Health Industry Today articles from September 1994

Health Industry Today archives from September 1994

Recent suture market changes challenge Ethicon's lead position. (Ethicon Inc.)
September 1, 1994... Although it maintained the dominant position in the suture market for years, Ethicon, Inc.'s grip on roughly 80% of the market is slipping, according to two key players that are targeting the industry leader more aggressively than ever before....

AHA, ASHMM split forces vendors to pick a show or double cost for both. (American Hospital Association; American Society of Healthcare Materials Management)
September 1, 1994... Medical suppliers face a dilemma: The split between the American Hospital Assn. and the American Society of Healthcare Materials Management now forces vendors to choose one or the other or double their costs and attend both. ASHMM staged its...

Contrast media shakes up as market leaders sell businesses to companies overseas.
September 1, 1994... Two leaders in the domestic contrast media market, valued at $1.5 billion, sold their diagnostic pharmaceutical businesses this summer to companies overseas. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. found an Italian buyer for its diagnostic imaging business in...

AMSCO sells Sterile Recoveries laundering subsidiary back to company's founder. (AMSCO International Inc.; Sterile Products Corp.)
September 1, 1994... The developer of a hospital laundering service bought back his company from AMSCO International, Inc. after the provider of decontamination and surgical products asked him to take the financially troubled subsidiary off its hands. Richard Isel...

Eli Lilly purges device companies, investment firm buys Physio-Control. (Eli Lilly and Co.; Physio-Control Corp.)
September 1, 1994... A Boston-based private investment firm purchased the leader in the defibrillator/monitor market from Eli Lilly & Co. and is faced with managing its first medical device company--a manufacturer that has endured investigations by the Food & Drug...

Cable series features trocar system, boosts Conmed's visibility in laparoscopic market. (CONMED Corp.)
September 1, 1994... Thanks to cable television, Conmed Corp.'s visibility in the laparoscopic surgery market was greatly enhanced by The Discovery Channel. The cable channel's "Cutting Edge Medical Report" featured Conmed's new electronic trocar system early this...

Pyxis introduces new supply system to AHA. (Pyxis Corp.; American Hospital Association)
September 1, 1994... Pyxis Corp. created a party atmosphere at its debut as an exhibitor at the American Hospital Assn.'s annual meeting and conference in August, where the San Diego-based company formally featured its new generation of medical supply management...

Sage aligns with Stericycle, develops recycled plastic process to make sharps containers. (Sage Products; Stericycle Inc.)
September 1, 1994... To address the environmental consciousness of health care workers and regulatory concerns of hospital administrators, a sharps container manufacturer has teamed with a medical waste management service to recover plastic and develop a line of...

Rotan Medical develops technology to treat medical waste, offers new disposal container. (Rotan Medical Services Corp.)
September 1, 1994... An idea to develop microwave technology to sterilize medical waste prompted a group of German investors formed a research and development company that will put its first infectious waste disposal system on the market in this month. Arlington,...

Exhibit staff can make critical first impression, so select, train them for trade show success. (includes related article)
September 1, 1994... When you're getting ready for your most important trade show, one of your toughest assignments is to decide who will staff your exhibit. According to a report published by the Trade Show Bureau, Denver, your ability to gather leads efficiently...

Infection control concerns expected to push respiratory therapy market to $405 million.
September 1, 1994... Supported by an aging population and heightened concern for infection control among hospital administrators and workers, the U.S. hospital respiratory therapy markets is expected to grow from $289 million in 1993 to $405 million by 2000 at a 5%...

Demand for rehabilitation products keeps growing as payers track therapeutic value.
September 1, 1994... Demand for rehabilitation services, including sports medicine, physical therapy and rehabilitation programs, has continued to grow over the past three years. Rehabilitation and physical therapy treatment help shorten hospital stays, provide a...