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Johnson & Johnson announces financial results for the third quarter of 2009

Johnson & Johnson today announced sales of $15.1 billion for the third quarter of 2009, a decrease of 5.3% as compared to the third quarter of 2008. Operational results declined 2.8% and the negative impact of currency was 2.5%. Domestic sales declined 8.1%, while international sales declined 2.5%, reflecting operational growth of 2.4% and a negative currency impact of 4.9%.

13 Oct 2009

HyperBranch Medical Technology's NuSeal 30 hernia mesh fixation sealant product receives CE Mark

HyperBranch Medical Technology, Inc. announced today that it has received a CE Mark for its NuSeal 30 hernia mesh fixation sealant product. NuSeal 30 is used in hernia procedures to adhere the mesh. NuSeal 30 provides for secure mesh placement, minimizes pain caused by other fixation devices and gradually degrades as the body heals.

13 Oct 2009

Director for Telehealth to be the keynote speaker at the Dublin Methodist Hospital gathering

Dr. Max Stachura, Director for Telehealth, Eminent Scholar in Telemedicine, and Professor of Medicine & Physiology at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, will be the keynote speaker at a special gathering on Friday, October 16th, at the Dublin Methodist Hospital in Columbus.

13 Oct 2009

Sonitus Medical’s SoundBite hearing system ranks first on Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2010

Sonitus Medical, Inc., a medical device company developing the world's first non-surgical and removable hearing device to transmit sound via the teeth, today announced that technology it developed was ranked #1 on Cleveland Clinic's Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2010.

13 Oct 2009

The Mobile Robots in Motion conference to focus on new CPT Codes in home medical device monitoring reimbursements

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. -- announced today that during their first annual "Mobile Robots in Motion" conference November 4-5, 2009 they will discuss the new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Codes regarding in home medical device monitoring reimbursements.

13 Oct 2009

PharmaNet Development to display innovative solutions at 2009 AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition

PharmaNet Development Group, Inc., a leading provider of clinical development services to innovative pharmaceutical, biotechnology, generic drug and medical device companies, today announced that the Company and its subsidiaries Anapharm and Taylor Technology will be showcasing a range of innovative solutions at the 2009 AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition.

13 Oct 2009

The third annual AdvaMed 2009: The MedTech Conference commences today

Leaders of the medical technology industry convene today through the 14th at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center for the third annual AdvaMed 2009: The MedTech Conference.

13 Oct 2009

Sono-Tek reports financial results for the second-quarter ended August 31, 2009

Sono-Tek Corporation today announced sales of $1,683,883 for the three months ended August 31, 2009, compared to sales of $1,605,482 for the prior year period, an increase of $78,401 or 5%. Sales also increased versus our first quarter by $219,155 or 15% in coating equipment for alternative energy, medical device equipment, food processing equipment and other industrial coating equipment.

13 Oct 2009

FDA clears RSB Spine's Interplate C-Ti as an anterior cervical plate

RSB Spine, LLC, today announced that the InterPlate® C-Ti has been cleared for a new indication. When reclassification of interbody fusion devices occurred in 2007, the C-Ti was the first system cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. With this most recent announcement, the C-Ti has now become the first interbody fusion device to be cleared as an anterior cervical plate as well.

12 Oct 2009

Z-Medica launches QuikClot Trauma Pad

Z-Medica Corporation, a medical device company developing innovative hemostatic agents, today announced the availability of the QuikClot® Trauma Pad™ hemostatic dressing, on display at booth #1721 at the American College of Surgeons 95th Annual Clinical Congress. The new QuikClot Trauma Pad’s 12 x 12 inch size makes it well-suited to control bleeding from large traumatic wounds.

From Medica Corporation 12 Oct 2009

Buehler Motor relocates and expands its U.S. headquarters

Buehler Motor, Inc. (BMI), a leading international provider of mechatronic drive solutions, has relocated and expanded its U.S. headquarters to allow it to better provide its customers in automotive, aerospace, medical devices, office and building automation with the latest advances in green technology.

12 Oct 2009

Wolverine Venture Fund to participate in Direct Flow Medical's Series C round of financing

Wolverine Venture Fund (WVF), managed by The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, today announced participation in Direct Flow Medical Inc.'s Series C round of financing. Direct Flow Medical is an emerging medical device company developing a next-generation, catheter based, percutaneous-delivered prosthetic aortic valve.

12 Oct 2009

Business update from Cardima

Cardima, Inc., a medical device company focused on the diagnosis and treatment of atrial fibrillation (“AF”), is providing the following update on its progress, recent activities and upcoming milestones.

12 Oct 2009

VitalWear partners with XBACK Bracing Services to deliver innovative products

VitalWear, Inc. (www.vitalwear.com), a leader in thermal compression medical devices announced that they have formed a partnership with XBACK Bracing Services (www.xbackbrace.com) revolutionizing the bracing and thermal therapy markets. (www.thexbackvwsolution.com)

12 Oct 2009

MDMA opposes medical device tax as part of the health care reform bills

Yesterday, the Medical Device Manufacturers Association Board of Directors met and unanimously voted to oppose any device tax as part of the health care reform bills moving through Congress.

12 Oct 2009

Bio-Matrix Scientific Group provides updates on COPD research

Bio-Matrix Scientific Group, Inc. provided a progress report on the Company’s previously announced new opportunities. The Company has been moving forward in the areas of stem cell research for treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Tumor Banking and Cancer Treatment.

12 Oct 2009

INVO Bioscience announce the birth of the first baby conceived by the INVO procedure and INVOcell device

INVO Bioscience, Inc., a medical device company focused on treatment options for patients diagnosed with infertility, announced that on September 29, 2009 the birth of the first baby conceived by the INVO procedure and INVOcell device. The mother is a 40 year old Pakistan woman who had suffered from infertility for 16 years.

9 Oct 2009

Kimberly-Clark to acquire I-Flow Corporation

Kimberly-Clark Corporation and I-Flow Corporation, a leading healthcare company that develops and markets technically advanced, low-cost drug delivery systems and innovative products for post-surgical pain relief and surgical site care, today announced a definitive agreement whereby I-Flow will be acquired in a cash tender offer for approximately $324 million on a fully diluted basis.

9 Oct 2009

CHI announces its agenda for the 2009 California Healthcare Policy Forum

CHI-California Healthcare Institute today announced its agenda and newly confirmed speakers for the 2009 California Healthcare Policy Forum to be held Nov. 5, at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco Hotel, from 11:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

9 Oct 2009

Noninvasive Medical Technologies receives ISO 13485 certification

Noninvasive Medical Technologies, Inc. (NMT), an award-winning company engaged in pioneering highly advanced remote patient monitoring solutions, today announced that it has been awarded ISO 13485 certification of its quality management systems for the design and manufacture of safe and effective medical devices.

8 Oct 2009