Boston Scientific's restructuring plan includes standardizing and automating processes; relocation of activities; rationalization of the company reporting structure; and leveraging vendors. Under the plan, which is set to begin in the third quarter, an estimated 1,200 to 1,400 positions globally will be eliminated.

AFC Industries has introduced the LB Series medical equipment cart.

Performing coiling in patients who suffer from both ruptured and unruptured aneurysm is safe and effective and showed high rates of post-procedure survival, according to the results of the MAPS trial presented at this years Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery meeting July 27 in Colorado Springs, Colo.

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has announced the results of its recent election. These new officers will begin their terms at the societys 53rd annual meeting in Miami Beach, Fla., which will be held Oct. 2-6.

A Columbia University researcher has reportedly developed a virtual lab-on-a-chip, which is able to diagnose tiny samples of blood within minutes and can be used in remote locations, according to study findings published online July 31 in Nature Medicine.

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommended the FDA scrap its 35-year-old 510(k) medical device clearance process and start anew, according to the findings of an evaluation released July 29, which chided the process as flawed, based on its legislative foundation.

Home use medical devices are intended for patients to use in any environment, however, for that very reason they pose a number of risks and challenges which should be addressed by users and regulators, according to information provided in an FDA webinar July 28.

As part of a plan to enhance predictability, consistency and transparency of premarket review programs, the FDA released draft guidance clarifying when medical device changes warrant new premarket review.