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UK's NICE issues guidance on PTNS treatment for faecal incontinence

Uroplasty, Inc., announced today that the United Kingdom's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence issued guidance on percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation for the treatment of faecal incontinence.

31 May 2011

EURETINA honors Retina Implant founder with Innovation Award in the field of artificial vision

Retina Implant AG today announced that the Company's founder Professor Eberhart Zrenner M.D. was awarded the second prize by The European Society for Retina Specialists.

31 May 2011

HHS uses new devices to meet growing need of joint replacements among baby boomers

"The number of patients in their 50s coming into my office asking for joint replacement is higher than ever," says Dr. Steven B. Haas, a knee surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.

30 May 2011

Sonova sales increase 13.3% to CHF 1,617 million for financial year 2010/11

Sonova consolidated its leading position in the hearing instrument industry in financial year 2010/11. Despite negative currency effects, a new sales record of CHF 1,617 million was achieved.

24 May 2011

Merck's VICTRELIS receives European CHMP positive opinion for treatment of chronic HCV genotype 1 infection

Merck, today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency has adopted a positive opinion under accelerated assessment recommending approval of the investigational medicine VICTRELIS (boceprevir) for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection, in combination with peginterferon alfa and ribavirin, in adult patients with compensated liver disease who are previously untreated or who have failed previous therapy.

20 May 2011

Surgeon's choices and choice of surgeons influence hospital charges for spinal fusion surgery

Hospital charges for spinal fusion surgery in the upper spine vary considerably—with the surgeon's choice of spinal hardware being the largest source of variation, reports a study in the May 15 issue of Spine.

20 May 2011

Clinical PET system for early stage breast cancer diagnosis

European researchers have developed a clinical PET system with the highest resolution and sensitivity in the market, specifically dedicated to breast cancer detection in early stages.

18 May 2011

Nano Bridging Molecules SA receives CE marking certification for SurfLink dental product

Nano Bridging Molecules SA, A Swiss med-tech company announced that it has received CE Mark (Conformité Européenne) approval to begin marketing its SurfLink® Dental product. With its bio mimicking properties, SurfLink® Dental has been shown to allow for natural and permanent integration of dental implants for the first time. Bone seems to perceive the SurfLink® Dental product as ‘body-like’ and integrates the implant with a natural healing process, resulting in a quicker healing and a more stable integration, than without this product.

18 May 2011

Zimmer launches new Trabecular Metal augments for use in knee revision surgeries

Zimmer Holdings, Inc., a global leader in musculoskeletal care, today announced the launch of a new, comprehensive range of Trabecular Metal Material augment shapes and cones for use in knee revision surgeries.

17 May 2011

Cytori Therapeutics announces independent clinical study results in breast reconstruction presented at the Association of Breast Surgery conference

Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYTX) reports that surgeons from North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have presented clinical outcomes using Adipose-Derived Regenerative Cell (ADRC) fat grafting in reconstructive breast surgery at the Association of Breast Surgery Conference in Manchester, UK, May 16-17, 2011. The procedure, referred to by Cytori as RESTORE, was separately investigated in Cytori’s own RESTORE 2 trial.

17 May 2011

$Medtronic announces U.S. launch of Kyphon Xpede Bone Cement for spinal fracture treatment$

Medtronic announces U.S. launch of Kyphon Xpede Bone Cement for spinal fracture treatment

Medtronic, Inc. today announced the U.S. launch of Kyphon Xpede Bone Cement, a quick-to-dough polymethylmethacrylate bone cement for use in the treatment of spinal fractures with minimally invasive Kyphon Balloon Kyphoplasty.

From Medtronic 17 May 2011

IsoRay third fiscal quarter sales increase 17%

IsoRay Inc., announced financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2011 underscoring significant improvements in quarterly sales revenue growth both sequentially and in the prior year quarter. Sales increased 17% in the period with the Company posting a 581% gain in gross profit compared to the prior year third quarter.

16 May 2011

China Kanghui first quarter total net revenue increases 39.3% to RMB68.0 million

China Kanghui Holdings, a leading domestic developer, manufacturer and marketer of orthopedic implants in China, today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2011.

16 May 2011

Medical Facilities first quarter revenue increases to $51.7 million

Medical Facilities Corporation, today reported its financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2011.

13 May 2011

Research provides insight into brain reorganization following sensory loss

The part of the brain that uses hearing to determine sound location is reorganized in deaf animals to locate visual targets, according to a new study by a team of researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Western Ontario in Canada.

11 May 2011

Sonova reports record consolidated sales of CHF 1.617 billion for 2010/11

Sonova announces preliminary financial results for the 2010/11 year which includes consolidated sales of CHF 1.617 billion, a new record for the company, and an EBITA of CHF 326.6 million, or 20.2% of net sales.

7 May 2011

$University of Oregon physicist to design fractal vision devices$

Implants News and Research

UK's NICE issues guidance on PTNS treatment for faecal incontinence

EURETINA honors Retina Implant founder with Innovation Award in the field of artificial vision

HHS uses new devices to meet growing need of joint replacements among baby boomers

Sonova sales increase 13.3% to CHF 1,617 million for financial year 2010/11

Merck's VICTRELIS receives European CHMP positive opinion for treatment of chronic HCV genotype 1 infection

Surgeon's choices and choice of surgeons influence hospital charges for spinal fusion surgery

Clinical PET system for early stage breast cancer diagnosis

Nano Bridging Molecules SA receives CE marking certification for SurfLink dental product

Zimmer launches new Trabecular Metal augments for use in knee revision surgeries

Cytori Therapeutics announces independent clinical study results in breast reconstruction presented at the Association of Breast Surgery conference

Medtronic announces U.S. launch of Kyphon Xpede Bone Cement for spinal fracture treatment

IsoRay third fiscal quarter sales increase 17%

China Kanghui first quarter total net revenue increases 39.3% to RMB68.0 million

Medical Facilities first quarter revenue increases to $51.7 million

Research provides insight into brain reorganization following sensory loss

Sonova reports record consolidated sales of CHF 1.617 billion for 2010/11

University of Oregon physicist to design fractal vision devices

BSX announces international launch and first implant of new cardiac devices

Keller Medical's silicone breast implant delivery device receives European CE Mark approval

Caldera's Desara Mini implant for Stress Urinary Incontinence receives CE Mark certification

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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