Devices - medical, biotech, pharma

A medical device is a product which is used for medical purposes in patients, in diagnosis, therapy or surgery.  Medical devices act by physical, mechanical, thermal, physico-chemical or chemic...

The Top 10 Medical Device Companies

Medical devices are crucial to the process of diagnosis and treatment in modern medicine. Sales in this field reach billions of dollar a year, with Johnson & Johnson making $30 billion alone in...

Muscular Dystrophy

Muscular dystrophy is a group of degenerative inherited disorders causing muscle weakness and loss of muscle tissue. The different types are Becker muscular dystrophy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, E...

Abbott

The 11th largest pharmaceutical company in the world, Abbott Laboratories generated sales of $16 billion in 2009 and has 90,000 employees. Within the medical device arm of the company, products of...

GE Healthcare

Ranked as the third largest medical device company in the world (based on annual sales), GE Healthcare generates $16 billion in sales each year. GEs' area of expertise is the imaging that is i...

FDA recalls J&J's orthopedic device because of fracture potential

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday said it has notified healthcare professionals of a Class I recall, the most serious type, of an orthopedic device made by Johnson & Johnson....

Japanese Orthopedic Large Joint Reconstruction Devices Market

The Japanese orthopedic large joint reconstruction device market is expected to exceed $2.3 billion over the 2012–2019 forecast period. The orthopedic large joint reconstruction device market includ...

Stryker to pay $764M for Chinese orthopedic device firm

Stryker has agreed to buy Trauson Holdings, maker of orthopedic devices in China, for $764 million in cash.  -More- 

Ore. hospital buys orthopedic DR device from EOS

EOS Imaging has sold a unit of its orthopedic digital radiography system to Shriners Hospitals for Children-Portland in Orego -More- 

Conn. orthopedic device firm secures $150K in debt funding

A round of debt financing from two investors has brought in $150,000 for Accelerated Orthopedic Technologies.  -More- 

Medtronic to pay $816M for Chinese orthopedic device maker

Medtronic has agreed to buy China Kanghui Holdings, a Chinese maker of orthopedic devices, in a cash deal worth $816 million. -More- 

Medtronic closes $816M buyout of Chinese orthopedic device firm

Medtronic has wrapped up its purchase of China Kanghui Holdings, a Chinese maker of orthopedic devices, for $816 million.  -More- 

Mindray Jumps Into Orthopedic Space With Sixth Acquisition In Last 18 Months

China’s leading medical device company enters the orthopedic market with a $35.5 million acquisition of domestic player Dragonbio.

Prevention of Orthopedic Device-Associated Osteomyelitis Using Oxacillin-Containing Biomineral-Binding Liposomes.

PURPOSE: To develop novel biomineral-binding liposomes (BBL) for the prevention of orthopedic implant associated osteomyelitis. METHODS: A biomineral-binding lipid, alendronate-tri(ethyleneglycol)-cho...

Dermal burns associated with bipolar radiofrequency ablation in the subacromial space.

This article presents iatrogenic dermal burn injury as a complication of using a vented bipolar radiofrequency (RF) ablative device in shoulder arthroscopy. We have encountered 4 patients who have sus...

Correlation analysis between plasma D-dimer levels and orthopedic trauma severity.

The correlation between the plasma D-dimer level and deep vein thrombosis has not been conclusive in various studies. The aim of this research was to study the relationship between plasma D-dimer leve...

Safety and Efficacy of Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Plus Interferon α-2b Therapy for Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer in Patients With Prosthetic Devices.

PURPOSE:: Patients with bladder cancer who have prosthetic devices, such as a cardiac pacemaker, artificial heart valve or orthopedic hardware, and who undergo intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin th...

Orthopedic surgeon perspectives on appropriate referral of trauma patients to physical therapy (PT).

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate orthopedic surgeon referral of trauma patients to PT. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. SETTING: Alberta, Canada. PARTICIPANTS: Orthopedic surgeons and residents. METHODS: A web-...