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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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Diagnostic machine for heart disease
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...
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MEPs focus on rules for medical devices
MEPs will debate new amendments to the controversial medical devices directive today ahead of a key vote on the legislation later this week in Strasbourg. Representatives of the Irish medical devices...
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