Medical Design Online News via MedWorm.com MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'Medical Design Online News' source. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:41:38 +0100 FDA Approves First Totally Implanted Hearing System http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3376160&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FFDA-Approves-First-Totally-Implanted-Hearing-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced the approval of the Esteem - an implanted hearing system used to treat moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss, a type of permanent hearing loss. (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3376160 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:33:00 +0100 3376160 Magellan Spine Technologies Announces Full Enrollment In The Spinal Disc Annular Repair Technology (DART) 20 Patient Initial Human Use Study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371958&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FMagellan-Spine-Technologies-Announces-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Magellan Spine Technologies, Inc. today announced it had completed enrollment in a twenty patient study to evaluate the Magellan DART (Disc Annular Repair Technology) System for Annular Repair following lumbar discectomy procedures (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371958 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3371958 Alphatec Spine To Host Technology Day April 23, 2010 8:30am -- 11:30am New York, NY http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371959&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FAlphatec-Spine-To-Host-Technology-Day-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC), the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, with a focus on treating conditions related to the aging spine, today announced it will host a Technology Day for investors and analysts on Friday, April 23, 2010 from 8:30am to 11:30am Eastern Time, at the NASDAQ MarketSite® located in Times Square in New York, New York (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371959 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:19:00 +0100 3371959 San Diego Based CRO Signs Agreement With UK Based Spinal Device Manufacturer http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371960&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FSan-Diego-Based-CRO-Signs-Agreement-With-UK-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da SpineMark CRO Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of San Diego based SpineMark Corporation, recently signed an agreement with Ranier Technology, a Cambridge, England based spinal medical device manufacturer, to provide contract research support services for the Ranier CAdisc-L clinical trial, a 3rd generation lumbar total disc replacement device for treatment of degenerative disc disease in the lumbar spine (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371960 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:54:00 +0100 3371960 CareFusion Launches New Pyxis ProcedureStation™ Radio Frequency Identification System At Association Of Perioperative Registered Nurses 57th Annual Congress http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3368017&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FCareFusion-Launches-New-Pyxis-ProcedureStatio-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da CareFusion (NYSE: CFN), a leading, global medical device company, today announced the launch of the Pyxis ProcedureStationT Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system, a secure supply management system that helps hospitals manage high-value stents. (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3368017 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:42:42 +0100 3368017 GE's Virtual Sleep Lab Enables Sleep Apnea Testing In Hospitalized Cardiac Patients http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371961&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FGEs-Virtual-Sleep-Lab-Enables-Sleep-Apnea-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da GE Healthcare recently introduced MARS Virtual Sleep Lab (VSL), the first device to provide a streamlined view of quantitative cardiac and sleep apnea analysis from any GE-monitored inpatient bed, helping enhance speed of diagnosis. MARS VSL is being featured at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 59th Annual Scientific Session, held March 14 to 16 in Atlanta (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371961 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3371961 St. Jude Medical Announces Multiple Enhancements to Industry-Leading PressureWire FFR Measurement System http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371962&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FSt-Jude-Medical-Announces-Multiple-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, announced several updates to its PressureWire platform, including a new marketing agreement with Siemens Medical Solutions USA, for the wireless PressureWire Aeris and the availability of the next-generation of PressureWire Certus technology, at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual meetings (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371962 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:58:00 +0100 3371962 Integra LifeSciences Introduces Four New Products At The Association Of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Conference http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371963&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FIntegra-LifeSciences-Introduces-Four-New-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Integra LifeSciences (Nasdaq:IART) introduced four new products today at the AORN conference in Denver, Colorado. The products include Secure-CutT Reposable Endoscopic Scissors, RugglesT Bayonet Curettes, Jarit Disposable Bi-polar Forceps, and an improved LumbarTrakT retraction system (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371963 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:35:00 +0100 3371963 Device Advances Interventional Radiology Treatment To Clear Blocked Carotid Arteries, Prevent Stroke http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371964&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FDevice-Advances-Interventional-Radiology-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da An important interventional radiology advancement-the use of a new cerebral protection device in combination with FDA-approved carotid stents in high-surgical-risk patients-provides a minimally invasive, safe and effective way to prevent stroke from occurring during treatment to clear blocked carotid arteries, according to research released at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 35th Annual Scientific Meeting in Tampa, Fla (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371964 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:10:00 +0100 3371964 CareFusion Launches New Device To Help Treat Spinal Fractures http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371965&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FCareFusion-Launches-New-Device-To-Help-Treat-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da CareFusion (NYSE: CFN), a leading, global medical device company, today announced the launch of the AVAmax® Vertebral Balloon, a minimally invasive device for use during kyphoplasty, a procedure for treating spinal compression fractures (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371965 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:56:00 +0100 3371965 Medtronic Starts International Study Of CoreValve Transcatheter Aortic Valve System http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371966&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FMedtronic-Starts-International-Study-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Moving to expand the evidence base for the future of structural heart disease therapy, Medtronic, Inc., today announced the start of the first of several new initiatives in a robust international clinical program for its CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve system, a minimally-invasive alternative to open-heart surgery for aortic valve replacement (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371966 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:07:00 +0100 3371966 Frost & Sullivan Lauds Positron Corporation For Cardiac-Focused PET Molecular Imaging Scanner Attrius http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371967&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FFrost-Sullivan-Lauds-Positron-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Positron Corporation. - Based on its recent analysis of the cardiac molecular imaging systems market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Positron Corporation with the 2010 North American Award for New Product Innovation, for its pioneering cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) scanner, Attrius (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371967 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:36:00 +0100 3371967 Rex Medical Cleaner Rotational Thrombectomy System Receives 510(k) Clearance http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371968&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FRex-Medical-Cleaner-Rotational-Thrombectomy-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Rex Medical, L.P., today announced that it has received 510(k) Clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the CleanerT Rotational Thrombectomy System. Cleaner technology is indicated for mechanical declotting of occluded native vessel dialysis fistulae and synthetic dialysis access grafts (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371968 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:30:00 +0100 3371968 Miami Children's Hospital Selects Toshiba Vascular X-Ray Equipment For Hybrid Catheterization Lab http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3376161&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FMiami-Childrens-Hospital-Selects-Toshiba-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da In hybrid catheterization procedures it is crucial that the imaging system provides the flexibility to quickly and easily access both the patient and ancillary equipment. To form its new hybrid catheterization suite, Miami Children's Hospital, a pioneer in hybrid procedures, recently installed Toshiba America Medical Systems's InfinixTM CF-i bi-plane system with the new CAT-880B hybrid catheterization table (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3376161 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3376161 Abbott Receives U.S. FDA Approval For New Cataract Multifocal Intraocular Lens http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3352141&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FAbbott-Receives-US-FDA-Approval-For-New-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da 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. (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3352141 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:05:00 +0100 3352141 ThermalTherapeutic Systems Announces FDA Clearance Of The VERATHERM™ Portable Hyperthermic Perfusion System http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3344535&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FThermalTherapeutic-Systems-Announces-FDA-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da ThermalTherapeutic Systems, Inc. today announced that the FDA has cleared the company to market its VERATHERMT Portable Hyperthermic Perfusion System effective immediately (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3344535 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:41:53 +0100 3344535 GelFix™ Posterior Spinal Distraction Implant Receives CE Mark http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3344536&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FGelFix-Posterior-Spinal-Distraction-Implant-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Replication Medical, Inc., a developer of proprietary, hydrogel based products for the spine and other surgical applications, announced today that it has received a CE mark for its GelFix Posterior Spinal Distraction implant (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3344536 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:36:25 +0100 3344536 Axis Surgical Technologies, Inc. Received 510(k) Clearance For The C-MOR™ Visualization Device http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3344537&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FAxis-Surgical-Technologies-Inc-Received-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Axis Surgical Technologies, Inc., announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to market their C-MORT Visualization Device for use in diagnostic and operative arthroscopic and endoscopic procedures (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3344537 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:29:00 +0100 3344537 CardiacAssist Will Host TandemHeart 2000th Case Symposium And Exhibit At American College Of Cardiology Annual Meeting http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3344538&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FCardiacAssist-Will-Host-TandemHeart-2000th-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da CardiacAssist Inc. announced today that it will exhibit its TandemHeart System(Booth 356) in Atlanta at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 59th Annual Scientific Session that begins on Sunday, March 14th, at the Georgia World Congress Center (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3344538 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:55:00 +0100 3344538 RepRegen Reports Potential Advance In The Repair And Regeneration Of Hard-Tissue, Such As Bone http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3344539&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FRepRegen-Reports-Potential-Advance-In-The-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da RepRegen, the 'smart biomaterials' company previously known as BioCeramic Therapeutics, announced recently that data from an in vitro study has demonstrated that its patented Strontium-based bioactive glass platform promotes osteoblast cell activity and proliferation. (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3344539 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:44:00 +0100 3344539 Stentys Self-Expanding Stent Receives CE Marking To Treat Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3344540&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FStentys-Self-Expanding-Stent-Receives-CE-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Medical device pioneer Stentys announced today that it has received CE Marking for its self-expanding and disconnectable stent to treat acute coronary syndrome (ACS) (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3344540 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:30:00 +0100 3344540 Positron Sells Attrius PET Scanner To Ochsner Health Systems http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3344541&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FPositron-Sells-Attrius-PET-Scanner-To-Ochsner-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Positron Corporation a molecular imaging solutions company focused on Nuclear Cardiology, announced the sale of its Attrius PET scanner to Ochsner Health System of Louisiana (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3344541 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:29:00 +0100 3344541 One-Of-A-Kind Double Strap Support System From Quick Extender Pro Penis Extender Device Offers Less Pain And Quicker Results http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3344542&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FOne-Of-A-Kind-Double-Strap-Support-System-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Quick Extender ProT, an industry leader in penis enlargement, is the only company to carry the Second Generation in penis extender devices: the Quick Extender ProT featuring the new DSST Double Strap Support system (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3344542 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:12:00 +0100 3344542 St. Jude Medical Announces Publication Of Feasibility Results For Trial Of Novel Heart Failure Management System http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3344543&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FSt-Jude-Medical-Announces-Publication-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da St. Jude Medical, Inc. today announced publication of clinical results in the Hemodynamically Guided Home Self-Therapy in Severe Heart Failure Patients (HOMEOSTASIS) trial. The left atrial pressure (LAP) management system featured in this study allows patients to adjust their heart failure (HF) medications daily, based on a physician-directed prescription plan and their current HF status, similar to the manner in which diabetes patients manage their insulin therapy (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3344543 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3344543 Children's Mercy Hospitals And Clinics Installs Toshiba Vascular X-Ray Systems With Next Generation AIP http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3344544&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FChildrens-Mercy-Hospitals-And-Clinics-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da To bring the latest in cardiovascular X-ray technology to its pediatric patients, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas City, Mo., has installed two Infinix CF-i/BP vascular X-ray systems with 8" x 8" flat panel detectors (FPD) from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. These systems are the first pediatric bi-plane systems in the U.S. equipped with Toshiba's Next Generation Advanced Image Processing (AIP) capabilities (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3344544 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3344544 Inovio Develops Cordless Electroporation Device For Delivering DNA Vaccines http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3344545&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FInovio-Develops-Cordless-Electroporation-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Inovio Biomedical Corporation , a leader in DNA vaccine design, development and delivery, has unveiled its new CELLECTRA®-SP series of hand-held, cordless electroporation devices at the DNA Vaccines 2010 conference being held in New Orleans, LA (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3344545 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:30:00 +0100 3344545 April 12-13 Conference On Commercial Compliance For Pharmaceutical And Medical Device Companies http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3328961&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FApril-12-13-Conference-On-Commercial-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da In Washington, DC, April 12-13, 2010, event production company marcus evans will host the Conference on Commercial Compliance for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies. (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3328961 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:01:00 +0100 3328961 New DYMAX LED-Curable Adhesive Enables High-Speed Medical Device Assembly http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3324927&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FNew-DYMAX-LED-Curable-Adhesive-Enables-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da DYMAX Ultra-Red 1120-M-UR is an ultra fast, tack-free, LED-curable, plastic bonding medical device adhesive formulated for fast, on-demand cure with the new DYMAX BlueWave LED Prime UVA spot-curing lamp (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3324927 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:27:42 +0100 3324927 Florida's Hernando Skin Care Center Chooses The Mobetron And DermaBeam http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3324928&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FFloridas-Hernando-Skin-Care-Center-Chooses-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da IntraOp Medical Corporation today announcedthat Hernando Skin Care Center has chosen to install a Mobetron in its Brookesville, Florida office. DermaBeam and Radiation Therapy DermaBeam is Electron Beam Radiation Therapy (RT) delivered by IntraOp's Mobetron and represents a ground breaking treatment in office based dermatology (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3324928 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:48:00 +0100 3324928 Good Vibrations: Bresslergroup Designs New Device That Delivers Pain-Free Dental Injections http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3324929&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FGood-Vibrations-Bresslergroup-Designs-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da DentalVibe a new dental device now on the market takes the fear and pain out of dental injections. The product design firm, Bresslergroup, teamed with Dr. Steven G. Goldberg, DDS, to design the easy to use tool (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3324929 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:35:00 +0100 3324929 TechniScan Launches 3-D Breast Ultrasound Clinical Study In Freiburg University http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3344546&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FTechniScan-Launches-3-D-Breast-Ultrasound-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da TechniScan, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TSNI) ("TechniScan" or the "Company"), a medical device company engaged in the development and commercialization of an automated 3-D breast ultrasound imaging system, today announced that in collaboration with University Medical Center Freiburg in Germany, it has launched a clinical study to assess clinical utility of TechniScan's Warm Bath Ultrasound (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3344546 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:20:00 +0100 3344546 NovoStent Receives CE Mark For New Class Of Endovascular Implant http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3324930&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FNovoStent-Receives-CE-Mark-For-New-Class-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da NovoStent Corporation, a privately held medical device company, today announced that it has received CE Mark for its SAMBATM Stent and Delivery System for the treatment of peripheral artery disease (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3324930 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:01:00 +0100 3324930 Cook Medical's Hercules 3 Stage Esophageal Balloon, Used To Treat Gastrointestinal Strictures, Now Available In U.S., Australia, Canada And Europe http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3324931&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FCook-Medicals-Hercules-3-Stage-Esophageal-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Gastrointestinal (GI) strictures are abnormal narrowings of the digestive tract that, if left untreated, can dangerously interfere with eating, swallowing and digestion. Developed to treat such strictures, the Cook Medical Hercules 3 Stage Esophageal Balloon is now available in the U.S., Australia, Canada and Europe after receiving 510(k) clearance and CE Mark certification, expanding Cook's offering of the most comprehensive line of devices for the endoscopy market (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3324931 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:01:00 +0100 3324931 Toshiba Announces Cardiac Software Upgrades For The Aquilion ONE And Aquilion Premium http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3324932&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FToshiba-Announces-Cardiac-Software-Upgrades-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Responding to the cardiac CT market's need for superior image quality with lower radiation doses, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., has unveiled new cardiac software enhancements available now for the Aquilion ONE and Aquilion Premium CT systems (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3324932 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3324932 Acculis Breakthrough Liver Cancer Treatment Gets Green Light http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3324933&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FAcculis-Breakthrough-Liver-Cancer-Treatment-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Acculis Limited today announced the regulatory clearance of its revolutionary new device for destroying unwanted tissues, such as liver tumours. The clearance under the European CE Mark system allows the company to begin deliveries for treating patients throughout Europe and elsewhere where the CE Mark system is recognised (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3324933 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:35:00 +0100 3324933 Innovative HeRO Device Improves Outcomes, Quality Of Life For Kidney Disease Patients http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3324934&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FInnovative-HeRO-Device-Improves-Outcomes-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da One thousand end stage renal disease patients have now benefited from a novel device that provides vital access to their blood for filtering and replacement kidney function, and reduces the risk of potentially fatal bacteremia infection (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3324934 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:55:00 +0100 3324934 MicroTransponder Raises $10 Million To Begin Clinical Trials Of Wireless Neurostimulation For Chronic Pain And Obtain FDA Clearance http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3324935&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FMicroTransponder-Raises-10-Million-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da MicroTransponder, Inc., a privately-held medical device company, has just announced a $7 Million Series B round of funding. MicroTransponder is developing a wireless neurostimulation platform for the treatment of chronic pain and other neurological indications (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3324935 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:38:00 +0100 3324935 Zargis StethAssist & Zargis Cardioscan Cleared For Sale In Australia http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299996&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FZargis-StethAssist-Zargis-Cardioscan-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Zargis Medical Corp., a majority-owned subsidiary of Speedus Corp. (Nasdaq: SPDE), today announced that Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration, the Australian equivalent of the U.S. FDA, has cleared the Zargis StethAssistT and Zargis CardioscanT devices for sale in Australia (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299996 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:41:52 +0100 3299996 Apex Heart Care, First Arizona Clinic To Install Shape-HF; New Medical Device Measures Patient Physiology To Define Shortness Of Breath http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299997&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FApex-Heart-Care-First-Arizona-Clinic-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da "Shortness of breath is a fear of most patients and it's what brings them to see me initially," said Dr. Myron Licht, a double board certified, interventionally trained cardiologist practicing in Arizona since 1993. Physicians know that shortness of breath, or dypsnea, is complex and can arise from a number of anatomical and physiological causes (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299997 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:28:49 +0100 3299997 Top Doctors To Present Results Of FDA Clinical Trial Of Guided Therapeutics' Cervical Cancer Detection Technology At Scientific Meeting http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299998&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FTop-Doctors-To-Present-Results-Of-FDA-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Results of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pivotal clinical trial for the Guided Therapeutics, Inc. (GT) LightTouch Non-invasive Cervical Cancer Detection System are scheduled to be presented by five leading doctors at the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology biennial meeting, March 24 - 27, 2010, in Las Vegas (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299998 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:45:00 +0100 3299998 BSD Medical Reports Publication Of Chinese Study Using The BSD-2000 Hyperthermia System To Treat Lung Cancer http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299999&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FBSD-Medical-Reports-Publication-Of-Chinese-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da BSD Medical Corporation (the "Company" or "BSD") today announced that a study titled "BSD2000 Deep Hyperthermia Combined with Chemotherapy of PT regimen in Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer" has been published in the current issue of The Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer (February 2010;13(2):132-135) by Yang, Zhao, and Wang (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299999 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3299999 St. Jude Medical Expands Hospital Access To Wireless Fractional Flow Reserve Technology With New Agreement http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3300000&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FSt-Jude-Medical-Expands-Hospital-Access-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da St. Jude Medical, Inc. announced today its wireless PressureWireT Aeris technology, which aids in the diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery blockages by measuring Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR), will now be available to hospitals using the McKesson Horizon Cardiology Hemo solution (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3300000 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:58:00 +0100 3300000 Plex Systems And OKAY Industries To Speak On Traceability At Medical Device Summit http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3300001&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FPlex-Systems-And-OKAY-Industries-To-Speak-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Plex Systems, Inc., provider of the No. 1 rated ERP software for manufacturers, recently announced that John Billings, business development managing director, will speak on behalf of the company at a workshop and roundtable at the upcoming Medical Device Summit in Boston. (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3300001 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:05:00 +0100 3300001 Belgian Hospital 50th Transplant Center To Begin Certification Training To Implant SynCardia's Total Artificial Heart http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3300002&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FBelgian-Hospital-50th-Transplant-Center-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da On Feb. 25 & 26, the surgical team from Onze Lieve Vrouw (OLV) Hospital Aalst, led by surgeons Ivo Deblier, MD, and Karl Dossche, PhD, and accompanied by anesthesiologist Koen De Decker, MD, will become the first hospital in Belgium and the 50th hospital in the world to complete the first phase of certification training to implant the SynCardia temporary CardioWestT Total Artificial Heart (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3300002 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:05:00 +0100 3300002 Defense Appropriations Funding Will Advance STB®'s Development Of Lifesaving Dressing http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3319723&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FDefense-Appropriations-Funding-Will-Advance-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da STB Lifesaving Technologies® announced today $2.4 million was included in the FY2010 U.S. Department of Defense appropriations bill to advance the development of the Fibrin Adhesive STat (FAST®) dressing (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3319723 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:39:00 +0100 3319723 ConvaTec Introduces Flexi-Seal&reg™ SIGNAL™ FMS http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3300003&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FConvaTec-Introduces-Flexi-Seal-SIGNAL-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da ConvaTec, a world-leading developer and marketer of innovative medical technologies for community and hospital care, announced today the launch of Flexi-Seal®T SIGNALT Fecal Management System (FMS). Now available in the U.S., U.K (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3300003 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:54:00 +0100 3300003 Study Of NewCardio's CardioBip Demonstrates Performance For Remote Wireless Monitoring And Detection Of Atrial Fibrillation http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3300004&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FStudy-Of-NewCardios-CardioBip-Demonstrates-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da NewCardio, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: NWCI) a cardiac diagnostic technology provider, announced today that the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) has accepted an abstract detailing the superior performance of NewCardio's patented CardioBipT technology for remote wireless monitoring and detection of atrial fibrillation (AF) (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3300004 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:07:00 +0100 3300004 Trimira Founding Scientist Calum MacAulay Creates Identafi Continuing Education Course http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3292991&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FTrimira-Founding-Scientist-Calum-MacAulay-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Head of the Cancer Imaging Department at British Columbia Cancer Research Center (BCCRC) Dr. Calum MacAulay has created an online one-hour continuing education course on Trimira® LLC's award-winning Identafi® 3000 ultra - the first and only oral cancer screening device to use a triple-wavelength fluorescence and reflectance optical system for early detection. (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3292991 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:07:00 +0100 3292991 Embrella Cardiovascular Highlighted During Live TAVI Case Transmission At JIM http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3300005&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FEmbrella-Cardiovascular-Highlighted-During-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Embrella Cardiovascular, Inc., a privately held company announced that the Embrella Embolic Deflector device was highlighted during a live case transmission last week at the Joint Interventional Meeting (JIM) in Rome, Italy (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3300005 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:57:00 +0100 3300005 Anulex Technologies, Inc. Announces The Launch Of The Xclose Plus Tissue Repair System And Achieves 7,300 Patients Treated Milestone http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3300006&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FAnulex-Technologies-Inc-Announces-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Anulex Technologies, Inc., a privately held medical device manufacturer focusing on spinal disc Preservation & Anular Repair products, announced the commercial availability of the Xclose Plus Tissue Repair System at the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves meeting in Orlando, Florida (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3300006 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:00:00 +0100 3300006 Sorin Group Announces U.S. FDA Clearance Of Newest Generation Heart Lung-Machine http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3300007&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FSorin-Group-Announces-US-FDA-Clearance-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Sorin Group, a global company and a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of its newest generation C5 Heart-Lung Machine (HLM) (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3300007 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3300007 Medtronic: Advanced Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy Now Available In Canada http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3277790&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FMedtronic-Advanced-Deep-Brain-Stimulation-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announces the market launch of Activa® RC (Rechargeable Cell) and Activa® PC (Primary Cell) neurostimulators, the most innovative deep brain stimulation therapy (DBS) to help patients with neurodegenerative disorders to control their symptoms (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3277790 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:42:40 +0100 3277790 Kensey Nash Announces CE Mark Approval For Cartilage Repair Device http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3277791&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FKensey-Nash-Announces-CE-Mark-Approval-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Kensey Nash Corporation (Nasdaq: KNSY), a leading medical technology company that provides innovative resorbable biomaterial solutions for a wide range of medical procedures, announced today that it has received the CE Mark for the Company's Cartilage Repair Device (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3277791 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:34:51 +0100 3277791 ICAP Ocean Tomo To Sell Patent Portfolio Related To A Cardiothoracic Surgery System Owned By Medcanica, LLC http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3277792&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FICAP-Ocean-Tomo-To-Sell-Patent-Portfolio-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da ICAP Ocean Tomo, the intellectual property brokerage division of ICAP plc (IAP.L), is offering for sale a patent portfolio relating to a cardiothoracic surgery system owned by Medcanica, LLC. The portfolio consists of 14 U.S. issued patents, 4 non-U.S. patents, and 1 U.S. patent application. The assets have been cited by Intuitive Surgical, Medical Components Inc., and Applied Medical Resources Corporation (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3277792 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:52:00 +0100 3277792 Urology Study Shows Reduced Side Effects From Radiation For Prostate Cancer With Calypso Medical's Tumor Tracking Technology http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3277793&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FUrology-Study-Shows-Reduced-Side-Effects-from-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Calypso Medical Technologies, Inc., a developer of targeting technology used for accurate, precise real-time tracking of tumor targets, today announced the online publication of a clinical study in Urology(The GOLD JOURNAL) (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3277793 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3277793 Seward To Demo Small Tissue Processing Solutions At Analytica 2010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3281458&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FSeward-To-Demo-Small-Tissue-Processing-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da At Analytica 2010 in Munich, Germany, Seward Limited will be demonstrating its small tissue processing solutions in Hall B2, Stand 130. The Stomacher 80 microBiomaster provides flexible small tissue processing capabilities for clinical, life science and microbiology applications. (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3281458 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:52:00 +0100 3281458 Automated Decapper For Screw Cap Sample Storage Tubes http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3281459&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FAutomated-Decapper-For-Screw-Cap-Sample-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da The ScrewCap DeCapper available from Micronic Europe BV is a compact, automated instrument for the opening and closing of screw-capped tubes (0.5 - 1.4ml). (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3281459 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:31:00 +0100 3281459 Higher Standard Of Security By New Check Of Syringes For Pierced Needle Shields http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3277794&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FHigher-Standard-Of-Security-By-New-Check-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Seidenader Maschinenbau GmbH, one of the leading suppliers of automatic inspection machines for the pharmaceutical industry, has developed a method to verify pierced needle shields inline and at full production speeds up to 600 syringes/min (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3277794 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:51:00 +0100 3277794 Mount Vernon Cancer Centre Becomes First NHS Facility To Acquire A CyberKnife System http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3277795&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FMount-Vernon-Cancer-Centre-Becomes-First-NHS-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in the United Kingdom has become the first National Health Service (NHS) hospital to acquire a CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3277795 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:59:00 +0100 3277795 Latest Trends In Quality And Compliance Management For The Life Sciences http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3264651&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FLatest-Trends-In-Quality-And-Compliance-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da "Quality and Compliance Management: A 2010 Roadmap for the Life Sciences," the latest research by Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company, has correlated specific business capabilities and technology enablers to higher operational performance. (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3264651 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:07:00 +0100 3264651 OrbusNeich Announces First Patient Enrolled In Randomized Clinical Trial Of Genous™ Bio-Engineered R Stent™ In China http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3277796&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FOrbusNeich-Announces-First-Patient-Enrolled-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da OrbusNeich today announced that the first patient has been enrolled in a randomized clinical trial of the Genous Bio-engineered R stent in China (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3277796 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:09:00 +0100 3277796 Colder Products Company Introduces New Connector Options For Device Manufacturers http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3260764&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FColder-Products-Company-Introduces-New-Connec-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Colder Products Company continues its expansion of the new FitQuikT product line at MD&M West (booth #2511) today. (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3260764 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:29:00 +0100 3260764 AseptiQuik™ Connectors Create Quick And Easy Sterile Connections http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3260765&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FAseptiQuik-Connectors-Create-Quick-And-Easy-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Biopharmaceutical manufacturers seeking a robust sterile connector for single-use processing now have a reliable, easy-to-use solution: AseptiQuikT Connectors from Colder Products Company. (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3260765 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:25:52 +0100 3260765 Pitt County Memorial Hospital Adopts TandemHeart-Versatile Circulatory Support Device From CardiacAssist http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3277797&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FPitt-County-Memorial-Hospital-Adopts-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da CardiacAssist Inc. announced today that Pitt County Memorial Hospital has adopted the company's TandemHeart System (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3277797 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:00:00 +0100 3277797 SafeStitch Medical, Inc. Receives CE Mark For The AMID Hernia Stapler http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3277798&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FSafeStitch-Medical-Inc-Receives-CE-Mark-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da SafeStitch Medical, Inc., announced recently that it has received CE Mark authorization to commercialize its AMID StaplerTM in the European Economic Community. The new stapler is to be used for fixation of mesh in the repair of hernia defects and also for the approximation of tissues, including skin (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3277798 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:30:00 +0100 3277798 Avrio Receives Drug Manufacturing License And Medical Device Manufacturing License From The California Food And Drug Branch http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3260766&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FAvrio-Receives-Drug-Manufacturing-License-And-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Avrio Biopharmaceuticals, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Irvine Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., received approval to manufacture and ship pharmaceutical products by the California Department of Public Health, Food and Drug Branch (Cal FDB), completing the organization's portfolio of product development services in support of its pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and medical device clients. (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3260766 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:18:00 +0100 3260766 Volcano Corporation Completes Acquisition Of Lumen Biomedical's Xtract™ Thrombus Aspiration Catheter http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3256747&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FVolcano-Corporation-Completes-Acquisition-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Volcano Corporation (Nasdaq: VOLC), a leading developer and manufacturer of precision intravascular therapy guidance tools designed to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of coronary and peripheral vascular disease, announced today that it has acquired the XtractT Thrombus Aspiration Catheter device line from Lumen Biomedical (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3256747 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:53:43 +0100 3256747 Leading Expert In Hemodynamics Aims To Use New Emulator Technology To Eliminate Blood Clotting In Cardiovascular Devices http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3256748&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FLeading-Expert-In-Hemodynamics-Aims-To-Use-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da On Jan. 22, Danny Bluestein, PhD, Professor of Bioengineering at the State University of New York (SUNY) Stony Brook, in collaboration with Marvin J. Slepian, M.D., Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at the University of Arizona, submitted a Phase II Quantum Grant proposal to the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3256748 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:01:00 +0100 3256748 Excelsior Medical's New Catheter Lock Solution Approved By Health Canada http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3256749&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FExcelsior-Medicals-New-Catheter-Lock-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Excelsior Medical Corporation, one of the leading manufacturers of pre-filled catheter flush syringes, today announced that it has received a Medical Device License from Health Canada for its new, pre-filled catheter lock syringe to be sold in the Canadian marketplace (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3256749 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:15:00 +0100 3256749 SANUWAVE's PACE Technology Is A Novel, Safe And Cost-Effective Method To Treat Severe Burns Without Surgery Or Skin Grafting http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3256750&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FSANUWAVEs-PACE-Technology-Is-A-Novel-Safe-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da SANUWAVE Health, Inc., an emerging medical technology company focused on regenerative medicine, announced that a European scientific study reporting the successful treatment of severe burns using the dermaPACE device has been published by BURNS, the Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3256750 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:45:00 +0100 3256750 Volcano Receives FDA Clearance To Market The Eagle Eye® Platinum Digital IVUS Catheter http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3277799&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FVolcano-Receives-FDA-Clearance-To-Market-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Volcano Corporation (Nasdaq: VOLC), a leading developer and manufacturer of precision intravascular therapy guidance tools designed to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of coronary and peripheral vascular disease, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the Eagle Eye® Platinum digital IVUS catheter in the United States (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3277799 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:26:00 +0100 3277799 Synovis Life Technologies Receives FDA Marketing Clearance For Flow Coupler http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3256751&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FSynovis-Life-Technologies-Receives-FDA-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Synovis Life Technologies, Inc., has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) marketing clearance for its Flow Coupler, an innovative extension of the company's well-established Microvascular Anastomotic Coupler used in several surgical procedures to connect small blood vessels more quickly and with equal or greater reliability than hand suturing (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3256751 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3256751 Study Suggests Slide-On EndoSheath System Provides Several Advantages Over Traditional Germicidal Immersion http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3256752&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FStudy-Suggests-Slide-On-EndoSheath-System-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Results of a clinical study presented Thursday, Feb. 4 at the annual Triological Society meetings in Orlando, Fla., suggest a sterile barrier sheath system has distinct advantages over germicidal immersion processes used to prevent contamination of fiberoptic nasopharyngolaryngoscopes (flexible ENT scopes). Flexible ENT scopes are used by otolaryngologists to examine the nose and throat area for various disorders such as dysphagia, reflux disease, snoring, and chronic sinusitis (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3256752 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3256752 Sorin Group Announces Market Release And First Implant Of Next-Generation Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3256753&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FSorin-Group-Announces-Market-Release-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Sorin Group, a global leader in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, announced today U.S. FDA approval and first implant of its next-generation of cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D), ParadymT CRT Model 8750. Featuring a new, state-of-the-art battery technology, Paradym CRT delivers 37 Joules, the highest energy of any implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) currently available (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3256753 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:30:00 +0100 3256753 SAMU Brasilia Implements ZOLL AutoPulse http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3256754&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FSAMU-Brasilia-Implements-ZOLL-AutoPulse-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced today that SAMU Brasilia (Servico de Atendimento Movel de Urgencia-Emergency Mobile Treatment Service), based in the capital city of Brazil and one of the largest EMS services in the country, has equipped its ambulances with the AutoPulse Non-Invasive Cardiac Support Pump (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3256754 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3256754 St. Jude Medical Announces European Approval Of Smaller, Higher Power ICD And CRT-D Devices With New Heart Failure Monitors http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3256755&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FSt-Jude-Medical-Announces-European-Approval-0003%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da St. Jude Medical, Inc. today announced European CE Mark approval and first implants of its Fortify and Fortify ST implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) and Unify cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D). The devices will be fully launched in Europe later this spring, and U.S. versions of the Fortify ICD and Unify CRT-D are expected to be launched later this year (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3256755 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3256755 Penrose-St. Francis Health Systems Adopts TandemHeart-Versatile Circulatory Support Device From CardiacAssist http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3256756&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FPenrose-St-Francis-Health-Systems-Adopts-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da CardiacAssist Inc. announced today that Penrose-St. Francis Health Systems, Colorado Springs, Colo., has adopted the company's TandemHeart System. Penrose-St (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3256756 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:40:00 +0100 3256756 New Metering Chips From Teridian Feature Innovative Isolated Sensing Technology http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3260767&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FNew-Metering-Chips-From-Teridian-Feature-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Teridian Semiconductor today announced that it has begun sampling its fourth generation residential smart metering integrated circuits (ICs). The new product family includes the 71M6541x and 71M6xx1 and features digitally isolated current sensors based on the company's proprietary MicroDAAT isolation technology (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3260767 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:50:00 +0100 3260767 Pall Corporation Launches Next Generation Blood Filter That Simultaneously Reduces Prions And Leukocytes http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3237594&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FPall-Corporation-Launches-Next-Generation-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Pall Corporation, a global leader in filtration, separation and purification, recently announced the launch of the Leukotrap® Affinity Plus Prion and Leukocyte Reduction Filter System. The new blood filter reduces prions and leukocytes in a single step. (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3237594 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:08:00 +0100 3237594 Aragon Surgical Announces The Expansion Of The Lektrafuse Platform Of RF Cutting & Sealing Instruments http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3233558&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FAragon-Surgical-Announces-The-Expansion-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Aragon Surgical, Inc., a venture-backed medical device company, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance for Lektrafuse TELEO, the newest addition to its Lektrafuse platform (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3233558 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:16:00 +0100 3233558 TTP LabTech Launches New High-Content Contract Screening Service http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3237595&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FTTP-LabTech-Launches-New-High-Content-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da TTP LabTech has recently launched its new contract screening service based around the company's HCS technology, the Acumen microplate cytometer. The service will provide clients with high-content data using cell-based assays for the investigation of various biological phenomena - including cell cycle, RNAi profiling, angiogenesis and signal pathway profiling. (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3237595 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:31:00 +0100 3237595 Veran Medical Receives FDA Clearances To Expand Uses For ig4 Navigation System To Use Ultrasound And 3D Fluoroscopic X-Ray http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3233559&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FVeran-Medical-Receives-FDA-Clearances-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Veran Medical Technologies announced today that it has recently received two clearances (K093146 & K093995) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand its indications for use of the ig4 Navigation platform (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3233559 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:06:00 +0100 3233559 3D Mobile Imaging Becomes Illinois's First Mobile Cone Beam CT http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3233560&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2F3D-Mobile-Imaging-Becomes-Illinoiss-First-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da 3D Mobile Imaging and AFP Imaging Corporation AFP Imaging andDeborah Vessell, owner of 3D Mobile imaging, are proud to announce the first NewTom VGi mobile 3D Cone Beam CT scanner to operate in the state of Illinois. This adds yet another mobile operation to an ever growing fleet of independently owned mobile Cone Beam CT units across the country which utilizes the NewTom VGi Cone Beam CT (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3233560 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:48:00 +0100 3233560 Imaging Diagnostic Systems Receives Australian TGA Approval To Market Its CTLM http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3233561&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FImaging-Diagnostic-Systems-Receives-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., a pioneer in laser optical breast imaging, announced today that the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing Therapeutic Goods Administration has approved the CT Laser Mammography (CTLM) system for inclusion on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG). The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) must approve the inclusion of all medical devices on the Register before devices can be sold in Australia (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3233561 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:30:00 +0100 3233561 ClearCount Medical Solutions Announces 510(k) Clearance Of Its SmartWand-DTX http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3233562&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FClearCount-Medical-Solutions-Announces-510k-0002%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da ClearCount Medical Solutions, an innovator of patient safety solutions for the operating room, today announced 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin commercialization of its lower cost SmartWand-DTXTM system (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3233562 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:30:00 +0100 3233562 ClearCount Medical Solutions Announces 510(K) Clearance Of Its SmartWand-DTX http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3233563&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FClearcount-Medical-Solutions-Announces-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da ClearCount Medical Solutions, an innovator of patient safety solutions for the operating room, recently announced 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin commercialization of its lower cost SmartWand-DTX™ system. (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3233563 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:11:00 +0100 3233563 Medtronic Announces Two Late Breaking Clinical Trials Accepted For American College Of Cardiology Meeting http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3233564&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FMedtronic-Announces-Two-Late-Breaking-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Medtronic, Inc. announced today pivotal data for the Medtronic Arctic Front CryoAblation Catheter System will be presented as a late breaking clinical trial at the 59th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology on Monday, March 15 at 8 a.m. ET. The STOP-AF (Sustained Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation) clinical trial is evaluating the safety and efficacy of the Arctic Front CryoAblation Catheter System for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) patients (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3233564 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:04:00 +0100 3233564 ZOLL LifeVest Selected As One Of The Top Five Innovative Medical Devices Of 2009 By The Medical Device Network http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3233565&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FZOLL-LifeVest-Selected-As-One-Of-The-Top-Five-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced today that the Medical Device Network has named the LifeVest Wearable Defibrillator as one of the five most innovative and life-changing medical devices of 2009 (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3233565 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:30:00 +0100 3233565 The PICC WAND From Access Scientific Receives FDA Clearance http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3233566&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FThe-PICC-WAND-From-Access-Scientific-Receives-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Access Scientific has received FDA clearance for The PICC WANDTM, which enables clinicians to insert a peelable sheath for PICC or Midline catheter placement using the new Accelerated Seldinger Technique (AST). The PICC WAND is an all-in-one safety introducer that addresses the over-wire vascular access market, valued at more than $1 billion, by providing faster, safer and simpler vascular access (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3233566 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3233566 Piedmont Hospital Installs First Toshiba Vascular X-Ray System With 12" X 12" Mid-Sized Flat Panel Detector http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3233567&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FPiedmont-Hospital-Installs-First-Toshiba-0002%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Increasing its ability to provide patients with the highest quality of care, Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta has installed the country's first InfinixTM VF-i vascular X-ray system with the 12" x 12" mid-sized flat panel detector (FPD) from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. The new mid-sized FPD system is equipped with Toshiba's Next Generation Advanced Image Processing (AIP) capabilities and marks the fourth Toshiba Infinix-i system installed by Piedmont Hospital (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3233567 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3233567 CareFusion Signs Exclusive Partnership Agreement With Minimally Invasive Devices To Distribute FloShield Laparoscopic Technology http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3210189&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FCareFusion-Signs-Exclusive-Partnership-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da CareFusion (NYSE: CFN), a leading, global medical device company, today announced a distribution agreement with Minimally Invasive Devices, Inc., a venture-backed Ohio medical device company, to sell and market the FloShieldT product line for laparoscopic surgeries (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3210189 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:33:15 +0100 3210189 Cardiola Collaborates With Leading German Cardiac Center In Study Of Its Muscular CounterPulsation (MCP)-Based m.pulse System For Non-Surgically Treating Chronic Heart Failure Patients At Home http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3210190&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FCardiola-Collaborates-With-Leading-German-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Cardiola AG announced today it is collaborating with TheHeart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia, Ruhr University of Bochum, Bad Oeyhausen, Germany, in a study of the Company's CE-Marked m.pulse system. The study's purpose is to investigate the utility of "Muscular CounterPulsation" ("MCP") in patients with early-stage heart failure.MCP was previously only available in a clinical setting (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3210190 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:30:00 +0100 3210190 NovaRay And Triple Ring Technologies Select Nethra MPPA Architecture To Deliver Breakthrough Performance For Real-Time Medical Imaging System http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3233568&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FNovaRay-And-Triple-Ring-Technologies-Select-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Nethra® Imaging, Inc. announced that NovaRay Medical and Triple Ring Technologies (TRT) have successfully developed a real-time X-ray imaging system using Nethra's Am2045T Massively Parallel Processor Array (MPPA) devices. The new system takes advantage of the highly scalable architecture of the Nethra devices by using 13,440 32-bit processors in parallel, contained in 40 Am2045 devices (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3233568 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3233568 BSD Medical Sells Two BSD-2000 Hyperthermia Systems To Chinese Distributor http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3210191&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FBSD-Medical-Sells-Two-BSD-2000-Hyperthermia-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da BSD Medical Corporation (the "Company" or "BSD") announced today the sale of two BSD-2000 hyperthermia systems to Dalian Orientech Co. LTD ("Dalian Orientech"), the Company's exclusive Chinese distributor. The BSD-2000 system non-invasively delivers localized therapeutic heating (hyperthermia) by applying radiofrequency (RF) energy to certain cancerous tumors, including those located deep within the body (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3210191 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3210191 Medical Acoustics Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance Of Therapeutic Lung Flute http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3210192&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FMedical-Acoustics-Receives-FDA-510k-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Medical Acoustics LLC, a commercial-stage medical device company which employs acoustic technologies for diagnostic and therapeutic medical applications, today announced that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance of its Therapeutic Lung Flute (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3210192 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:00:00 +0100 3210192 Medtronic Receives FDA Approval For First Replacement Heart Valve Implanted Without Surgery http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3210193&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FMedtronic-Receives-FDA-Approval-For-First-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da In a significant development for congenital heart disease patients, Medtronic, Inc., announced today that its Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval under a Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE). This innovative medical device is the first transcatheter heart valve to receive FDA approval (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3210193 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:44:00 +0100 3210193 FDA Approves First Percutaneous Heart Valve http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3210194&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FFDA-Approves-First-Percutaneous-Heart-Valve-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Medtronic Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve and Ensemble Delivery System, the first heart valve to be implanted through a catheter, or tube, in a leg vein and guided up to the heart. (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3210194 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:32:00 +0100 3210194 Introducing The SCHOTT InJentle Syringe By Cambridge Consultants http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3210195&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FIntroducing-The-SCHOTT-InJentle-Syringe-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Cambridge Consultants have supported SCHOTT forma vitrum ag in developing a new syringe system - InJentle - designed to address the requirements of highly sensitive drugs as well as improving the application, making injections less painful for patients (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3210195 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:55:00 +0100 3210195 FDA Approves For Permanent Treatment Of Advanced Heart Failure Assist Device Pioneered By Texas Heart Institute At St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3210196&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FFDA-Approves-For-Permanent-Treatment-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da The federal Food and Drug Administration today approved a continuous-flow heart-assist device pioneered at the Texas Heart Institute (THI) at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital (SLEH) for use as a permanent treatment for advanced heart failure (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3210196 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3210196 The 100th Patient Is Treated At The UK's First CyberKnife Centre http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3210197&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FThe-100th-Patient-Is-Treated-At-The-UKs-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da A man from Greater London has become the 100th person to be treated at the UK's first CyberKnife Centre at the renowned Harley Street Clinic in London (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3210197 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:02:00 +0100 3210197 Peking Union Hospital Chooses The Mobetron For Advanced Cancer Care http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3210198&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FPeking-Union-Hospital-Chooses-The-Mobetron-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da IntraOp Medical Corporation, a provider of intraoperative electron-beam radiation therapy (IOERT) solutions for the treatment and eradication of cancer, announced today that the Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) in Beijing, China has ordered a Mobetron for its cancer care facility (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3210198 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:13:00 +0100 3210198 CardiacAssist Will Exhibit And Host TandemHeart Symposium At Society Of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3187264&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FCardiacAssist-Will-Exhibit-And-Host-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da CardiacAssist Inc. announced today that it will exhibit its TandemHeart® System in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) 46th Annual Meeting that begins next week. TandemHeart can be placed rapidly in the cath lab or operating room, providing the most flexible and powerful percutaneous device for temporary circulatory support for critically ill patients (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3187264 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:23:00 +0100 3187264 Corventis Announces FDA Clearance And US Launch Of The NUVANT Mobile Cardiac Telemetry System http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3187265&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FCorventis-Announces-FDA-Clearance-And-US-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Corventis, Inc., a developer of wireless cardiovascular solutions, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its NUVANT Mobile Cardiac Telemetry (MCT) System for the detection of non-lethal arrhythmias (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3187265 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3187265 Radiology Regional Center First Breast Center In Southwest Florida To Initiate U-Systems SOMO·INSIGHT Study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3187267&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FRadiology-Regional-Center-First-Breast-Center-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da U-Systems announced today that Radiology Regional Center has initiated participation in the SOMO.INSIGHT Clinical Study. The first breast center in Southwest Florida to participate, Radiology Regional Center is recruiting participants for the national clinical research study designed to evaluate whether digital mammography in combination with the somo.v Automated Breast Ultrasound System (ABUS) from U-Systems is more sensitive to detecting breast lesions when compared to Mammography alone in women with dense breasts (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3187267 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3187267 ProGEL Lung Surgery Device Gets FDA Approval http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3187266&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FProGEL-Lung-Surgery-Device-Gets-FDA-Approval-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Neomend, Inc., an innovator in sealant and adhesion-prevention products for the surgical marketplace, announced it has received premarket approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company's ProGEL Pleural Air Leak Sealant (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3187266 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3187266 MOCON Creates International Webinar Series; Tutorials Conducted In English, Spanish, Chinese http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3187268&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FMOCON-Creates-International-Webinar-Series-0002%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da MOCON, Inc. is making its free popular educational webinars on package testing accessible to an even larger global audience by offering online classes in Spanish, Chinese and English. (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3187268 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:48:00 +0100 3187268 EKOS Corporation Announces Clinical Study For The Treatment Of Pulmonary Embolism Using The EKOS EkoSonic Endovascular Device http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3187269&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FEKOS-Corporation-Announces-Clinical-Study-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da EKOS Corporation announced today that they are in the final planning and approval stages of a randomized clinical study for the treatment of pulmonary embolism, known as the ULTrasound Accelerated ThrombolysIs of PulMonAry Embolism (ULTIMA) Study (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3187269 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:00:00 +0100 3187269 St. Jude Medical Announces Approval And Launch Of Neurostimulation System In Japan http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3187270&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FSt-Jude-Medical-Announces-Approval-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da St. Jude Medical, Inc. today announced regulatory approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) for the Genesis spinal cord stimulation system for the management of chronic pain (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3187270 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3187270 Covidien And Allergan Extend Agreement To Promote LAP-BAND Adjustable Gastric Banding System http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3187271&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FCovidien-And-Allergan-Extend-Agreement-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced the extension of its agreement with Allergan, Inc. to jointly promote Allergan's LAP-BAND System, the top-selling adjustable gastric band for bariatric surgery, in the United States (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3187271 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:30:00 +0100 3187271 Cardiovascular Systems Receives Conditional IDE Approval For ORBIT II Coronary Clinical Trial http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3187272&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FCardiovascular-Systems-Receives-Conditional-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI), has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conditional Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of its Diamondback 360 System in the treatment of calcified coronary lesions. With this conditional approval, CSI is authorized to begin its pivotal trial, ORBIT II, in early 2010 and initially enroll up to 100 patients at as many as 50 U.S. sites (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3187272 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3187272 Medical Care Technologies Inc. Completes New Version Of Tracking Device For Alzheimer's And Dementia http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3173877&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FMedical-Care-Technologies-Inc-Completes-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Medical Care Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: MDCE) today announced completion of version 5.1 of the TrackkerT technology for patients suffering with Alzheimer's and Dementia. MDCE's wireless TrackkerT technology assists in providing safety and behavioral information for treatment. (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3173877 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:29:00 +0100 3173877 St. Luke's Episcopal Health System Selects Toshiba Imaging Equipment For New Lakeside Hospital http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3191210&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FSt-Lukes-Episcopal-Health-System-Selects-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da St. Luke's Lakeside Hospital of The Woodlands, Texas has chosen Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. to provide magnetic resonance (MR), ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), X-ray and vascular equipment for its newly built surgical hospital (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3191210 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3191210 Lilly CEO Stresses Human Element In Driving Medical Innovation http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3183715&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FLilly-CEO-Stresses-Human-Element-In-Driving-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da In the keynote address at a Town Hall Los Angeles luncheon event today, John C. Lechleiter, Ph.D., chairman and CEO of Eli Lilly and Company, said that in the current challenging economic times, sustaining our nation's edge in innovation and improving our focus on medical innovation's richest resource - people - is imperative to achieving prosperity and health in the coming decade. (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3183715 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:45:00 +0100 3183715 VertiFlex, Inc. Announces First Implantation Of Its Shockwave Dynamic Rod http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3187273&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FVertiFlex-Inc-Announces-First-Implantation-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da VertiFlex, Inc., a leading innovator of minimally invasive and motion preserving spinal surgery technologies, announced that it has successfully completed the first human implantation of its Shockwave Dynamic Stabilization System. The surgery was performed by Dr. Stefan Hellinger at the ISAR Klinik in Munich, Germany (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3187273 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:16:00 +0100 3187273 Pathway Medical Technologies Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance For JETSTREAM G3 Atherectomy System http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3187274&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FPathway-Medical-Technologies-Receives-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Pathway Medical Technologies, Inc., an innovator of endovascular treatments for peripheral vascular disease (PVD), today announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company 510(k) clearance to market JETSTREAM G3, its newest peripheral revascularization catheter for the treatment of PVD (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3187274 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3187274 Concentric Medical Announces First Patients Treated With Trevo™ System In Acute Ischemic Stroke http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3165527&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FConcentric-Medical-Announces-First-Patients-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Concentric Medical, Inc., the global leader in acute ischemic stroke intervention, today announced that the first cases have been performed using its TrevoT System in Europe. The Trevo System is an innovative, high performing, easy-to-use thrombus retrieval system (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3165527 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:37:51 +0100 3165527 Eastman Chemical Company To Launch Design Collaboration With DD Studio At MD&M West http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3165528&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FEastman-Chemical-Company-To-Launch-Design-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Eastman Chemical Company announced recently that it will launch a design collaboration with DD Studio, a leading design thinking and product development firm, at the Medical Design & Manufacturing West (MD&M West) trade show Feb. 9 to 11, 2010, in Anaheim, Calif (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3165528 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:49:08 +0100 3165528 SpineAlign Medical Announces Distribution Agreement http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3165529&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FSpineAlign-Medical-Announces-Distribution-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da SpineAlign Medical, Inc. (formerly SpineWorks Medical, Inc.) announced today that it has entered into a distribution agreement with ab medica SpAof Lainate, Italy to distribute its SpineAlign Vertebral Body Replacement (VBR) System. The SpineAlign VBR is SpineAlign Medical's first approved product under CE Mark registration for sale outside the U.S. that was designed for a transpedicular, minimally-invasive approach to vertebral body reconstruction and anterior spinal column support (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3165529 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:16:00 +0100 3165529 Diagnostic Hybrids Announces FDA Clearance Of D3 FastPoint L-DFATM RSV/MPV Identification Kit http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3165530&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FDiagnostic-Hybrids-Announces-FDA-Clearance-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Diagnostic Hybrids, a leading developer of in vitro diagnostic fluorescent staining kits and cell culture products, announces the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (510k) clearance of its D3 FastPointTML-DFATM RSV/MPV Identification Kit, which allows for the identification of respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus from a patient's specimen in under 25 minutes (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3165530 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:08:00 +0100 3165530 Electromagnetic Simulator Supports Design Of Groundbreaking Particle Beam-Steering Magnet For Cancer Treatment http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3165531&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FElectromagnetic-Simulator-Supports-Design-Of-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da The Opera electromagnetic simulator has played an important role in the design of the particle beam steering magnet currently being commissioned at Italy's new hadron therapy centre in Milan - the Centro Nazionale di Adroterapia Oncologica (CNAO). (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3165531 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:32:00 +0100 3165531 Integra LifeSciences Announces First Surgery With Paramount® Pedicle Screw System For Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3165532&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FIntegra-LifeSciences-Announces-First-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Integra LifeSciences (Nasdaq:IART) announced today that the first surgery using Integra Spine's Paramount(R) Pedicle Screw System for minimally invasive spine surgery was performed by Dr. Andrew Parkinson, of Orthopedic Associates of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3165532 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:50:00 +0100 3165532 Physician Prescriptions For ZOLL LifeVest Top 20,000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3165533&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FPhysician-Prescriptions-For-ZOLL-LifeVest-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da ZOLL Medical Corporation announced today that more than 20,000 patients at high risk of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) have been prescribed the LifeVest Wearable Defibrillator by their physicians (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3165533 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3165533 FDA Grants 510(k) Marketing Clearance For Cytori's PureGraft System; First & Only Device On Market For Aesthetic Body Contouring Using Autologous Fat Grafts http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3165534&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FFDA-Grants-510k-Marketing-Clearance-For-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da The FDA has granted Cytori Therapeutics 510(k) marketing clearance for its PureGraft System. Cytori will now launch the first and only device in the United States cleared for aesthetic body contouring using autologous fat. PureGraft allows a patient's own fat tissue to rapidly be prepared in approximately 15 minutes for re-injection back into the same patient for aesthetic contouring (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3165534 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3165534 Gore Announces First Implant Of Next Generation Conformable GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis In US Clinical Trial For The Treatment Of Traumatic Aortic Transection http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3165535&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FGore-Announces-First-Implant-Of-Next-0002%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) announced the first human implants of the next generation Conformable GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis in the United States for the treatment of traumatic transection of the thoracic aorta. The first implants were performed by Dr. Joseph Van Camp at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Dr. Clifford Buckley assisted by Dr. Ruth Bush at Scott & White Hospital in Temple, Texas (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3165535 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:03:00 +0100 3165535 Microlife's WatchWT MedGem Device Will Be Used To Assess Metabolic Changes In The Biggest Loser Contestants http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3165536&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FMicrolifes-WatchWT-MedGem-Device-Will-Be-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Microlife Medical Home Solutions, Inc. (MiMHS) announces The Biggest Loser medical staff will implement the MedGem indirect calorimeter to assess metabolic changes in program contestants. The MedGem handheld indirect calorimeter is an FDA-cleared, Class II, medical device that assesses metabolic rate by measuring a patient's resting oxygen consumption (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3165536 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3165536 Physicians In Canada To Achieve Greater Levels Of Control During Thoracic Endovascular Aneurysm Repair http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3165537&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FPhysicians-In-Canada-To-Achieve-Greater-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Canadian physicians performing thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) can now achieve even greater levels of control, proximal conformity and apposition with Cook Medical's new Zenith TX2 TAA Endovascular Graft with Pro-Form. The technology, approved by Health Canada, is specifically designed for patients with tight aortic arches that are traditionally difficult to seal (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3165537 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:30:00 +0100 3165537 NewCardio, Inc. Announces Successful Clinical Studies Validating CardioBip Technology http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3144233&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FNewCardio-Inc-Announces-Successful-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da NewCardio, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: NWCI) a cardiac diagnostic technology provider, announced today two encouraging validation studies related to CardioBip(TM), a hand-held patient-activated device for recording and wireless transmission of reconstructed 12-lead ECGs (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3144233 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:38:15 +0100 3144233 Insulet And Ypsomed Sign International Distribution Agreement For The OmniPod Insulin Management System http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3144234&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FInsulet-And-Ypsomed-Sign-International-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Insulet Corporation (Nasdaq: PODD), the leader in tubing-free insulin pump technology with its OmniPod® Insulin Management System, and Ypsomed AG (SIX Swiss Exchange: YPSN), a leading independent diabetes specialist and technology provider of innovative injection systems for self-medication in Europe, today announced an exclusive agreement for the distribution of the OmniPod Insulin Management System in nine countries across Europe, as well as China and Australia (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3144234 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:23:43 +0100 3144234 Levia® For Personal Targeted Phototherapy™ Treatment Of Psoriasis Receives FDA 510 (k) Clearance http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3144235&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FLevia-For-Personal-Targeted-Phototherapy-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Lerner Medical Devices, Inc. announced today that Levia®, a novel, in-home, ultraviolet B (UVB) phototherapy device, has received 510 (k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of psoriasis and certain other skin conditions such as vitiligo (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3144235 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:12:27 +0100 3144235 Taoglas Launches First Flexible Circuit Loop Antennas For Healthcare M2M Market http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3144236&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FTaoglas-Launches-First-Flexible-Circuit-Loop-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Taoglas, the leading M2M antenna provider, recently announced that it has launched the first flexible circuit loop antenna, which can deliver over 40% efficiency in healthcare monitoring devices (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3144236 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:39:07 +0100 3144236 SANUWAVE Health To Present At Sidoti & Company's First 2010 Micro Cap Conference On January 11, 2010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3144237&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FSANUWAVE-Health-To-Present-At-Sidoti-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da SANUWAVE Health, Inc., an emerging medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of non-invasive, biological response activating devices in the regenerative medicine area, will be presenting at the Sidoti & Company's First 2010 Micro Cap Conference on January 11, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. EST at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3144237 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3144237 Embrella Cardiovascular, Inc. Completes Successful First Clinical Experience http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3144238&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FEmbrella-Cardiovascular-Inc-Completes-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Embrella Cardiovascular , Inc., a privately held company announced that it has completed its first clinical case using the Embrella Embolic Deflector. The company has developed a novel technology designed to make less invasive cardiovascular procedures safer for patients by decreasing the risk of emboli traveling to the brain (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3144238 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:30:00 +0100 3144238 Boston Scientific Announces Enrollment Of First Patient In Post-Approval Study For TAXUS Liberte Stent http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3144239&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FBoston-Scientific-Announces-Enrollment-Of-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced that it has enrolled the first patient in its TAXUS Liberte post-approval study. The study is designed to evaluate real-world clinical outcomes data for the TAXUS® Liberte® Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent System in combination with a dual antiplatelet therapy drug regimen that includes aspirin and Effient®, a new antiplatelet medication (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3144239 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:28:00 +0100 3144239 SpineGuard Reports 10,000th Spine Procedure Using PediGuard For Safer Pedicle Screw Placement http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3144240&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FSpineGuard-Reports-10000th-Spine-Procedure-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da SpineGuard announced today that the 10,000th case has been performed using its PediGuard device for safer pedicle screw placement in spine surgery (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3144240 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:15:00 +0100 3144240 Cardima's PATHFINDER Diagnostic Catheters Receive Marketing Approval In Japan http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3144241&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FCardimas-PATHFINDER-Diagnostic-Catheters-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Cardima, Inc., a medical device company focused on the diagnosis and treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), has received Shonin approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) to re-enter the Japanese market with its family of guidewire-based, multi-electrode PATHFINDER diagnostic mapping catheters (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3144241 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3144241 Bovie Medical Corporation Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance To Market Resistick II Coated Electrodes http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3144242&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FBovie-Medical-Corporation-Announces-FDA-510-0002%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Bovie Medical Corporation (the "Company"), a manufacturer and marketer of electrosurgical products, today announced the Company has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its line of coated blades, needles and ball electrodes used for cutting and coagulating soft tissues during surgical procedures (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3144242 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:05:00 +0100 3144242 Mar-Med Company Receives ISO 13485 Certification From The National Standards Authority Of Ireland http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3109466&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FMar-Med-Company-Receives-ISO-13485-0002%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Mar-Med Company, a medical device manufacturing company based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has received ISO 13485:2003 certification from the National Standards Authority of Ireland, Inc (NSAI). The certification is for Mar-Med Co's Tourni-Cot product, which allows for simple and easy occlusion of blood vessels during digit surgery (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3109466 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:58:00 +0100 3109466 Gore Expands Line Of GORE PROPATEN Vascular Grafts http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3109467&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FGore-Expands-Line-Of-GORE-PROPATEN-Vascular-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) today announced it will expand its line of GORE PROPATEN Vascular Grafts to include configurations with a unique, all ePTFE radial support that is concealed within the ultra-smooth graft wall and resists kinking and compression (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3109467 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:00:00 +0100 3109467 Novation Awards Single Source Agreement To OrthoScan, Inc. For Mini C-Arms http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3109468&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FNovation-Awards-Single-Source-Agreement-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da OrthoScan, Inc., a privately held medical device company based in Scottsdale, Arizona today announced that Novation, the healthcare industry's leading contracting services company, has named OrthoScan its sole supplier of Mini C-Arms (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3109468 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:37:00 +0100 3109468 Medtronic Introduces The SOVEREIGN Spinal System For Lumbar Surgery http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3109469&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FMedtronic-Introduces-The-SOVEREIGN-Spinal-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Medtronic, Inc. today announced the U.S. launch of the SOVEREIGN Spinal System (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3109469 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:00:00 +0100 3109469 Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology Publishes European Study Results For Abiomed Impella 2.5 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3109470&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FJournal-Of-The-American-College-Of-Cardiology-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Results from the Europella registry, evaluating the safety and feasibility of the Abiomed, Inc. Impella 2.5 circulatory assist device in high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures have been published in the December 15 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3109470 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:01:00 +0100 3109470 Ethicon Announces Definitive Agreement To Acquire Acclarent http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3098389&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FEthicon-Announces-Definitive-Agreement-To-Acq-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Ethicon, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) company and a worldwide leader in surgical care, and Acclarent, Inc., a privately held medical technology company dedicated to designing, developing and commercializing devices that address conditions affecting the ear, nose and throat (ENT), today announced a definitive merger agreement whereby Ethicon will acquire Acclarent in an all-cash transaction for approximately $785 million net of estimated cash on hand at time of closing. (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3098389 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:35:10 +0100 3098389 3D DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING PLC ("3D" Or "The Company") (PLUS Ticker 3DDP) 510(k) Clearance For CarieScan PRO: Approval Number: K090598 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3109471&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2F3D-DIAGNOSTIC-IMAGING-PLC-3D-Or-The-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da 3D, whose subsidiary, CarieScan Limited ("CarieScan"), is a leading producer of handheld devices for the early detection and monitoring of tooth decay, is pleased to announce that it has received 510(k) clearance from the Food & Drug Administration ("FDA"), allowing the CarieScan PROtm to be marketed in the United States of America ("US") (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3109471 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:31:00 +0100 3109471 Surgeon's Group Underscores Value Of New Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3109472&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FSurgeons-Group-Underscores-Value-Of-New-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da A new statement on breast cancer by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) underscores the value of an advanced approach to post-surgical radiation therapy provided by the Breast Clinic of Memphis. The ACS document describes the advantages of accelerated partial breast irradiation such as SAVI radiation therapy provided at the Breast Clinic of Memphis (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3109472 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:15:00 +0100 3109472 FDA Approves SPIRIVA HandiHaler For The Reduction Of COPD Exacerbations http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3107548&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FFDA-Approves-SPIRIVA-HandiHaler-For-The-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Pfizer Inc announced recently that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved SPIRIVA HandiHaler (tiotropium bromide inhalation powder) for the reduction of exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3107548 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:56:00 +0100 3107548 Plex Systems Sets Date For PowerPlex 2010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3094357&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FPlex-Systems-Sets-Date-For-PowerPlex-2010-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Plex Systems, Inc., provider of Plex Online, the No. 1 rated manufacturing ERP software, recently announced that PowerPlex 2010, the company's annual user conference, will take place May 17-19, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Dearborn, Michigan (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3094357 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:14:56 +0100 3094357 Colder Products Company Introduces New Fittings Product Line http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3094358&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FColder-Products-Introduces-New-Fittings-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Colder Products Company introduced more than 350 new fittings and luers at MD&M Minneapolis today. The new line of FitQuikT Connectors adds hundreds of cost-effective connection options to its current product offering of quick disconnect couplings and fittings. (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3094358 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:09:00 +0100 3094358 Positron Sells PET Scanner To Prominent New York City Cardiologist http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3109473&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FPositron-Sells-PET-Scanner-To-Prominent-New-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Positron Corporation a molecular imaging solutions company focused on Nuclear Cardiology, announced today the sale and installation of its PET scanner to Manhattan based, Gramercy Cardiac Diagnostic Services, owned by prominent New York City cardiologist, Dr. Peter Rentrop (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3109473 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:17:00 +0100 3109473 KarmelSonix Asthma Management Devices Utilize Analog Devices' Technology For Disease Management http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3109474&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FKarmelSonix-Asthma-Management-Devices-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Analog Devices, Inc. announced today that KarmelSonix, pioneers in medical device development for asthma management, have chosen Analog Devices' Blackfin digital signal processors and advanced signal chain components to power its products (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3109474 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:00:00 +0100 3109474 Thermal Angel Blood Warmer Recognizes CALSTAR 6 With Distinguished Emergency Responder Award http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3091020&cid=s_38052_23_f&fid=38052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicaldesignonline.com%2Farticle.mvc%2FThermal-Angel-Blood-Warmer-Recognizes-CALSTAR-0001%3Fatc%7Ec%3D771%2Bs%3D773%2Br%3D001%2Bl%3Da Estill Medical Technologies, Inc., a family-owned Texas company that produces the Thermal Angel Blood and IV Fluid Infusion Warmer, a patented medical device being utilized by U.S. hospitals, military and emergency responders to lessen the effects of fluid-induced hypothermia", named the CALSTAR 6 Unit of South Lake Tahoe as the first-ever recipient of their "Thermal Angel Lifesaver of the Year Award (Source: Medical Design Online News) Medical Design Online News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3091020 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:47:41 +0100 3091020