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Survey finds high level of noncompliance with PPE protocols among safety professionals

Nearly all of the safety professionals in a survey released today said that workers in their organizations had at some point failed to wear the necessary safety equipment while on the job. An exceedingly high 98 percent of respondents who attended the recent American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) show in Baltimore answered "yes" when asked if they had observed workers not wearing safety equipment when they should have been, according to the survey, which was conducted by Kimberly-Clark Professional.

12 Aug 2010

Amorfix first-quarter fiscal 2011 net loss from operations increases to $1,724,745

Amorfix Life Sciences, a product development company focused on misfolded protein diseases, today announced its operational and financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2010.

12 Aug 2010

NextWave Pharmaceuticals, Tris Pharma sign agreement to enhance CNS product portfolio

NextWave Pharmaceuticals and Tris Pharma, both privately held companies, announced a new collaboration agreement to enhance NextWave's CNS product portfolio utilizing Tris Pharma's unique drug delivery technology for liquid and solid formulations. Tris has reacquired the rights to non CNS products including all the OTC products previously licensed to NextWave Pharmaceuticals.

12 Aug 2010

International cultivator wins Canada's prestigious medical marijuana quality award

An internationally-respected hydroponics medical marijuana cultivation educator won Canada's most prestigious medical marijuana quality award during a Toronto hydroponics expo competition...and he used a brand new type of hydroponics nutrients to do it.

12 Aug 2010

Pelleve Wrinkle Reduction System launched across U.S.

Pelleve, the revolutionary skin tightening system for nonablative skin rejuvenation, is now available through dermatologists, plastic surgeons, medspas and cosmetic surgery clinics across the country.

12 Aug 2010

Clinical cases that use IQQA-Liver for operative assessments exceed 1000: EDDA Technology

EDDA Technology announced today that the number of clinical cases evaluated for pre- and post- operative assessment using IQQA-Liver in hospitals has exceeded 1000 examinations, since the first commercial system installation in Q2 2009. EDDA's IQQA-Liver, now marketed worldwide, is a comprehensive workflow solution supporting modern multidisciplinary liver imaging evaluation and management.

12 Aug 2010

Medical International Technology reports on progress in China

Medical International Technology Inc. is pleased to announce its progress in China.

12 Aug 2010

Integra LifeSciences signs 3-year contract for JARIT surgical instruments with Amerinet GPO

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation announced today that it signed a three-year contract for JARIT® surgical instruments with Amerinet, a leading national healthcare group purchasing organization.

12 Aug 2010

The Whole Child Pediatrics improves patient experience with Motion C5 Mobile Clinical Assistants

Motion Computing, a leading provider of integrated mobile computing solutions, today announced that The Whole Child Pediatrics, P.S.C. is experiencing significant improvements with Motion® C5 Mobile Clinical Assistants. With the C5s and new Electronic Medical Record software, clinicians can seamlessly connect to information throughout the office while continuing to provide quality patient care.

12 Aug 2010

HealthWyse announces launch of new web-based program

HealthWyse, a leading provider of home health and hospice agency automation software, announced today that it has launched StartWyse, a web-based program for small Certified Home Healthcare and Hospice agencies. The StartWyse program offers customers an affordable opportunity to rapidly transition to a paperless environment using HealthWyse's clinical and financial software.

12 Aug 2010

NPL CaviMeter fine-tunes equipment to produce right quantity and distribution of cleaning action

Ultrasonic Cleaning Systems are widely used in healthcare applications during the sterilization of surgical instruments, and in many manufacturing and process industries. They work by passing a high frequency sound wave through a liquid detergent to create thousands of small bubbles. The sound waves then makes the bubbles implode with such force, that the impacts remove contaminant particles from submerged materials.The current NHS-recommended technique to measure the performance of ultrasonic cleaning systems uses aluminium foil, which is eroded and punctured by the imploding bubbles. This is an unreliable process to apply and can contaminate the vessel cleaning fluid, adding unnecessary costs.

12 Aug 2010

TriZetto announces general availability of health benefits administration and incentive management software

The TriZetto Group, Inc. today announced the general availability of its Value-Based Benefits Solution, health benefits administration and incentive management software that enables healthcare payers to customize benefits and provide incentives for individual members based on their health status, chronic conditions, and health and wellness activity.

12 Aug 2010

Pulse Therapeutics receives fund to develop novel magnetics technique to destroy blood clots

BioGenerator, a non-profit, seed-stage economic development funding group, today announced that it has led a round of early-stage financing for Pulse Therapeutics, Inc., a St. Louis company headquartered at the Center for Emerging Technologies. Pulse Therapeutics develops innovative magnetism-based technology to safely destroy blood clots related to ischemic stroke and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Other investors who participated in the round were Missouri Technology Corporation (MTC), Washington University's Olin School of Business Skandalaris Student Venture Fund, and Integrated Magnetics, of Culver City, California. The funds will be used for further pre-clinical development.

12 Aug 2010

Endologix responds to Bard Peripheral Vascular's patent infringement lawsuit

Endologix, Inc., developer of minimally invasive treatments for aortic disorders, responded to the Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. lawsuit filed against Endologix in the United States District Court of Arizona. The Bard Peripheral lawsuit alleges that Endologix's proprietary high density ePTFE graft material, which is used for the Powerlink® System, infringes on Bard Peripheral's "Prosthetic Vascular Graft" patent (U.S. Patent No. 6,436,135).

12 Aug 2010

Seattle Genetics, Genentech expand antibody-drug conjugate collaboration

Seattle Genetics, Inc. announced today that it has expanded its antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) collaboration agreement with Genentech, Inc., a member of the Roche Group. Under the expanded agreement, Genentech will pay an upfront fee of $12 million for rights to utilize Seattle Genetics' ADC technology with additional antigens to be named by Genentech.

12 Aug 2010

SynCardia Systems launches new online store

On Aug. 11, SynCardia Systems, Inc., manufacturer of the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart, announced the launch of its new online store, http://Shop.SynCardia.com. SynCardia is the first company in the mechanical circulatory support industry to make its products available to customers through an e-commerce site 24/7.

12 Aug 2010

AdvanDx announces European launch of CE-IVD marked GNR Traffic Light PNA FISH test

AdvanDx today announced the launch of its CE-IVD marked GNR Traffic Light™ PNA FISH® test in Europe. GNR Traffic Light PNA FISH is the first-ever test capable of simultaneously identifying Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa directly from positive blood cultures in less than 90 minutes.

12 Aug 2010

Scientists develop new imaging technique to create three-dimensional images of melanoma

Melanoma is one of the less common types of skin cancer but it accounts for the majority of the skin cancer deaths (about 75 percent).The five-year survival rate for early stage melanoma is very high (98 percent), but the rate drops precipitously if the cancer is detected late or there is recurrence.So a great deal rides on the accuracy of the initial surgery, where the goal is to remove as little tissue as possible while obtaining "clean margins" all around the tumor.So far no imaging technique has been up to the task of defining the melanoma's boundaries accurately enough to guide surgery.Instead surgeons tend to cut well beyond the visible margins of the lesion in order to be certain they remove all the malignant tissue.Two scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have developed technologies that together promise to solve this difficult problem.

12 Aug 2010

Viatronix releases latest version of V3D-Colon software with FDA 510(k) approved colon CAD

Viatronix Incorporated, a Stony Brook, New York, based company announced the release of the latest version of its leading edge V3D-Colon software with the option to have the industry's first FDA 510(k) approved colon CAD, VeraLook™ by iCAD.

12 Aug 2010

First implantation of Zimmer Non-Contact Bridging Periprosthetic Plating System announced

Zimmer Holdings, Inc., a global leader in musculoskeletal care, today announced the first implantation of the Zimmer NCB (Non-Contact Bridging) Periprosthetic Plating System. Scheduled for full release in the Fall of 2010, the Zimmer NCB Periprosthetic Plating System is the first comprehensive solution available to address complex femoral fractures which can occur around a hip or knee implant.

12 Aug 2010

Device / Technology News

Survey finds high level of noncompliance with PPE protocols among safety professionals

Amorfix first-quarter fiscal 2011 net loss from operations increases to $1,724,745

NextWave Pharmaceuticals, Tris Pharma sign agreement to enhance CNS product portfolio

International cultivator wins Canada's prestigious medical marijuana quality award

Pelleve Wrinkle Reduction System launched across U.S.

Clinical cases that use IQQA-Liver for operative assessments exceed 1000: EDDA Technology

Medical International Technology reports on progress in China

Integra LifeSciences signs 3-year contract for JARIT surgical instruments with Amerinet GPO

The Whole Child Pediatrics improves patient experience with Motion C5 Mobile Clinical Assistants

HealthWyse announces launch of new web-based program

NPL CaviMeter fine-tunes equipment to produce right quantity and distribution of cleaning action

TriZetto announces general availability of health benefits administration and incentive management software

Pulse Therapeutics receives fund to develop novel magnetics technique to destroy blood clots

Endologix responds to Bard Peripheral Vascular's patent infringement lawsuit

Seattle Genetics, Genentech expand antibody-drug conjugate collaboration

SynCardia Systems launches new online store

AdvanDx announces European launch of CE-IVD marked GNR Traffic Light PNA FISH test

Scientists develop new imaging technique to create three-dimensional images of melanoma

Viatronix releases latest version of V3D-Colon software with FDA 510(k) approved colon CAD

First implantation of Zimmer Non-Contact Bridging Periprosthetic Plating System announced

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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