Millennium Research Group will soon release their latest data on the U.S. clot management device market. The report, entitled US Markets for Clot Management Devices 2011, report provides insight into the device-based treatments of deep vein thrombosis and the complex competitive dynamics of medical device manufacturers in this field.

RF Surgical Systems, which specializes in the prevention and detection of retained surgical sponges, announced the release of the RF Assure Detection System Model 200.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been investigating reports that patients undergoing computed tomography (CT) brain perfusion scans were accidently exposed to excess radiation. The FDA found that when properly used, the CT scanners did not malfunction.