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FUJIFILM's New Endoscopes Offer Improved Imaging and Ergonomics
FUJIFILM Medical Systems is releasing a line of new endoscopes (700 Series) that were designed to improve visualization, user comfort, and procedural efficiency. The devices feature CMOS "chip-in-the-tip" technology that places the imaging...
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DiLumen Stabilizes Scopes Within Large Intestine to Help Avoid Surgeries: Now Approved in Europe
Lumendi, a company based in Buckinghamshire, England, won European regulatory approval for its DiLumen Endolumenal Interventional Platform (EIP). The one-time-use device fits over typical endoscopes to provide stability when visualizing,...
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MedCline Sleep System for Acid Reflux Cleared in Europe
The MedCline sleep assist device from Amenity Health, a San Diego, CA firm, won European regulatory approval to be marketed as a medical device for preventing acid reflux. We at Medgadget tried the MedCline ourselves and wrote a comprehensive...
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World's First Biodegradable Biliary and Pancreatic Stent Cleared in Europe
amg International, a German part of Q3 Medical Devices Limited, an Irish company, won the CE Mark of approval for its ARCHIMEDES Biodegradable Biliary and Pancreatic Stent. The European approval gives the company the green light to introduce...
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Lumendi's New Endolumenal Interventional Scissors Cleared by FDA to Work Within GI Tract
Lumendi, based in Westport, Connecticut, won FDA clearance for its DiLumen I2 Endolumenal Interventional Scissors. The single-use endoscopic monopolar device is used to cut, dissect, and cauterize tissues within the GI tract. It is utilized...
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E. Coli in an Electronic Pill Can Detect Bleeding in the Stomach
Researchers at MIT have developed an ingestible chip containing genetically engineered E. coli. When swallowed, the bacteria can detect blood in the stomach, and produce light. The chip contains components that measure the amount of light...
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Implantable Device to Deliver Chemo to Pancreatic Cancer Tumors
Pancreatic cancer is difficult to fight because of the challenge of delivering chemo specifically to that one organ, sparing surrounding tissue and the rest of the body. Advanced Chemotherapy Technologies, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, is...
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Cook's Hemospray FDA Approved for Gastrointestinal Bleeds
Cook Medical's Hemospray has been approved by the FDA for performing hemostasis during endoscopic procedures within the GI tract. It uses the firm's unique inorganic powder as the active agent, which turns into a gel when it meets blood. The...
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Reza Band Noninvasive Acid Reflux Control Device Now Available Over-The-Counter
Those interested in trying a different way of controlling acid reflux should be happy to learn that the FDA cleared the Reza Band for over-the-counter sales and it's already available for purchase directly from the manufacturer (Somna...
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