Solos Endoscopy Inc has received the CE Mark for its MammoView(TM) line of surgical endoscopy instruments. This will allow the MammoView(TM) line to be sold throughout the European Economic Union (EEU). The entire Solos Endoscopy product line has already received FDA approval for sale within the US. According to a 2009 report published by Frost & Sullivan, the EEU represents $94 billion, or or 30%, of the worldwide demand for medical instruments.

Novadaq Technologies Inc, a developer of real-time imaging systems used in the operating room, announced that its SPY endoscopic imaging system has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for use during minimally invasive surgery (MIS). Novadaq’s SPY “scope” combines the traditional features of a state of the art, high definition standard endoscope with the fluorescence capabilities of the SPY imaging system, which is currently used in a variety of open surgical procedures.