Evera Gets CE Mark Approval for Lip Implant
Evera Medical (formerly Juva Medical), of Foster City, CA, has received CE Mark approval for a saline-filled implant for facial soft tissue augmentation called FulFil. The […]
Smart Buys: OSI Systems and Viasys Healthcare
In the May issue of SmartMoney, the magazine picks its top-10 stocks for the next 10 years. To make the first cut, companies had to […]
IntriCon Bolsters Medical Business with Tibbetts Acquisition
IntriCon Corporation, an Arden Hills, MN, company that makes miniature medical and electronics products, has agreed to buy privately held Tibbetts Industries for $4.5 million […]
FDA Okays Cepheid’s Test for MSRA
FDA signed off yesterday on a new test for identifying Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MSRA), the leading cause of hospital-acquired infections. The Xpert MSRA test, made […]
Minnesota Firm Raises $8.5 Million for Nanotech Investment
The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reported yesterday that IFC Medical, a small medical technology company based in Plymouth, MN, has raised $8.5 million to invest in […]
AquaSonix Therapy Hits Hospitals and Rehab Centers
AquaSonix Therapy, a treatment program that combines sound pressure waves with low impact exercise in a warm water pool, is being made available to hospitals, […]
Spirus Medical Raises $8.5 Million
Spirus Medical, a diagnostics company based in Stoughton, MA, has raised $8.5 million in Series B convertible preferred stock financing. BioVentures Investors, Point Judith Capital and Village […]
Optovue Scanner Honored for Best Medical Design
In the latest issue of Business 2.0, Optovue, an ophthalmic device company located in Fremont, CA, was honored for the design of its RTVue retina scanner. RTVue […]
FDA Seizes Shelhigh Devices
After uncovering “significant deficiencies” in the company’s manufacturing processes, FDA seized all implantable devices made by Union, NJ, device maker Shelhigh. The agency said the […]
Cordis to Sell Sleek and Savvy Catheters
Johnson & Johnson’s Cordis Corporation has signed on to distribute percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) balloon catheters made by ClearStream Technologies, a medical device firm based […]