MedTech News

AngioDynamics wins CE Mark for AlphaVac F18
AngioDynamics announced this week that it received CE Mark approval for its AlphaVac F18 system, which treats pulmonary embolism and removes thrombi and emboli.

Daye upgrades diagnostic tampon to include at-home HPV screening
99.8% of cervical cancer cases are caused by persistent high-risk HPV infections, while the virus is also linked to throat and oral cancer, as well as fertility problems.

New device helps paraplegics regain partial use of hands
More than 40 people suffering from paralysis from the neck down regained partial control of their arms and hands thanks to a relatively simple to use device, a large study said Monday.

Shoulder Innovations launches new humeral stem
Shoulder Innovations today announced it launched its InSet 95 Humeral Stem.

FastWave Medical picks up another IVL patent
FastWave Medical announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued it another intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) utility patent.

InventHelp Inventor Develops Improved Shaver for Surgical Incision Sites (DAL-429)
The invention provides an effective way to shave and remove the hair from a surgical incision site

FDA clears next-gen Medtronic PillCam solution suite
Medtronic (NYSE: MDT)+
officials say the company received FDA clearance for the next-generation PillCam Genius SB capsule endoscopy kit.

Miniaturized optical coherence tomography imaging probe takes pictures inside cerebral arteries
A large international team of micro-engineers, medical technologists, and neurosurgeons, has designed, built and tested a new type of probe that can be used to take pictures from inside arteries in the brain.