Wauwatosa, Wis.-based GE Healthcare has issued a Class I recall of its infant resuscitation systems because the oxygen and air inlet fittings were reversed during assembly.
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The global medical electrode market is expected to reach $1.9 billion by 2020, according to a Global Industry Analysts report.
The global medical automation market is expected to reach $66.9 billion by 2018, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 9.1 percent, according to a Markets and Markets news release.
Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based Teleflex Medical has recalled certain lots of its ISIS HVT Tracheal Tube Cuffed with Subglottic Secretion Suction Port due to potential malfunctions during use.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Myalept, metreleptin for injection, as a treatment option for patients with congenital generalized or acquired generalized lipodystrophy.
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St. Paul, Minn.-based Value First has selected Mundelein, Ill.-based Medline as its product supplier and clinical education partner, according to a news release.
The Upper Midwest Consolidated Services Center, a supply network associated with Edina, Minn.-based VHA Upper Midwest Region, has selected Mundelein, Ill.-based Medline to be the sole provider of custom procedure trays for its 43 member hospitals.
New Brunswick, N.J.-based Johnson & Johnson and Minneapolis-based Medtronic are partnering with four hospitals on a collaborative pilot program using an experimental implant ordering software system developed by Louisville, Colo.-based Global Health Exchange, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
A group of pediatric specialists at Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania are exploring the potential of 3-D printing to develop customized medical devices for children, according to a MedCity News report.
Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Stryker has signed an agreement to acquire Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Pivot Medical in an all-cash transaction for an undisclosed amount.