Archive for the ‘medical device OEMs’ Category
Monday, May 13th, 2013
UK-based orthopaedic implant manufacturer Smith & Nephew has announced the acquisition of Pune-based Adler Mediequip Pvt Ltd, including the brands and assets of Sushrut Surgicals Pvt Ltd, a leader in mid-tier, orthopaedic trauma products for India. The transaction was made for an undisclosed sum to the Pitre family. The announcement ...
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Friday, March 29th, 2013
Trivitron Healthcare, headquartered in Chennai, has announced that its Cellenium 19 is the first haematology analyser designed and manufactured in India to receive CE marking, allowing its sale throughout Europe. This is a significant milestone for India's medical device industry, as most indigenous manufacturers produce low-value products such as syringes, needles, ...
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Monday, February 11th, 2013
Mumbai-based Biosense, a medical device company focussed on developing and commercialising screening and diagnostic tools appropriate for the developing world, is fine tuning its noninvasive haemoglobin scanner for a commercial launch in the Indian market. At present, the device is being used by a handful of clinics in India. The ...
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Thursday, January 24th, 2013
Indian stent manufacturers are increasing their visibility in the global stent market. The latest entrant is Maharashtra-based Meril Lifescience Ltd, which has direct sales representation in Germany and Brazil, as well as in India, and a strong distribution network in more than 40 countries across several continents. According to an ...
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Thursday, January 24th, 2013
Nipro India Corporation Pvt. Ltd, the Indian subsidiary of the Japan-based maker of medical devices and pharmaceutical consumables, has inaugurated a greenfield facility at Shirwal near Pune. The first Indian-made artificial kidney (dialyser) will be manufactured at the plant along with other medical devices.
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Thursday, January 24th, 2013
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Hyderabad-based Phoenix Cardiac Devices has enrolled its first patient in a clinical trial aimed at achieving the CE mark to market the product in Europe. The trial will assess the safety and efficacy of the BACE device, an adjustable band that is placed ...
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Monday, September 24th, 2012
The Indian Angel Network (IAN) and India Innovation Fund recently announced an investment for an undisclosed amount in Consure Medical, a Delhi-based company that has developed a new standard of care for the management of fecal incontinence in nonambulatory patients.
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Thursday, September 20th, 2012
Bangalore-based S3V Vascular Technologies plans to launch its bioabsorbable endovascular drug-coated stents by 2017. Speaking to the media, NG Badari Narayan, Managing Director, said, “After the prototype launch, we are now in the evaluation stage. As far as the bioabsorbable endovascular drug-coated stent is concerned, the development takes longer—18 months ...
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Monday, August 6th, 2012
A simple, cost-effective and reusable mammary artery surgical platform (MASP), which helps in graft construction for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, has been granted Intellectual Patent Rights (IPR) for its novel design. The device was designed and developed by Dr Lokeswara Rao Sajja, consultant cardiothoracic surgeon and director of ...
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Sunday, August 5th, 2012
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Despite an abundance of people with the requisite technical skills and knowledge, India’s medical device manufacturing sector is not achieving its potential because of government policies and practical difficulties that discourage companies from venturing into the sector, reports the Times of India (TOI).
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