Medical device company Kalypto Medical has asked the Food and Drug Administration not to grant Smith & Nephew clearance for the PICO single-use negative pressure wound therapy device, according to a Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry report.

Former executive at Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Joseph DeVivo has become the president and CEO of AngioDynamics, a minimally invasive medical device company focusing on vascular surgery, according to an AngioDynamics news release.

Smith & Nephew reported $1 billion in revenues during the second quarter of 2011, a 9 percent increase over the same period last year, according to a company news release.

Joseph DeVivo, president of Smith & Nephew's Orthopedics division, announced he will be leaving the company after internal reorganization began earlier this month, according to a report from the Memphis Flyer.

Smith & Nephew announced its results for the first quarter ended April 3, 2010, which included $995 million in revenues, up 9 percent from $865 million in the first quarter of 2009, according to a Smith & Nephew news release.

Recent data presented at this year's American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting reinforces the BIRMINGHAM HIP Resurfacing System, manufactured by Smith & Nephew, as a safe and effective hip resurfacing device, according to a Smith & Nephew news release.

Smith & Nephew has received 501k clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to market its LEGION knee replacement, with VERILAST technology, as having a 30-year lifespan, according to a Smith & Nephew news release.

Smith & Nephew's Endoscopy Division has introduced the TWINFIX Ultra PK Suture Anchor, a new anchor to address variation in bone density and tissue quality for rotator cuff repair in the shoulder, according to a Smith & Nephew news release.

Smith & Nephew's Endoscopy Division has launched the FAST-FIX 360 Meniscal Repair System — a next generation device that applies novel engineering to provide surgeons with easy implant deployment, speed and superior fixation strength with minimal disruption to the meniscus — that will be featured at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting in New Orleans, according to a Smith & Nephew news release.

Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics has introduced the TRIGEN SURESHOT Distal Targeting System, a small, portable device that can eliminate a significant amount of radiation exposure for orthopedic surgeons during intramedullary nail procedures, according to a Smith & Nephew release.