Newsletter | November 10, 2011

11.10.11 -- FDA Approves First Artificial Aortic Heart Valve Placed Without Open-Heart Surgery

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Drug And Device Heists: New Risks And Risk Mgt. Plans
By Kevin Quinley, Berkley Life Sciences
The Thomas Crown Affair is a popular heist film — so much so that it has been made twice. In the movie, the object of theft is a Monet painting valued at $100 million. While art thefts appear both in cinema and in real life, pharmaceutical and medical device theft may now rival art thefts in frequency.

Industry News

FDA Approves First Artificial Aortic Heart Valve Placed Without Open-Heart Surgery
Toshiba's Large Monitor Display Enhances Visibility For More Accurate Diagnoses
LDR Announces FDA Clearance Of ROI-A Oblique ALIF Cage
Medtronic Gains CE Mark For Direct Aortic Approach To Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
World's First Safety-Engineered Pen Needle With Passive, Dual-Ended Protection
FDA Approves System To Repair Abdominal Aneurysms In People With Small Arteries
First Two Commercial Implants Of Sequana Medical's ALFApump System
Hong Kong Cancer Center First In Asia To Treat Cancer Patients Using TrueBeam System
Avanca's RPD Safety Syringe Improves Clinical Outcomes And Decreases Patient Pain
ClearCount Receives CE Marking For SmartSponge Surgical Safety Technology
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Video: AseptiQuik Connector

AseptiQuik® Connectors provide quick and easy sterile connections, even in non-sterile environments. AseptiQuik's "CLICK-PULL-TWIST" design enables users to transfer media easily with less risk of operator error. The connector's robust design provides reliable performance without the need for clamps, fixtures or tube welders.

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Application Note: Micro-Precise Surgery Assistant
A miniature, high precision hexapod with 6 DOF is used as guidance assistance for spinal surgery. The bone-mounted system, named SpineAssist, will accurately guide the surgeon for maximized precision when placing implants destined to stabilize spinal (vertebrae) fusions in both open and minimally invasive surgery.

White Paper: Cleaning Validation For Medical Device Manufacturing
This white paper outlines the basics of cleaning validation and the role that the cleaner manufacturer can play in simplifying and speeding up the cleaning validation as well as supporting the maintenance of the validated or verified state.
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Why You Can Count On UPS To Handle Temperature-Sensitive Meds
Why You Can Count On UPS To Handle Temperature-Sensitive Meds
UPS puts the power of logistics to work for you to help safeguard your temperature-sensitive air freight shipments with an end-to-end system that delivers worldwide. UPS Temperature True® is specifically designed to safeguard temperature-sensitive shipments, providing 24/7 monitoring to help keep your shipments within strict temperature tolerance.

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