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Light And Color: Healthcare Lighting Presented By Siemens
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At the RSNA 2009, the congress of the Radiological Society of North America, Siemens Healthcare presents "Healthcare Lighting", a concept for lighting design in medical facilities, aimed at creating a friendly and colorful environment instead of the common bland hospital atmosphere. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Source Type: news
WaferGen To Introduce New Service For Gene-Expression Profiling Using The SmartChip(TM) Real-Time PCR SystemEmail this article to a colleague.
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WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art genetic analysis systems, announced a new, innovative service for gene-expression profiling of thousands of genes using the SmartChip(TM) Real-Time PCR System. By taking advantage of the SmartChip Real-Time PCR system, WaferGen will offer universities, pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies a service that utilizes pathway-specific gene panels to discover and validate new biomarkers. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Genetics Source Type: news
GEN Reports On Enhancing The Applications Of QPCREmail this article to a colleague.
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Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) technology is experiencing a surge of interest and rapid expansion as a result of advances such as instrumentation that pushes capacity to 1,536 wells and optimization-free multiplexing, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN). The technique's ability to both detect and simultaneously quantify specific DNA sequences is increasing its use in basic research and diagnostics, according to the November 15 issue of GEN. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Genetics Source Type: news
Paralysis In Animals Triggered By New On-Off 'Switch' - Reversed With A Beam Of LightEmail this article to a colleague.
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In an advance with overtones of Star Trek phasers and other sci-fi ray guns, scientists in Canada are reporting development of an internal on-off "switch" that paralyzes animals when exposed to a beam of ultraviolet light. The animals stay paralyzed even when the light is turned off. When exposed to ordinary light, the animals become unparalyzed and wake up. Their study appears in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS). (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
New Certified Reference Materials Offer Greater Certainty In Monitoring 3 Therapeutic MedicationsEmail this article to a colleague.
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To help bring greater certainty to the measurement of medication levels in a patient's bloodstream for three drugs with narrow therapeutic ranges, the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is releasing new certified reference materials (CRMs). (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Source Type: news
Sen. Grassley Prods Med Schools About Medical Journal Ghostwriting PracticesEmail this article to a colleague.
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"Senator Charles E. Grassley wrote to 10 top medical schools Tuesday to ask what they are doing about professors who put their names on ghostwritten articles in medical journals - and why that practice was any different from plagiarism by students," The New York Times reports. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Medical Students / Training Source Type: news
Endologix Receives IDE Approval For Fully Percutaneous Approach To EVAREmail this article to a colleague.
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Endologix, Inc. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Vascular Source Type: news
Easing Needle AnxietyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Needle! For some people, the word-almost as much as the sight of one sliding into skin-is enough for people to cringe, cry, even swoon if they're standing in line waiting for one. Experts believe fear of needles may be preventing people from rolling up their sleeves for the H1N1 vaccination. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Source Type: news
Destination Therapy Trial Data Demonstrate Superiority For HeartMate II(R) Over HeartMate(R) XVEEmail this article to a colleague.
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Thoratec Corporation (Nasdaq: THOR), a world leader in device-based mechanical circulatory support therapies to save, support and restore failing hearts, said that data released from the Destination Therapy (DT) pivotal trial for the HeartMate II left ventricular assist system (LVAS) demonstrate (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
American Heart Association Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Report: Continuous Flow Heart Pump Improves Survival More Than Pulsatile TypeEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new, continuous flow heart pump, or left ventricular assist device (LVAD), delivered better two-year survival in advanced heart failure patients than the current pulsatile model, researchers reported in a late-breaking clinical trial presentation at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
Investigational Neurostimulation Device Aims To Reduce Stroke DamageEmail this article to a colleague.
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Stroke researchers at the Methodist Neurological Institute in Houston are the only ones in Texas to offer a novel device that might extend the acute stroke treatment window from three hours to 24. The miniature neurostimulator, about the size of a staple, is implanted near the sphenopalatine ganglion, a nerve located in the roof of the patient's mouth, within 24 hours of the onset of acute ischemic stroke. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
When Diagnosing Heart Condition, EKG Can Show False Positive ReadingsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The electrical measurements on the electrocardiogram can often mislead physicians in diagnosing the heart condition left ventricular hypertrophy, causing other screening tests to be ordered before a definitive conclusion can be made, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Study Recommends That Young Athletes Have Dual Screening Tests For Heart DefectsEmail this article to a colleague.
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To best detect early signs of life-threatening heart defects in young athletes, screening programs should include both popular diagnostic tests, not just one of them, according to new research from heart experts at Johns Hopkins. Sudden cardiac death due to heart rhythm disturbances is blamed for more than 3,000 deaths a year in young people, especially athletes who have inherited tendencies to develop overly enlarged and thickened hearts, says Theodore Abraham, M.D. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Radically New Microscope CommercializedEmail this article to a colleague.
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The National Research Council Canada (NRC) recently helped Olympus, a world leader in advanced optical microscopy and medical imaging, to design and commercialize a CARS (Coherent Anti-stokes Raman Scattering) microscope. A new CARS user facility will open its doors to Canadian researchers and the medical community in Ottawa on November 17, 2009. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 16, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Source Type: news
Reporting On Advances In Malaria ResearchEmail this article to a colleague.
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In a novel approach at disseminating scientific research, the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute (JHMRI) held a web summit to release the latest breakthroughs in malaria research, including new approaches to boosting mosquito immunity to malaria, mapping mosquito migrations, and the promise of a rapid sputum test that could revolutionize the way malaria is tracked and tested for in rural areas, which are hotbeds for the disease. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 13, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Tropical Diseases Source Type: news
Emory, Georgia Tech, Children's Healthcare Of Atlanta Team Up On Kidney Replacement Devices For KidsEmail this article to a colleague.
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When children need kidney dialysis because of disease or congenital defects, doctors are forced to adapt adult-size dialysis equipment. No FDA-approved kidney replacement devices exist that are specifically designed for children. To address this problem, physicians and researchers from Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and the Georgia Institute of Technology have teamed up to develop a kidney replacement device capable of treating children. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 13, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Urology / Nephrology Source Type: news
Covidien Introduces First FDA Approved Spine SealantEmail this article to a colleague.
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Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, announced the launch of DuraSeal™ spine sealant, the first product approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for intra-operative sealing of the dural membrane during spine procedures. Nearly 1.5 million spine surgeries are performed in the U.S. every year, with an estimated 10% of these surgeries requiring dural repair and sealing. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 12, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
New Technology Increases Odds Of A Cure For Patients With ArrhythmiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Physicians with California Pacific Medical Center are among the first in the nation to use a new advanced mapping technology to help treat patients suffering from debilitating and potentially dangerous heart rhythm disorders. The technology, the newly FDA-approved CARTO® 3 Navigation System, uses a three-dimensional mapping system to enable doctors to quickly and accurately maneuver within the complex anatomy of the heart. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 11, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
Wright Medical Group, Inc. Receives FDA Approval To Market CONSERVE(R) Plus Total Hip Resurfacing SystemEmail this article to a colleague.
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Wright Medical Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WMGI), a global orthopaedic medical device company, announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given approval to the Company to market its original CONSERVE® Plus Total Hip Resurfacing System. Now available in the United States, this innovative total surface arthroplasty system provides surgeons and their patients a bone-conserving alternative to traditional total hip replacement. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 11, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Bones / Orthopaedics Source Type: news
Onset Medical Receives U.S. FDA Marketing Clearance For The SoloPath™ TransFemoral Endovascular Access CatheterEmail this article to a colleague.
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Onset Medical Corporation announced today the Company has received U.S. FDA 510(k) marketing clearance for the Company's SoloPath™ TransFemoral Endovascular Access Catheter. Onset's SoloPath Endovascular Access Catheters are designed to provide access to diseased arteries at a relatively small catheter size and then be expanded to provide a conduit for the delivery of larger diameter devices. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 10, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Vascular Source Type: news
Health Bill Triggers Some Complaints From Industry, Though Some Will BenefitEmail this article to a colleague.
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Health care companies stand to gain from legislation that would expand their market to millions of new consumers, but many are also complaining about specific provisions of the House health care overhaul bill, the New York Times reports. "Insurers do not like the provision to create a new government-run insurance program. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 10, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Source Type: news
Association For Molecular Pathology's 15th Annual Meeting And ExhibitsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) announces its upcoming 2009 Annual Meeting and Exhibits, together with the latest advances in clinical molecular diagnostics. What: The four-day event will feature more than 100 corporate exhibits, as well as many cutting-edge lectures, workshops and plenary sessions. The keynote speaker is the distinguished recipient of the 2009 AMP Award for Excellence in Molecular Diagnostics, Kay E. Davies, Ph.D. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 10, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Biology / Biochemistry Source Type: news
Cook Medical Drives Industry Innovation At 23rd Congress Of The Japanese Society Of Endourology And ESWLEmail this article to a colleague.
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In an ongoing effort to drive innovation in endourology, Cook Medical will feature a series of product demonstrations with a special emphasis on the PERC NCircle® Nitinol Tipless Stone Extractor, Flexor® Ureteral Access Sheath and the Ultraxx™ Nephrostomy Balloon at the 23rd Congress of the Japanese Society of Endourology and ESWL (extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy), in Tokyo, Japan. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 10, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Urology / Nephrology Source Type: news
QuantRx Debuts Flagship Diagnostic Reader Device (Q-Reader™) At MEDICA 2009, The World's Leading Medical Trade FairEmail this article to a colleague.
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QuantRx® Biomedical Corporation (OTCBB: QTXB), a broad-based diagnostic company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative diagnostic products, today announced that the Company will demonstrate its latest technology at MEDICA 2009, the world's leading medical trade fair, to be held November 18-21, 2009, in Düsseldorf, Germany. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 9, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Source Type: news
FDA Lags On 510(k) Medical Device ApprovalsEmail this article to a colleague.
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According to MassDevice.com, the online business journal of the medical device industry, medical device approval times under the Food & Drug Administration's 510(k) clearance process jumped 30 percent between 2005 and 2008. MassDevice's exclusive investigation of 10 years of FDA data, (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 9, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Source Type: news
Jülich Neutron Scientists Inaugurate Unique Device In The USEmail this article to a colleague.
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A unique large-scale research device from Jülich has gone into operation in the USA. At the strongest neutron source in the world, the spallation source SNS in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Forschungszentrum Jülich inaugurated a so-called neutron spin echo (NSE) spectrometer. The NSE spectrometer enables detailed observations to be made of the motion of proteins and polymers. It will thus help to develop improved plastics or to understand metabolic processes in cells. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 7, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Source Type: news
Electronic Cigarette Association Urges Unbiased Evaluation Of E-cigarettes As Debate Intensifies Around These DevicesEmail this article to a colleague.
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As the debate heats up concerning the use of electronic cigarettes, Electronic Cigarette Association (ECA) President Matt Salmon today encouraged those involved in this discussion to carefully and honestly study how these devices work and recognize that the more than one million adult committed smokers, who use electronic cigarettes, are seeking an alternative to combustible cigarettes that contain a multitude of toxic, harmful chemicals. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 7, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Smoking / Quit Smoking Source Type: news
Magnetic Nanoparticles To Simultaneously Diagnose, Monitor And TreatEmail this article to a colleague.
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Whether it's magnetic nanoparticles (mNPs) giving an army of 'therapeutically armed' white blood cells direction to invade a deadly tumour's territory, or the use of mNPs to target specific nerve channels and induce nerve-led behaviour (such as the life-dependant thumping of our hearts), mNPs have come a long way in the past decade. The future for mNPs however appears even brighter. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 6, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Source Type: news
Lack Of Evidence A Problem For Policymakers, Doctors And PatientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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One category of medical mysteries that stumps expert doctors and policymakers alike falls under the heading: What works? News reports on two new studies - and one that was never completed - offer insight into that issue. It turns out that "one of the first things you do at a doctor's visit" may not do much to improve your health, the Chicago Tribune reports. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 6, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Custom Spine Receives 510k Clearance Of Regent ACPEmail this article to a colleague.
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Regent ACP, Custom Spine's anterior cervical plate system, has received 510k Clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This product clearance marks the latest addition to Custom Spine's continually expanding product line. Regent ACP is a low profile anterior cervical plate system that was designed with innovative self-locking slides to give the surgeon confidence of the plate being securely locked into place. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 6, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Bones / Orthopaedics Source Type: news
New Published Study Shows Masimo Rainbow SET(R) Pulse CO-Oximetry(TM) Reliably Determines Carbon Monoxide Levels In The BloodEmail this article to a colleague.
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Masimo (Nasdaq: MASI), the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry(TM) and Measure-Through Motion and Low-Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced that a new peer-reviewed clinical study published in this month's Inhalation Toxicology demonstrates that Masimo Rainbow SET® Pulse CO-Oximetry (SpCO) provides reliable measurements of carbon monoxide (CO) in the blood that facilitate fast, accurate diagnosis of CO poisoning in pre-hospital emergency and rescue environments. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 6, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Blood / Hematology Source Type: news
Conflicts Of Interest Examined Between Doctors And Medical Industry, AARP And ReformEmail this article to a colleague.
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Health care reform bills include provisions to examine the financial relationships between doctors and the medical industry while some are questioning the AARP's role in reform. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 5, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Primary Care / General Practice Source Type: news
Universal Detection Technology Mold Detection Device To Protect Homeowners From Toxic Black Mold In Flood-Damaged HomesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Universal Detection Technology (OTCBB: UNDT), a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats, announced today that it is expanding its product catalogue to include a consumer-ready kit for the detection of black mold. The lethal toxin can make homes in areas of high humidity or flood-damaged homes inhabitable and cause serious health complications. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 5, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Public Health Source Type: news
Promising Results From Gamma Knife Treatment For GlioblastomasEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers from University Hospitals Case Medical Center report promising results from a cutting-edge research study that treated the aggressive brain tumors glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) using a novel type of imaging called MR spectroscopy coupled with high dose radiation in the form of Gamma Knife radiosurgery. Patients' survival rates increased by almost four months (3.7 months) compared with patients who were treated with traditional conventional radiotherapy alone. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 3, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Medical Device Manufacturers Launch Ad To Head Off $40B Tax On Their ProductsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Medical Device Manufacturers Association is starting a $200,000 radio and print ad campaign aimed at stopping Congress from imposing more than $40 billion in taxes on their goods, Roll Call reports. "The spots have been placed in Capitol Hill publications, including Roll Call, Congressional Quarterly and Politico, as well as on local news radio station WTOP. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - October 30, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Source Type: news
New Law Speeds Up VA's Beleaguered Budget ProcessEmail this article to a colleague.
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President Obama signed a law Thursday to grease the Veterans Affairs Department's troubled budgeting process by changing the schedule to allocate funds a year in advance, the Washington Post reports. The Veterans Health Care and Budget Reform and Transparency Act "means timely, sufficient and predictable funding from year to year. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - October 26, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Veterans / Ex-Servicemen Source Type: news
Harvest Technologies Announces FDA ApprovalEmail this article to a colleague.
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Harvest Technologies Corp. announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval to commence its BMAC Enhanced CABG Trial. This is a two phase 42-patient 'feasibility' clinical trial using the company's BMAC System to concentrate autologous bone marrow cells to treat patients with congestive heart failure undergoing treatment with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) Surgery. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - October 23, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
In Some Respects Minimally Invasive Prostate Surgery Is Riskier Say ResearchersEmail this article to a colleague.
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New research from the US suggests that while radical prostatectomy by minimally invasive procedures, including robot-assisted, may shorten the time patients spend in hospital and decrease hospital complications, they may also result in a higher rate of longer term complications such as incontinence and erectile dysfunction. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - October 14, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Prostate / Prostate Cancer Source Type: news
E-18 Corp. Completes International Patent Filing For Revolutionary "Self-Sheathing" Medical SyringesEmail this article to a colleague.
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E-18 Corp. (OTCBB:ETEN) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary SquareOne Medical, Inc., doing business as Protectus Medical Devices ("Protectus Medical Devices"), completed an international patent filing for its revolutionary self-sheathing medical safety syringe technology, opening substantial opportunities abroad. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - August 31, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Source Type: news
Urine LAM-ELISA Poor At Diagnosing TBEmail this article to a colleague.
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Urine LAM-ELISA does not appear to be useful as an independent diagnostic test for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). A trial of the new diagnostic, described in the open access journal BMC Infectious Diseases found that it was only capable of identifying 50.7% of TB cases. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - August 31, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Tuberculosis Source Type: news
Cumulative Radiation Exposure From Imaging Scans Should Be Weighed Against The Benefits Say ResearchersEmail this article to a colleague.
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US researchers found that repeated exposure to ionizing radiation from medical imaging such as x-rays, fluoroscopy, computed tomography (CT) and nuclear medicine scans can accumulate over time to substantial cancer-causing doses, and recommend that doctors and patients always weigh up the benefits of imaging against the risks. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - August 28, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Radiology / Nuclear Medicine Source Type: news
Spinal Implant Developed By Sanford Clinic Neurosurgeon Receives FDA 510(k) Market Clearance As A Lumbar Intervertebral Body Fusion DeviceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Sanford Health, a comprehensive health care provider in the Upper Midwest, announced a spinal implant developed by Sanford Clinic Neurosurgeon, Wilson Asfora, MD, Sanford Clinic Neurosurgery & Spine, has received United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) market clearance as a lumbar intervertebral body fusion device. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - August 28, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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WHAT: Data from late-breaking clinical trials of new interventional techniques and devices will be released at TCT 2009 - Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics - the global annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation. Researchers will present a variety of new data that promises to advance the field of interventional cardiology. The TCT 2009 final program is now available at: (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - August 28, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
PAC Session On Patient Self-Monitoring With Warfarin Therapy, AustraliaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Antithrombotic agents (anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs) are some of the most frequently prescribed medications in Australia and yet they are also often associated with adverse drug reactions. It is common to see antithrombotics used in various combinations, and in the elderly, which further increases the risk of adverse events, a situation made even more pertinent to pharmacists with a number of new antithrombotic medications available in Australia. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - August 27, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Blood / Hematology Source Type: news
Device For On The Spot Blood AnalysisEmail this article to a colleague.
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A hand-held device which could offer point-of-care blood cell analysis in doctors' surgeries is being developed by academics at the University of Southampton and is described in a paper in Lab on a Chip this month. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - August 27, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Biology / Biochemistry Source Type: news
Cardiac Muscle Patch Succeeds In AnimalsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Scientists in Israel have successfully grown heart muscle in the abdomen and then used it to patch and repair the hearts of rats after they had suffered heart attack. This is the first study to show it is possible to improve the health of a heart after it has been damaged through heart attack. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - August 25, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
New Technique Can Help Diagnose MesotheliomaEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new technique may help clinicians hone in on a diagnosis in patients presenting with a pleural effusion of unknown cause. The study, led by principal investigator Y.C. Gary Lee, Ph.D., appears in the September 1 issue of the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - August 24, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Asbestos / Mesothelioma Source Type: news
Wearable Kidney May Replace Dialysis MachineEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers are developing a Wearable Artificial Kidney for dialysis patients, reports an upcoming paper in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). "Our vision of a technological breakthrough has materialized in the form of a Wearable Artificial Kidney, which provides continuous dialysis 24 hours a day, seven days a week," comments Victor Gura, MD (David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA). (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - August 22, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Source Type: news
Labels Should Tell You How Drug Compares With Similar Treatments Say ResearchersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers from a leading US medical institution want the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require drug companies to describe on the label how the new product compares with existing ones and suggest that in many cases they would reveal the new one was no better and this would make patients and insurers less likely to pay for newer treatments. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - August 19, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals Source Type: news
New Nanolaser Key To Future Optical Computers And TechnologiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers have created the tiniest laser since its invention nearly 50 years ago, paving the way for a host of innovations, including superfast computers that use light instead of electrons to process information, advanced sensors and imaging. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - August 18, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Source Type: news
