The global ECMO market accounted for USD 227.7 million in 2014 and is expected to reach USD 287.6 million by 2020 at a CAGR of 4.0% from 2015 to 2020. The purpose of the report published recently is to cover the definition, description, and forecast of Global Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) System market. It involves … Continue reading ECMO Market (Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) systems: Industry and future trends analysis →

The results of a year-long remote patient monitoring pilot from Geneia LLC (Geneia), an analytics and technology leader in transforming healthcare delivery, yielded a savings of $8,375 per monitored patient annually, which, for a typical one-million-member health plan could translate into about $1.1 million saved each year. A remote patient monitoring pilot reported average annual … Continue reading Save More Than $8,000 Per Patient Annually are Geneia’s Study Findings thanks to Remote Patient Monitoring Could →

A novel preformed expanded polytetrafluoroethylene cordal implantation device conferred positive outcomes in patients undergoing surgical mitral valve repair, in a first-in-human study. Eleven patients (mean age, 65 years) with severe mitral regurgitation and posterior leaflet prolapse to undergo mitral valve repair had the first results reported in Circulation with the use of minimally invasive device … Continue reading Beating heart mitral valve repair possible with a innovative device →

Assessing left ventricular torsion may help predict the outcome of mitral valve surgery in symptomatic patients with nonischemic, chronic secondary severe mitral regurgitation (NICSMR), according to a novel study published June 27 in JACC Yuichi Notomi, MD, and colleagues examined 50 consecutive symptomatic NICSMR patients for a median follow-up of 2.5 years after mitral surgery. … Continue reading Twisting of the heart may predict mitral valve surgery outcomes published this week →

A bankruptcy judge on Monday confirmed Palmaz Scientific Inc.’s reorganization plan, clearing the way for substantially all of the medical technology company’s assets to be sold to a company whose officials include Dr. Julio Palmaz’s wife. Vactronix Scientific Inc. is expected to close on the purchase of Palmaz Scientific’s assets by July 19 or 20. … Continue reading Palmaz Scientific reorganization plan →

Today GORE announced the study results from the Gore REVISE Clinical Study* in the Journal of Vascular Surgery detailing the success of the GORE® VIABAHN® Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface (GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis) in AV access graft outflow interventions. Overall, the device performed significantly better compared to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) alone for treatment of … Continue reading Superior Patency and Reduced Interventions Versus Balloon Angioplasty Alone for Challenging AV Access Cases with VIAHBAN from GORE →

Medical devices are medical equipment and devices for in vitro tests used either in hospitals by health professionals or directly by the patient. There are over 500,000 types of medical devices and devices for in vitro tests on the EU market. These cover a wide range of products from home-use items like sticking plasters, pregnancy … Continue reading An agreement for improved surveillance and traceability of medical and in vitro diagnostic devices →

The medical devices sector is a major employer in Europe: it employs more than 575,000 people in over 22,500 companies and has an annual turnover of €110 billion. The sector is driven by small and medium-sized companies, which make up almost 95% of the industry. About 6-8% of medical devices’ annual sales and 10% of … Continue reading European Medical Device Market in Billions of Euros →

Medtronic wants to go to more minimum invasive surgery technology and Heartware acquisition will support this vision. HeartWare’s flagship product, the HVAD System, is placed in the body through a less-invasive surgery and assists with blood flow when the heart is unable to pump blood efficiently. HeartWare is the second biggest player in the U.S. … Continue reading The HeartWare acquisition is expected to close during Medtronic’s →