Medical Equipment News

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Saks Inc.

The Owens & Minor presentation will be webcast live and later archived at www.owens-minor.com under the Investor Relations section.

Medistem Laboratories reported positive efficacy data supporting development of its lead product, the Endometrial Regenerative Cell for treatment of an advanced form of peripheral artery disease known as ...

People have long prized silver as a precious metal. Now, silver-coated endotracheal tubes are giving critically ill patients another reason to value the lustrous metal.

Medtronic Inc.'s first-quarter earnings beat Wall Street estimates Tuesday on a combination of lower expenses and higher sales of devices to treat clogged arteries, fractured spines and other ailments.

Medtronic reported a slight gain in first-quarter earnings Tuesday, as the medical-products maker felt the effects of a staff cutback earlier this year and increasing sales of drug-coated stents.

About 350 employees at Siemens Medical Solutions' Great Valley headquarters will be laid off.

Main Category: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Also Included In: Biology / Biochemistry Article Date: 18 Aug 2008 Bruker Daltonics today is showcasing several new high performance mass spectrometry products and ...

ANSELL, maker of rubber gloves and condoms, posted a 2.6 per cent rise in full-year net profit and forecast better earnings this year.

Main Category: Bones / Orthopaedics Also Included In: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Article Date: 17 Aug 2008 CONMED Corporation's CONMED Linvatec arthroscopy unit announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug ...

BioSphere Medical, Inc. - a medical device company that has pioneered the use of bioengineered microspheres to treat uterine fibroids, hypervascularized tumors and vascular malformations by a minimally ...

Pilgrim Software, Inc., a provider of Enterprise Compliance and Quality Management software solutions, announced that RTI Biologics, Inc., a provider of sterile biological implants for surgeries, has selected ...

Henry Schein, Inc., a provider of health-care products and services to office-based practitioners in the combined North American and European markets, has promoted Chris Caradonna to director of enterprise ...

Main Category: Bones / Orthopaedics Also Included In: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals ; IT / Internet / E-mail Article Date: 14 Aug 2008 - 1:00 PDT ROBODOC , a CUREXO Technology Company, the pioneer in ...

Medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp. has recalled some of its artery-opening stents due to a defect that can cause part of the devices to break off during surgery.

A Dutch diagnostic company has given intellectual property rights to Luminex Corp.

Datascope Corp. F4Q08 Earnings Call Transcript August 12, 2008 12:00 pm ET Executives Hank Scaramelli - " VP and CFO Larry Saper - Chairman and CEO Nino Laudani - " VP and COO Analysts Greg Brash - " Sidoti & ...

ICU Medical, Inc., , a leading low cost manufacturer of safe medical connectors, custom medical products and critical care devices, on August 7, 2008, entered into a five-year agreement with Premier, Inc., ...

If Varian Medical Systems builds it, customers will come. The Palo Alto, Calif., imaging equipment maker has hit two home runs this year with the introduction of two new oncology products.

Main Category: MRI / PET / Ultrasound Also Included In: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals Article Date: 12 Aug 2008 MEDRAD, INC., announced that the wireless version of its Continuum MR Infusion System has ...