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How Orthopedic and Cardiology Implantable Device Manufacturers Can See Double Digit Growth Using Bang Surgical
Bang Surgical and Orthopedic and Cardiology implant manufacturers modernize sale rep/distribution model and obtain double digit growth in 2015. - July 11, 2014 - Bang Surgical
Surgical Science Named One of the 2014 Best Places to Work in Minnesota
Surgical Science was named one of the 2014 Best Places to Work in Minnesota by the Minneapolis/ St. Paul Business Journal. - July 10, 2014 - Surgical Science Inc
Orchid Breaks Ground on New Manufacturing Site in India
Orchid breaks ground on a new manufacturing site in Pune, India. - June 19, 2014 - Orchid Orthopedic Solutions
Surgical Science Launches Industry’s First Simulated Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) Lobectomy
Surgical Science announced today the launch of the industry’s first Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) Lobectomy virtual reality simulation, available exclusively for the LapSim laparoscopic simulator. Using LapSim’s industry leading hardware, cutting edge graphics and... - June 14, 2014 - Surgical Science Inc
Orchid to Present on Coating Implants at OMTEC
Parimal Bapat, Ph.D., Research Engineer at Orchid, will speak at the Technical Session: Coating Implants on Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. during the OMTEC Show in Chicago, IL. During the session, Bapat will discuss the processes and properties of plasma-sprayed HA coatings, new HA coating... - June 04, 2014 - Orchid Orthopedic Solutions
QA Consulting, Inc. Receives ISO 13485:2003 and ISO 9001:2008 Certification
QA Consulting, Inc., a medical device consulting firm, has received ISO 13485:2003 and ISO 9001:2008 certifications. QA Consulting’s achievement is the result of implementing a vigorous quality management system designed to govern their consulting and contract manufacturing services. These... - May 30, 2014 - QA Consulting, Inc.
Orchid Design Enhances Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs Consulting Team
Orchid Design announces enhancements to their Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs Consulting team. - May 23, 2014 - Orchid Orthopedic Solutions
LapSim® 2014 Annual Update Released
This latest update includes improved results dashboard, metrics interactivity, new training exercises for bariatrics and nephrectomy, ... - May 11, 2014 - Surgical Science Inc
Cerebrotech Recognized as Rice Alliance Life Science Company at 2014 Texas Life Science Forum
Fifty-five companies presented at the event highlighting new life science technologies and pharma. - February 26, 2014 - Cerebrotech Medical Systems
Harvard University Uses Electrodynamic Shaker to Simulate Bumblebee Vibration Frequency
Harvard University used a Modal Shop shaker to conduct an experiment studying different vibration frequencies and how they affect the release of pollen in the types of nectar-less plants that Bumbleebees pollinate. - February 21, 2014 - The Modal Shop
Breakthrough Medical Study on Surgical Simulation: Validation of a VR Simulator
Surgical Science, leading developer of medical simulation training systems, is proud to announce a study featuring LapSim, the virtual reality training system by Surgical Science, has been released in the Annals of Surgery. Training on these VR simulators has already been shown to improve technical performance in the operating room. - January 09, 2014 - Surgical Science Inc
Applied Spectral Imaging and Biocare Medical Partner to Deliver Comprehensive Solutions for Immunohistochemistry
A partnership making R2R workflow (“Reagent to Report”) a reality by combining Biocare’s automated IHC instrumentation and reagents with ASI’s computer-aided imaging and analysis. - December 07, 2013 - Applied Spectral Imaging
Dynamic Sensors & Calibration Seminar on December 12th
The Modal Shop, a PCB Group Company, is hosting a Dynamic Sensors & Calibration Technical Seminar on Thursday, December 12, 2013, 8:30 am to 1 pm, at the DePaul University campus in the Chicago suburb of Naperville, IL. Lab managers, technicians, engineers and metrologists responsible for... - November 24, 2013 - The Modal Shop
Multi Imager Inc. Now Offers a Full Line of Refurbished C-Arms
Multi Imager Inc. has expanded its "MI Certified" Imaging Equipment line up to include refurbished mobile c-arm system. - November 15, 2013 - Multi Imager Inc.
TransCardiac Therapeutics, Inc.'s Chief Scientific Officer Presents Mitral Valve Repair Device at TCT Conference
TransCardiac Therapeutics Inc.'s ("TCT" or the "Company") Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Omar Lattouf, was invited by the organizers of the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics conference to present the Company's minimally invasive mitral valve repair device, the... - October 30, 2013 - TransCardiac Therapeutics, Inc.
IMR Test Labs Installs New Tescan Vega-3 Scanning Electron Microscope
IMR Test Labs has acquired a new scanning electron microscope to enhance the lab's metallurgical and failure analysis services. - October 11, 2013 - IMR Test Labs
Captiva Spine’s Proprietary PivoRod® Articulating Minimally Invasive Spinal Rod Receives New U.S. Patent Allowance From US Patent Office
Captiva Spine, Inc., a medical device organization dedicated to developing and distributing spinal technologies in the US and internationally, announced today that a new U.S. patent has been allowed by the USPTO for Captiva Spine’s Proprietary PivoRod® Articulating Minimally Invasive... - October 03, 2013 - Captiva Spine, Inc
Kawasumi Laboratories America, Inc. Awarded Healthtrust Purchasing Trust (HPG) Safety Blood Collection Contract
Kawasumi Laboratories America, Inc. (KLA) announced today that it has been awarded the Safety Blood Collection contract with the Group Purchasing Organization Healthtrust Purchasing Group (HPG). HPG contract 6027 has been awarded as a multi-source contract with two other manufacturers. KLA has... - October 03, 2013 - Kawasumi Laboratories America, Inc.
i-calQ Announced as Finalist in $2.25 Million Nokia Sensing XCHALLENGE
i-calQ's innovative sensing technology, which makes essential diagnostic tests available anywhere, anytime… using a smartphone, has just received international recognition by a panel of industry experts as one of 12 finalists in the Nokia Sensing XCHALLENGE (a new XPRIZE competition focused on health sensors). - August 16, 2013 - i-calQ, LLC
International Accreditation for MET’s Packaging Testing Laboratory
Medical Engineering Technologies’ medical device testing laboratory has received accreditation to ISO 17025. Their medical device package testing facility has been independently accredited by UKAS (Testing Laboratory No. 7848). - August 16, 2013 - MET
Eden Spine’s Proprietary Dynamic Interspinous Technology and Vertebral Body Replacement Receive Regulatory Approvals in Argentina
“After our successes in Central America, Venezuela and Brazil this is an important step in our continued momentum and commitment in Latin America. We are now actively looking for distributors in Chile, Peru and Columbia." - July 31, 2013 - Eden Spine, LLC
IMR Test Labs Earns GulfStream Approval for Materials Testing
IMR Test Labs can now offer high-quality metallurgical, mechanical, chemical and corrosion testing services to GulfStream's network of suppliers. - July 27, 2013 - IMR Test Labs
Heart Test Laboratories Announces Management Changes
Heart Test Laboratories (“HTL”) is pleased to announce it has added new key management team members as it prepares to launch the MyoVista to the market. Andrew Simpson has been appointed Executive Chairman and Mark Hilz has been appointed CEO. They join HTL to lead the company as it transitions from a development company to a full service medical device business with manufacturing and sales operations. - July 25, 2013 - Heart Test Labs
Eden Spine Announces a Unique Franchise Opportunity
Eden Spine announced today that it is giving stocking distributors in the spine industry, in the US and around the world, the opportunity to have an exclusive Eden Spine Franchise. “I do not believe that in our hyper-competitive industry,” explained Guillaume Viallaneix, CEO,... - July 24, 2013 - Eden Spine, LLC
Eden Spine’s Spinal Technologies Approved in Venezuela
Eden Spine announced today that the WELLEX™ Dynamic Interspinous Technology, the GIZA™ Vertebral Body Replacement and the PERFX-2™ Pedicle Screw System have received regulatory approval in Venezuela. All three high quality lead generation spinal implants are made in France and... - July 11, 2013 - Eden Spine, LLC
Magnatek to Participate in 18th World Congress of IFSO & Metabolic Disorders 2013 in Turkey
Magnatek Enterprises is participating in IFSO 2013 - International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity & Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) 2013 being held at Istanbul, Turkey on August 28-31, 2013. - July 07, 2013 - Magnatek Enterprises
Magnatek to Showcase Products at India’s Premier Medical Equipment Show in Chennai
Magnatek Enterprises will be showcasing its products in Medicall 2013 Chennai India being held at Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai on 2-4 August 2013. Medicall 2013 is one of the largest hospital & medical equipment trade show in India. - June 24, 2013 - Magnatek Enterprises
IMR Test Labs - Singapore Adds Failure Analysis Services and Advanced Metallurgical Capabilities
IMR Test Labs - Singapore has purchased a Zeiss SEM with EDX capabilities to expand the lab's metallurgical services to include failure analysis, corrodent identification, fractography and high-resolution photomicrographs. - June 15, 2013 - IMR Test Labs
BioDot and Applied Spectral Imaging Cooperate to Deliver Automated Genetic Analysis Solution
Enabling end-to-end, automated workflow for FISH and Karyotyping, from slide production to sample analysis and result reporting - June 07, 2013 - Applied Spectral Imaging
Orthofix Ankle Compression Nailing System Chosen as MDEA Finalist - Orchid Orthopedic Solutions Key Supplier
Orthofix’s Ankle Compression Nailing System has been chosen as a finalist in the 15th annual Medical Device Excellence Awards. Orthofix identified Orchid Design as a key supplier in the design of the system and Orchid California as a key supplier in the manufacturing of the system. - May 09, 2013 - Orchid Orthopedic Solutions
DeviceLab's New Website Features Medical Device Design Case Studies, Enhanced Usability
Built on the WordPress platform, the redesigned Website is designed to enhance DeviceLab's positioning as a medical device design company with expertise in clean, quality medical device design. - May 05, 2013 - DeviceLab Inc.
Applied Spectral Imaging and WaveSense to Cooperate in Molecular Pathology and Cytogenetic FISH
Delivering a state-of-the-art integrated computerized analysis instrument and cell enrichment solution - April 24, 2013 - Applied Spectral Imaging
Orchid Orthopedic Solutions Expands Offerings Through Supply Chain Optimization Solution
Orchid MPS Holdings, LLC (Orchid) has expanded its supply chain solutions to include insourcing of their customer’s specialized, in-house processes. This falls in line with the many other partner solutions that Orchid offers such as value-stream rationalization, kanban pull systems, vendor managed inventory and turnkey solutions – design to launch. - March 21, 2013 - Orchid Orthopedic Solutions
Portable Vibration Calibration with Certificate Generation
The 9110D Portable Digital Vibration Calibrator allows the user to generate ISO 17025-compliant calibration certificates. - March 13, 2013 - The Modal Shop
Heart Test Laboratories Announces MyoVista Production
Heart Test Laboratories, developer of the MyoVista Heart screening device, is pleased to announce the transition from product development to manufacturing. Based on the results of clinical studies involving 40 beta units over the past two years, a final configuration of the MyoVista, hardware and... - March 03, 2013 - Heart Test Labs
Heart Test Labs Clinical Trial Within the Canadian Healthcare System
Heart Test Laboratories, Inc., Colleyville, Texas has entered into a Clinical trial to investigate the early detection of cardiovascular disease and structural abnormalities of the heart with a Canadian Aboriginal population. This trial is being conducted at the Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Center with the Principal Investigator, Dr. M. Vreugdenhil and Co-Investigator, Dr. M. Weingert. - February 28, 2013 - Heart Test Labs
IMR Test Labs - Singapore Earns Nadcap Accreditation
IMR Test Labs - Singapore has earned Nadcap Accreditation and GEAE AJ Code Approval to better serve the aerospace manufacturing industry. - February 27, 2013 - IMR Test Labs
Magnatek to Participate International Exhibition on Medical Equipments at New Delhi - Medical Fair India 2013
Magnatek Enterprises the leading manufacturer of Operation Theater Tables and Operating Room Lights will be participating in Medical Fair India 2013 being held at New Delhi India at Pragati Maidan, on 8 -10 March 2013. - February 27, 2013 - Magnatek Enterprises
World's First FDA Cleared ALK Automated Gene Scanner for Lung Cancer Therapy-Selection Available from ASI
Targeting the Right Treatment for the Right Patient in ALK Therapy Selection for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer - February 16, 2013 - Applied Spectral Imaging
New Mikron Fluoro Room at North Ottawa Community Hospital Getting Rave Reviews
Two new Shimadzu units from Mikron Digital Imaging-Midwest have been successfully installed at North Ottawa Community Health System. - February 04, 2013 - Mikron Digital
ASI Launches Go-Path – Computerized Immunohistochemistry Cancer Analysis Aid
GenASIs Go-Path – Industry’s Most Advanced Computer Aided Membrane and Nuclear Immunohistochemistry Imaging and Analysis Platform - January 09, 2013 - Applied Spectral Imaging
Rush-Copley Hits the Jackpot with 1000th Purchase of Shimadzu MobileDaRt
As if a good-quality investment wasn’t enough, there is also timing. Mikron Digital Imaging-Midwest, Inc. congratulates Rush-Copley Medical Center, in Aurora, Illinois. - January 03, 2013 - Mikron Digital
Magnatek to Participate as Exhibitor in Arab Health 2013 in Dubai
Magnatek will be participating as an exhibitor in the Arab Health 2013 - showcasing all its latest products for operating room solutions including specialized operating tables, OT LED lights, OT pendants and a wide range of specialized equipment for specialities like bariatric surgery. 'Arab... - December 21, 2012 - Magnatek Enterprises
Applied Spectral Imaging Launches Version 7.2 of GenASIs – A New Era in Pathology and Cytogenetic Imaging
GenASIs 7.2 – The Market’s Most Comprehensive Computer Aided Cytogenetic and Pathology Imaging and Analysis Platform - December 20, 2012 - Applied Spectral Imaging
K2M Introduces Innovative Spinal Product Portfolio in Italy
Introduction of MESA® & SERENGETI® to Drive Continued Global Expansion. - December 06, 2012 - K2M, Inc.
IMR Test Labs – Singapore Expands ISO 17025 Scope of Accreditation
IMR Test Labs - Singapore has expanded the lab's ISO 17025 Approval Schedule with additional chemical, weld, mechanical and metallurgical test methods. - December 05, 2012 - IMR Test Labs
Mikron Digital Supplies Two MobileDaRt Evo’s to Lurie Children’s Hospital Opening
Chicago’s prestigious Children's Memorial Hospital celebrated the grand opening of its widely anticipated new children's hospital, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, on June 9, 2012. - December 04, 2012 - Mikron Digital
IMR Test Labs - Suzhou Earns ISO 17025 Accreditation
IMR Test Labs – Suzhou has recently completed an A2LA audit and has earned ISO 17025 accreditation for chemical, mechanical and metallurgical analysis services. - November 29, 2012 - IMR Test Labs
Florida-Based Company Begins Offering Daily C-Arm Rentals
MMI now offering single-day C-Arm Rental / leasing. - November 09, 2012 - Managed Medical Imaging, LLC
Afton Medical Releases New Titanium Hormone Pellet Insertion Trocar
Afton Medical LLC, today announced the release of their new line of Titanium hormone pellet insertion trocars for use with Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). The Titanium trocars are available in two sizes to accommodate the most common pellets available on the market both 4.5mm-150mg-200mg pellets and 3.0mm, 6 mg-125mg pellets. - November 02, 2012 - Afton Medical LLC