SurgiStrategies - Medical Devices

Zimmer Enters into Pain Management Agreement

WARSAW, Ind. -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc. announced it has entered into a distribution agreement with Baxter Healthcare Corporation that will allow Zimmer to market Baxter's Infusor as part of a pain management kit for orthopaedic and other non-oncology surgical procedures in ...More

December 2, 2004

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Axya Medical Announces New Bio-Absorbable Bone Anchor System for Arthroscopic Use

BEVERLY, Mass. -- Axya Medical Inc., a privately held medical device company, announced that it has received 510 (k) clearance for its Axya Bio-Absorbable Bone Anchor System for arthroscopic use, and that it is currently available for sales in the U.S. market. The patented ...More

December 2, 2004

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Portable Breast Biopsy Technology Requires No Capital Expenditure

PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Physicians and their breast care patients now have a "cool" minimally invasive alternative to traditional breast biopsy devices. Sanarus Medical, Inc. announces the market release of the Cassi™ Rotational Core Biopsy Device, which is based on the ...More

December 2, 2004

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Microtek Medical Holdings Enters Into OEM Supply Agreement With Fischer Imaging

COLUMBUS, Miss. and DENVER -- Microtek Medical Holdings, Inc. and Fischer Imaging Corporation announced an OEM supply agreement under which Microtek will manufacture and sell to Fischer Imaging Corporation ("Fischer Imaging") certain imaging equipment drapes for Fischer's ...More

December 1, 2004

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New Study Shows Minimally-Invasive Surgery for Female Incontinence Offers Good Long-Term Cure Rates

SOMERVILLE, N.J. -- A new study published in the December issue of the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Vol 104, Number 6) reports that 97 percent of women undergoing treatment for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) with GYNECARE TVT™ Tension-free Support for ...More

November 30, 2004

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Suros Surgical Systems Showcases First-Ever All-In-One Biopsy System and New MRI-Guided Breast Biopsy Device at Annual RSNA Conference

INDIANAPOLIS -- Suros Surgical Systems, Inc. unveiled its second-generation breast biopsy unit at the 2004 Radiological Society of North American (RSNA) conference in Chicago today. The ATEC Sapphire marks the industry's first-ever all-in-one vacuum-assisted breast ...More

November 29, 2004

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Memry Corporation Completes Putnam Plastics Acquisition

BETHEL, Conn. -- Memry Corporation announced that it has closed on the transaction to acquire substantially all of the assets and selected liabilities of Putnam Plastics Corporation.Putnam's annual revenue is in the $9 million to $11 million range and the company has ...More

November 10, 2004

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FDA Grants Scandius BioMedical Market Clearance for Novel Technology Designed to Simplify Common Sports-Related Surgery

LITTLETON, Mass. -- Scandius BioMedical, Inc., a privately held medical device company that designs, manufactures and markets products for orthopedic sports medicine, announced today that its Stratis ST ACL Reconstruction System has been granted 510(k) market clearance by ...More

November 8, 2004

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New CPT Code Values Provided For Essure Procedure

SAN CARLOS, Calif. -- Conceptus, Inc. announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the Final Rule for the 2005 Physician Fee Schedule, which provides for a national physician payment of $2,198.34 for Essure procedures performed in office. ...More

November 4, 2004

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FDA Completes Review of Reprocessed Single Use Devices

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that it has completed its review of supplemental validation data submitted by firms that reprocess medical devices originally intended for single use only (SUDs). The Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of ...More

November 3, 2004

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