost blood flow below their knee and have no other suitable endovascular or surgical treatment options available, the LimFlow System … [Read more...] about How LimFlow’s foot-saving system prevents amputations in patients with no other options
Two-armed surgical robot prototype targets pediatric brain tumors
Researchers say they've developed a surgical robot for removing brain tumors in children, and that it could also offer a less invasive, safer option for adult neurosurgery and other procedures. The trick is using hollow, nitinol robot arms to allow neurosurgeons to swap tools during a tumor resection procedure, said Pierre DuPont. He's the chief … [Read more...] about Two-armed surgical robot prototype targets pediatric brain tumors
Zeus opens Minnesota catheter manufacturing facility
Zeus has opened its catheter manufacturing facility in Arden Hills, Minnesota, celebrating the new facility with a grand opening. The 75,600-ft² building is home to CathX Medical, which Zeus acquired 2021. The facility has advanced R&D lab and cleanroom space for designing, developing and validating medical catheter prototypes. The … [Read more...] about Zeus opens Minnesota catheter manufacturing facility
