Zynex, a maker of medical devices used in pain therapy and stroke rehab, has received 510(k) clearance to sell its NexWave neuromuscular-stimulation product.

Agfa HealthCare and Barco have formed a partnership to refresh the diagnostic display systems running Impax PACS.

Alpharetta, Ga.-based Sanuwave Health has appointed Ron Sparks, a 34-year veteran of the medical device industry, to the companys board of directors.

Medtronic has successfully sued NuVasive for patent infringement to the tune of $101.2 million. A jury awarded the judgment over claims related to medical devices used in spinal surgery, according to numerous reports.

Launched last fall with 18 students enrolled, the biomedical engineering program at the University of Delaware has gained increasing interest from students, growing 194 percent in its first semester and 511 percent in over one year. The program now has 110 incoming freshman and sophomores, and a wait list for entry into the major, according to the university.

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) was awarded money from the Commerce Departments International Trade Administration Market Development Cooperator program to increase exports and expand access to diagnostic medical imaging, radiation therapy and radiopharmaceuticals in new markets.

Since it was last updated six years ago, NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) 99, the guiding document in minimizing fire, explosion and electrical hazards in healthcare facilities, has undergone numerous revisions. Perhaps most importantly, the document can now be adopted by governing bodies to become legally enforceable, explained Alan Lipschultz, CCE, chair of the NFPA 99 Medical Equipment Committee in a Sept. 15 webinar sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI).

GE Healthcare and Veran Medical Technologies have entered into a strategic alliance to co-develop navigation technologies for interventional procedures to improve the care and management of cancer patients.