Medtronic has bought surgical instrument developer Fortimedix Surgical, the acquired company said Thursday in a LinkedIn post. Fortimedix has designed articulating instruments to be flexible, robust ...

ORLocate™ Uses RFID Technology to Account for Items Used During Surgery to Reduce Incidence of Retained Surgical Items Left inside Patients MAUMELLE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A new technology that ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a radio-frequency identification tool that tracks instruments and sponges during surgical procedures. ORLocate, developed by Maumelle, AR-based Haldor ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lara Devgan, MD, MPH, FACS, discussed the issue of surgical instrument size for female surgeons. Most female ...

Intuitive Surgical ISRG and Stryker SYK are two of the most influential players in global MedTech, each benefiting from long-term procedural growth, hospital technology adoption and favorable ...

The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who not so much). Let’s take ...

While Mr Nolen was playing the guitar, the doctors were constantly keeping an eye on his hand function as they removed the tumour. Robotic-Assisted Surgery is a surgical procedure that involves ...

Detroit — The Midtown hospitals of the Detroit Medical Center have struggled for years to properly clean surgical instruments, stoking doctors’ fears about patient safety, a Detroit News investigation ...