April 10th, 2008 joshua
A new study gives rare good news for the drug-eluting stent market, but further review shows the report was funded by Johnson & Johnson, makers of the Cordis stent.
In a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine, research shows stenting neck arteries is as effective as surgical treatment for high-risk stroke patients.
Drug-eluting stents […]
April 8th, 2008 joshua
Zimmer Holdings is obviously feeling the heat over the kickbacks and antitrust investigation the Department of Justice is conducting on five of the major manufacturers of hip and knee joint replacement parts.
DowJones reports Zimmer Holdings Inc. is “taking major steps to change practices and untangle financial ties to doctors … ”.
Zimmer was one of […]
April 8th, 2008 amy
Michael Mastromarino, the former dentist and ring-leader in the Brooklyn body parts scandal is reportedly now trying to strike a deal in Philadelphia to avoid serving additional time for a similar scandal.
Mastromarino has been sentenced to 18-54 years after pleading guilty to harvesting bodies from funeral homes in New York and illegally selling those body […]
April 7th, 2008 joshua
Manufacturers of drug-coated artery stents will focus on receiving off-label Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the controversial medical devices, the FDA reports on its Web site.
A recent survey of physicians found the medical professionals would be willing to increase the use of drug-eluting stents if they received approval for now off-label treatments by […]
April 4th, 2008 amy
Zimmer Holdings, Inc, which manufactures Zimmer Orthopaedic Surgical Products, has initiated voluntary product recalls of certain OSP products manufactured at the Dover facility. Also, the company has voluntarily and temporarily suspended production and sales of certain OSP products manufactured at the Dover facility.
The Company has notified the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), distributors […]
April 4th, 2008 joshua
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is under increasing pressure from a coalition advocacy group to enact a medical device ID system immediately, according to a report on the site, GovernmentHealthIT.com.
After the FDA Amendments Act of 2007 was passed in October, the legislation set no formal timeline for putting in place a system that could […]
April 3rd, 2008 joshua
A first-of-its-kind study of home heart defibrillators finds them an inefficient waste of money without discrediting their life saving potential.
The study, as reported in The Philadelphia Inquirer, states home heart defibrillator devices cost at least $1,000 and don’t increase the likelihood of surviving through a second cardiac event any more than CPR treatment.
While having one […]
April 2nd, 2008 joshua
More difficult news for the medical device industry is emanating from the American College of Cardiology conference in Chicago.
On Tuesday, a study presented there showed devices manufactured by Medtronic Inc. to coordinate cardiac contractions didn’t “halt worsening of mild heart failure”.
The study looked at patients who don’t qualify for the $30,000 device and found it […]
April 1st, 2008 joshua
A pair of Democratic Senators are about to propose legislation which organizes an independent review and study board for medical devices and medicines.
The proposed law has the medical device and drug industry in uproar and their lobbyists scurrying for some good talking points, according to a recent report from Reuters.
Consumers spend more than $2 trillion […]
