Supply Chain

The medical and surgical instrument manufacturing industry is expected to be valued at $61 billion by 2017, according to a Research and Markets report.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved 17 percent fewer "first-of-a-kind" drugs in 2013 than in 2012, according to an ABC News report.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared Waltham, Mass.-based EarlySense's EarlySense 2.0 bedside monitoring system, according to a news release by the company.

Deerfield, Ill.-based Baxter International has voluntarily recalled certain lots of Clinimix Injection and Clinimix E Injection parenteral nutrition products due to particular matter found in the solution.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given 510(k) marketing clearance to Palo Alto, Calif.-based Topera for its latest 3D mapping system, according to a news release.

The global refurbished medical device market is expected to hit $8.45 billion by 2017, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 7.8 percent, according to a Markets and Markets report.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given St. Paul, Minn.-based Smiths Medical 510(k) clearance to market its CADD-Solis Pain Management system with programmed intermittent bolus and patient controlled analgesics delivery, according to a news release.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded approval for Flagstaff, Ariz.-based Gore Medical's Viabahn Endoprosthesis to be used for narrow or blocked blood vessels and blood clots where a vein and anrteriovenous access graft connect, according to a news…

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh are developing a biodegradable, edible battery powered by the ink of a cuttlefish, according to an MIT Technology Review report.

Deerfield, Ill.-based Baxter International has issued a voluntary recall of certain lots of its 5% Dextrose Injection and 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection due to particulate matter in the solution.