Covidien Receives FDA Clearance To Market Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS(TM)) Kit (Medical News Today)
Covidien (NYSE: COV, BSX: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, announced that its Surgical Devices business unit has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market the Covidien SILS Procedure Kit, indicated for Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery and other advanced laparoscopic procedures.

FDA Clears Calypso(R) Medical's GPS For The Body(R) For Prostatectomy Patients (Medical News Today)
Calypso(R) Medical announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared a new indication for the use of implantable Beacon electromagnetic transponders with the Calypso System in external beam radiation therapy. Known as GPS for the Body , the Calypso System utilizes transponders to setup and continuously track the position of targeted tissue during radiation treatment.

ASHP Advises FDA On Drug Supply Systems (Medical News Today)
ASHP offered its perspective to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on two important issues related to protecting the integrity of the prescription drug supply chain against counterfeit and adulterated medications. The FDA sought comments on standardizing systems for tracing drugs as well as effective technologies that should be used for this purpose.