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Johnson & Johnson to Acquire Shockwave Medical

Johnson & Johnson and Shockwave Medical, Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Johnson & Johnson will acquire all outstanding shares of Shockwave for $335 per share in cash, corresponding to an enterprise value of...

Medline Expands Catheter Portfolio

Medline and Consure Medical have announced a new agreement for Medline to exclusively distribute the QiVi MEC male external urine management device to help guard against catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) and incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD)....

FDA Clears Single-use Flexible Ureteroscope

Olympus, a global medical technology company committed to making people's lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling, announced U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance of its first single-use ureteroscope system, RenaFlex™, with full market availability to be announced at a later...

Brainlab, Fujifilm Offer Advanced Neurosurgery Capabilities

FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation and Brainlab recently announced that Brainlab will be the exclusive U.S. distributor of ARIETTA Precision Ultrasound for neurosurgery applications to be utilized with Brainlab’s surgical navigation systems. ARIETTA Precision,...

ASP Launches Next-Generation Sterilization System

Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP), part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, has announced that the new STERRAD 100NX System with ALLClear Technology is available in the United States and to select customers in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Recently cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the next-generation system is designed to help Central Sterile Services Departments maximize efficiency and comply with government and facility requirements.

The STERRAD 100NX System with ALLClear Technology is a low-temperature sterilization system that uses proprietary algorithms to minimize workflow interruptions and cycle cancellations. The system includes features that simplify system operation and automatically monitors conditions, providing pre-sterilization cycle load conditioning, load checks and system checks to reduce operator error while improving productivity.

Additionally, it can be paired with ASP ACCESS to automate data sharing across all connected ASP systems and hospital networks, minimizing the need for manual documentation. Systems are currently in use at a select number of hospitals in the United States and Europe. It will be rolled out in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Latin America and Japan, as well as additional markets in EMEA and Asia Pacific, throughout 2017.

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