A hospital upgrading its monitors writes off the old ones as worthless and pays to have them hauled away. Across town, a new clinic pays full retail for monitors that are barely different. Both lost money on the same transaction that never happened, because neither understood the used medical equipment market. The equipment a seller
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- June 05, 2026 - 15 min read
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- June 05, 2026 - 14 min read
Search "refurbished medical equipment companies" and you will get a list that lumps together businesses with almost nothing in common. One is a manufacturer rebuilding its own returned units to factory specification. Another is an engineering shop that refurbishes equipment from dozens of brands. A third is a one-person operation that
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- February 12, 2024 - 2 min read
Qdot Micro is temperature-controlled, contact force-sensing, RF catheter. The temperature control feature supports the use of higher radiofrequency power in short bursts, an approach that J&J sees as a way to improve efficacy without compromising safety. J&J published 12-month data on the effectiveness of the device in its Q-FFICIENCY study earlier this year.
The latest update, which was published in the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, covers more data from the Q-FFICIENCY trial.
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- February 12, 2024 - 2 min read
Penumbra first received approval for its Indigo system with its Lightning technology in 2020. Earlier this year, the company received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its newer Lightning Flash technology to remove large clots while minimizing blood loss.
An interim analysis of 150 patients treated with Penumbra’s Indigo system with 90-day follow-up was presented at the Vascular Interventional Advances Conference (VIVA) on Wednesday.
Penumbra’s STRIKE-PE study met both of
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- February 12, 2024 - 2 min read
Siemens has been restructuring its diagnostics segment after telling investors last year that the business has been burdened by inflation, logistical and supply challenges and revenue hits due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company announced it would cut costs by about 300 million euros by 2025.
Siemens is now moving forward with layoffs and plans to move some manufacturing overseas.
“Following an extensive review of the company’s diagnostics instrument manufacturing network for its laboratory
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