By Sherrie Conroy
The Institute for Health Technology Studies (InHealth) is seeking proposals that will evaluate the role and impact of technological innovation, broadly defined, in reducing the economic and clinical consequences of infection. Looking at “The Impact of Advanced Medical Technologies on the Control of Healthcare-Associated Infections,” study proposals should concentrate on the technology contribution to clinical practices, not on creating or refining clinical practices or protocols, says In Health. Proposals are due Feb 1, 2012.
Infections are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality as well as with prolonged hospitalizations and increased readmissions rates. The US Department of Health and Human Services has estimated that between $28 billion and $33 billion in preventable healthcare expenditures are linked each year to healthcare-associated infections. [For more on addressing HAIs, see Medical Design’s recent webinar, “Antimicrobial Technologies: Controlling Healthcare-Acquired Infections,” available for free on-demand viewing.]
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AdvaMed will strengthen its commitment to small companies by reorganizing and expanding its Emerging Growth Company Council (EGCC), AdvaMed President and CEO Stephen J. Ubl says. “Emerging growth companies are drivers of medical innovation, economic growth, and job creation. We are committed to ensuring that their perspective is always heard by policymakers,” Ubl says.
The strengthened EGCC, endorsed by the AdvaMed board at a meeting in December, will bring greater focus to issues facing companies that have sales less than $100 million. Those companies make up more than 70% of AdvaMed’s membership.
The new EGCC will be governed by a 15-member board of directors and a five-member executive committee composed of CEOs from small companies. Michael Minogue (pictured), CEO, president and chairman of Abiomed, will be the EGCC chairman. CEOs Nadim Yared of CVRx, Stuart Randle of GI Dynamics, Virginia Rybski of Regenesis Biomedical, and David Lucchino of Semprus BioSciences will join Minogue as the board’s founding members.
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Stereotaxis, Inc has completed the first 50 clinical procedures using the company's new Niobe ES system to treat patients with a variety of complex cardiac arrhythmias. A majority of the first 50 cases were performed to treat atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common type of cardiac arrhythmia. According to the company, positive initial results with the system in Europe demonstrate that the average time for completion of mapping and ablation for the initial AF patients was 69 minutes. The data will be featured at the Boston Atrial Fibrillation Symposium Jan 12–14, 2012.
The Epoch platform, which encompasses the Niobe ES system, is designed to improve efficiency with a fully-remote, networked and modular robotic, magnetic system that enables greater surgical precision and improved catheter control while reducing the risk of complications. Stereotaxis began initial shipments of the Epoch platform in mid-December 2011, including six system upgrades from the Niobe II navigation system in the United States and Europe.
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Accentus Medical, a UK-based company that develops and applies advanced coatings and surface treatments to a wide range of medical devices, has announced that the first medical device to incorporate its Agluna silver anti-infective technology has received a European CE mark. The METS modular tumor replacement system manufactured by Stanmore Implants Worldwide is used for massive tumor replacement and limb salvage devices. Following the award of the CE mark, the system will also be available with the Agluna surface treatment option.
Agluna is a novel, patented surface modification technology applied to medical devices manufactured from several metals, including titanium and its various alloys. The goal of the technology is to reduce infection rates following surgical procedures.
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Full production of small form-factor 802.11a/b/g/n and BT 2.1 modules with SDIO and UART interfaces are available from Summit Data Communications. By supporting both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on the same module, the 40 Series NBT modules help device manufacturers reduce system size and cost. Both are based on the Broadcom BCM4329 chip and support 802.11a/b/g/n via an SDIO interface and Bluetooth 2.1 via a UART interface. The modules provide all of Summit's hardware and software capabilities, including optimized transmit and receive range, dual band antenna diversity, an expanded operating temperature range, a fully integrated software suite and advanced Wi-Fi/Bluetooth coexistence.
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Marshall Manufacturing offers custom 2D and 3D tubular and wire components for medical device design. When developing medical devices, designers not only need to be concerned with fit, form, and function, but also manufacturability of the device (including cost and feasibility). Additionally, as the design develops, an iterative process of prototyping may be needed until the design is finalized. Medical device components that require bending generally have machined features on both ends of the wire or tube, often with additional features along the length. These components often require specific features to be oriented to other features in three dimension. For example, a cross hole or slot on a bent tube may need to mate with a similar feature in another component. The cost of adding this feature after bending may be cost prohibitive to a device in comparison with creating the feature prior to bending. The company’s CNC bending capability often allows stock to be completely machined prior to bending, orienting the features as the part is bent.
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MISUMI USA, Inc, a subsidiary of MISUMI Corp, has added several new models to its line of configurable miniature conveyors. The company has also added a variety of new belts and accessories to allow users to adapt the conveying devices to their specific functions and applications. With these additions, the company offers 21 different mini conveyor models, as well as eight standard flat belt types and seven cross-piece grooved flat belts. The new mini conveyors include the SVKA and SVKB models; CVSFA, CVSFB, CVSFC, and CVSFD models, and the CVSSA model. The SVKA and SVKB features flat-belt, single-track head drive (pulley diameter 30mm).
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