Medline has been named the primary vendor for ASC Viewmont Surgery Center in Hickory, N.C. The ASC specializes in otolaryngology, orthopedics, total joints, spine and pain management, according to an April 17 press release. Medline has been supplying the facility for more than a decade, but the two expanded their agreement last year when the […]
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Investment banking company Goldman Sachs has released a new prediction that the U.S. has a 35% chance of entering a recession in the next year, according to a March 31 Forbes report. Previously, the recession prediction for the next year sat at 20%. The hike is due to new tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump […]
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Smiths Medical has issued an urgent medical device correction for certain sizes of its Portex intubation oral/nasal endotracheal tubes due to a manufacturer defect that results in a smaller-than-expected diameter.
Dexcom, a medical device manufacturer that develops continuous glucose monitoring systems, received a warning letter from the FDA regarding manufacturing processes at its facilities in San Diego and Mesa, Ariz.
New tariffs levied against major U.S. trade partners including Mexico, Canada, China and the EU are affecting nearly all industries and consumers nationwide, and the medical device industry is no exception. President Donald Trump’s tariff plan was expected to affect the prices of approximately 75% of medical devices marketed in the U.S., according to a […]
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Medical device recalls are essential to patient safety, addressing critical issues in devices that may pose health risks.
A new study analyzing the FDA’s Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience database found that nearly one-third of medical device safety reports were not submitted within the 30-day timeframe or had “missing or invalid date data,” according to th…
House Republican leaders took steps this week to prevent a vote on ending President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, The New York Times reported March 11.
Three former executives of Magellan Diagnostics, a North Billerica, Mass.-based medical device company, have pleaded guilty to charges related to concealing a malfunction in lead-testing devices that produced inaccurately low results for thousands of c…
A new survey from LeanDNA, a software and analytics company, highlighted a communication gap between C-suite executives and supply chain leaders, which may be limiting growth.
