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By Kirby Tran, MD, MMM Even widely used methods for laparoscopic port site closure can be frustrating and time-consuming. Many surgical specialties rely on abdominal laparoscopic procedures to speed healing while reducing downtime and pain compared to open surgery....

Brainlab, the digital medical technology company, has announced the acquisition of Level Ex, a Chicago-based company that creates medical video games designed to advance the clinical skills of physicians and surgeons. The Level Ex expertise and product portfolio align...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today continued to take action in the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic: FDA’s list of Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for Ventilators and Ventilator Accessories has been updated, adding the AustinP51 (resuscitator)...

Since the sudden onset of the COVID-19 pandemic the United States has faced a supply constraint of quality N95 masks. With the continued difficulty of being able to secure N95 designated products, health officials have been encouraging business and public consumers to...

Smart pump programming will allow HCA Capital’s Medfusion 4000 pumps to be programmed based on the clinician order, reducing programming errors. Smiths Medical, a leading global medical device manufacturer, announced that smart pump programming of the Medfusion 4000...