Medtech
Ellex Medical Lasers Limited (ASX:ELX), a global leader in medical devices for the diagnosis and treatment of eye disease, today reported its sales for the 4 months to 31 October 2018 to shareholders at the Company Annual General Meeting.
Revenue of $7.5 Billion Increased 6.1% Reported; Increased 7.5% Organic
Three-Year Data from the ANCHOR Registry Reiterate Applicability in Patients with Hostile Aortic Neck Anatomies
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will update its review process for the approval of medical devices in the wake of a report that showed more than 80,000 injuries have been associated with medical devices for pain management since 2008.
Three patients with quadriplegia were implanted with the BrainGate BCI, a sensor about the size of a baby aspirin. It can detect signals in the motor cortex. These were decoded and routed to a Bluetooth device that acts as a wireless mouse.
Medical imaging manufacturer Planmed and med tech startup Disior are bringing next-generation medical image analysis software into clinical use. “Until today, 3D medical images have been analyzed using 2D slices, as if you were looking at the image with one eye only,” says professor and orthopedic surgeon Jari Salo.
Polarean Imaging plc provides shareholders with the following update on Company progress
Lower-Profile Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) Device Broadens Treatable Patient Population with Thoracic Aortic Disease
Less than a week after Boston Scientific announced that it was undergoing a restructuring that could result in some job losses, the company announced that it will acquire U.K.-based BTG plc., a surgical device manufacturer for about $4.2 billion.
Medtronic plc announced today that it will report financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2019 on Tuesday, November 20, 2018. A news release will be issued at approximately 5:45 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST) and will be available at http://newsroom.medtronic.com.
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