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Noxilizer wins 510(k) for NO2 sterilization of medical device
Novel sterilization firm Noxilizer on Wednesday touted the FDA 510(k) clearance of a device which is terminally sterilized using the company’s nitrogen dioxide sterilization process. Read the full...
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FDA expands indication for TSO3’s sterilization device
Canadian medical sterilization device company TSO3 said yesterday it won expanded FDA clearance for its Sterizone VP4 sterilizer device, including clearance for sterilizing double and multiple-channel...
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Getinge wins expanded FDA clearance for Sterizone VP4
Getinge (PINK:GETI B) said today it won expanded FDA clearance for its Sterizone VP4 sterilizer, now cleared to sterilize colonoscopes, gastroscopes and other multi-channel flexible endoscopes of up to...
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Halyard Health, Belintra ink sterile packaging & logistics pact
Medical technology company Halyard Health (NYSE:HYH) and Belintra, a healthcare logistics provider, will pursue a co-marketing partnership focused on improving the sterility of wrap products before...
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CS Medical inks U.S. distribution deal with GE Healthcare
CS Medical said last week that it inked a distribution deal that’s slated to see GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) distribute its TD 100 esophageal ultrasound probe disinfector in the U.S. “This agreement...
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Skyline Medical shareholders approve reverse split
Skyline Medical said today that stockholders approved a set of proposals including a reverse stock split and doubling the number of authorized shares of common stock. The reverse stock split will be...
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United Nations pledges to fight drug-resistant superbugs
(Reuters) – United Nations member countries pledged for the first time on Wednesday to take steps to tackle the threat posed by drug-resistant superbugs in a coordinated effort to curb the spread of...
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Sanovas launches SteriView subsidiary aiming to fight hospital-acquired...
Sanovas said yesterday it launched another subsidiary, SteriView, along with its SteriView instrument inspection and infection control system. The newly launched system is designed as a “front line...
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Nephros wins 510(k) for HydraGuard bacterial water filter
Nephros (OTC:NEPH) said today it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its HydraGuard 10″ UltraFilter designed for water bacterial filtration. The River Edge, N.J.-based company said its HydraGuard 10″...
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Terumo, Xenex ink Japanese distro deal for LightStrike room disinfection robot
Terumo Corp. (TYO:4543) said today it inked a Japanese distribution deal with Xenex to distribute its Xenex LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots in the region. The LightStrike device is designed to use...
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Vioguard raises $5m in Series A to support ultraviolet disinfection tech
Infection control device company Vioguard said today it raised $5 million in a Series A round of financing, with funds slated to support expanded sales and marketing and accelerated product...
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Getinge inks distro deal for Ultra Clean Systems’ ultrasonic surgical...
Getinge (PINK:GETI B) said today it inked an exclusive distribution agreement with Ultra Clean Systems to distribute its ultrasonic surgical instrument cleaning systems. Through the deal, Getinge will...
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U.S. CDC labs close over concerns about air hose safety issues
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has closed down its highest security biosafety laboratories after discovering that hoses that supply air to scientists wearing special...
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BD launches surgical infection control and prevention program
Becton Dickinson & Co. (NYSE:BDX) said today it is launching the Power in Prevention program which aims to reduce risks of infection during surgical procedures. The Power in Prevention program...
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Medizone to pursue FDA 510(k) for AsepticSure
Medizone said last Friday after meeting with the FDA that it will pursue 510(k) clearance for its AsepticSure portable hospital disinfection system. The system is designed to be turned on from outside...
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Stryker picks up controlled substance disposal device maker Cactus
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) said yesterday it acquired all of the assets of controlled substance waste management system maker Cactus, LLC. Cactus produces the Smart Sink, Pharma Lock and Pharma Lock O.R....
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FDA clears Custom Ultrasonics to resume manufacturing System 83 endoscope...
Custom Ultrasonics said yesterday that the FDA inspected and cleared its manufacturing facility in Ivyland, Penn, reinstating the manufacturing, packing and distribution of the company’s System 83...
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NanoVibronix touts bacterial reduction in interim UroShield study results
NanoVibronix (NSDQ:NVBXU) today released interim trial results from a study of its UroShield ultrasound device designed to prevent bacteria and biofilms from forming on urinary catheters, touting...
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TSO3 files FDA app seeking duodenoscope indication for Sterizone VP4 sterilizer
TSO3 said today it filed a 510(k) application with the FDA as it seeks to clear its Sterizone VP4 sterilizer for the terminal sterilization of duodenoscopes used in endoscopic retrograde...
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TSO3 rebounds after short-seller’s report triggers plunge
Share prices for TSO3 (TSE:TOS) rebounded somewhat today after taking a beating yesterday on a short-seller’s report questioning the company’s stability. The short seller, Spruce Point Mgmt., accused...
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