Surgical Instruments

New York becomes 10th state to enact legislation for smoke-free operating rooms

Dec. 29, 2022

Legislation in New York (S.8869 (Rivera) / A.9974 (Gottfried)) advancing AORN’s efforts to mitigate surgical smoke in the workplace was signed by Governor Kathy Hochul on December...

Surgical Instruments

AAMI announces eXchange REWIRED virtual event

April 9, 2021

Regulatory

Philips and B. Braun receive FDA clearance for needle tip tracking for regional anesthesia

Sept. 2, 2020

Photo courtesy of Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies

Surgical Instruments

Staplers associated with lower rate of bleeding complications during sleeve gastrectomy

Aug. 5, 2020

Regulatory

FDA provides guidance on compliance dates for Class I and unclassified devices and devices requiring direct marking

July 2, 2020

Sterile Processing

Proper care, inspection crucial for needle holder performance

Rick Shultz

June 25, 2020

Surgical Instruments

Owen Mumford adds new safety pen needles

June 17, 2020

Surgical Instruments

Olympus announces market availability of the new TJF-Q190V duodenoscope

June 2, 2020

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Regulatory

FDA Class I Recall: Tytek Medical PneumoDart-Pneumothorax Needle

Feb. 26, 2020

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Surgical Instruments

FDA calls 510(k) submissions for arthroscopy pump tubing sets for multiple patient use

Feb. 6, 2020

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Surgical Instruments

FDA recommends newer-designed duodenoscopes for better infection control safety

Jan. 17, 2020

Surgical Instruments

New ultra-miniaturized microendoscope produces higher-quality images

Dec. 9, 2019

Surgical Instruments

FDA-cleared single-use endoscope for arthroscopic surgeries rolls out

Nov. 8, 2019

Sterile Processing

Inspecting electrical instruments for insulation failure

Ray Taurasi

Oct. 28, 2019

Submit your questions: email: [email protected] We recently had an incident in our operating room (OR) where an OR nurse claimed she got shocked from a piece of electrical...

Surgical/Critical Care

Problems found in FDA medical device design guidance and human factors engineering validation criteria

July 26, 2019

Scientific analysis points to specific issues that may be contributing to patient-use errors and adverse events.

PENTARAY Nav Eco High-Density Mapping Catheter allows for a state-of-the-art processes for removing blood and Heparin out of the microlumen.

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FDA grants clearance to reprocess the PENTARAY Nav Eco High-Density Mapping Catheter

June 28, 2019

Innovative Health, the single-use cardiology medical device reprocessing company, has announced clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for reprocessing the PENTARAY...

FUJIFILM’s HIGH POWER 200 LED Light Source

Surgical Instruments

FUJIFILM partners with OpenMarkets to provide entire portfolio of minimally invasive surgical technologies

June 3, 2019

FUJIFILM New Development, U.S.A., Inc., provider of minimally invasive surgical solutions, is now an active supplier with OpenMarkets, a software-driven marketplace for healthcare...

Surgical/Critical Care

New surgical products instrumental to enhancing OR experience

Valerie J. Dimond

Feb. 21, 2018

As long as the demand for more complex surgical procedures continues to grow alongside emerging research, medical device manufacturers will continue to develop the products that...