News and Notes

Medical device firm Advanced Cooling Therapy (ACT) has expanded its team and achieved several strategic milestones in the commercial launch of its first product, the Esophageal Cooling Device (ECD). Within less than 90 days of obtaining its de novo clearance from the...

Healthmark Industries has announced the addition of silicone mesh covers to its ProTech instrument tray line. The material is made from silicone; two mesh covers that have a flexible frame, and two possessing a stainless steel frame for added weight. These latex-free...

CompView Medical (CVM) has announced that NuCART won the “Best In Show” prize in the annual Excellence in Surgical Products contest from Surgical Products magazine. NuCART is the mobile version of the popular NuBOOM system, extending advantages of turn-key video...

Megadyne Medical Products has announced that its newest product release, the ZIP Pen, is the first place winner in the “Surgical Instrument” category of the 2015 Excellence in Surgical Products (ESP) Awards. The Zip Pen’s patented design functions like a standard...

In honor of Perioperative Nurse Week 2015, Stryker Instruments committed $250,000 to support AORN Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN). Stryker’s LEARN Scholarship award will enable nurses from around the world...

Versus Technology Inc. has released its new Wi-Fi locating platform and asset tag which, combined with its existing precision locating systems, create an effective and scalable RTLS available to health systems. “With the addition of our V-Net real-time locating system...