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The power and potential of medical devices
This short film highlights the importance of medical devices to health care and reviews the challenges and way forward for improving access to medical devices.  View film 


Innovations

KUDUwave 5000 Audiometer

GeoAxon have developed an audiometer to suit the needs of South Africa, yet also be attractive to other markets.

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Chest Drainage System

Developed and manufactured in South Africa, the SINAPI CHEST DRAIN range aids recovery by improving drainage efficiency and promoting patient mobility
 
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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy device

MD2M is assisting a product developer in the development of a novel pump to access this growing market. The product will be released in 2011.

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Stereotactic Pointer

A frameless navigation system used in neurosurgery to localise brain tumours and cysts.
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Ti-TaMED Spinal System

 The Ti-TaMED spinal system is a comprehensive spinal system that can be easily inserted by surgeons and it is user-friendly to theatre staff. It is locally manufactured to provide an affordable system of the highest quality that is accessible to the South African market and globally. For a more detailed look into our products and company, please visit http://www.titamed.co.za  

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Lodox whole body scan

To save the lives of the critically injured, the period following an injury is deemed to be the "golden hour". 13 Seconds, however, can be priceless!

The Lodox Statscan is a digital x-ray scanning system that can produce clear, diagnostic full-body x-ray pictures in just 13 seconds

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Industry News

Zimmer buys Synvasive to strengthen patient-specific knee offerings

Zimmer has bolstered its presence in the personalised knee replacement market by purchasing Synvasive Technology for an undisclosed fee.

The Warsaw, Indiana firm will gain Synvasive's products including its Stablecut surgical saw.....

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US FDA raps J&J's diabetes unit for failure to report insulin pump adverse events

The US FDA has warned Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Animas that it could face a fine or other sanctions over inadequate reporting of adverse events with its One Touch Ping and 2020 insulin pumps.

The agency sent Animas a

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EU MEDDEV guide on post-market clinical follow-up studies updated

The European Commission has issued updated guidance for medical device manufacturers and notified bodies on how to conduct post-market clinical.....

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EDMA and Eucomed to join forces with single chief executive

EDMA and Eucomed, the EU associations representing the IVD and medical technology industries respectively, are joining forces under the umbrella of a European industry federation. This federation will be headed by a joint chief executive who has yet.....

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Delay likely for EU medtech directive recast draft as proposed revisions undergo stress testing

In light of the recent political upheaval resulting from the PIP breast implant scandal, it is increasingly likely that the publication of the European Commission’s draft proposed revision of the medical device directives will be delayed......

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Illumina pops "poison pill" to stave off Roche's advances

Gene sequencing specialist Illumina has launched a "poison pill" defence against Roche's attempted hostile takeover by adopting a shareholders rights agreement that will serve to dilute the company's stock.

The agreement will be triggered if.....

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Abbott's stent manufacturing suffers in latest lay-offs

Abbott is planning to cut around 700 staff in the US and Puerto Rico, with 300 coming from its stent manufacturing division in California, according to media reports. There will be another 200 redundancies at its diagnostics business in.....

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Mexico extends US-Canada medtech recognition to Japan

Mexico’s healthcare products regulator, Cofepris, has signed with Japan an equivalency agreement allowing for the expedited review of certain medical devices.

The initiative, which was announced by the health ministry on 24 January, is.....

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Ultrasound failing PIP scans, MRI the key – but question mark hangs over capacity

There is growing evidence that ultrasound is failing to show ruptures, leaks and seepage of silicone in PIP breast implantees clearly enough to provide a basis for the extremely important medical decisions that the monitoring is intended to provide......

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US FDA's device ombudsman reports 11% increase in contacts in 2011

The ombudsman for the US FDA's medical device centre in 2011 received 461 requests, or "contacts", from stakeholders to resolve various issues.

The number of contacts received in 2011 represents an overall increase of 11% as compared to 2010,.....
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