News and Notes

Smith+Nephew has announced the launch of its TOTAL ANKLE Patient-Matched Guides, giving surgeons a predictable and efficient option to help plan and perform total ankle replacement (TAR) procedures. Engineered using 3D Systems’ VSP surgical planning workflows,...

Staff report An in-person event with the theme “The Power of Purpose: Better Together” is a regional conference for perioperative professionals scheduled for November 15-16 in Charleston, South Carolina. AORN and Southeastern Councils of Perioperative Registered...

Getinge has today completed the previously announced acquisition of 100% of the shares of Paragonix Technologies Inc. On August 22, 2024, Getinge announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Paragonix Technologies, Inc., a leading U.S. company in organ...

Ethicon, DePuy Synthes, Biosense Webster, Abiomed and CERENOVUS will now go by Johnson & Johnson MedTech Johnson & Johnson has shared that its medical technology businesses – Ethicon, DePuy Synthes, Biosense Webster, Abiomed and CERENOVUS – will now go by the...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently recognized the following sterilization standards to help advance innovation in medical device sterilization processes: ISO 11737-3:2023 Sterilization of health care products – Microbiological methods –...

Solventum has announced the launch of the V.A.C. Peel and Place Dressing, an integrated dressing and drape that can be applied in less than two minutes and worn by patients for up to seven days. Traditional dressings for negative pressure wound therapy typically take...