Sysmex Corporation (Kobe, Japan) announced it has obtained the first marketing approval in Japan for an in vitro diagnostic medical device, a testing kit for the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV Fluorescence Detection Real-Time RT-PCR Kit). The company subsequently filed a change request, which was approved June 2, additionally including saliva as a sample type. The company says … [Read more...]
Cook Medical’s Transluminal Biliary Biopsy Forceps Set and Zilver 635 Biliary Stent now available in the US
Cook Medical (Bloomington, IN) announced the release of two products: the Transluminal Biliary Biopsy Forceps Set (BBFS) and a new 40-centimeter delivery system line extension of the existing Zilver 635 Biliary Stent (ZIB). Both products are now commercially available in the U.S. The BBFS is designed to facilitate percutaneous acquisition of accurate tissue samples for … [Read more...]