ResMed announced recently that the FDA had recently cleared its home variable positive airway pressure (VPAP) device for treatment of respiratory disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).  According to its press release, one in five patients with stage 3 or 4 COPD hospitalized for acute exacerbations are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days, but by providing better at-h...

Today's Medical Developments reports that Monteris Medical's second generation MRI-guided ablation device, the "NeuroBlate System," has just received FDA 510(k) clearance. According to the press release, the NeuroBlate System combines updated, active MRI visualization and a surgical laser to selectively ablate diseased brain tissue.  Monteris Medical's first generation system has been availa...

Despite the Senate’s recent vote to repeal the medical device tax by a margin of 79-20, Forbes reports that the vote will have little practical effect on medical device manufacturers, at least in the short term.  In order to abolish the tax, the article states that the loss of potential revenue from the tax, equal to over $10 billion over 10 years, would have to be completely offset by alternat...

Georgia Tech Global Learning Center

February 19 - 20, 2013

Atlanta, GA

The 7th annual Southeastern Medical Device Association (SEMDA) Conference is specifically designed to meet the needs of the Southeast’s medical device industry – and the 2013 Conference will have more opportunities for you to grow

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