Urovalve Bladder Management System Shows Early Promise in Clinical Trial

Newark, New Jersey-based medical device company Urovalve recently announced promising early results in a multi-site clinical trial of its Surinate Bladder Management System. The Surinate system is designed to treat men who suffer from acute and chronic urinary retention, an inability to empty the bladder....

Electro-Optical Raises $11.5 Million for Melanoma Device

Electro-Optical Sciences (EOS), an Irvington, NY-based company that’s working on a device for diagnosing melanoma, has raised $11.5 million in a private placement. The money will go toward continued development of EOS’s flagship product, MelaFind, a point-of-care hand-held imaging device that...

Medical Devices Present Promising Career Alternative

A July 31 CNET.com column says medical devices may be the answer for job seekers who, despite a fascination with medicine, are disenchanted with the idea of becoming a healthcare professional. “Healthcare conjures up images of hospital gowns, undecipherable medical bills, antiseptic smells and old...

New Cerebral-Aneurysm Device Cleared in Europe

ev3, a Plymouth, MN-based endovascular device firm, has received CE Mark approval for a new product that treats cerebral aneurysm. The Axium Detachable Coil System was approved for the endovascular embolization of intracranial aneurysms and other neurovascular abnormalities such as arteriovenous...