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An overview of AAPM annual meeting

AAPM is the premier organization in medical physics, a broadly-based scientific and professional discipline encompassing physics principles and applications in medicine and biology. Its membership includes medical physicists who specialize in research that develops cutting-edge technologies and board-certified clinical medical physicists who apply these technologies in community hospitals, clinics, and academic medical centers.

16 Jul 2010

Philadelphia to host 52nd annual meeting of American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Next week the city of Philadelphia will host the 52nd annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), the premier organization in medical physics, a broadly-based scientific and professional discipline encompassing physics principles and applications in medicine and biology.

16 Jul 2010

BioSTAR biodegradable implant achieves comparable closure rates to Amplatzer ASO

A novel study by Canadian physicians reported that the BioSTARTM biodegradable implant achieved comparable closure rates to the Amplatzer Septal OccluderTM (ASO) in children with atrial septal defect (ASD). The BioSTAR device displayed successful outcomes, while avoiding issues associated with implants containing substantial amounts of metal.

16 Jul 2010

Ellipse completes enrollment for initial study of MAGEC Technology in at-risk early onset scoliosis patients

Ellipse Technologies, Inc. announced it had completed the initial clinical study enrollment for its MAGECTM (MAGnetic Expansion Control) Technology in "At Risk Early Onset Scoliosis Patients."

15 Jul 2010

Highlights of AAPM 52nd meeting

The 52nd meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) convenes from July 18 - 22, 2010 in Philadelphia, PA.

14 Jul 2010

Brookhaven Science Associates, BioSET receive U.S. patent for tissue regeneration technology

Brookhaven Science Associates, the company that manages the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Biosurface Engineering Technologies, Inc. of Rockville, Maryland, have been issued a U.S. patent for an improved second-generation technology for designing synthetic peptides that are important for tissue regeneration.

14 Jul 2010

Biggest breasted woman seriously ill after breast augmentation surgery

Brazilian model Sheyla Hershey, 30 apparently with the largest breasts in the world is seriously ill with complications following her latest breast augmentation surgery. Ms Hershey who lives in Houston, Texas contracted a severe staphylococcal infection after her surgery in June.

13 Jul 2010

Astra Tech expands Atlantis patient-specific abutment options

Astra Tech expands the Atlantis patient-specific abutment options to include Dentsply Friadent's XiVE and Frialit implants and Straumann's Standard/Standard Plus (Wide Neck) implants for North American customers.

13 Jul 2010

Innocoll submits SPA for phase 3 clinical trial of Cogenzia for adjuvant treatment of infected diabetic foot ulcers

Innocoll, Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Innocoll Technologies Ltd., has submitted a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) for a proposed phase 3 clinical trial to support the U.S. approval of Cogenzia™: Innocoll's topical antibiotic therapy for the adjuvant treatment of infected diabetic foot ulcers.

13 Jul 2010

Biomet fourth-quarter net sales increase 10% to $702.5M

Biomet, Inc. announced today financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended May 31, 2010.

13 Jul 2010

Hip and knee specialist indicates five primary reasons why knee implant fails

While most knee replacements will function well for years, patients should be aware of the signs of failure—including increased pain or decreased function—that may require a corrective procedure known as revision total knee replacement, if necessary.

12 Jul 2010

SurModics to present four scientific posters on drug delivery technologies at CRS Annual Meeting

SurModics, Inc., a leading provider of drug delivery and surface modification technologies to the healthcare industry, is participating at the 37th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the Controlled Release Society, July 10-14, 2010 in Portland, Oregon (booth #521).

9 Jul 2010

Integra LifeSciences launches DuraGen Plus Dural Regeneration Matrix - Spinal Matrix

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation announced today the launch of DuraGen Plus® Dural Regeneration Matrix - Spinal Matrix, an absorbable and sutureless collagen onlay indicated as a dura substitute for the repair of dura mater.

9 Jul 2010

MEDICREA Group sales increase 32% for first half of 2010

The MEDICREA Group, a specialist in the design, manufacture and sale of spinal implants, is publishing its sales figures for the first half of 2010.

9 Jul 2010

SurModics licenses biodegradable polymer implant technology to Clinuvel

SurModics, Inc., a leading provider of drug delivery and surface modification technologies to the healthcare industry, announced today that it has entered into a license agreement with Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Limited of Melbourne, Australia. Under the agreement, the Company's SurModics Pharmaceuticals unit has licensed certain of its biodegradable polymer implant technology to Clinuvel for the treatment of sun-induced skin disorders. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

8 Jul 2010

Cardiac Concepts initiates enrollment in European trial of RespiCardia System for CSA

Cardiac Concepts, Inc., a developer of medical devices to treat Heart Failure patients who experience breathing disturbances during sleep, announced today enrollment of the first European patients in a Pilot Clinical Trial. The purpose of the Pilot Study is to understand the respiratory and cardiac benefits of the RespiCardia™ System when treating a breathing disorder known as Central Sleep Apnea (CSA) in Heart Failure patients.

8 Jul 2010

Modern Plastics adds MediPEEK-IM products

Modern Plastics has added extruded-plate MediPEEK-IM, a permanent implantable medical-grade PEEK (Polyetheretherketone), to its medical-grade plastics offering. MediPEEK-IM is a high-performance semi-crystalline thermoplastic designed for long-term body contact. The resin is produced to ASTM F2026 specifications and has been extensively tested to ISO-10993 requirements.

7 Jul 2010

Crux Biomedical commences enrollment in Retrieve 2 pivotal U.S. IDE trial of new Vena Cava Filter

Crux Biomedical®Inc. announced today that it has successfully enrolled the first patient in its Retrieve 2 pivotal U.S. IDE trial. The trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of Crux's new Vena Cava Filter (VCF). The Crux VCF is a retrievable, implantable filter which is designed to trap blood clots that can lead to a potentially fatal pulmonary embolism (PE). It is the first VCF to be developed that is bidirectional and thus permits insertion or retrieval from either the femoral or jugular veins.

7 Jul 2010

Amedica, SUNY Upstate Medical University partner in comparative study of biomaterials

Amedica Corporation, a spinal and orthopaedic implant and instrument manufacturer focused on unique silicon nitride (SiN) ceramic technologies, announced that it has entered into an agreement with SUNY Upstate Medical University to conduct an additional research study that evaluates the company's SiN ceramic technology compared to PEEK interbody fusion devices. The two-year study will measure the fusion performance of the two biomaterials.

2 Jul 2010

New device could improve conventional cochlear implants

More electrodes and a thinner, more flexible wire inserted further into the inner ear could improve conventional cochlear implants, a team of Medical College of Georgia and Georgia Institute of Technology researchers say.

2 Jul 2010

Implants News and Research

An overview of AAPM annual meeting

Philadelphia to host 52nd annual meeting of American Association of Physicists in Medicine

BioSTAR biodegradable implant achieves comparable closure rates to Amplatzer ASO

Ellipse completes enrollment for initial study of MAGEC Technology in at-risk early onset scoliosis patients

Highlights of AAPM 52nd meeting

Brookhaven Science Associates, BioSET receive U.S. patent for tissue regeneration technology

Biggest breasted woman seriously ill after breast augmentation surgery

Astra Tech expands Atlantis patient-specific abutment options

Innocoll submits SPA for phase 3 clinical trial of Cogenzia for adjuvant treatment of infected diabetic foot ulcers

Biomet fourth-quarter net sales increase 10% to $702.5M

Hip and knee specialist indicates five primary reasons why knee implant fails

SurModics to present four scientific posters on drug delivery technologies at CRS Annual Meeting

Integra LifeSciences launches DuraGen Plus Dural Regeneration Matrix - Spinal Matrix

MEDICREA Group sales increase 32% for first half of 2010

SurModics licenses biodegradable polymer implant technology to Clinuvel

Cardiac Concepts initiates enrollment in European trial of RespiCardia System for CSA

Modern Plastics adds MediPEEK-IM products

Crux Biomedical commences enrollment in Retrieve 2 pivotal U.S. IDE trial of new Vena Cava Filter

Amedica, SUNY Upstate Medical University partner in comparative study of biomaterials

New device could improve conventional cochlear implants

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