News and Notes

Many patients today are entering the operating room with multiple factors that can cause disruptive bleeding during surgery, which can be challenging to manage and potentially dangerous. To help address this, Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies* announced...

Innovation and Improvements to Medical Device Sterilization Techniques On November 25, 2019, the FDA provided updates on its efforts to address the need for innovation and improvements to medical device sterilization techniques. Innovation Challenges: The FDA selected...

Synaptive Medical will highlight its products Evry, Modus Plan and ImageDrive at the Radiological Society of North America’s (RSNA) 2019 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, which will convene at McCormick Place in Chicago from December 1-6. “Our imaging products...

The Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies* has announced that DePuy Synthes has launched the SYMPHONY Occipito-Cervico-Thoracic (OCT) System, expanding its offering for the surgical treatment of conditions in the neck and upper back. The SYMPHONY System...

The Nike Air Zoom Pulse is a shoe for everyday heroes: nurses, doctors, home health providers and others who work tirelessly to support patients. Product testing and medical-worker insights — those on-the-ground athletes — took place at OHSU Doernbecher...

PENTAX Medical, a healthcare industry leader in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, has announced the United States launch of its DEC HD Duodenoscope, an advanced, high-definition duodenoscope that features multiple disposable components, including the sterile...