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ZOLL Medical announces new Tokyo-based subsidiary

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions and a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Asahi Kasei, has established Asahi Kasei ZOLL Medical Corporation (AZM) as its Japanese subsidiary effective November 5.

24 Oct 2012

Derma Sciences to initiate DSC127 Phase 3 program in diabetic foot ulcers

Derma Sciences, Inc., a medical device and pharmaceutical company focused on advanced wound care, today reported that based on a meeting held last week with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Company plans to begin its Phase 3 program in December 2012 in support of a New Drug Application (NDA) for DSC127 for treatment of diabetic foot ulcers.

23 Oct 2012

Adachi purchases Mazor Robotics' Renaissance surgical guidance system for spine procedures

Mazor Robotics Ltd., a developer of innovative surgical robots and complementary products, today announced that Adachi Medical Instruments Co., Mazor's distribution partner in Japan, placed an order for its Renaissance™ system. As part of the distribution agreement, Adachi is committed to obtain Japanese PMDA (Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency) approval for the Renaissance system.

22 Oct 2012

MID commences treatment in Permaseal cardiac access and closure technology clinical trial

Micro Interventional Devices, Inc., an emerging cardiovascular medical device company, announced today that the first patient has been treated using its self-sealing, cardiac access and closure technology, Permaseal. The patient is the first to be enrolled in the company's STASIS clinical trial that has commenced in Europe.

22 Oct 2012

Patient-reported outcomes should be assessed in comparative effectiveness of cancer treatments

Patient-reported outcomes should be a standard part of evaluating the comparative effectiveness of cancer treatments, according to recommendations put forward by a multi-institution research group.

17 Oct 2012

Bruker launches robust ContourGT-I 3D Optical Microscope

Bruker announced the launch today of the ContourGT-I 3D Optical Microscope to enhance R&D productivity and maximize manufacturing throughput for industrial applications. The ContourGT-I has been optimized to accelerate and simplify measurement setup and feature-tracking and is the world's first bench top profiling system to incorporate Bruker's proprietary tip/tilt head design, along with fully automated functionality, including turret, lenses, and illumination.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 15 Oct 2012

States, companies and officials worry over health law implementation

The medical device industry and other companies are concerned about how the health law's tax and compliance provisions are affecting their bottom lines and are strategizing new ways forward to avoid the monetary hit.

12 Oct 2012

Theragenics enters second amended and restated credit agreement with Wells Fargo

Theragenics Corporation, a medical device company serving the surgical products and prostate cancer treatment markets, today announced that it has entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

11 Oct 2012

Viewpoints: Wis. Senate candidates Thompson, Baldwin offer competing views of health law; 'Disturbing lack' of oversight of compounding pharmacies

The meningitis outbreak that has sickened at least 119 people and killed 11 of them has laid bare a disturbing lack of regulatory oversight of pharmacies that mix drug compounds and ship them around the country. Unless Congress passes legislation to strengthen the hand of the Food and Drug Administration, the public will continue to be at risk from contaminated products.

11 Oct 2012

Non-surgical orthopedic medical devices: an interview with Brian Moore, Director of Sales and Product Marketing from DJO global

Non-surgical orthopedic medical devices are products designed to help relieve pain in specific parts of the body.

10 Oct 2012

ASTRO names distinguished neurosurgeon as 2012 Honorary Member

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has named Mark P. Carol, MD, a distinguished leader in the fields of intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT), as its 2012 Honorary Member, which is the highest honor the Society bestows upon distinguished cancer researchers and leaders in disciplines other than radiation oncology, radiation physics or radiobiology.

10 Oct 2012

Regulatory approval service for hydroxyapatite users and manufacturers in the medical device industry launched by Ceram

Ceram, the international materials technology company, has launched a Regulatory Approval Service, designed to help hydroxyapatite users and manufacturers in the medical device industry gain FDA acceptance of their 510(k) submission.

10 Oct 2012

Uniquest, Aquavit Life Sciences announce MOU to form Alliance Partnership

Aquavit Life Sciences, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aquavit Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announces together with Uniquest Corporation (KOSPI: 077500) a Memorandum Of Understanding to form an Alliance Partnership for the development, registration and manufacturing of Aquavit Pharmaceuticals' PITO-001.

9 Oct 2012

Mindray's new DC-8 ultrasound system to be demonstrated at ACEP meeting

Mindray Medical International Limited, a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices worldwide, today announced that it will demonstrate the new DC-8 ultrasound system at the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) annual meeting being held in Denver October 8-10, 2012.

From Mindray 8 Oct 2012

Liquorice-based nanotech material for sterilizing medical devices

A nanotech material containing an extract from liquorice can be used to sterilize and protect medical devices and implants which include biological components, and protects these functional bio-components during the sterilization process.

8 Oct 2012

New legislation proposed to improve seniors' care coordination

The bill backed by Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-Pa., and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., would promote better coordination between medical and social services for elderly people by building on the Older Americans Act.

8 Oct 2012

St. Jude Medical launches 3-D navigation system that reduces need for live fluoroscopy

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced the launch of its MediGuide Technology, the first and only three-dimensional (3-D) navigation system intended for the evaluation of vascular and cardiac anatomy on a recorded fluoroscopic image instead of live fluoroscopy (a series of X-ray images).

8 Oct 2012

Nanoprobe inventor awarded NJIT Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal

NJIT Research Professor Reginald C. Farrow, PhD, who with his research team have discovered how to make nanoscale arrays of the world's smallest probe for investigating the electrical properties of individual living cells was awarded yesterday, Oct. 4, 2012, the NJIT Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal. This prize is the most prestigious research award at NJIT. It is the fifth time the award has been made.

6 Oct 2012

Paper proposes novel mathematical models for injection of insulin in type 1 and 2 diabetes

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease in which individuals exhibit high levels of sugar in the blood, either due to insufficient production of insulin-the hormone that allows glucose to be absorbed by body cells-or the body's lack of response to insulin. Type 1 diabetes occurs due to loss or dysfunction of β-cells of the pancreas, the organ that produces insulin. Type 2 diabetes is caused by a defective glucose-insulin regulatory system.

5 Oct 2012

IDIBELL, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya patent novel system to improve lung cancer diagnosis

The system guides physicians by describing the best bronchoscope route from the trachea to a peripheral lung lesion. It avoids futile examinations and minimises potential risk for the patient.

5 Oct 2012

Medical Devices News and Research

ZOLL Medical announces new Tokyo-based subsidiary

Derma Sciences to initiate DSC127 Phase 3 program in diabetic foot ulcers

Adachi purchases Mazor Robotics' Renaissance surgical guidance system for spine procedures

MID commences treatment in Permaseal cardiac access and closure technology clinical trial

Patient-reported outcomes should be assessed in comparative effectiveness of cancer treatments

Bruker launches robust ContourGT-I 3D Optical Microscope

States, companies and officials worry over health law implementation

Theragenics enters second amended and restated credit agreement with Wells Fargo

Viewpoints: Wis. Senate candidates Thompson, Baldwin offer competing views of health law; 'Disturbing lack' of oversight of compounding pharmacies

Non-surgical orthopedic medical devices: an interview with Brian Moore, Director of Sales and Product Marketing from DJO global

ASTRO names distinguished neurosurgeon as 2012 Honorary Member

Regulatory approval service for hydroxyapatite users and manufacturers in the medical device industry launched by Ceram

Uniquest, Aquavit Life Sciences announce MOU to form Alliance Partnership

Mindray's new DC-8 ultrasound system to be demonstrated at ACEP meeting

Liquorice-based nanotech material for sterilizing medical devices

New legislation proposed to improve seniors' care coordination

St. Jude Medical launches 3-D navigation system that reduces need for live fluoroscopy

Nanoprobe inventor awarded NJIT Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal

Paper proposes novel mathematical models for injection of insulin in type 1 and 2 diabetes

IDIBELL, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya patent novel system to improve lung cancer diagnosis

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