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Ansell Healthcare receives "2010 European Surgical Gloves Product Quality Leadership Award"

Based on its recent research on the surgical drapes, gowns and gloves market, Frost & Sullivan presents Ansell Healthcare Europe (Ansell Healthcare) with the "2010 European Surgical Gloves Product Quality Leadership Award" for its Encore® range of surgical gloves. The range consists of multiple products that are customized to support a wide range of surgical procedures including specialty surgery such as orthopaedics and microsurgery.

21 May 2010

Americans divided over nation’s drug approval process

Nearly three-quarters of Americans are confident in our system for reviewing the effectiveness and safety of new medicines and medical devices, yet 41% say it takes too long to approve a drug and allow it to be sold to consumers.

21 May 2010

Vascular Insights wins CE Mark approval for ClariVein Occlusion Catheter

Vascular Insights announced today that it has won approval for use of the CE Mark on its ClariVein® Occlusion Catheter, paving the way for marketing of the device in Europe.

21 May 2010

Prolifiq conducts workshop on driving sales activity with systematic adherance to regulations

As the medical device industry gathers at Sales and Marketing Excellence 2010, Prolifiq, the leading provider of Sales Content Management software, offers medical device companies a solution to promote and sell in this highly regulated environment.

20 May 2010

Encision fourth-quarter net sales increase 3.6% to $3.19 million

Encision Inc., a medical device company owning patented surgical technology that is emerging as a standard of care in minimally-invasive surgery, reported its financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.

20 May 2010

Ectoin shows positive effect on nanoparticle-induced lung inflammation: Study

bitop AG, which specializes in the development and marketing of Ectoin-containing medical devices, announces that Ectoin significantly reduces nanoparticle-induced inflammatory reaction in rat lungs, one of the animal models for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is the first time that Ectoin has been shown to have such an effect on nanoparticle-induced lung inflammation.

20 May 2010

Initial results of MUSIC Trial using PD2i in chronic heart failure patients released

David H. Fater, CEO of Vicor Technologies, Inc., today announced the initial results of a study designed to analyze data from the Merte Subita en Insufficiencia Cardiaca Trial using its PD2i- algorithm and software. Vicor Technologies is a biotechnology company focused on the development of innovative, non-invasive medical devices using its patented, proprietary PD2i- nonlinear algorithm and software.

20 May 2010

Kansas State University researcher awarded NIH grant to study antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are becoming a growing problem around the world, and are a particular worry in hospital-acquired infections.

20 May 2010

St. Jude Medical to acquire LightLab for $90M in cash

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, and LightLab Imaging, Inc. today announced a definitive agreement under which St. Jude Medical will acquire LightLab, a subsidiary of Goodman Co., Ltd. for approximately $90 million in cash.

20 May 2010

Medtronic commences treatment in RESCUE trial of Valiant Thoracic Stent Graft with Captivia Delivery System

Further demonstrating its commitment to proving the benefits of minimally-invasive procedures, Medtronic, Inc., today announced that the first patient has been treated with the company's Valiant® Thoracic Stent Graft with the Captivia Delivery System in Medtronic's RESCUE Clinical Study.

20 May 2010

AIR Trial demonstrates benefits of BT in asthma patients

Asthmatx Inc., today presented positive five-year data from the Asthma Intervention Research Trial, which evaluated the safety of bronchial thermoplasty with the Alair System. The data demonstrated the absence of clinical complications and the maintenance of stable lung function over a five year period post-BT in patients with moderate to severe asthma.

20 May 2010

Lawsuit fears hinder physician adoption of medical innovations

According to a new national survey on defensive medicine by Jackson Healthcare, the threat of a lawsuit causes many physicians to delay the adoption of medical innovations. More than half (53%) of survey respondents reported they had delayed adopting medical innovations such as new pharmaceuticals, procedures and medical devices due to fear of litigation.

19 May 2010

i3 completes acquisition of ChinaGate

i3, a global life sciences services company and subsidiary of Ingenix, has acquired ChinaGate, a contract research organization that provides product-development regulatory services for pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology companies looking to enter and access the Chinese market.

19 May 2010

Medico's Hirata to distribute Accumetrics' VerifyNow System in Japan

Accumetrics, Inc., a privately-held developer and marketer of the VerifyNow System, the first rapid and easy-to-use diagnostic system for measuring platelet reactivity to multiple antiplatelet agents, announced today that the company has signed a new agreement with Medico's Hirata for distribution of its VerifyNow System in Japan.

18 May 2010

Health Canada grants Response Biomedical Class 3 Medical Device license for RAMP RSV Assay

Response Biomedical Corporation today announced that it has been granted a Class 3 (near patient/point-of-care) Medical Device license by Health Canada to market its RAMP® Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Assay in Canada.

18 May 2010

Sonablate HIFU treatment now available in Bermuda for patients with prostate cancer

US HIFU, a worldwide leader in the development, distribution and use of minimally invasive high intensity focused ultrasound technologies, is pleased to announce that its HIFU treatment for prostate cancer is now available in Bermuda. King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Bermuda joins more than 100 centers in 30-plus countries to offer the innovative treatment with the Sonablate 500 medical device.

18 May 2010

Four largest insurers in Mass. post first-quarter losses

The Boston Globe's Business Updates: Massachusetts' "four biggest health insurers today posted first-quarter losses totalling more than $150 million, with three of the carriers blaming the bulk of their deficit on the Patrick administration's decision to cap rate increases for individuals and small businesses." Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Tufts Health Plan and Fallon Community Health Plan all reported loses.

18 May 2010

Hospitals to get more bargaining clout for medical devices

The Wall Street Journal: "Hospitals lack leverage when negotiating prices for high-cost implants like defibrillators and replacement hips because individual doctors, rather than hospitals, typically select the products they use in their patients. Since these doctors often aren't hospital employees, they have little incentive to bargain-hunt.

17 May 2010

Dehaier Medical Systems becomes exclusive China distributor of Welch Allyn's patient monitors

Dehaier Medical Systems Ltd., an emerging leader in the development, assembly, marketing and sale of medical products in China, said today that it has become the exclusive China distributor of Welch Allyn's patient monitors.

17 May 2010

Freescale Semiconductor receives ZigBee Certification for wireless health and wellness solutions

Freescale Semiconductor today announced it has received ZigBee Certified product status for its ZigBee Health Care wireless health and wellness processing platforms. The ZigBee Certified products status is awarded to products that have been tested and met criteria for interoperability that enable wireless devices to securely and reliably monitor and manage noncritical, low-acuity health care services.

17 May 2010

Medical Devices News and Research

Ansell Healthcare receives "2010 European Surgical Gloves Product Quality Leadership Award"

Americans divided over nation’s drug approval process

Vascular Insights wins CE Mark approval for ClariVein Occlusion Catheter

Prolifiq conducts workshop on driving sales activity with systematic adherance to regulations

Encision fourth-quarter net sales increase 3.6% to $3.19 million

Ectoin shows positive effect on nanoparticle-induced lung inflammation: Study

Initial results of MUSIC Trial using PD2i in chronic heart failure patients released

Kansas State University researcher awarded NIH grant to study antibiotic-resistant bacteria

St. Jude Medical to acquire LightLab for $90M in cash

Medtronic commences treatment in RESCUE trial of Valiant Thoracic Stent Graft with Captivia Delivery System

AIR Trial demonstrates benefits of BT in asthma patients

Lawsuit fears hinder physician adoption of medical innovations

i3 completes acquisition of ChinaGate

Medico's Hirata to distribute Accumetrics' VerifyNow System in Japan

Health Canada grants Response Biomedical Class 3 Medical Device license for RAMP RSV Assay

Sonablate HIFU treatment now available in Bermuda for patients with prostate cancer

Four largest insurers in Mass. post first-quarter losses

Hospitals to get more bargaining clout for medical devices

Dehaier Medical Systems becomes exclusive China distributor of Welch Allyn's patient monitors

Freescale Semiconductor receives ZigBee Certification for wireless health and wellness solutions

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