Archive | July, 2006

Recycling medical devices raises concerns

by Editor on July 31, 2006 in Asides

Recycling medical devices raises concerns The debate concerning reusing “disposables” continues – as it should.

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Invacare 2Q 2006 earnings

by Editor on July 27, 2006 in Asides

Invacare – a world leader in home healthcare, rehabilitation and mobility products – has just released their earnings for Q2 2006. The pressure of Medicare reimbursement on the earnings is no big surprise – especially to readers of this blog.

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Gray Surgical Seeks International Distributors

by Editor on July 26, 2006 in All, Distribution Opportunities, Medical Devices

Gray Surgical is a West Australian based company and is 100% Australian owned. We have been in operation since 1996 as a designer and manufacturer of premium quality surgical retractors. Surgical retractors are instruments that are used during extended surgical operations in order to provide maximum exposure for the surgeon. GRAY SURGICAL is committed to [...]

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Advanced Vascular Dynamics

by Editor on July 25, 2006 in All, Distribution Opportunities, Medical Devices

Advanced Vascular Dynamics (AVD) is the world leader in post – catheterization femoral hemostasis. AVD’s lead product line, the CompressAR* System, has been used for over 30 years to successfully achieve hemostasis on millions of patients. The CompressAR* system provides benefits to clinicians and patients and is used in cath labs, nursing units and interventional [...]

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Johnson and Johnson IBOT Medicare And The Power Mobility Industry

by Frank Barlin on July 20, 2006 in Editorial, Home Healthcare

Here is the latest (from Bloomberg) in the power wheelchair struggle; seeking to gain consensus between the CMS Medicare, manufacturers and consumers. Bloomberg.com: Politics July 18 (Bloomberg) — Johnson & Johnson, the world’s biggest maker of medical equipment, and about 70 nonprofit groups are fighting the U.S. Medicare program over a proposed coverage limit for [...]

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