After years of development, University of Arizona researchers have captured their first images inside fallopian tubes with a new device that could be used to search for early signs of ovarian cancer. University of Arizona BIO5 Institute Director Jennifer Barton developed the high-resolution falloposcope, which has a diameter of only 0.8 … [Read more...] about ‘Itty bitty’ falloposcope imaging device used inside fallopian tubes for the first time
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What is renal denervation? Medtronic Coronary and RDN President Jason Weidman explains
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) continues clinical trials of its Symplicity Spyral renal denervation (RDN) system for treating hypertension. The hope now is to win FDA approval in 2023. To better understand the technology behind what Medtronic leaders expect to become a multibillion-dollar business, Medical Design & Outsourcing spoke with Jason … [Read more...] about What is renal denervation? Medtronic Coronary and RDN President Jason Weidman explains
LeMaitre Vascular shares down on in line Q1 results
LeMaitre Vascular (NSDQ:LMAT) posted first-quarter results that met the consensus forecast on Wall Street. The company reported profits of $3.2 million, or 16¢ per share, on sales of $30.5 million for the three months ended March 31, for a bottom-line loss of -9.6% sales growth of 7.3% compared with Q1 2019. Earnings per share were 16¢, in … [Read more...] about LeMaitre Vascular shares down on in line Q1 results
Polygon announces high-performance composite tubing
Polygon Co. (Walkerton, Ind.) today announced what it says is an advanced composite alternative to steel tubing for surgical applications. High-performance PolyMed composite tubing could find uses in electro-surgical devices (both monopolar and bipolar), surgical ablation tools, suction irrigation or trocar cannula, endoscopic and laparoscopic … [Read more...] about Polygon announces high-performance composite tubing
Making diabetes management simpler with a tubeless pump
People using traditional insulin pumps to manage their diabetes often have to adjust their daily lives to live comfortably with a tubed pump. Insulet wants to change that. For nearly three decades, hundreds of thousands of people with diabetes have relied on insulin pumps to titrate the drug that keeps their blood sugar in check. Insulin pumps … [Read more...] about Making diabetes management simpler with a tubeless pump
Zeus: Try our heat shrink products at no cost
Polymer extrusion and tubing company Zeus seems to be taking a page out of the sales playbook of software companies and direct marketers. Zeus (Orangeburg, S.C.) is telling medical device companies interested in switching to its peelable heat shrink tubing that they can initially try it out for free. The "Switch Suppliers and Save" program, … [Read more...] about Zeus: Try our heat shrink products at no cost
Crosshead construction for medical tubing: What you need to know
As the medical industry migrates more to multi-layer, multi-lumen tubing for various uses, the extrusion die design and manufacturing supply chain has likewise evolved. That includes new crosshead designs. Bill Conley, Guill Tool & Engineering Medical tubing manufacturers are increasingly turning to assorted types of multi-chambered … [Read more...] about Crosshead construction for medical tubing: What you need to know
The key extrusion considerations for catheter development
The extrusion and catheter finishing processes are inextricably linked, and balancing these processes can be a complex undertaking. Paul Weafer, VistaMed, a Freudenberg Medical company There are a number of variables that can ultimately affect the performance of a finished catheter – the most paramount being the properties of the raw material … [Read more...] about The key extrusion considerations for catheter development
Resonetics acquires STI Laser Industries
Resonetics (Nashua, N.H.) said today that it has purchased STI Laser Industries (Or Akiva, Israel), a medical device industry supplier of laser processing, nitinol shape setting and electropolishing, and cleanroom assembly and packaging. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1998 by its president and CEO Tovy Sivan, STI has a … [Read more...] about Resonetics acquires STI Laser Industries
The tubing secrets behind articulated medical instruments
Articulating instruments that include metal tubing offer more bend, flex and reach – and thus more freedom for surgeons who require minimally invasive tools for minimally invasive procedures. Steve Jacobsen, Micro The ability to grasp different angles, degrees and rotations is not typically easy with straight, rigid medical instruments. … [Read more...] about The tubing secrets behind articulated medical instruments
