Industry Updates

Varian RapidArc Technology Used with Novalis Tx System for First Time Outside U.S. to Treat Head and Neck Cancer PatientA 51-year old female cancer patient from Switzerland has become the first patient outside the U.S. to be treated with...

Elekta is proud to now serve as a presenting sponsor for the All Are Our Heroes song project, an effort that uniquely celebrates and supports the efforts to overcome cancer. In our field, where we focus so intently...

Cardinal Health, a global provider of products and services that improve the safety and productivity of health care, today announced a three-year agreement to offer its medical-surgical, pharmaceutical and laboratory supplies to the more than 5,400 cardiologists served by...

Extending the availability of its endovascular innovations into another major world market, Medtronic, Inc. announced regulatory approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) for the Talent? Thoracic Stent Graft, a lifesaving technology that allows more...

Canon, world-leader in imaging solutions, has been voted as Europe's top camera brand for the ninth consecutive year in the Reader's Digest Most Trusted Brands Survey 2009, an annual pan-European survey of consumer attitudes to brand products and services.Reader's...

In a move to further expand a comprehensive cardiovascular portfolio, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced today the completion of its acquisition of CoreValve Inc. CoreValve develops percutaneous, catheter-based transfemoral aortic valve replacement products. Medtronic also recently acquired Ventor Technologies,...

PEAK Surgical, Inc., a medical device company that has developed a new tissue dissection system based on a proprietary technology, announced today several milestones related to its PEAK® Surgery System, which includes the PULSAR® Generator and the PEAK PlasmaBlade™...