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NewsFord to demonstrate new in-car health tech
Ford Motor Company is ready to demonstrate its new in-car health monitoring systems at this week's Wireless Health 2011 conference in California. Researchers said in a statement that they've created Read more...
Could Ford make mobile healthcare a standard feature?
By now you've no doubt read about the Ford Motor Company's intriguing move into the world of mobile healthcare. With the help of medical technology companies WellDoc, Medtronic and SDI, the motor Read more...
Device, pharma makers outfit sales forces with iPads
Apple's iPad has caught on quickly in many areas of healthcare, but perhaps no subsector has adopted the tablet-like handheld with as much vigor as pharmaceutical and medical-device makers. "[The Read more...
Novartis embraces 'smart pills' as some worry about intrusion
Last week, Novartis reportedly became the largest drug company to embrace "smart pills" by agreeing to pay California start-up firm Proteus Biomedical $24 million to acquire exclusive licenses and Read more...
NY patient gets wireless pacemaker, but is it a U.S. first?
Surgeons at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, NY supposedly performed the first U.S. implantation of a pacemaker linked to a wireless home monitoring system, allowing the patient's physician to check Read more...
| Press ReleasesMedtronic Announces First Patient Enrollment in Clinical Trial Assessing Guideline-Based Heart Failure Management in PrimaIMPROVE HF Bridge Study Will Examine Specific Gaps in Implementation of Guideline-Recommended Treatment in Heart Failure Patients Post-Hospital Discharge MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Medtronic, Read more >> Medtronic Launches New Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Products Through Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Miami InsMINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced that it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Miami Instruments, LLC – a company focused on the design Read more >> Medtronic Announces 510(k) Clearance for the Aquamantys SBS 5.0 Sheathed Bipolar Sealer for Spine SurgeryMINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Aquamantys® SBS 5.0 Sheathed Read more >> Negative FDA Panel Decision on Medtronic Unlikely to Lessen Demand for an Improved Treatment Method for Atrial FibrillatioMarket for Atrial Fibrillation Treatments Will Remain Strong, According to Millennium Research Group TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on Read more >> Retrospective Study Shows New Device Significantly Reduces Blood Loss and Transfusions in Adolescent Scoliosis CorrectiveMINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today reported results of an retrospective study available online and in an upcoming print edition of the Journal of Spinal Disorders and Read more >> |
