Supply Chain
Medical device recalls jumped 31.2 percent in the second quarter, the highest level in two years, according to a new report from Stericycle Expert Solutions.
Abbott received the FDA's emergency use authorization clearance for its rapid COVID-19 detection test BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card.
Three new products for surgery centers and operating rooms:
ASC materials managers, purchasing managers and facility directors should engage in careful planning, negotiation and research when buying capital equipment, according to Vizient.
Smith+Nephew launched Aria, a care management platform designed for patients and providers.
Healthcare supplier Medline Industries opened a $90 million distribution center in Uxbridge, Mass.
The nurse navigator or case manager drives the keys to successful outcomes for a TJR: careful patient selection, education and planning.
Cardinal Health
The FDA approved the world's first fully transparent surgical mask, according to CNN.
DJO released two Empower systems for total hip and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty that were designed with the cost constraints of outpatient- and ASC-based procedures in mind.
Surgical Partners and InvoSurg entered into separate agreements to commercialize CytoSorb, an extracorporeal cytokine adsorber and the flagship product of CytoSorbents Corp.