Medical Product Outsourcing

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Articles in April, 2009 issue of Medical Product Outsourcing

• Report predicts neurosurgical technology growth
• Hospira posts fourth quarter rise in profit and sales
• Intelligent Motion systems expands its MDrive product line with linear actuators
• Revenue, profit climb again at Synergetics in second quarter
• Device companies are dealing
  by Christopher Delporte
• New legislation attempts to reverse Riegel v. Medtronic decision
• Massachusetts finalizes gift ban for device firms
• Cardinal Health chooses name for spinoff
• BSX launches new imaging catheter
• More deaths attributed to Medtronic ICD leads
• Device Safety Act could have hodgepodge effect
  by Thomas C. Novelli
• Congress introduces plethora of healthcare proposals
  by Charles E. Schneider
• Managing through an economic downturn
  by Bruce E. Jacobs
• Cardinal health posts 'solid' second quarter despite tumble in earnings
• New products boost Q4 profit at Synthes, Inc
• What about medical device kits?
  by Evangeline Loh
• U.S. medical plastics market to grow slowly
• Raw possibilities: stabilized prices and industry consolidation are creating a wealth of opportunities for raw materials suppliers and contract manufacturers
  by Michael Barbella
• Software opens new frontier of quality: device companies must have the right software in place to prevent issues with quality
  by Erik Swain
• Want to outsource your supply chain? Defining business requirements and performance benchmarks can help ensure success
  by Marc Tanowitz
• Slow motion: interoperability is gradually making progress, but a catalyst is needed to pick up the speed
  by Tim Sohn
• Embracing change, seizing opportunity: in the face of market uncertainly, Tony Mulone, head of Covidien's Custom Product Solutions division, sees opportunity—for his company and for industry
  by Christopher Delporte
• AdvaMed unveils new advertising guidelines for medical devices
• MedPlast adds to its facilities in Arizona and New Jersey
• ATEK medical officially opens Costa Rica facility
• Austin, Texas-based AeonClad Coatings LLC has launched a new subsidiary that will focus on biomedical applications
• Sequenom Inc., a genomic analysis company based in San Diego, Calif., has acquired SensiGen LLC in Ann Arbor, Mich., for $8.7 million in stock and cash
• Bioscience jobs in Arizona
• Not to be outdone, BioOhio released its own report showing the importance of bioscience and healthcare to the state's economy
• California's bioscience industry
• The Wisconsin Biotechnology & Medical Device Association has changed its name to BioForward
• The North Carolina Biotechnology Council will dole out $2.5 million over the next four years to establish a new program to grow the state's medical devices sector
• Correction
• Kimball Electronics Group Inc., a contract manufacturer of durable electronics for the medical, automotive, industrial and public safety markets, has received ISO 13485:2003 certification
• Lionbridge Technologies Inc., a medical device company that provides translation, development and testing services, has received ISO 13485:2003 certification
• ISO 13485:2003 certification has been awarded to Maxon Motor
• MedPro Safety Products Inc., a Lexington, Ken.-based company that develops and markets medical safety devices, has been granted ISO 13485:2003 certification
• Contract manufacturer PMC Medical has received ISO 13485:2003 certification
• Sunburst Electronics, a contract manufacturer of electronic controls based in Erie, Pa., has been awarded ISO 13485:2003 certification
• Events calendar
• Annual MassMEDIC meeting to focus on evolution of healthcare industry
• Mardil Inc. appoints Industry Veteran to board
• Fresenius Medical Care announces CFO's resignation
• Veridiam appoints a new CEO to integrate divisions
• Texcel Medical names president and ceo
• Pathfinder hires medical device veteran as president, CEO
• BSD Medical Corp. names Latin America sales manager
• Cardiac Science promotes Marver to president, CEO
• Ezell Precision offers new mold core and cavity repair service
• Machine Solutions offers laser bonding equipment with closed loop temperature
• Custom Linear Slide Kit motor mounts available with five-day production guarantee from GAM
• Spectrolinker provides high-speed crosslinking, "smart" processor
• Consistent yields obtained from interface catheter's extrusion process
• Endicott Research Group unveils line of LED backlights drivers
• Meller Optics Inc. has UV cell window line in sapphire and single crystal quartz