DM Systems Inc. recently unveiled HeelSafe DVT Hose. The product includes a unique patented window design that relieves pressure on the heel and Achilles tendon while also allowing for easy visualization...
FDA approves infection-fighting drug
May 31, 2011
Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that the Food and Drug Administration has approved its antibiotic Dificid for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection. Dificid is the first drug to be cleared...
Ribbon-cutting ceremony a moving experience
May 25, 2011
Graham Field recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the relocation of its Lumex Recliner Production operations. The plant had been located in Taiwan and has moved back to the Atlanta area. The...
NIC/RCA partnership expected to create better market data
May 18, 2011
A new agreement between the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry and Real Capital Analytics will bring better real estate-related data to operators, according to both partners....
Medline recognizes three vendors
May 18, 2011
Medline Industries Inc. announced three winners at its 2010 Preferred Vendor Recognition Awards ceremony. Sales merit awards went to Link Medical and Covidien Kendall, while Rice Lake Weighing Systems...
Briggs awarded Novation diagnostics contract
Mar 29, 2011
Briggs Medical Service Company announced a three-year agreement with Novation for handheld diagnostics products. Under the terms of the new agreement, Briggs will be a joint supplier for more than 25,000...
Capital availability to dominate discussion at NIC regional symposium
Feb 22, 2011
The 2011 NIC Regional Symposium in March is nearly sold out. This year’s event will be held in Los Angeles. The event allows local- and regionally-based operators and capital providers to share ideas...
Capital availability to dominate discussion at NIC regional symposium
Feb 22, 2011
The 2011 NIC Regional Symposium in March is nearly sold out. This year’s event will be held in Los Angeles. The event allows local- and regionally-based operators and capital providers to share ideas...
KCI licenses Wright Medical’s Graftjacket brand for wound treatment
Feb 15, 2011
Kinetic Concepts Inc. will sell the LifeCell regenerative tissue matrix under the Graftjacket brand name. The product is intended for wound applications such as diabetic foot ulcers and venous stasis ulcers....
Graham-Field moves division back to America
Feb 15, 2011
GF Health Products Inc. (“Graham-Field”)—a leading manufacturer and distributor of medical products—announced the relocation of its Lumex Recliner Production operations from Taiwan. The...