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Study supports use of EndoBarrier Therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity

GI Dynamics, Inc. today announced findings from a new meta-analysis which describes the increasingly robust efficacy and safety profile of EndoBarrier Therapy, an endoscopically-delivered device therapy approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity.

3 Dec 2013

White paper discusses the effects of particle shape and size on the properties of medical materials

Ceram, the international materials technology company, has published a new white paper for the medical devices industry, ‘The Effects of Particle Size Distribution on the Properties of Medical Materials’.

3 Dec 2013

Apollo Endosurgery acquires the obesity intervention division of Allergan

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc., a leading developer of medical devices for endoscopic surgical procedures, today announced the completion of the acquisition of the obesity intervention division of Allergan, Inc., which manufactures and sells weight loss solutions comprised of the LAP-BAND adjustable gastric banding system and the ORBERA intra-gastric balloon system.

3 Dec 2013

Sumitomo receives FDA 510(k) clearance for Proton Therapy System

Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced today that it had received US FDA 510(k) clearance of its Proton Therapy System. It is the first 510(k) cleared medical device for Sumitomo. Proton therapy is a form of radiation therapy, which employs proton beams to kill cancer cells with better dose distribution in comparison with conventional x-rays. Currently 12 facilities are operational and several more are under construction in the United States, and the U.S. proton therapy market is expected to expand in the future.

29 Nov 2013

Viewpoints: SCOTUS should support contraception mandate; our brains 'not wired' for Obamacare; President's personality impairs law's success

More than a year after it upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court has set the stage for a showdown over the law's requirement that employer health plans cover birth control.

28 Nov 2013

Bioaxial secures funds to market optical microscopy modules

Bioaxial, developers of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy for the extended imaging of live cells, today announces the completion of a EUR 1.9 million (USD 2.7 million) equity investment by three new large investors; Amorcage Technologique Investissement (a fund managed by CEA Investissement), Inserm Transfert Initiative and Viveris Management plus a range of individual investors.

27 Nov 2013

Health law coverage bringing changes to an array of consumers

News outlets explore some of these issues, including new costs for people with "Cadillac" coverage, "narrow networks" of doctors and other health providers, new options for part-time workers and unexpected effects on smokers.

27 Nov 2013

BUSM & BMC win GCE grant to develop next-generation condom using nanotechnology

The department of radiology at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) is a Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

26 Nov 2013

FDA grants priority review status to Avedro's riboflavin ophthalmic solution/KXL system

Avedro Inc, a Boston-based ophthalmic medical device and pharmaceutical company announces that it received notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration stating that their NDA for riboflavin ophthalmic solution/KXL system has been filed, and has been granted priority review status. The priority review status places the application action date at March 15th, 2014.

25 Nov 2013

State roundup: Candidate Berwick floats 'single payer;' Minn. reps pushing against med device tax; restore Medi-Cal cuts?

A roundup of state health policy news, today from Iowa, Minnesota, Massachusetts and California.

25 Nov 2013

Japanese health authorities approve Aerocrine's NIOX MINO for assessing airway inflammation

Aerocrine AB announces today that Japanese health authorities have approved the use of its FeNO-measuring device NIOX MINO as a tool for assessing patients with airway inflammation such as asthma.

25 Nov 2013

CHMP recommends approval of Otsuka's Deltyba for pulmonary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency has recommended approval of Deltyba (delamanid) in combination with a WHO recommended optimized background regimen for the treatment of pulmonary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). The CHMP opinion will help form the basis for a European Commission decision expected early next year.

25 Nov 2013

BonAlive Biomaterials launches osteostimulative BonAlive putty

BonAlive Biomaterials Ltd, a manufacturer of implantable medical devices, today announced the launch of a patented, ready-to-use and mouldable version of their osteostimulative BonAlive bioactive glass bone regeneration technology.

22 Nov 2013

A High-speed, User-friendly Microplate Reader

An interview with Ville Hasslahti, discussing an advanced microplate reader that can cover a whole plate in 15 seconds or less.

From Hidex Oy 21 Nov 2013

KLOX receives CE mark approval in Europe for non-invasive acne vulgaris treatment

KLOX Technologies Inc. is pleased to announce that it has received CE mark approval in Europe for its topical photo-converter gel as a Class IIa Medical Device for the treatment of acne vulgaris, including all severities. The gel is part of KLOX's LumiCleanse System, a first-in-class innovative, non-invasive acne vulgaris treatment with a clinically-proven superior safety and efficacy profile. The LumiCleanseTM System was previously approved for the treatment of all severities of acne vulgaris in Canada in September of this year.

19 Nov 2013

AGA, Covidien partner to improve lives of people struggling with digestive diseases

The American Gastroenterological Association Institute announced today that Covidien, a leading global provider of health-care products, recently agreed to expand its corporate grant to the AGA Institute.

19 Nov 2013

New report addresses many changes that transform Medical Education landscape

Medical Education groups are often being transformed by regulatory and budget pressures, making it increasingly difficult to effectively educate healthcare practitioners on the safe and effective use of products. With the pressure to reduce budgets increasing within the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, it is absolutely critical for Medical Education groups to find practical and economical methods of reaching healthcare professionals.

16 Nov 2013

ZOLL Medical announces establishment of ZOLL Foundation

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced today the establishment of the ZOLL Foundation, an independent entity organized for scientific and educational purposes.

16 Nov 2013

InControl Medical supports urinary incontinence awareness effort of Women's Health Foundation

According to a new survey endorsed by the Women's Health Foundation, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing education, funding and research to the field of women's pelvic health, seven out of ten (69%) American women ages 45 or older may not recognize that incontinence may be a signal of a bladder health problem. To raise awareness of this issue among women everywhere, the Foundation has declared November to be Bladder Health Awareness Month.

16 Nov 2013

WuXi PharmaTech subsidiary enters into supply arrangement with Pharmacyclics

WuXi PharmaTech, a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device research and development outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Shanghai SynTheAll Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., has entered into a supply arrangement with Pharmacyclics, Inc.

15 Nov 2013

Medical Devices News and Research

Study supports use of EndoBarrier Therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity

White paper discusses the effects of particle shape and size on the properties of medical materials

Apollo Endosurgery acquires the obesity intervention division of Allergan

Sumitomo receives FDA 510(k) clearance for Proton Therapy System

Viewpoints: SCOTUS should support contraception mandate; our brains 'not wired' for Obamacare; President's personality impairs law's success

Bioaxial secures funds to market optical microscopy modules

Health law coverage bringing changes to an array of consumers

BUSM & BMC win GCE grant to develop next-generation condom using nanotechnology

FDA grants priority review status to Avedro's riboflavin ophthalmic solution/KXL system

State roundup: Candidate Berwick floats 'single payer;' Minn. reps pushing against med device tax; restore Medi-Cal cuts?

Japanese health authorities approve Aerocrine's NIOX MINO for assessing airway inflammation

CHMP recommends approval of Otsuka's Deltyba for pulmonary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

BonAlive Biomaterials launches osteostimulative BonAlive putty

A High-speed, User-friendly Microplate Reader

KLOX receives CE mark approval in Europe for non-invasive acne vulgaris treatment

AGA, Covidien partner to improve lives of people struggling with digestive diseases

New report addresses many changes that transform Medical Education landscape

ZOLL Medical announces establishment of ZOLL Foundation

InControl Medical supports urinary incontinence awareness effort of Women's Health Foundation

WuXi PharmaTech subsidiary enters into supply arrangement with Pharmacyclics

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