Medical Device

Fresenius Medical Care Acquires Peritoneal Dialysis Business from Gambro

August 26, 2010

Fresenius expands its activities in the homecare market in Europe and Asia-Pacific
 

Medtronic Signs Agreement to Acquire Osteotech

August 17, 2010

Acquisition Will Expand Product Offering, Pipeline and New Markets for Biologics Business
 

BD Announces Promotion of President Vince Forlenza

July 29, 2010

Gains Additional Title of Chief Operating Officer
 

HYCOR Biomedical Announces Appointment of Richard Hockins as Vice President, Sales and Marketing

July 09, 2010

Richard Hockins brings over 15 years of sales and marketing experience
 

NeuroPace Submits PMA Application for FDA Approval of Novel Investigational Device for Epilepsy

July 08, 2010

Pivotal Trial Data Demonstrate RNS System Met Primary Endpoints by Significantly Reducing Seizures with Positive Safety Profile
 

Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation Announces New President and CEO

June 09, 2010

Former Toshiba president succeeds Kenichi Komatsu, Ph.D
 

BD Signs Agreements to Sell Ophthalmic Systems Unit, Other Platforms

June 08, 2010

Agreements include surgical blades, critical care and extended dwell catheter product platforms
 

BD Launches World's Smallest Pen Needle

June 07, 2010

BD Ultra-Fine Nano 4 mm x 32 G Pen Needle Offers More Comfortable Injection
 

FDA Approves Cefepime for Use In B. Braun's DUPLEX(R) System

May 11, 2010

Company Meets Customer Demands for Safe, Accurate and Efficient Drug Delivery
 

Medtronic Launches New Cellular Accessory for the Medtronic CareLink® Network

May 10, 2010

New Option to Connect Patients and Clinics
 

Bard Announces Agreement to Acquire SenoRx, Inc.

May 05, 2010

SenoRx to be Acquired for approximately $200 million
 

Syneron Expands Management Team

May 05, 2010

Appoints Industry Veteran to Head Topical Aesthetics Division
 

Medtronic Signs Agreement to Acquire ATS Medical

April 29, 2010

Acquisition Will Expand Access to Innovative Treatment Options for Structural Heart Disease
 

Smith & Nephew Expands ACTICOAT(TM) Product Portfolio

April 15, 2010

Customer input drives introduction of ACTICOAT Flex 7 Ribbon and ACTICOAT Post Op Line Extension
 

Medtronic Launches New Frontal Handpiece for Its Hydrodebrider System

April 07, 2010

Hydrodebrider System Offers Innovative Treatment for Chronic Sinusitis
 

Philips Launches New Endovascular Therapeutic Hypothermia System To Help Enhance Patient Care

March 29, 2010

Philips offers clinicians a complete system that rapidly cools or warms patients from the inside out
 

Abbott Submits New Automated Ovarian Cancer Test for U.S. Approval

February 08, 2010

Abbott's ARCHITECT human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) assay submitted for 510(k) clearance
 

Gambro Announces Agreement to Acquire CHF Solutions, Inc.

January 20, 2010

Developer of the Aquadex FlexFlow system
 

Ethicon Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Acclarent

December 16, 2009

Acclarent's Broad Product Portfolio Provides New Growth Platform in ENT
 

Medtronic Introduces MASTERGRAFT® Strip for Spinal Surgeries

November 11, 2009

Provides surgeons increased flexibility for bone grafting in complex cases
 

Abbott Completes Acquisition of Evalve, Inc.

November 02, 2009

Acquisition provides Abbott with a leading presence in non-surgical treatment for structural heart disease
 

Abbott Receives FDA Approval for First Fully Automated Blood Screening Test for HIV-1/HIV-2

September 21, 2009

New Test Completes the ABBOTT PRISM Hepatitis and Retrovirus Panel
 

Bayer Introduces CONTOUR USB

September 21, 2009

The First Blood Glucose Meter With Unique Plug & Play Diabetes Management Software
 

Alnylam and Medtronic Present New Late-Stage Pre-clinical Data on ALN-HTT, an RNAi Therapeutic for the Treatment of Huntington's Disease

September 15, 2009

Continuous 28-Day CNS Infusion of ALN-HTT Found to be Safe and Well Tolerated
 
 

Agilent Technologies to Acquire Varian, Inc. for $1.5 Billion

July 27, 2009

Transformational Transaction Establishes Agilent's Position as a Leading Provider of Analytical Instrumentation to the Applied and Life Sciences Markets
 

Spectranetics Names Jason Hein Senior VP, Sales, Marketing and Product Development

June 25, 2009

Appointment Consolidates Leadership of Vascular Intervention and Lead Management Businesses
 

Edwards Lifesciences to Sell Its Hemofiltration Product Line to Baxter

June 23, 2009

Transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2009
 

Abbott Receives CE Mark for Company's Next-Generation XIENCE PRIME(TM) Drug Eluting Stent, Advancing Leadership Position

June 23, 2009

Broad Size Matrix of XIENCE PRIME to be Launched in Europe in the Third Quarter