A NEW diagnostic machine for congenital heart disease will allow cardiologists at the Mater hospital in Dublin to make a diagnosis in real time using 3D images. Consultant cardiologist Kevin Walsh said the hospital was grateful to the organisation for…
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Galway firm wins award for surgical imaging technology
The device is designed to be minimally invasive and to be used for monitoring, diagnosis, and therapy in the gastroenterology area. Crospon chief executive John O’Dea said the firm was building on the technology and moving into other therapeutic focused…
One-in-20 women had ruptures in ‘fragile’ implants
The minister said the Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan would meet with women who have the implants. It was originally believed that around 1,500 women were given the implants in private clinics here. (Independent) >
Faulty breast implants fitted pre-2001
In a statement last night, the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) said it had requested implanting clinics in the Republic to identify and contact any women who may have been implanted with the implants before January 1st, 2001. (Times) >
An innovation that gets into the rhythm of saving lives
AN INNOVATIVE NEW medical device just introduced to Ireland by Sisk Healthcare company Tekno Surgical could lead to dramatic improvements in the treatment outcomes for a significant proportion of patients suffering from heart failure and require Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy (CRT).…
Ireland to be medical tech leader
At the launch of its four-year strategy yesterday, the IBEC-affiliated Irish Medical Device Association said its aim is that, by 2015, Irish-made medical technology products and solutions will be major contributors to global healthcare and the global economy. It sees…
CF sufferers get more freedom to ‘enjoy life’ with TOBI Podhaler
It is estimated the new technology, which only needs a wipe down after use, will save a patient around 28 minutes a day compared with using a nebuliser, which delivers the treatment through a face mask, has to be plugged…
Patients urged to raise funds for limb-saving therapy
IRISH PATIENTS who are facing amputation are being urged by a Galway-based consultant to approach local charities to fund a simple, non-invasive therapy he has proven can save their legs – at a fraction of the cost of amputation. Sherif…
Medical device company raises €8.7m investment
GALWAY MEDICAL device company Novate Medical has closed an €8.7 million round of investment led by Crédit Agricole Private Equity and Dublin venture capital firm Seroba Kernel Life Sciences. The company was founded in Galway in 2006 by Chas Taylor…
Medical imaging firm goes into liquidation
A medical imaging business owned by John Gallagher, the founder of the Charter Medical Group, has gone into liquidation after almost 20 years in business. (Business Post) >>>
Catheter trial in Galway billed as ‘world first’
GALWAY UNIVERSITY Hospital (GUH) is participating in what has been billed as the “world’s first” trial of a new catheter design which reduces the risk of infections. Early this month, a patient at the hospital was enrolled for the trial,…
UCC to trial radical lung cancer device
A GROUNDBREAKING medical device for non-invasive treatment of lung cancer is to undergo clinical trials at University College Cork. Developed at the Cork Cancer Research Centre, the Lung Laparoscopic Electroporation Electrode is a system that kills cancer cells through the…
Two new technology projects aim to improve patient care
The approaches featured at a conference on Thursday in the National Digital Research Centre (NDRC) on emerging digital health technologies. One, called Haystack, allows anaesthetists to get a feel for administering a type of nerve block that can save time…
€10m venture capital fund aims to boost medical technology sector
VENTURE capital firm Kernel Capital has launched a €10 million fund which, it said, is Ireland’s first to focus exclusively on the indigenous medical technology sector. The Bank of Ireland MedTech Accelerator Fund will provide investments ranging from €100,000 to…
Ireland’s medical-technology sector
According to the Irish Medical Devices Association, in 2009 we exported equipment to the value of €6.8 billion, up 9.2 per cent on the figure for 2008. We are the second-biggest exporter of medical devices in Europe, after Germany, and…
Posted in Medical devices, New techniques
Inhaler boost for diabetics
A GALWAY-BASED company, Aerogen Ltd, has devised a new way for diabetic patients to take their insulin medication. The company has announced a drug- delivery partnership with San Francisco biotech firm Dance Pharmaceuticals, which will enable it to develop a…
Device maker to diversify products
Boston Scientific Corp’s growth areas will include asthma, diabetes, obesity, hypertension and women’s health, chief executive officer Raymond Elliott said. Boston Scientific, the second-biggest maker of heart devices, faces an industry-wide slowdown in its two biggest markets, heart-rhythm devices and…
Posted in Medical devices, Pharmaceutical
Device to deliver chemo drugs more efficiently
[From Times >>>] A NEW endoscopic device developed by an Irish research team, which allows chemotherapeutic drugs to be delivered in a more efficient and effective manner, has been unveiled at a seminar in Dublin. The device, named the EndoVe,…
Posted in Medical devices, Research
Heart surgery tool wins top design award
THE DESIGNER of a medical device for use on heart patients won the grand prix in the Irish design awards last night. Martin Bruggemann of Dolmen received the top award at the 12th Institute of Designers in Ireland Awards for…
Device helps with chemo drugs
Co-inventor, Dr Declan Soden of the Cork Cancer Research Centre said the device allows for chemotherapeutic drugs to be administered in a more localised way which will lead to shorter stays in hospitals. “The first clinical trial of our device…
Hi-tech medical firms ‘can save 30,000 jobs’
Up to 30,000 highly paid jobs can be maintained if the Government supports innovation, according to the top medical technology supply companies in Ireland. “Our medical technology and innovation is part of the solution to rising healthcare costs, not the…
Hip ‘revision surgery’ bill for patients could be €100m
SENIOR executives from DePuy, the American hip replacement manufacturer, have travelled to Ireland to meet health officials in a bid to assess the scale of the potential legal fallout in Ireland of its global product recall. David Moore, president of…
