Ophthalmic device innovator BVI Medical has announced that the FDA has approved its FineVision HP trifocal intraocular lens (IOL), allowing the company to extend its reach in the IOL market. The third-generation FineVision HP incorporates BVI’s proprietary POD platform and CoPODize technology, harmo
Intuitive, a leader in minimally invasive care and the pioneer of robotic-assisted surgery, has opened its new UK & Ireland headquarters which includes the UK’s largest da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) training centre. The new state-of-the-art training facility in Winnersh Triangle, Reading,
Calyxo, Inc., a medical device company developing solutions for kidney stone treatment, has marked key milestones as adoption of the steerable ureteroscopic renal evacuation (SURE) procedure using the company’s CVAC System continues to grow. The company has appointed Dana G. Mead, Jr. to its board o
Medical device manufacturer Owen Mumford has extended its 1ml safety syringe platform by adding a companion reusable autoinjector. The EcoSafe 1ml safety syringe (previously branded UniSafe) is compatible with the new reusable EcoSafe autoinjector, creating what the company says is the first and onl
The Precision Health Technologies Accelerator (PHTA) at The University of Birmingham has installed a microArch S240 from Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF), a pioneering micro-precision 3D printer designed for short-run industrial production and advanced life sciences R&D. Built on BMF’s patented Projec
Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched the Molecular Microscope Diagnostic System for Lung (MMDx Lung), a new laboratory developed test for post-transplant biopsy assessment. The company says the test is designed to improve the detection of lung transplant rejection and injury, and deliver quantifiab
Medtronic plc has announced that BrainSense Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation (aDBS) what it says is the world’s first closed-loop DBS system for people with Parkinson’s – has been recognised by TIME on its annual list of Best Inventions. There are over 10 million people living with Parkinson’s diseas
The complaint seeks to protect Medtimo’s balloon system technology and alleges that Allurion infringes three Medtimo patents. Medtimo Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Biorad Medisys Private Limited, has announced that it has filed a patent infringement complaint in the U.S. District Court of the Di
Olympus Corporation has announced the launch of SecureFlex, a single-use fine needle biopsy device, in EMEA. Designed for use with an ultrasound endoscope, SecureFlex supports endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) of submucosal and extramural lesions within the gastrointestinal t
A South Wales-based medical technology company is scaling rapidly on the international stage, recording a 70% increase in overseas trade over the past three years and securing a 30% uplift in turnover as it attempts to position itself as a global leader in pressure area care. Tredegar-based Frontier
A patient living with bladder control symptoms became the first to receive the commercially available Altaviva device from Medtronic, a minimally invasive, implantable tibial neuromodulation (ITNM) therapy to treat urge urinary incontinence. The procedure was performed at Surgical Centers of North T
To help device manufacturers understand what defines a medical adhesive and how to specify one for their application, Intertronics has released a new white paper: ‘What is a medical adhesive? Key properties, use cases, and regulatory considerations’. The white paper explores six key characteristics
