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NewsVA hospital cancels surgeries after discovery of dirty tools
Surgeries have been suspended indefinitely at the John Cochran Veterans Administration Hospital in St. Louis after tools appeared to be dirty, the hospital's medical director announced yesterday. The Read more...
Hospital fined $300K for leaving drill bit in patient's head
Rhode Island Hospital was fined $300,000 by the state's Department of Health for leaving a broken drill bit in a surgery patient's skull. The penalty was the largest fine in state history and the Read more...
Duke University Health sued over dirty surgical instruments
A group of 18 patients who had operations at Duke University Health System hospitals in 2004 have sued the institution, which exposed the patients to surgical instruments which were mistakenly washed Read more...
| Press ReleasesHaldor Advanced Technologies Commercially Introduces the New ORLocate™ Surgical Instrument Tracking System to North AmericHaldor to exhibit ORLocate™ at the US and Canadian Healthcare Executive Leadership Delegation to Israel Gala Event, February 5th, Tel Aviv TEL AVIV, Israel & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Haldor Read more >> Medtronic Launches New Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Products Through Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Miami InsMINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced that it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Miami Instruments, LLC – a company focused on the design Read more >> Synergetics USA Announces Preliminary Results for Fourth Quarter 2011 Including Record Sales and Net Income from OperationO’FALLON, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Synergetics USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: SURG), a medical device company that designs, manufactures and markets innovative surgical instruments for ophthalmic and neurosurgical Read more >> CA Supreme Court Upholds Multi-Million Dollar Verdict; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Ordered to Pay Skull Base Institute SurHospital Ordered To Pay Surgeon For Poor Sterilization Practices & Retaliatory Actions Against Him LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- After more than 4 years of legal wrangling, the highest court in Read more >> Exactech to Present at Canaccord Genuity Investor ConferenceGAINESVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Exactech, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXAC), a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products for hip, knee, shoulder, spine and biologic materials will present Read more >> |
