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Medtronic Introduces The Vertex Select(R) Reconstruction System
Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced the U.S. launch of the VERTEX SELECT® Reconstruction System. When a patient has a spinal condition that requires fusion or a procedure that must be performed from the back of the spine, also known as a posterior approach, the VERTEX SELECT® Reconstruction System contains implants and an instrument set for performing this surgical procedure...
Abbott Receives U.S. FDA Approval For New Cataract Multifocal Intraocular Lens
Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced today it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the TECNIS® Multifocal 1-Piece intraocular lens (IOL) for cataract patients with and without presbyopia. Intraocular lenses are implanted in a patient's eye after the removal of the natural lens that has become clouded by a cataract...
Genomatix Gives A Hand In The Analysis Of Wayne State's Sequencing Projects
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Saving Lives One Breath At A Time
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has completed a project to help a UK company diagnose medical conditions through monitoring patients' breath. Bedfont Scientific Ltd is one of the market leaders in developing personal diagnostic gas sensors for the medical market...
Research Streamlines Data Processing To Solve Problems More Efficiently
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new analytical method that opens the door to faster processing of large amounts of information, with applications in fields as diverse as the military, medical diagnostics and homeland security...
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Heating Device Effectively Treats Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Study Says "A heating device that uses radio frequency energy to heat parasites and kill them could provide a new way to treat ... cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere, military researchers reported Monday," the Los Angeles Times' blog "Booster Shots" reports...
Elevated Levels Of Cobalt And Chromium Found In Offspring Of Moms With Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants
Women with metal-on-metal hip implants, where both the ball of the joint and the surface of the socket are made of metal, pass metal ions to their offspring during pregnancy, according to a study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center. The ions are the result of wear and corrosion as the metal parts rub against one another...
Carnegie Mellon Initiative To Commercialize Quality Of Life Technologies Boosted By NSF Grant
An already promising initiative to assist start-up firms that commercialize technologies associated with the Quality of Life Technology (QoLT) Center is now expanding thanks to a three-year, $1.5 million Innovation Award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Engineering Education and Centers...
NxStage Announces New FREEDOM Data Showing The Positive Impact Of Its Daily Home Hemodialysis Therapy On Sleep Quality And Restless Legs Syndrome
Booths # 23-25 at the Annual Dialysis Conference -- NxStage Medical, Inc...
Axis Surgical Technologies, Inc. Received 510(k) Clearance For The C-MOR(TM) Visualization Device
Axis Surgical Technologies, Inc., announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to market their C-MOR™ Visualization Device for use in diagnostic and operative arthroscopic and endoscopic procedures...
FDA Clears The Fenwal Amicus(R) Separator System For Collecting Platelets In New Additive Solution
Fenwal, Inc., a global medical technology company focused on improving blood collection, separation, safety and availability, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Fenwal 510(k) clearance to market its Amicus® blood cell separator for collecting human platelets stored in InterSol® platelet additive solution (PAS 3)...
ThermalTherapeutic Systems Announces FDA Clearance Of The VERATHERM(TM) Portable Hyperthermic Perfusion System
ThermalTherapeutic Systems, Inc. announced that the FDA has cleared the company to market its VERATHERM™ Portable Hyperthermic Perfusion System effective immediately...
Heat Therapy Shown Effective In Treating Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Among U.S. Soldiers In Iraq
A single session of heat therapy using the Thermomed™ device appears to be as effective as a 10-day intravenous course of sodium stibogluconate (Pentostam) for the treatment of Leishmania major skin lesions, according to a new study by Naomi Aronson and her colleagues at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) and Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC)...
The Active Handrest: High-Tech Handrest For Precise Tasks By Surgeons, Machinists, Artists
University of Utah engineers developed a computer-controlled, motorized hand and arm support that will let doctors, artists and others precisely control scalpels, brushes and tools over a wider area than otherwise possible, and with less fatigue...
Stentys Self-expanding Stent Receives CE Marking To Treat Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
Medical device pioneer Stentys announced that it has received CE Marking for its self-expanding and disconnectable stent to treat acute coronary syndrome (ACS)...
Pain Relief For Osteoarthritis Provided By Electromagnetic Pulses
Electromagnetic pulses significantly decrease pain and inflammation associated with osteoarthritis of the knee, according to Henry Ford Hospital researchers...
Adaptable To The Patient, The Clinician And The Procedure
South London Healthcare NHS Trust is now benefiting from advanced diagnostic CT with the installation of a SOMATOM® Definition AS from Siemens Healthcare at Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup. The 64-slice CT is highly adaptable to the patient, the clinician and the task at hand. It is being used at the hospital for a range of general scanning needs, particularly oncology...
First Use Of Innovative "IRE" On Pancreatic Tumor
A new procedure for treating pancreatic and liver cancers using electrical fields to poke holes in tumors was used for the first time anywhere to fight pancreatic cancer at Stony Brook University Medical Center by Kevin Watkins, M.D., Chief of the Upper Gastrointestinal and General Oncologic Surgery Group...
ReShape Medical Announces Initiation Of U.S. Clinical Study For Weight Loss
ReShape Medical™, Inc. announced that it has initiated a U.S. Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) clinical study to assess the safety and effectiveness of its non-surgical, dual-balloon device for weight loss. The ReShape Balloons are designed to be a treatment for the millions who want support with weight loss, without the invasiveness of surgery...
CaridianBCT Receives 510(k) Clearance On Latest Version Of Trima Accel Automated Blood Collection System
CaridianBCT, a leading global provider of technology, products and services in automated blood collections, therapeutic apheresis and cell therapy systems, whole blood processes and pathogen reduction technologies announced it has received 510(k) clearance for the Trima Accel® Automated Blood Collection System Version 6...
Tantaline Gains Approval From FDA
Tantaline®, the world's leading producer of surface alloys for valves, fittings, instrumentation, and custom products in highly corrosive and/or hot acid environments, announced that it has been approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA approval was granted to Tantaline's tantalum surface alloy material...
SDI Reports: Nearly A Third Of Physicians Use Handheld And Smartphone Devices To Access Medical Information
According to SDI's Mobile & Social Media Study: Physicians' Views of Emerging Technology, approximately 30% of physicians access medical information using a handheld device or smartphone. The most popular handheld device or smartphone is the Apple iPhone, with 31% of respondents owning one...
Freedom™ Driver System Receives CE Mark To Power SynCardia's Total Artificial Heart In Europe
On March 4, SynCardia Systems, Inc., manufacturer of the SynCardia temporary CardioWest™ Total Artificial Heart, announced that its new Freedom™ driver system has received the CE Mark to power the Total Artificial Heart in Europe. "The new Freedom driver is the first wearable portable driver for powering the Total Artificial Heart," said Rodger Ford, president and CEO of SynCardia...
Detecting Brain Tumors Earlier With One Scan
Next generation technology is set to revolutionize medical imaging by enabling earlier detection of brain tumors with one scan, improving the diagnosis and therapy of cancer, and increasing patient throughput in hospitals, according to news of a pioneering UK project...
FDA Provides 510k Clearance For BARRX Medical's HALO90 Ablation Catheter For The Treatment Of Radiation Proctitis And Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia
BARRX Medical, Inc. announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its HALO90 Ablation Catheter for the treatment of Radiation Proctitis (RP) and Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia (GAVE). Both conditions are diseases of the gastrointestinal tract associated with chronic bleeding and the need for blood transfusions...
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