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GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis’ lower profile components receive CE Mark

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) has received CE Mark for the new lower profile 31 mm diameter trunk-ipsilateral leg and 32 mm aortic extender components of the GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis for treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs).

21 Jan 2013

BonAlive Biomaterials, Olympus Biotech sign multi-year exclusive distribution agreement

BonAlive Biomaterials Ltd, a manufacturer of implantable medical devices and an emerging leader in indications involving the treatment of chronically infected bone, and Olympus Biotech International Ltd, a wholly owned company of Olympus Corporation focused on minimally-invasive regenerative therapies in bone and soft tissues, today announced the signing of a multi-year exclusive distribution agreement.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 21 Jan 2013

FDA to step up evaluation of metal hip implants, other devices

The Food and Drug Administration is studying whether several medical devices already on the market, such as electroconvulsive therapy devices for depression and emergency defibrillators, require additional evidence to prove they're safe.

19 Jan 2013

G-CON completes delivery and installation of POD system in PaxVax's GMP production facility

G-CON today announced the completed delivery and installation of the ground-breaking POD system in PaxVax's licensed GMP production facility based in San Diego, California where PaxVax manufactures innovative and socially responsible oral vaccines against infectious diseases.

19 Jan 2013

St. Jude Medical’s AMPLATZER Amulet device receives European CE Mark approval

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced European CE Mark approval of its AMPLATZER Amulet Left Atrial Appendage Occluder.

19 Jan 2013

Va. lawmakers block abortion ultrasound repeal; Other state abortion news

Lawmakers in Virginia blocked a repeal of a state law that requires women to have an ultrasound before an abortion as well as a law that requires stricter regulation of abortion clinics. In the meantime, however, a state Senate committee there killed a proposal that would have forbidden public money from being used for abortions where the fetus is likely to be deformed and unlikely to survive.

19 Jan 2013

Greenway earns ONC HIT certificate for PrimeSUITE 2014

Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc., announced today that Greenway PrimeSUITE 2014 (17.0) is compliant with the ONC 2014 Edition criteria and was certified as an EHR Module on Jan. 15, 2013 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT), an ONC-ACB, in accordance with the applicable eligible provider certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

19 Jan 2013

ECLS system supports flu patients in their recovery from severe respiratory problems

In recent weeks the intensive critical care units at University Health Network's Toronto General Hospital have used Extra Corporeal Lung Support (ECLS) to support five influenza (flu) patients in their recovery from severe respiratory problems.

19 Jan 2013

JNS publishes data from Providence’s DTRAX Facet Screw System clinical study

Providence Medical Technology, Inc. today announced the publication of the first peer-reviewed clinical paper describing the outcomes of the DTRAX Facet Screw System.

19 Jan 2013

Catheter Connections receives U.S. patent for DualCap IV disinfection technology

Catheter Connections, a start-up company co-founded by nurses seeking to reduce deadly hospital-acquired bloodstream infections, announced today the issuance of U.S. Patent Number 8,343,112.

18 Jan 2013

Researchers analyse breast cancer mortality in Spain among different age groups from 1981-2007

Since 1992 the number of deaths linked to breast cancer in Spain has decreased among young and middle aged patients but not among the elderly. Spanish researchers also predict that it will continue to decline over the next decade, although more slowly as observed up until now.

18 Jan 2013

Ceram to develop its Controlled Release Technology for the delivery of selected AstraZeneca compounds

AstraZeneca, a global pharmaceutical company, has signed an agreement with Ceram Research Ltd, the international materials development company, for Ceram to develop its Inorganic-based Controlled Release Technology in a feasibility study for the delivery of selected AstraZeneca compounds.

18 Jan 2013

Macular pigment screening: an interview with Jaquie Finn, Product Line Manager at Elektron Technology

AMD is the leading cause of vision loss in anyone over 50 and globally in 2010 it was estimated to cost $340 billion to treat AMD. The costs are set to spiral over the next 20 years and really over burden the healthcare system unless people start to take preventative action.

18 Jan 2013

Intermountain Risk Score tool can predict mortality among trauma patients

A simple, inexpensive blood test performed on trauma patients upon admission can help doctors easily identify patients at greatest risk of death, according to a new study by researchers at Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City.

18 Jan 2013

Positive data from NinePoint Medical endomicroscopy study on Barrett's esophagus

NinePoint Medical, Inc., an emerging leader in the development of medical devices for in vivo imaging, today announced that data demonstrating positive results related to a new tethered capsule endomicroscopy technology, licensed from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), were published online this week in the journal Nature Medicine.

18 Jan 2013

nContact receives FDA clearance for EPi-Sense cardiac ablation device

nContact, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Company's modifications to its VisiTrax cardiac ablation device, EPi-Sense, now with embedded sensing capability.

18 Jan 2013

Life Technologies, ASU partner on new project to quickly measure radiation exposure

Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute- has announced a partnership with Life Technologies Corporation as it enters the next phase of a multi-million-dollar, multi-institutional research project to develop a medical device to rapidly assess an individual's exposure to radiation in the event of a nuclear incident.

18 Jan 2013

FDA clears Zimmer’s iASSIST technology for knee replacement procedures

Zimmer Holdings, Inc., a global leader in musculoskeletal health, today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market iASSIST Knee, the Personalized Guidance System for knee replacement procedures.

17 Jan 2013

FDA clears Sanovas’ Vas Zeppelin Smart Catheter to treat chronic pulmonary diseases, lung cancer

Sanovas Inc., a life science technology company developing and commercializing the next-generation of micro-invasive diagnostics, devices and drug delivery technologies, announced today that it has filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for clearance of the company's Vas Zeppelin Smart Catheter for the treatment of chronic pulmonary diseases and lung cancer.

17 Jan 2013

New combination of neural imaging methods discovers brain's ability to adapt to injury

For the first time, scientists at Carnegie Mellon University's Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging (CCBI) have used a new combination of neural imaging methods to discover exactly how the human brain adapts to injury.

17 Jan 2013

Device / Technology News

GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis’ lower profile components receive CE Mark

BonAlive Biomaterials, Olympus Biotech sign multi-year exclusive distribution agreement

FDA to step up evaluation of metal hip implants, other devices

G-CON completes delivery and installation of POD system in PaxVax's GMP production facility

St. Jude Medical’s AMPLATZER Amulet device receives European CE Mark approval

Va. lawmakers block abortion ultrasound repeal; Other state abortion news

Greenway earns ONC HIT certificate for PrimeSUITE 2014

ECLS system supports flu patients in their recovery from severe respiratory problems

JNS publishes data from Providence’s DTRAX Facet Screw System clinical study

Catheter Connections receives U.S. patent for DualCap IV disinfection technology

Researchers analyse breast cancer mortality in Spain among different age groups from 1981-2007

Ceram to develop its Controlled Release Technology for the delivery of selected AstraZeneca compounds

Macular pigment screening: an interview with Jaquie Finn, Product Line Manager at Elektron Technology

Intermountain Risk Score tool can predict mortality among trauma patients

Positive data from NinePoint Medical endomicroscopy study on Barrett's esophagus

nContact receives FDA clearance for EPi-Sense cardiac ablation device

Life Technologies, ASU partner on new project to quickly measure radiation exposure

FDA clears Zimmer’s iASSIST technology for knee replacement procedures

FDA clears Sanovas’ Vas Zeppelin Smart Catheter to treat chronic pulmonary diseases, lung cancer

New combination of neural imaging methods discovers brain's ability to adapt to injury

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