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US-based medical device company, Olive Medical, has launched the industry's first surgical camera system to enable surgical imaging at a lower cost.

Boston Scientific has announced the first European patient implant of its Promus Element Plus Stent System at the Columbus and San Raffaele Hospitals in Milan, Italy.

AngioDynamics, a medical device provider, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire global medical device company Navilyst Medical from Avista Capital Partners for around $372m.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for Roche Molecular Diagnostics' cobas CT/NG test, used to detect chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) infections in both symptomatic and asymptomatic patient…

Endologix, a developer and marketer of innovative treatments for aortic disorders, has enrolled the first patient in the company's US clinical trial to evaluate the Ventana fenestrated stent graft system for the endovascular repair of juxtarenal and …

The European commission has granted extended CE Mark approval for two additional sizes of CardioKinetix's Parachute ventricular partitioning device, used to treat patients with heart failure resulting from a heart attack.

US-based early stage biotechnology venture Gamma Therapeutics has signed a manufacturing contract with Zeus Scientific, a manufacturer of autoimmune and infectious disease immunoassay kits and products for the clinical diagnostic industry.

The global smartphone application market for mobile healthcare is expected to reach $1.3bn in 2012, up from $718m in 2011, according to a report.

Researchers at the UT Southwestern Medical Center, US, have developed a new imaging technique to diagnose brain tumours, avoiding the need for surgery in patients whose tumours are located in areas of the brain where performing a biopsy is dangerous.

Accuray has announced the results of a study demonstrating the benefits of the CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system in treating central lung tumours using stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT).

DiagnoCure has announced that its partner for the Previstage GCC colorectal cancer staging test Signal Genetics has reported the results of a new study at the 2012 American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium held in San Fr…

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Interventional Spine's Opticage expandable intervertebral body fusion device, used for the treatment of degenerative disc disease (DDD).

Boston IVF, a medical practice centre providing specialised infertility treatment, has introduced the first needle-free saliva test that will replace the daily blood tests required to monitor infertility treatment.

Medtronic has enrolled its first patient in the Fire and Ice clinical trial, which is designed to compare the long-term safety, effectiveness and ease of use of the Medtronic Arctic Front cardiac cryoablation system with the Biosense Webster CARTO sy…

Alere has received a clinical laboratory improvement amendments (CLIA) waiver from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its influenza A&B test.