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Press Release | April 19, 2019
Press Release | April 10, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Scott Whitaker, president and CEO of the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), issued the following statement on introduction of bipartisan legislation (H.R. 2207) in the U.S. House of Representatives to permanently repeal the medical device excise tax:
Press Release | March 27, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) today announced that Stryker’s Chairman and CEO Kevin Lobo has been named chairman of the AdvaMed Board of Directors for a two-year term.
Events
April
23
April 23, 2019 | Washington, DC
Don't miss out on this year's "Day 0" to the 12th Annual FDA/AdvaMed Medical Devices and Diagnostics Statistical Issues Conference. This event will take place the day before the conference and is co-... Read More
April
24
April 24, 2019 to April 25, 2019
| Washington, DC View the agenda here
This annual conference brings together leading authorities from FDA, industry and academia to address the latest statistical trends and issues facing medtech organizations. This... Read More
May
13
May 13, 2019 to May 14, 2019
| Irvine, CA Click here for the agenda
FDA and industry experts are coming together to teach you the basics of 510(k) submissions.
This unique opportunity will help you better understand the FDA perspective on... Read More
May
14
May 14, 2019 to May 15, 2019
| Paris, France As of 2019, the Global MedTech Conference (GMTCC) will be included in the MedTech Forum. Organised jointly by MedTech Europe and AdvaMed for over a decade, the Global MedTech Compliance Conference (... Read More
May
15
May 15, 2019 | Irvine, CA
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During this interactive workshop, FDA and industry experts will lead you through the regulatory and practical guidelines governing when an investigational device... Read More
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Industry News
Toronto, CA -- Perimeter Medical Imaging, Inc. (“Perimeter Medical”) announced today that the company received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the second generation of their platform imaging tool used in the evaluation of human tissue microstructure by providing two-dimensional, cross-sectional, real-time depth visualization.
Enhancements to the newly cleared OTIS™ 2.0 system over the previous generation include:
A novel specimen positioning...
CAMPBELL, Calif. -- Tioga Medical, a newly formed Shifamed portfolio company, announced today the closing of its Series A preferred stock financing, raising a total of $15M. Tioga Medical was founded to provide physicians and patients with an elegant transcatheter valve replacement experience that is procedurally simpler and less invasive than current mitral or tricuspid approaches, many of which require transapical access, intricate device sizing regimens, and/or excessive bulk in the...
AccessWire
Dthera™ Sciences (OTCQB: DTHR), a leading digital therapeutic company specialized in neurodegenerative diseases, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an exclusivity agreement with a company headquartered in Japan for development and commercialization rights to Dthera's lead product, DTHR-ALZ. The exclusivity agreement provides exclusive rights to the Japanese partner to perform feasibility studies in Japan and to negotiate a licensing agreement or other transaction for the Japanese...
Philips
Royal Philips has unveiled a new mixed reality concept to aid in minimally invasive surgeries, which it has developed with Microsoft, at the MWC 2019 mobile technology conference in Barcelona, Spain.
Digital Journal
SAN DIEGO, CA - iAssay® Inc., a privately held developer of the world's first open platform, point of care (POC) reader for remote medical diagnostics, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a Notice of Allowance for U.S. Patent Application 13/074,209. The allowed patent includes 66 claims relating to multiple types of patient tests, wireless communications, plug-in modules, and user guides. The patent application is expected to issue in mid-2019...
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