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 Devices News From Medical News Today' source. Sat, 26 Jun 2010 06:56:46 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3506270&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BMf About two thirds of the American population is overweight or obese, putting them at higher risk for health problems such as heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes. The obesity epidemic in America is the result of poor eating habits, genetics, and a lack of exercise. It's therefore difficult for public health officials to get people to make a conscious effort to control their weight... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3506270 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3506270 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3506271&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BLc GE Healthcare, a business unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced today a commitment to reduce the average energy consumption of new ultrasound products by 25 percent by 2012*... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3506271 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3506271 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3503516&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BKV OSI Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSIS), a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications, announced that its Healthcare Division, Spacelabs Healthcare, has expanded its patient monitoring portfolio with the introduction of the Spacelabs Ultraview 2900... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3503516 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3503516 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3503517&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BKh Building on its existing foundation of clinical and public policies, the American College of Physicians (ACP) announced plans to provide physicians and patients with evidence-based recommendations for specific interventions for a variety of clinical problems... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3503517 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3503517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3502276&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BHM The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a new initiative to address safety problems associated with external infusion pumps, which are devices that deliver fluids, including nutrients and medications, into a patient's body in a controlled manner... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3502276 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3502276 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3502275&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BHJ On the golf course, in the garden, or at the shopping mall, most people want to stay active, regardless of age. As the number of Americans reaching their 60s grows daily, the demand for mobility-restoring procedures, such as hip replacement, is steadily increasing. Total joint replacement is thought to be among the most valued developments in the history of orthopedics... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3502275 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3502275 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3495990&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BGh Physio-Control, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic, Inc., (NYSE: MDT), announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified the company's decision to perform a voluntary correction of LIFEPAK 15 monitor/defibrillators manufactured prior to December 16, 2009 as a Class I recall... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3495990 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3495990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3495989&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BG6 The Associated Press: A new ethics code adopted by leading medical groups on Wednesday is supposed to keep the drug and medical device industry from having too much financial influence over medical practitioners... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3495989 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3495989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3495991&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BDg Promega Corporation now offers the Maxwell® 16 LEV Blood DNA Kit which is designed to purify DNA from whole blood. The new kit, optimized to work on the Maxwell® 16 instrument, eliminates the need for a buffy coat step while providing exponentially higher concentration in less time with parallel purity... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3495991 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3495991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3495993&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BCV Taking inspiration from a popular executive toy ("Newton's cradle"), researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have built a device - called a nonlinear acoustic lens - that produces highly focused, high-amplitude acoustic signals dubbed "sound bullets... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3495993 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3495993 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3495992&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BC3 The New York Times: A legal case now pending asks a question increasingly faced by the medical world -- "who should be held accountable when a company sells a flawed product that can injure or kill patients? Is it the company or the people who run it?" Five years ago, two cardiologists discovered that a company had been knowingly selling faulty heart defibrillators that... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3495992 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3495992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3492245&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bzq Ultrasound pioneer Gerald J. Posakony was honored with the John Fritz Medal - the highest award in the engineering profession - on Monday night by the American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES)... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3492245 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3492245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3492246&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bzh Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, announced the launch of the Innovation: Delivered tour, a mobile program that will introduce surgeons, residents, nurses and hospital administrators around the country to the SILS(TM) Port Multiple Instrument Access Device... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3492246 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3492246 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3492247&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bzf Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, announced that Covidien Canada received a GHXcellence Award as Supplier of the Year from the Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX). The award, which recognizes the achievements in improving supply chain performance, was presented at the 10th Annual GHX Supply Chain Summit held in Orlando, FL, on March 29-31, 2010... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3492247 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:00:00 +0100 3492247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3492248&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Byy The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that a consent decree has been filed against the device manufacturer, STERIS Corp. of Mentor, Ohio. The decree stops the company from distributing unapproved and misbranded devices used to sterilize heat-sensitive instruments and medical devices... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3492248 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3492248 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3488627&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bxr Atherotech Inc. announced it will exhibit its VAP® Cholesterol Test in booth #1305 at Internal Medicine 2010, the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Physicians (ACP). The meeting takes place April 22-24, 2010, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Canada... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3488627 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3488627 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3488628&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BwZ Pyng Medical Corp. (TSX VENTURE:PYT) (the "Company" or "Pyng") announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") completed its review of the Company's 510(k) submission for its CRIC™ Kit Cricothyrotomy device. The Company pursued FDA approval to market CRIC™ in the United States via 510(k) premarket notification... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3488628 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3488628 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3488629&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bw8 Duke University Medical Center and Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH) have announced the formation of a joint venture to commercialize new biomarkers... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3488629 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3488629 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3484756&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Btd Crain's Detroit Business: A regulatory change by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services "could put a crimp on hospital-based medical home product subsidiaries and hundreds of other Michigan-based vendors," an industry that has been growing... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3484756 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3484756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3484757&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BsD At yesterday's Meet the Expert session at the 25th Annual EAU Congress, Professor Jens Rassweiler, Chairman of the EAU Section of Uro-Technology, talked to journalists about the importance of robotics in future laparoscopic surgery... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3484757 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3484757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3484758&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BrW Combining the simplistic performance of a spot-check monitor with the sophistication of continuous monitoring, Spacelabs Healthcare's Ultraview DM3 provides caregivers with a dual-mode solution for accurately and efficiently measuring vital signs (SpO2, pulse rate, non-invasive blood pressure, respiration and temperature) on adult and pediatric patients... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3484758 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3484758 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3481718&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Brm Building upon its powerful BD™ LSR cell analyzer platform, BD Biosciences launched today a new off-the-shelf BD LSRFortessa™ System, which uses up to four lasers - blue, red, violet and UV - that enable the detection of up to 18 colors simultaneously... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3481718 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3481718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3481719&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bqj Nine-year-old Morgan LaRue is the first cancer patient in Texas to benefit from a groundbreaking procedure that will magnetically lengthen her leg, sparing her the possibility of up to 10 future surgeries as her body grows. The implant and extension took place at Texas Children's Cancer Center in Houston, Texas... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3481719 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3481719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3481720&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BqR Scientists have developed a brain implant that essentially melts into place, snugly fitting to the brain's surface. The technology could pave the way for better devices to monitor and control seizures, and to transmit signals from the brain past damaged parts of the spinal cord... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3481720 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3481720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3478493&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bnw The routine use of a screening urine dipstick to diagnose chronic kidney disease in healthy children is not a cost-effective test, confirm Penn State College of Medicine researchers, who validated an American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendation. "Screening urine dipsticks have routinely been performed on healthy children in primary care offices for decades," said Deepa L. Sekhar, M.D... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3478493 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3478493 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3473893&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bj8 Siemens will be introducing the next generation of its Motion, Life, and Pure hearing systems for the first time at the annual conference of the American Academy of Audiology (AAA), which takes place from April 14 to 17 in San Diego. These products now come with BestSound Technology, which once again noticeably improves hearing comfort... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3473893 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:00:00 +0100 3473893 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3469644&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bgw Terumo Heart Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Terumo Corporation, announced the submission of its Destination Therapy (DT) Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) to the FDA for its DuraHeart™ Left-Ventricular Assist System (LVAS). This is a first step in the process of obtaining approval to begin its DuraHeart DT Clinical Trial in the U.S... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3469644 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3469644 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3469645&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bdq Authorities are crediting their Medicare and Medicaid fraud initiatives for convictions and guilty pleas in California, Florida and New York. The Associated Press/San Jose Mercury News: A Los Angeles man pleaded guilty to Medicare fraud Monday after making nearly a half million dollars in false claims... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3469645 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3469645 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3465439&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BcV New research from Finland suggests that working memory relies on synchronizing brain cells or neurons to link up different parts of the brain and help them communicate with each other and that this mechanism also determines working memory capacity... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3465439 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3465439 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3461573&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3B8S Replacing failing artificial animal-based heart valves by implanting mechanical valves inside them is an effective option for high-risk patients, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3461573 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3461573 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3461574&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3B82 The Tailwind, a new rehabilitation device that helps stroke survivors improve arm movement, even many years after their stroke, is now available on the eve of May as National Stroke Awareness Month. The exercise device empowers stroke survivors to become more independent and enables them to achieve the tasks of daily life... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3461574 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3461574 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3458678&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3B6J PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced the launch of its new LANCE® Ultra cAMP Detection Kit ... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3458678 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3458678 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3457509&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3B4C Smiths Medical, a leading global medical device manufacturer, announced that its Portex® UniPerc™ Percutaneous Tracheostomy Kit has received a 2010 Medical Design Excellence Award, presented by the publishers of Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry magazine... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3457509 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3457509 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3455578&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3B5f ConvaTec, a world-leading developer and marketer of innovative medical technologies for community and hospital care, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(K) clearance to market Vitala™, an exceptionally innovative, non-intrusive ostomy continence control device, for people with an end colostomy... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3455578 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3455578 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3451433&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3B2m Cayenne Medical, Inc. (Cayenne), a privately held sports medicine device company, announced that a new independent clinical study published in the February 2010 issue of Orthopedics reports Cayenne's AperFix® System provides a safe, efficient and secure means of arthroscopic reconstruction of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) due to traumatic injury... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3451433 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3451433 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3451435&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zZX Torax Medical Inc., a medical device company focused on the minimally invasive treatment of gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), has received CE Mark for its LINX® Anti-Reflux treatment.. The company has started commercial launch of the LINX device at select centers in Europe... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3451435 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3451435 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3451434&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zZS pSivida Corp. (NASDAQ:PSDV) (ASX:PVA), a leader in the development of ophthalmic sustained release drug delivery products, today said that a recently-published peer reviewed scientific paper showed that a sustained release Durasert drug delivery device releasing the steroid fluocinolone acetonide (FA) in the back of the eye preserved retinal function in a retinitis pigmentosa model. Dr... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3451434 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3451434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3451436&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zZD Twenty per cent of men can feel distressed at the prospect of having a biopsy after finding out they have a raised PSA level, and nine per cent continue to feel this way even after being informed they don't have cancer, concluded UK researchers who recommended doctors clearly explain the psychological effects of prostate cancer screening to their male patients and how... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3451436 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:00:00 +0100 3451436 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3446031&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zYq STERIS Corporation (NYSE: STE) announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the STERIS SYSTEM 1E® Liquid Chemical Sterilant Processing System. The STERIS SYSTEM 1E® Liquid Chemical Sterilant Processing System is the successor to the Company's SYSTEM 1® Sterile Processing System... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3446031 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3446031 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3446032&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zWG A team of materials scientists in the US have made a nanoscale probe that can be implanted into a cell wall and "eavesdrop" on electrical signals inside cells without damaging the cell wall. They hope this will lead to a better understanding of how cells communicate and respond to medication... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3446032 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:00:00 +0100 3446032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3442070&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zTr A mobile compression device is as effective as medication at preventing the formation of blood clots after hip replacement surgery but provides greater patient safety, according to a study in the March issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. "This device is as useful as blood thinners for the reduction of blood clots after hip replacement and it's superior in safety," said Douglas E... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3442070 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3442070 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3442069&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zTg The Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research® (NOSCAR®), a joint effort of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), has announced the 2010 NOSCAR® Research Award winners... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3442069 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3442069 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3442072&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zT9 Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in medical imaging, today announced the Canon CX-1 Hybrid Mydriatic/Non-Mydriatic Digital Retinal Camera has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)1. The CX-1 Hybrid Mydriatic/Non-Mydriatic Digital Retinal Camera is Canon's first fully hybrid digital retinal camera with both mydriatic and non-mydriatic modes... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3442072 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3442072 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3442071&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zSv Chronix Biomedical has announced publication of a study that supports the utility of its serum DNA blood tests to predict clinical status and monitor disease activity and response to treatment in multiple sclerosis (MS)... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3442071 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3442071 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3442073&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zSP ProUroCare Medical Inc. (OTCBB: PUMD) (OTCBB: PUMDU) (OTCBB: PUMDW) announced today that on March 29, 2010 a letter was received from the FDA regarding the pending 510(k) premarket application for the Company's ProUroScan prostate imaging system. The letter indicated that the FDA could not complete its review because they believed an appropriate predicate device had not been identified... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3442073 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:00:00 +0100 3442073 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3439055&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zPp Ayman W. El-Hattab, MD, a Medical Genetics fellow at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, was honored as the 2010-2011 recipient of the Genzyme/American College of Medical Genetics Foundation (ACMGF) Clinical Genetics Fellowship in Biochemical Genetics at the ACMG 2010 Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting in Albuquerque, NM... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3439055 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3439055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3439056&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zQk The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that will begin implementing a requirement that device manufacturers provide readily available information in certain premarket applications on pediatric patients who suffer from the disease or condition that the device is intended to treat, diagnose, or cure, even if the device is intended for adult use... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3439056 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3439056 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3436902&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zPx A study published on bmj.com reports that patient deaths have been cut by almost 15 percent at three London hospitals after the introduction of treatment checklists, known as care bundles. The researchers suggest that their methods could be used to reduce mortality in many other hospitals... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3436902 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3436902 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3431076&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zLj PRISYM ID Limited announced the launch of a new product that allows life science companies to review, validate and record their product labels quickly and efficiently while allowing greater collaboration across the process... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3431076 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3431076 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3431075&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zLh Custom Spine announced that it has received FDA clearance to market PATHWAY ACIF, an anterior cervical interbody spacer. This cervical interbody device compliments the company's low-profile anterior cervical plate system, Regent ACP, which was released this past November... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3431075 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3431075 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3431077&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zLb Sysmex America, Inc., a leading medical diagnostic instrument manufacturer and information systems developer, announced that its Sysmex XT-4000i™ Automated Hematology Analyzer has been cleared by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3431077 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3431077 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3426759&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zJj US scientists have discovered that appyling a magnetic field to a particular place on the scalp can alter people's moral judgement by interfering with activity in the right temporo-parietal junction (TPJ) of the brain. They said their finding helps us better understand how the brain constructs morality... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3426759 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3426759 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3422575&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zFq Roche Diagnostics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted CLIA-waived status to the CoaguChek® XS Plus system, a point-of-care anticoagulation monitor that offers connectivity and data management tools to help healthcare professionals manage PT/INR (blood clotting time) testing... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3422575 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3422575 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3417957&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zBk Early detection through physical examination is one of the key factors in successfully treating prostate cancer. Now, health care providers will be able to gain applied training early in their medical education and careers with new simulation technology developed at the University of Virginia that will allow them to experience numerous scenarios that simulate prostate cancer... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3417957 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3417957 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3413401&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zzJ AngioScore, Inc., a developer of novel angioplasty catheters for use in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, announced that the company has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its AngioSculpt® PTA Scoring Balloon Catheter for dilatation of lesions in renal arteries... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3413401 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3413401 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3412104&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zx3 GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) announced that an important new feature has been added to its LOGIQ E9 platform; elastography. The enhanced device is on display at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine's (AIUM) 2010 Annual Convention in San Diego (booth 301)... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3412104 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3412104 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3412105&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zyn On Friday night Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-Texas), Chairman of the Congressional Health Care Caucus, introduced H.R. 4951 (PDF file), which would fix the loophole that exempted certain staff, as well as Administration officials, from participating in the exchanges created by the Democrats' flawed health care bill... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3412105 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0100 3412105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3409707&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zxS LensAR, Inc., a leading developer of next generation laser technology for cataract surgery and other ocular applications, announced that four of the company's scientific collaborators will present clinical and pre-clinical data for the LensAR Laser System at the upcoming 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3409707 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3409707 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3409708&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zx8 The effectiveness of ordinary surgical masks as opposed to respirators in protecting health care workers against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus has been the subject of debate. An observational study published in the April 1, 2010 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, available online (http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3409708 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3409708 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3406011&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zt4 Maternal serum screening is widely used to evaluate the risk of certain serious birth defects such as Down's syndrome and Spina Bifida. Quality control is extremely important not only in establishing standardisation between methods and laboratories but for effective and efficient monitoring of performance... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3406011 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3406011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3406012&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zs6 Scientists are reporting progress toward a test that could revolutionize the diagnosis of glaucoma - the second leading cause of vision loss and blindness worldwide - by detecting the disease years earlier than usually happens at present. They reported the findings at the 239th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS)... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3406012 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3406012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3406013&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zr7 On Tuesday, "[p]rovider groups hailed the president's historic signing of the Senate's healthcare reform bill, which seeks to overhaul the healthcare system through the establishment of a new insurance marketplace, expansions to Medicaid and various insurance reforms," Modern Healthcare reports... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3406013 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3406013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3400996&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zpq Following the recent publications (1,2,3) highlighting potential dangers of ionising radiation resulting from imaging testing, the ESC experts feel that it is important to voice support of the technology... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3400996 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3400996 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3400995&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zpp Measuring a set of protein changes in the blood linked to alcohol use may potentially lead to a more accurate diagnostic test than those currently available, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3400995 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3400995 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3400997&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zph Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) introduced Lifeline with AutoAlert, an enhanced medical alert service. This integrated solution offers an added layer of protection by combining the industry-leading Philips Lifeline medical alert service with automatic fall detection capabilities... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3400997 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:00:00 +0100 3400997 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3397015&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zky The new Roche Elecsys Testosterone II Assay delivers enhanced accuracy against the Gold Standard ID-GC/MS methods for female samples (ref1) (in the range of 0.025-1.5 ng/ml)... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3397015 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3397015 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3397016&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zkp A new injection device for the endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) offers urologists greater control, precision and accuracy for treating a condition of the urinary tract that predominantly affects infants and young children. An alternative to corrective surgery, the Injekt™ VUR Injection Needle marks an advancement in fast and minimally invasive endoscopic treatment... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3397016 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3397016 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3392475&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zhV A new simple, inexpensive three-in-one test to diagnose a terrible trio of parasitic diseases that wreak havoc in the developing world is passing preliminary tests, scientists have reported. Described during the 239th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society the test is for Chagas' disease, leishmaniasis, and "sleeping sickness" or African trypanosomiasis... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3392475 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3392475 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3392476&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zgt Mass spectrometry technology being developed at Purdue University may be the first to provide patients with real clinical benefits as a result of personalized medicine... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3392476 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3392476 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3392477&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zg5 Launching at Analytica, the latest shaking incubator from Stuart® is specially designed for use with microtitre plates to meet the needs of life science labs... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3392477 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3392477 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3387874&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zfc A team of US and German scientists has found that we differ from each more because of the way our genes are regulated, such as which are switched on and which are switched off, than because of the differences among the genes themselves: furthermore there appears to be as much variation among humans as between humans and chimpanzees when it comes to gene regulation... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3387874 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3387874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3387875&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zdZ The self-assembling properties of the DNA molecule have allowed for the construction of an intriguing range of nanoscale forms. Such nanoarchitectures may eventually find their way into a new generation of microelectronics, semiconductors, biological and chemical sensing devices and a host of biomedical applications... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3387875 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3387875 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3384421&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zcR Both legitimate brewers and distillers and authorities on the track of illicit alcohol from home stills will soon have a helping hand. Measurement experts have unveiled a portable device to determine the strength of alcoholic drinks quickly and easily, almost anywhere... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3384421 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3384421 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3384422&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zbZ Two new studies show an increase in polyp detection rates using the Third Eye Retroscope (TER), a retrograde viewing device, during colonoscopy. The first study found that TER added to standard colonoscopy detected 13.2 percent more polyps than colonoscopy alone, including 11 percent additional adenomas (precancerous polyps)... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3384422 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3384422 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3380802&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zbj Recently, brain researchers have gained a powerful new way to troubleshoot neural circuits associated with depression, Parkinson's disease and other conditions in small animals such as rats. They use an optogenetics technology, invented at Stanford University, that precisely turns select brain cells on or off with flashes of light. Although useful, the optogenetics tool set has been limited... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3380802 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3380802 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3380803&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z9f Physician scientists from the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute presented new findings on the effectiveness of routine aspirin therapy for preventing heart disease, a drug therapy for atrial fibrillation and the role left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) may play in weight reduction for obese patients with chronic end-stage heart failure who are considered for heart transplantation... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3380803 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3380803 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3380805&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z8s Greatbatch Medical announced that it has received regulatory clearance for its next generation valved peelable introducer used in the delivery of leads and catheters into the venous system. OptiSeal™ Valved PTFE Peelable Introducer achieved regulatory clearance on Monday, March 15, 2010, representing the first 510(k) regulatory approval under the Greatbatch Medical brand... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3380805 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3380805 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3380804&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yZ8 UroToday.com - Increasing attention is being directed to the use of simulation in training laparoscopic surgery as it is becoming the standard of care for many surgical diseases. The debate continues in the literature as to the necessity of haptic or tactile feedback as an important component of a laparoscopic simulator for teaching these surgical skills... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3380804 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3380804 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3380806&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z8W A British soldier who was blinded by a grenade in Iraq three years ago said his life has been transformed since he was fitted with a prototype BrainPort device that allows him to "see" with his tongue... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3380806 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3380806 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3376155&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z6J Clarient, Inc... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3376155 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3376155 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3376154&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z6D CareFusion (NYSE: CFN), a leading, global medical device company, 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 Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3376154 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3376154 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3376153&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z6y The U.S. Food and Drug Administration 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. Sensorineural hearing loss is usually caused by genetic factors or damage to the inner ear resulting from noise, viral infections, or aging... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3376153 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3376153 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3376156&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z6r Vycor Medical, Inc. (VYCO.BB), a medical device company that designs, develops and markets next generation neurosurgery retraction devices, announced its ViewSite Brain Access System (VBAS) medical retraction device continues to gain ground... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3376156 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3376156 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371953&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z3q Over the past 40 years, more than 2,400 patents and patent applications - pioneering modern medicine with the devices and drugs that advance minimally invasive treatments - have been filed by members of the Society of Interventional Radiology... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371953 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3371953 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371952&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z3p Interventional radiologists have opened the door to an encouraging potential future treatment for the nearly 200,000 women who are diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States each year: image-guided, multiprobe cryotherapy... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371952 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3371952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371954&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yZH Physicians placing inferior vena cava (IVC) filters to prevent life-threatening pulmonary emboli now have access to the latest iteration of Cook Medical's advanced NavAlign™ delivery system, a deployment system designed to minimize the risk of vessel trauma and streamline filter placement... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371954 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3371954 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371955&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yYH GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) announced an important new onboard feature to its LOGIQ E9 platform - needle tracking powered by GE's innovative Volume Navigation capability. The enhanced device is on display at the Society for Interventional Radiology's 35th Annual Scientific Meeting (booth 620)... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371955 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0100 3371955 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371956&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yZd 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 ... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371956 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3371956 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3368016&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yXq The Wall Street Journal: The FDA is considering ending a program that allows medical-equipment makers to have their products reviewed by third-party companies instead of by FDA officials. "The agency's concerns about the third-party reviews come as the FDA is re-evaluating its entire device-approval process... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3368016 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3368016 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3364708&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yVR 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 Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3364708 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3364708 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3364709&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yVf Carnegie Mellon University's Matt Oberdier is developing a new hydrosurgery system to help physicians better manage excessive bleeding during surgery. Oberdier, a Ph.D. candidate in biomedical engineering at Carnegie Mellon, said his system will be designed to help surgeons readily clear excess blood and control bleeding during critical stages involving brain operations... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3364709 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3364709 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3364710&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ySm Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients may be able to participate in high-impact sports without increasing risk of early implant failure, according to a new study presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3364710 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3364710 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3363324&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ySy Rex Medical, L.P., announced that it has received 510(k) Clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Cleaner™ Rotational Thrombectomy System. Cleaner™ technology is indicated for mechanical declotting of occluded native vessel dialysis fistulae and synthetic dialysis access grafts. Argon Medical Devices, Inc... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3363324 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3363324 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3361009&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ySZ Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the TECNIS® Multifocal 1-Piece intraocular lens (IOL) for cataract patients with and without presbyopia. Intraocular lenses are implanted in a patient's eye after the removal of the natural lens that has become clouded by a cataract... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3361009 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3361009 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3361010&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yRg The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned health care providers and consumers about counterfeit surgical mesh being distributed in the United States under the C. R. Bard/Davol brand name. Surgical mesh products are used to reinforce soft tissue where weakness exists... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3361010 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3361010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3361011&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yS8 Arizona State Univeristy scientist N.J. Tao and his colleagues at the Biodesign Institute have hit on a new, versatile method to significantly improve the detection of trace chemicals important in such areas as national security, human health and the environment... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3361011 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3361011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3361012&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yR4 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... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3361012 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3361012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3356391&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yQm Infertility affects between 10 and 15 percent of couples worldwide. Surprisingly, problems with male fertility account for approximately 50 percent of infertility cases. A new home test kit based on a protein in sperm discovered by University of Virginia Health System cell biologist John C. Herr, PhD, can assist couples in determining if a man's sperm count is normal, low, or very low... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3356391 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3356391 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3356390&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yQk Every year more than 100,000 women in the United States undergo a lumpectomy, a conservative procedure to remove cancerous tumors while preserving the breast. The surgeon's goal is to attain a tumor-free, or negative, surgical margin the first time they operate... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3356390 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3356390 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3356392&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yQ4 Athena Feminine Technologies, Inc., in partnership with the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health, announced the initiation of a nationwide enrollment for Phase IV of the DUETS (Device for Urinary Incontinence, Effectiveness, Tolerability and Satisfaction) research study for its Athena Pelvic Muscle Trainer™ (PMT)... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3356392 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3356392 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3356393&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yPh OrthoScan, Inc., a privately held medical device company based in Scottsdale, Arizona, launched a new version of its Mini C-Arm product with flat detector this week at the Annual Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons meeting in New Orleans. The new Mini C-Arm with flat detector joins the HD Mini C-Arm in the expanded product line offered by OrthoScan... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3356393 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3356393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3356394&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yNN Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced the U.S. launch of the VERTEX SELECT® Reconstruction System. When a patient has a spinal condition that requires fusion or a procedure that must be performed from the back of the spine, also known as a posterior approach, the VERTEX SELECT® Reconstruction System contains implants and an instrument set for performing this surgical procedure... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3356394 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0100 3356394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3352136&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yLR Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced today it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the TECNIS® Multifocal 1-Piece intraocular lens (IOL) for cataract patients with and without presbyopia. Intraocular lenses are implanted in a patient's eye after the removal of the natural lens that has become clouded by a cataract... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3352136 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3352136 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3352137&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yLy The C.S... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3352137 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3352137 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3352138&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yKV The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has completed a project to help a UK company diagnose medical conditions through monitoring patients' breath. Bedfont Scientific Ltd is one of the market leaders in developing personal diagnostic gas sensors for the medical market... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3352138 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3352138 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3348399&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yHX Women with metal-on-metal hip implants, where both the ball of the joint and the surface of the socket are made of metal, pass metal ions to their offspring during pregnancy, according to a study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center. The ions are the result of wear and corrosion as the metal parts rub against one another... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3348399 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3348399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3344533&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yDZ ThermalTherapeutic Systems, Inc. announced that the FDA has cleared the company to market its VERATHERM™ Portable Hyperthermic Perfusion System effective immediately... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3344533 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3344533 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3344532&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yDY Fenwal, Inc., a global medical technology company focused on improving blood collection, separation, safety and availability, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Fenwal 510(k) clearance to market its Amicus® blood cell separator for collecting human platelets stored in InterSol® platelet additive solution (PAS 3)... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3344532 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3344532 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3344531&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yDX Axis Surgical Technologies, Inc., announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to market their C-MOR™ Visualization Device for use in diagnostic and operative arthroscopic and endoscopic procedures... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3344531 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3344531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3344530&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yDR Booths # 23-25 at the Annual Dialysis Conference -- NxStage Medical, Inc... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3344530 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3344530 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339239&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yzY South London Healthcare NHS Trust is now benefiting from advanced diagnostic CT with the installation of a SOMATOM® Definition AS from Siemens Healthcare at Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup. The 64-slice CT is highly adaptable to the patient, the clinician and the task at hand. It is being used at the hospital for a range of general scanning needs, particularly oncology... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339239 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3339239 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3333248&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ywH CaridianBCT, a leading global provider of technology, products and services in automated blood collections, therapeutic apheresis and cell therapy systems, whole blood processes and pathogen reduction technologies announced it has received 510(k) clearance for the Trima Accel® Automated Blood Collection System Version 6... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3333248 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3333248 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3333249&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ywr Tantaline®, the world's leading producer of surface alloys for valves, fittings, instrumentation, and custom products in highly corrosive and/or hot acid environments, announced that it has been approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA approval was granted to Tantaline's tantalum surface alloy material... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3333249 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3333249 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3328956&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ysn The European intravenous (IV) therapy and enteral nutrition devices market currently offers a highly dynamic and lucrative environment. Advances in pharmacology and a wider range of blood products have substantially increased the number of possible drug therapies, which can be used with IV therapy devices... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3328956 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3328956 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3328957&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yrV Baxter Healthcare Corporation announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified Baxter's recent Urgent Product Recall regarding Increased Intraperitoneal Volume (IIPV), or overfill of the abdominal cavity, associated with HomeChoice and HomeChoice Pro peritoneal dialysis cyclers as a Class I recall... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3328957 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3328957 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3328959&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ypt Corgenix Medical Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CONX), a worldwide developer and marketer of diagnostic test kits, has announced the availability of its new automation friendly anti-phospholipid assay format. The new format offers high-volume testing labs the same performance as the currently available Corgenix rapid assay with improved efficiency and high-volume analysis... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3328959 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3328959 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3328958&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ypp According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, recent preliminary results from the CREST (Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy versus Stenting Trial) will support growth in carotid stenting procedures of more than 10% over the next five years... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3328958 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3328958 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3324924&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ynt Police searching for victims in clandestine graves could soon have a new tool that will make their task considerably easier. LABRADOR, which stands for Lightweight Analyzer for Buried Remains and Decomposition Odor Recognition, detects volatile organic chemical compounds relevant to human decomposition... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3324924 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3324924 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3324925&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ym4 A multicenter EPIC (FiberNet® Embolic Protection System in Carotid Artery Stenting Trial) study found that the FiberNet Embolic Protection System (EPS) had a 97.5% success rate when used in patients undergoing carotid artery stenting (CAS)... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3324925 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3324925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3319721&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yhG Robotic surgical technology with its three-dimensional, high-definition view gives surgeons the sensation of touch, even as they operate from a remote console. A new study describes the phenomenon, called intersensory integration, and reports that surgical outcomes for prostate cancer surgery using minimally invasive robotic technology compare favorably with traditional invasive surgery... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3319721 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3319721 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3319720&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yhF Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that patients admitted to hospice care who have an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) are rarely having their ICDs deactivated and are receiving electrical shocks from these devices near the end of life... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3319720 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3319720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3319719&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yhC To monitor the real-time performance of bone implants is the challenge of "Smart Hip", an innovative medical device that aims to reduce the number of surgical interventions in the hip area and regenerate bone tissue by using non-evasive methods... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3319719 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3319719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3317288&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ygD Two stroke-prevention procedures are safe and equally beneficial for men and women at risk for stroke, but the effectiveness does vary by age, say researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in collaboration with other North American stroke investigators. In findings reported Feb... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3317288 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3317288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3315597&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ydK 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. The HeRO® Vascular Access Device, produced by Hemosphere, Inc., in Eden Prairie, Minn., provides access for hemodialysis similar to a conventional graft... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3315597 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3315597 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3315596&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ydn Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) is scheduled to participate in the upcoming RBC Capital Markets Health Care Conference in New York City. Ray Elliott, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Sam Leno, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, will participate in a 30-minute discussion about the Company on Tuesday, March 2, beginning at approximately 8:00 a.m. ET... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3315596 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3315596 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3313209&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yft ProUroCare Medical, Inc. (OCT Bulletin Board: PUMD, PUMDU, PUMDW), a provider of proprietary medical imaging products, indicates that the Food and Drug Administration has informed the industry that the processing of 510(k) applications, which includes the ProUroScan™ prostate imaging system, has been delayed because of the inclement weather in February that impacted the Washington, D.C... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3313209 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3313209 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3313210&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ybW Just weeks into his post as John S. Dunn Distinguished Professor and founding chair of the University of Houston's new department of biomedical engineering, Metin Akay is already being recognized... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3313210 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3313210 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3313211&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ycZ Techniques that keep brain arteries open (intracranial stenting) or inject clot-busting drugs directly to the brain (intra-arterial tPA) may be more effective than other urgent ischemic stroke treatments, researchers said at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3313211 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3313211 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3313212&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ycy A complaint filed in federal court last week "alleges Medtronic Inc. illegally marketed a relatively obscure medical device called a biliary stent in ways not approved by federal regulators," The (Minneapolis-St. Paul) Star Tribune reports. "The complaint was filed in U.S... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3313212 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3313212 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3313213&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ybR TriReme Medical, Inc. (TMI) announced that it has received FDA clearance for its newest product, the Glider™ balloon catheter, for percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of lesions in the peripheral vasculature including the iliac, femoral, ilio-femoral, popliteal, infra-popliteal, and renal arteries... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3313213 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3313213 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3308990&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y9C Teleflex Medical has announced the introduction of the Teleflex ISIS™ HVT™, the first convertible endotracheal tube. The Teleflex ISIS HVT features an integrated suction port and separate suction line allowing for subglottic secretion suctioning on demand. Now clinicians can be free from the burden of choosing which tube is best for the patient at the time of intubation... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3308990 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3308990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3308991&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y9b As part of LaserFest, the year-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first working laser, the Optical Society (OSA) and the American Physical Society (APS) sponsored a special day-long seminar on the birth, growth and future developments in laser science and technology at the 2010 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3308991 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3308991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3308992&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y8b IonSense, Inc. announced the availability of the 3+D Scanner for rapid chemical analysis of surfaces. The 3+D Scanner is interfaced to the DART®-SVP open-air ionization source, which was introduced at Pittcon 2009. The device enables rapid mass spectrometry analysis of chemicals on surfaces such as food, packaging materials, fabrics, consumer products, electrical components, and wafers... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3308992 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3308992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3304437&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y6Y Fisher Wallace Laboratories announced that two psychiatry professors at Columbia University, Dr. Richard Brown and Dr. Andres San Martin, have prescribed the Fisher Wallace Cranial Stimulator to more than 250 patients suffering from depression, anxiety and insomnia... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3304437 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3304437 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3304436&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y6Q Wider adoption of the practice of recycling medical equipment including laparoscopic ports and durable cutting tools typically tossed out after a single use could save hospitals hundreds of millions of dollars annually and curb trash at medical centers, the second-largest waste producers in the United States after the food industry... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3304436 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3304436 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3304438&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y5t Knowing the stage of a patient's melanoma is important when choosing the best course of treatment. When the cancer has progressed to the lymph nodes, a more aggressive treatment is needed. Examining an entire lymph node for cancer takes much effort and time; a new technique might help make the process more efficient. University of Missouri researchers in the Christopher S... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3304438 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3304438 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299992&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y3X Longhorn Vaccines & Diagnostics announced it has been granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Longhorn Influenza A/H1N1-09 Prime RRT-PCR Assay™ in CLIA high complexity laboratories. ... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299992 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3299992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299991&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y3W Altera, which uses eFlow Technology, was cleared to market by the FDA as the first drug-specific nebulizer for use in the treatment of patients with cystic fibrosis and has been specifically developed to deliver Gilead Sciences' Cayston (aztreonam for inhalation solution) 75 mg. Cayston is a new inhaled antibiotic that received marketing approval from the U.S... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299991 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3299991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299990&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y3V HeartWare International, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTWR; ASX: HIN), a leading innovator of less invasive, miniaturized circulatory support technologies revolutionizing the treatment of advanced heart failure, announced the conclusion of patient enrollment under its "ADVANCE" clinical trial... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299990 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3299990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299989&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y3R A new breath test can detect active pulmonary tuberculosis, according to a report to be published in the journal "Tuberculosis." "The breath test was 85% accurate in detecting patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis," said Dr. Michael Phillips, developer of the breath test and CEO of Menssana Research, Inc based in Fort Lee, NJ... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299989 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3299989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299988&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y3P Instrumentation Laboratory (IL) announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its HemosIL D-Dimer HS 500 assay. Additionally, the Company received a license from Health Canada for the product. The Company will now initiate commercialization of HemosIL D-Dimer HS 500 in North America, with their distribution partner, Beckman Coulter, Inc... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299988 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3299988 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299993&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y2Z Current body protheses do not last more than 10 -15 years. After this time, the operation has to be repeated in order to change prothesis. It is usually problematic as, in general, it is elderly people that use the procedure... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299993 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3299993 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3296317&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xYs Learning words may be facilitated by early exposure to auditory input, according to research presented by the Indiana University School of Medicine at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting in San Diego, Feb. 18-22. A growing body of evidence points to the importance of early auditory input for developing language skills... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3296317 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3296317 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3296318&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xY4 On January 27, 2010 the FDA cleared the Haemonetics (NYSE: HAE) 510(k) for its expanded nomogram to collect two Red Blood Cells on the Cymbal® Automated Blood Collection System from female donors who are at least 150 pounds and are 63 inches in height... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3296318 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3296318 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3296319&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xP5 UroToday.com - The authors describe two trocar configurations for performing laparoscopic robotic-assisted partial or total nephrectomy: a medial and a lateral approach... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3296319 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3296319 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3292990&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xWB For nearly half a century, scientists have been trying to figure out how to build a cost-effective and reasonably sized X-ray laser that could, among other things, provide super high-resolution imaging. And for the past two decades, University of Colorado at Boulder physics professors Margaret Murnane and Henry Kapteyn have been inching closer to that goal... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3292990 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3292990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291631&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xSX IMS Health (NYSE: RX), the world's leading provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, announced the launch of IMS Aggregate Spend Compliance Services, a comprehensive set of solutions to help pharmaceutical and medical device companies comply with the growing number of federal and state transparency and marketing disclosure laws in the U.S... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291631 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3291631 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291630&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xSW 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 Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291630 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3291630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291629&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xSV Management of Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (Pinksheets: EHSI) stated that they were encouraged by a new report that parallels the company's conclusions about the new potential for business in the current healthcare marketplace... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291629 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3291629 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3289546&cid=s_22306_23_f&fid=22306&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xSh Terms of settlement have been agreed in libel proceedings brought in London by GE Healthcare against Henrik Thomsen, Professor of Radiology at Herlev hospital, Copenhagen... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today) Medical Devices News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3289546 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:00:00 +0100 3289546