News and Notes

Moon Surgical, a French-American pioneer in surgical innovation, announced today the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the commercial version of its unique Maestro surgical system. “At Moon Surgical, we are innovating and inspiring...

Smart Meter, the leading supplier of Cellular Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)™ solutions, has launched the healthcare industry’s first commercial eCommerce shopping experience for RPM products and services. Based on input from more than 500 customers across the US...

Stryker, a global leader in medical technologies, announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Artelon, a privately held company specializing in innovative soft tissue fixation products for foot and ankle and...

Medtronic is recalling the StealthStation S8 Application Versions 1.2.0, 1.1.0, 1.0.3, 1.0.2, and 1.0.1 after customer complaints about a software error causing numbers or letters to be missing from the displayed text and replaced by a space, in either the...

In an era of hospital budget cuts and staffing freezes, a Florida hospital more than doubled staff positions for infection prevention and control (IPC) over a four-year period, reducing infections and creating opportunities for non-clinical team members to enter the...

Getinge has announced the launch of XEN, a new and improved range of cleaning chemistries designed to optimize equipment performance, extend the lifespan of surgical instruments, and improve safety and efficiency in sterile processing departments (SPDs) across the U.S.