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A robotic device that remotely controls a special cardiac ablation catheter has halted atrial fibrillation in 38 of 40 patients, according to investigators here.
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations today issued a Sentinel Event Alert that urges health care organizations to pay special attention to how tubes and catheters are connected to patients and challenges the manufacturers of these devices to redesign them in ways that will make dangerous misconnections much less possible.
Patients who underwent a minimally invasive procedure to reduce their risk of a stroke by clearing plaque from neck arteries had unexpected gains in memory and mental skills, according to a study that will be presented today at a medical conference in Toronto.
China launched a national centre yesterday to handle applications of licences for new drugs or medical devices as part of efforts to fight corruption and increase efficiency.
Omron Healthcare Inc. finalized its purchase of Colin Medical Instruments Corp. -- a local company that manufactures vital signs monitors, inpatient blood-pressure monitoring devices and vascular screening devices.
Doctors say they can kill off cancers in the liver by sending millions of microscopic radioactive glass beads into the tumor in a procedure that can be offered on an out-patient basis.
The FDA has issued an advisory to patients with epilepsy and their caregivers of a potential hazard caused by cracks in the applicator tips of Diastat AcuDial (diazepam rectal gel) delivery systems.
The FDA has approved a humanitarian device exemption (HDE) for Fetoscopy Instrument Sets, distributed by California-based Karl Storz Endoscopy America, under the Humanitarian Use Device program.
House Ways and Means Committee members are asking the International Trade Commission (ITC) for a probe into the competitive conditions affecting the U.S. medical device trade in foreign markets, particularly Japan. In a recent letter to the ITC, Rep. Bill Thomas (R-Calif.), the committee chairman, asked the commission to launch a fact-finding investigation into why Japanese regulations are so burdensome for U.S. devicemakers.