Latest Medical Devices News
Covidien Completes Somanetics Acquisition
Covidien, a global provider of healthcare products to medical device industries, has completed the acquisition of Somanetics for an aggregate consideration of approximately $250m, net of cash and short-term investments acquired.
Published: 29-Jul-2010
ImaCor Appoints New President, CEO
ImaCor, a developer of the ClariTEE probe for transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) monitoring, has named Peter Pellerito as president and CEO. Mr Pellerito is a veteran of the medical imaging industry and brings two decades of leadership to ImaCor’s management team.
Published: 28-Jul-2010
Brainlab Releases ExacTrac Infrared Device For Patient Monitoring
Brainlab, a software-driven medical technology provider, has introduced ExacTrac Infrared Monitoring, an add-on device to existing treatment machines for monitoring patient positioning during Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) treatments, at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Annual Meeting.
Published: 26-Jul-2010
Primary Wound Care Specialists Chooses ExpressMD Solutions EHC
Primary Wound Care Specialists, a provider of wound care prevention and therapeutic services, has chosen ExpressMD Solutions Electronic House Call (EHC) remote patient monitoring solution, as part of an expanded pilot program for wound care management.
Published: 22-Jul-2010
OSI Bags Patient Monitoring Solutions, Software Contract From Florida Hospital
OSI Systems' healthcare division Spacelabs Healthcare has received a contract valued at $4.5m from a Florida-based hospital to provide patient monitoring equipment and Intesys Clinical Suite (ICS) G2, an integrated application suite, for collecting and organizing patient information.
Published: 20-Jul-2010
SunTech Enhances 247 Diagnostic Station With EMR Bluetooth Capability
SunTech Medical has updated 247 spot check device with optional Bluetooth technology to enable the wireless transmission of vital signs data to a physician’s electronic medical records (EMR) system.
Published: 20-Jul-2010
Inverness Medical Innovations Rebrands To Alere
Inverness Medical Innovations, a global provider of improving health at home rapid diagnostics and health management, has changed its name to Alere, after the shareholders have approved the name change at its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on July 14, 2010.
Published: 16-Jul-2010
Health Resource Solutions Selects ExpressMD Solutions Electronic House Call
ExpressMD Solutions, a provider of remote patient monitoring systems and services for patients with chronic illnesses, has reported that Chicago based Health Resource Solutions (HRS) has selected Electronic House Call (EHC) as their remote patient monitoring platform.
Published: 30-Jun-2010
CJPS Healthcare Takes Over Delphi VitalPoint Business
CJPS Healthcare Supplies and Equipment, a subsidiary of CJPS Enterprises, has purchased Delphi Corporation’s VitalPoint business, a remote patient monitoring product.
Published: 28-Jun-2010
Medicomp Updates on Patent Reexamination Proceeding With LifeWatch
Medicomp has received an initial ruling by USPTO to reject all claims in regards to LifeWatch patent 7,542,878 (the '878 patent). Medicomp designs, develops and provides advanced cardiac monitoring products and services.
Published: 24-Jun-2010
