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Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute buys first Renaissance system

Mazor Robotics Ltd., the developer of Renaissance, an innovative surgical guidance system and its complementary products, announced today that Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute, located in Ft. Pierce, FL, has purchased its first Renaissance system.

11 Nov 2013

ReShape Duo Intragastric Balloon treatment for weight loss meets primary efficacy endpoints

ReShape Medical, Inc. today announced that its REDUCE Trial for the ReShape Duo Intragastric Balloon, a non-surgical treatment for weight loss, has met its primary efficacy endpoints.

11 Nov 2013

New therapeutic at-home gaming program for stroke patients

Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have developed a therapeutic at-home gaming program for stroke patients who experience motor weakness affecting 80 percent of survivors.

11 Nov 2013

Olympus hosts fourth annual neuroimaging symposium on functional brain imaging with cellular resolution

Olympus is hosting its fourth annual neuroimaging symposium in conjunction with the 2013 meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) on Monday, November 11 in San Diego. The Olympus Neuroimaging Symposium will be held near the Convention Center at the San Diego Marriott Marquis and Marina, San Diego Ballroom – Salon A, beginning at 6:30pm. The symposium and reception are open to all media and SfN registered attendees.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 8 Nov 2013

Cancer detection programme using PENTAX Medical equipment achieves remarkable results

PENTAX Medical equipment has been used to set up a pioneering head and neck cancer detection programme at a hospital Trust in Coventry, which has achieved remarkable results; reduced the length of time the patient stays in hospital and reduced costs.

From PENTAX Medical Company 8 Nov 2013

Volition’s NuQ-5mc assay detects 75% of patients with colorectal cancer

VolitionRx Limited, a life sciences company focused on developing blood-based diagnostic tests for different types of cancer, today announces the publication of preliminary data from an ongoing independent trial of one of its NuQ assays.

8 Nov 2013

Allied Healthcare Group commences first shipment of CardioCel into Europe

Allied Healthcare Group today announces it has commenced shipment of CardioCel into Europe after the Company received its first orders for the product from outside of Australia.

8 Nov 2013

New Torquers announced by Qosina

Qosina is pleased to announce the addition of three new Torquers, #97344 for use with guide wires 0.008 inch - 0.018 inch (0.20 mm - 0.46 mm, 0.6 FR - 1.4 FR) and #97345 or #97346 which fit 0.014 inch - 0.038 inch (0.36 mm - 0.96 mm, 1.1 FR - 3 FR). Torquer #97346 has a narrow profile design which is smaller and lighter than the other two.

8 Nov 2013

Mitek Sports Medicine adds RIGIDFIX Curve Cross Pin System to enable anatomic ACL reconstruction

Mitek Sports Medicine*, a leader in orthopaedics sports medicine and a part of the DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson, announced it has added the RIGIDFIX® Curve Cross Pin System, the first of its kind, designed specifically for use with the anteromedial (AM) portal approach to enable a more anatomic ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction.

8 Nov 2013

Landmark clinical trial of artificial aortic heart valve shows positive results

Loyola University Medical Center is the only Chicago hospital participating in a landmark clinical trial of an artificial aortic heart valve that does not require open heart surgery.

From Medtronic 8 Nov 2013

Hologic's Aptima HPV 16 18/45 genotype assay gets FDA approval for use on Panther system

Hologic, Inc., a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostic products, medical imaging systems and surgical products, with an emphasis on serving the healthcare needs of women, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Aptima HPV 16 18/45 genotype assay for use on the Company's fully automated Panther system.

From Hologic, Inc. 8 Nov 2013

New Vortik technology has potential in pharmaceutical industry

The new Vortik technology allows different liquids to be mixed at the point of spray without altering the spray characteristics – opening up the possibility of new applications in agriculture, consumer and industrial products, and healthcare.

8 Nov 2013

EKF Diagnostics to introduce upgraded POC analyzer and new sTNFr1 test kit at Medica 2013

EKF, announces it will be premiering two novel diagnostic tests at Medica 2013, 20th to 23rd November, Düsseldorf, Germany.

From EKF Diagnostics 8 Nov 2013

Topera receives FDA clearance for FIRMap Catheter

Topera, Inc., a medical device company that has developed a novel mapping and targeting system for the identification of the sources that sustain complex cardiac arrhythmias, today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the FIRMap Catheter.

7 Nov 2013

GORE EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis system receives CE Mark

W. L. Gore & Associates today announced the GORE EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis, the first complete, fully engineered system (Gore designed iliac branch and internal iliac components) intended for endovascular treatment of common iliac artery aneurysms or aortoiliac aneurysms, has received CE Mark.

7 Nov 2013

HCSA Annual Conference sponsored by PENTAX Medical to focus on new health procurement strategy

PENTAX Medical is a key sponsor of this year’s Health Care Supply Association Annual Conference and Exhibition, which takes place in Manchester, 13-14 November. One of the keynote speakers – Peter Smith – will be presenting the PENTAX Medical sponsored talk entitled: “The new health procurement strategy – a commentator and supplier view”, which takes place on Thursday 14th November, at 9am.

From PENTAX Medical Company 7 Nov 2013

New hand-held device can help prevent thousands of unnecessary TB deaths

Thousands of deaths from tuberculosis, an infectious bacterial disease, could be prevented using a new hand-held device that is being developed to detect potentially fatal drug resistance in less than 15 minutes.

7 Nov 2013

Diagnostic technology advancing but barriers prevent integration into care, IDSA report warns

Despite advances in diagnostic technology, there is an urgent need for tests that are easy to use, identify the bug causing an infection and provide results faster than current tests, according to a report from the Infectious Diseases Society of America published today in a special supplement to Clinical Infectious Diseases.

7 Nov 2013

Simple urine test can help identify disease risks in young type 1 diabetes patients

Using a simple urine test, researchers can now identify young people with type 1 diabetes at risk of heart and kidney disease. The new research, funded by JDRF, Diabetes UK, and the British Heart Foundation, was published today, 06 November, in the journal Diabetes Care.

7 Nov 2013

Parent's use of digital photography shown as effective tool in diagnosis of retinoblastoma

Can parents use digital cameras and smart phones to potentially screen their children for the most common form of pediatric eye cancer? Baylor University and Harvard Medical School researchers believe so.

7 Nov 2013

Device / Technology News

Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute buys first Renaissance system

ReShape Duo Intragastric Balloon treatment for weight loss meets primary efficacy endpoints

New therapeutic at-home gaming program for stroke patients

Olympus hosts fourth annual neuroimaging symposium on functional brain imaging with cellular resolution

Cancer detection programme using PENTAX Medical equipment achieves remarkable results

Volition’s NuQ-5mc assay detects 75% of patients with colorectal cancer

Allied Healthcare Group commences first shipment of CardioCel into Europe

New Torquers announced by Qosina

Mitek Sports Medicine adds RIGIDFIX Curve Cross Pin System to enable anatomic ACL reconstruction

Landmark clinical trial of artificial aortic heart valve shows positive results

Hologic's Aptima HPV 16 18/45 genotype assay gets FDA approval for use on Panther system

New Vortik technology has potential in pharmaceutical industry

EKF Diagnostics to introduce upgraded POC analyzer and new sTNFr1 test kit at Medica 2013

Topera receives FDA clearance for FIRMap Catheter

GORE EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis system receives CE Mark

HCSA Annual Conference sponsored by PENTAX Medical to focus on new health procurement strategy

New hand-held device can help prevent thousands of unnecessary TB deaths

Diagnostic technology advancing but barriers prevent integration into care, IDSA report warns

Simple urine test can help identify disease risks in young type 1 diabetes patients

Parent's use of digital photography shown as effective tool in diagnosis of retinoblastoma

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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