The FDA's Gastroenterology-Urology Devices Panel voted unanimously that LINX's Reflux Management System, a laparoscopically implanted device designed to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease, has a favorable risk-benefit profile and was safe and effective, according to an FDA report.
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Marion Jenkins, CEO of QSE Technologies, has been elected to serve on the board of directors of the Colorado Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, according to news release from QSE Technologies.
The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation has published a report with 10 immediate steps a facility can take to improve medical device processing.
The laboratory at St. John's Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway, N.Y., has been suspended for 30 days due to failure to meet accepted standards for blood transfusion and blood bank services, according to a New York State Department of Health…
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