Hansen Medical has announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Magellan Robotic System for peripheral vascular interventions, according to a news release.
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation last week that reauthorized the FDA drug and medical device review process, according to an ASC Association release.
Hospitals across the country are using observation stay classifications among Medicare patients with greater frequency, in part to reduce the number of inpatient hospitalizations, according to a California Watch report based on a study from Brown University.
The former Cheboygan (Mich.) Memorial Hospital resumed outpatient surgical services on Tuesday, according to a Cheboygan News report.
The old Sherman Hospital in Elgin, Ill., will be torn down in less than a month, leaving the surgery center, pavilion and two office buildings standing, according to a Chicago Sun Times report.