ATLANTA, (March 15, 2016)—GF Health Products, Inc. (“Graham-Field”) is the proud recipient of The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s annual GLOBE Award for international sales achievement. The honor was bestowed upon Graham-Field at Georgia’s Annual Go Global Reception, held on March 8, 2016 in Atlanta. Graham-Field’s Vice President of its Medical-Surgical SBU, Sandra Parker, proudly accepted the award, which was presented by Georgia’s Governor Nathan Deal before 400 attendees.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (March 16, 2016)—Vital Connect is redefining patient care with the VitalPatch biosensor. With the global market for biosensors to monitor health projected to exceed $40 billion annually by 2020, Vital Connect’s innovative sensor technology defines the next generation of patient monitoring solutions at home and in the hospital.
ELYRIA, OHIO (March, 16, 2016)—A first in the medical device industry, Invacare teamed with Cleveland-based digital marketing agency Think Media to create a virtual reality world that allows viewers to immerse into environments with Invacare products to experience the Invacare difference.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 16, 2016)—On March 15, CMS announced the new single payment amounts and began sending offers to winning bidders for the competitive bidding Round 2 Recompete and the national mail-order recompete for diabetic testing supplies.
The Round 2 Recompete and the national mail-order recompete contracts will become effective on July 1, 2016 and run through December 31, 2018, taking the place of original Round 2 and national mail order contracts currently in place.
NOTTINGHAM, England (March 15, 2016)—Luxfer Gas Cylinders announced that it has entered into a partnership with Precision Medical, Inc., that adds portable oxygen concentrators (POCs) to Luxfer’s health care product range in Europe.
Beginning in April 2016, Luxfer will offer both dial and pushbutton versions of its new three-litre and five-litre lightweight POCs manufactured for Luxfer by Precision Medical.
LAS VEGAS (March 15, 2016)—LabStyle Innovations Corp. developer of the Dario Blood Glucose Monitoring System, announced today the national availability of Dario in the U.S. The U.S. rollout follows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's 510(k) clearance of the Dario in December 2015. The Dario made its U.S.
OLD FORGE, Pa. (March 15, 2016)—Golden Technologies introduces the all new LiteRider Family of mobility products. The Golden LiteRider Family includes two large portable scooters—a three- and a four-wheel model—a power wheelchair named the LiteRider Envy and the all-new LiteRider Mini scooter. All of the LiteRiders have a unique tubular design that makes them both stylish and easy to disassemble.
WATERLOO, Iowa (March 15, 2016)—Essentially Women’s annual conference, Focus: The EW Conference, is more than six months away, and event organizers announced that they’re now accepting presentation submissions from interested speakers.