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Researchers to test newest implant in restoring vision damaged by disease

Researchers trying to restore vision damaged by disease have found promise in a tiny implant that sows seeds of new cells in the eye.

28 Jan 2010

IsoRay ships first set of Cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds to Canada

IsoRay, Inc. announced today that it has successfully shipped the first set of Cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds to a Canadian customer for the purpose of furthering research and development of Cesium-131 in Canada. Cesium-131 is currently approved by Health Canada for the treatment of low-risk prostate cancers and has been cleared by the US FDA for treatment of a wide variety of malignant disease (e.g. prostate, head and neck, brain, breast, lung, eye, etc.).

28 Jan 2010

Axis Three launches new 3D scanner to simulate facial surgery outcomes

Axis Three (www.axisthree.com), the leader and pioneer of 3D surgical simulation tools for aesthetic consultations, today announced the availability of its new XS-200 scanner, designed to capture high quality, anatomically-accurate, 3D images of a patient’s face in order to simulate facial surgery outcomes.

28 Jan 2010

Power-generating rubber films could harness natural body movements

Power-generating rubber films developed by Princeton University engineers could harness natural body movements such as breathing and walking to power pacemakers, mobile phones and other electronic devices.

28 Jan 2010

Tissue Genesis, AMS to develop adipose-derived regenerative cells for treating pelvic health disorders

Tissue Genesis, Inc., an emerging leader in advanced tissue engineering and cell therapy solutions, and American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc. announced today they have signed an agreement for the research and development of adipose (fat)–derived regenerative cells for use in treating pelvic health disorders.

27 Jan 2010

Kelyniam Global receives prototype order to make Custom Cranial Implants

Kelyniam Global, Inc. announces today that the company has received a prototype order from a California distributor to make Custom Cranial Implants.

27 Jan 2010

Symmetry Medical signs supply agreement with Indiana-based bio-science company

Symmetry Medical Inc., a leading independent provider of products to the global orthopedic device industry and other medical markets, announced today it has entered into an exclusive five-year supply agreement with OrthoPediatrics Corp., a Warsaw, Indiana-based bio-science company that develops, designs and distributes anatomically appropriate orthopedic implants and solutions for pediatric and small stature patients.

27 Jan 2010

First commercial implants of ATS Medical's ATS 3f Enable Aortic Bioprosthesis performed

ATS Medical, Inc., manufacturer and marketer of state-of-the-art cardiac surgery products and services today announced the first commercial implants of the ATS 3f Enable® Aortic Bioprosthesis were recently performed at the University of Berne Hospital, Berne, Switzerland by Lars Englberger, MD, Mario Stalder, MD, and Professor Thierry Carrel. The procedures were completed using a sutureless technique and the patients are recovering with no complications.

25 Jan 2010

IsoRay expands market awareness program by joining www.StockProfile.com

IsoRay, Inc., announced today that they have expanded their market awareness program by joining www.StockProfile.com, a customized web-based platform showcasing emerging growth stocks.

23 Jan 2010

LifeNet Health to launch CardioGRAFT decell pulmonary patch with MATRACELL technology

LifeNet Health, a leading allograft bio-implant company, will nationally launch the CardioGRAFT® decell pulmonary patch with MATRACELL™ technology at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons annual meeting in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., on January 24.

23 Jan 2010

World’s first Cs-131 implant for colorectal cancer performed at Weill Cornell Medical Center

IsoRay, Inc., announced today that on October 10, 2009, Dr. Bhupesh Parashar, Dr. A Gabriella Wernicke and Dr. KS Clifford Chao from the Department of Radiation Oncology, and Dr. Jeffery Milsom from the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, at Weill Cornell Medical Center performed the world’s first Cesium-131(Cs-131) implant for the treatment of colorectal cancer.

21 Jan 2010

Enrollment complete in Vertos Medical's U.S. IRB I "mild" procedure Patient Outcomes Trial

Medical device company Vertos Medical Inc. has announced the completion of enrollment in its post-market U.S. IRB (Institutional Review Board) I Patient Outcomes Trial, a 75-patient study of the mild procedure. The open-label, single-arm, prospective, IRB-approved study is intended to gather patient outcomes data following treatment for symptomatic central canal spinal stenosis using proprietary mild devices. Results from the trial, which is being conducted by 14 investigators at academic and private practice settings across the United States, are expected to be published during 2010.

21 Jan 2010

Stem Cell Assurance performs first regenerative cell breast augmentation surgery

Stem Cell Assurance, Inc. announced today that Arthur Handal, MD., F.A.C.S. has performed the first regenerative cell breast augmentation through its nationwide physician network. The procedure was performed at Handal Plastic Surgery in Boca Raton, Florida in the practice's onsite accredited ambulatory surgical facility.

21 Jan 2010

Smith & Nephew makes available more than $2M in implants and surgical instruments for Haiti earthquake victims

Medical device maker Smith & Nephew's Orthopaedics business is making available this week more than $2 million in implants and surgical instruments for use by orthopedic surgeons in the treatment of survivors of last week's earthquake in Haiti.

21 Jan 2010

SynCardia Systems launches new website to educate visitors about artificial heart

SynCardia Systems, Inc., manufacturer of the SynCardia temporary CardioWest™ Total Artificial Heart, has announced the launch of its new website (www.syncardia.com) to educate visitors that the artificial heart isn’t science fiction: it’s real, it works and it’s saving lives.

20 Jan 2010

Hydraulic erectile prosthesis implantation in gender reassignment therapy: Study

The final step in the multidisciplinary approach of gender reassignment therapy in female-to-male transsexuals consists of the construction of a neophallus to allow the patient to void while standing and to have sexual experience after he is accustomed to his new voiding abilities. The main limiting factor is that there is no good substitute for the unique erectile tissue of the penis. The largest retrospective study by Hoebeke et al. evaluates the outcome in 129 female-to-male transsexuals after implantation of a hydraulic erectile prosthesis.

20 Jan 2010

Complications associated with pediatric cochlear implants are not rare and can often be delayed

Some complications may occur in children receiving cochlear implants, and are highly correlated with trauma to the ear area and inner ear malformation, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

19 Jan 2010

Voice abnormalities in cochlear implants will improve over time, says study

Children with cochlear implants in both ears appear to have difficulty controlling the loudness and pitch of their voices, but these measures improve over time, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

19 Jan 2010

AMD LASERS launches Picasso Lite soft tissue dental laser

AMD LASERS today announced the introduction of the Picasso Lite soft tissue dental laser. Priced at $2,495, offering 2.5 Watts of power, and three customizable presets, Picasso Lite is the most affordable and easy-to-operate dental laser in the world.

From AMD Lasers 18 Jan 2010

Study reveals bone loss around dental implants is more common than previously realized

Bone loss around dental implants is far more common than previously realised, reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Around a quarter of patients loose some degree of supporting bone around their implants.

18 Jan 2010

Implants News and Research

Researchers to test newest implant in restoring vision damaged by disease

IsoRay ships first set of Cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds to Canada

Axis Three launches new 3D scanner to simulate facial surgery outcomes

Power-generating rubber films could harness natural body movements

Tissue Genesis, AMS to develop adipose-derived regenerative cells for treating pelvic health disorders

Kelyniam Global receives prototype order to make Custom Cranial Implants

Symmetry Medical signs supply agreement with Indiana-based bio-science company

First commercial implants of ATS Medical's ATS 3f Enable Aortic Bioprosthesis performed

IsoRay expands market awareness program by joining www.StockProfile.com

LifeNet Health to launch CardioGRAFT decell pulmonary patch with MATRACELL technology

World’s first Cs-131 implant for colorectal cancer performed at Weill Cornell Medical Center

Enrollment complete in Vertos Medical's U.S. IRB I "mild" procedure Patient Outcomes Trial

Stem Cell Assurance performs first regenerative cell breast augmentation surgery

Smith & Nephew makes available more than $2M in implants and surgical instruments for Haiti earthquake victims

SynCardia Systems launches new website to educate visitors about artificial heart

Hydraulic erectile prosthesis implantation in gender reassignment therapy: Study

Complications associated with pediatric cochlear implants are not rare and can often be delayed

Voice abnormalities in cochlear implants will improve over time, says study

AMD LASERS launches Picasso Lite soft tissue dental laser

Study reveals bone loss around dental implants is more common than previously realized

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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