Health Industry Today articles from January 1997

Health Industry Today archives from January 1997

Stereotactic needle biopsy growing with breast cancer diagnosis market.
January 1, 1997... By Curt Werner In an evolving market for breast cancer diagnostics, stereotactic needle biopsy is but one weapon in physicians' arsenal to diagnose the dreaded disease. In the U.S., where an astonishing 184,000 women develop breast cancer each...

Dollars are still tight, but interest in imaging equipment runs high.
January 1, 1997... Funds for purchases of big ticket diagnostic imaging equipment may still be tight, but that didn't seem to dampen interest in the various pieces of capital equipment on display in Chicago last month at the 82nd scientific assembly and annual...

Premier rolls out more agreements. (Premier Inc.)
January 1, 1997... As the year drew to a close, Premier Inc. continued to roll out its contract portfolio as the supergroup signed agreements in five separate segments, with the promise of many more to come. The news was led by a three-way award on powder-free...

DeRoyal rolls out the industry's first latex-free procedure cart. (DeRoyal Industries Inc.)
January 1, 1997... Spurred by news that as many as 10% to 15% or one million health care workers suffering from various degrees of latex sensitivity, and with interest in latex-free medical products on the upswing, DeRoyal Industries Inc. has become the first...

Cost-containment spurs Protocol Systems' expanded Acuity System.
January 1, 1997... Protocol Systems Inc. says it has built up a 19% annual growth rate at a time when the patient monitoring segment average has been flat or decreasing. The company's latest product is an example of how the Beaverton, Ore.-based manufacturer has...

Scion's new endoscopic instruments rekindle reusable vs. disposable debate.
January 1, 1997... Scion International Inc. expects that the recent managed care-driven movement among many surgeons to utilize reusable laparoscopic instruments instead of the disposable variety will leads to sales success for its newly introduced product line....

Next FDA commissioner will face some difficult challenges.
January 1, 1997... By Michael T. Kelly As an executive recruiter, I spend a good deal of time tracking the comings and goings of the medical device industry leaders. Needless to say, the announcement of the resignation of the CEO of a major company sets off a...

U.S. Surgical extends, then lowers hostile bid for Circon.
January 1, 1997... United States Surgical Corp. remains intent on acquiring Circon Corp., but Norwalk, Conn.-based U.S. Surgical has lowered its bid for the Santa Barbara, Calif.-based manufacturer of minimally invasive surgery supplies for urological and...