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RTI Biologics donates BioSet RT Allograft Paste implants to CURE International

RTI Biologics Inc. (RTI), a leading provider of orthopedic and other biologic implants, recently donated several BioSet RT Allograft Paste implants to Lemoyne, Pa.-based CURE International.

28 Sep 2012

Janssen introduces new online scientific resource for U.S. healthcare professionals

Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC today announced the launch of JanssenMD, a new online scientific resource for U.S. healthcare professionals seeking instant access to current information about Janssen products marketed in the U.S. The web-based application is designed for use on desktops, tablets, and smartphones and can be accessed at www.janssenMD.com.

28 Sep 2012

Private Healthcare Australia grants reimbursement code to IDEV’s SUPERA stent

IDEV Technologies, Inc. (IDEV), an emerging global innovator in peripheral devices, today announced that Private Healthcare Australia has granted the Company a reimbursement code for the SUPERA stent.

28 Sep 2012

Life Technologies receives FDA clearance for OpTmizer CTS T-cell expansion media

Life Technologies Corporation today announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its OpTmizer CTS T-Cell Expansion Tissue Culture Medium – a reagent that is now cleared as a Class II medical device and offers cost- and time-saving advantages for transitioning studies from the research bench to clinical trials.

28 Sep 2012

Hydroxyapatite coating on bone grafts may increase likelihood of successful implants

Coating a bone graft with an inorganic compound found in bones and teeth may significantly increase the likelihood of a successful implant, according to Penn State researchers.

27 Sep 2012

Hospitals respond to feds' warning about electronic records, billing fraud

Hospital industry groups responded Tuesday to the warning issued by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder, saying that the federal government shares part of the blame, because it hasn't provided hospitals adequate guidance on billing for common services.

27 Sep 2012

KSU creates simple blood test that can accurately detect lung and breast cancer’s early stages

Researchers at Kansas State University have developed a simple blood test that can accurately detect the beginning stages of cancer.

27 Sep 2012

Study characterizes movement of rhodopsin

A recent study in The Journal of General Physiology characterizes the movement of rhodopsin, a GPCR and member of a large family of transmembrane receptors responsible for many cellular responses and involved in many human diseases.

27 Sep 2012

STENTYS announces European commercial release of new Self-Apposing stent technology

STENTYS, a medical technology company commercializing the world's first and only self-apposing stent to treat Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), announced today the European commercial release of an enhanced stent-delivery system for its Self-Apposing stent.

27 Sep 2012

Stealth Therapeutics announces first implantation of Invisiport device

Stealth Therapeutics Inc. announced today that its Invisiport has been implanted in a patient for the first time.

27 Sep 2012

Loyola now offers sacral nerve stimulation for patients with fecal incontinence

Fecal incontinence, or the inability to control the bowels, is a highly underreported and stigmatized condition, according to colorectal surgeons at Loyola University Health System (LUHS).

27 Sep 2012

New optical imaging technology could aid in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment

New optical imaging technology developed at Tufts University School of Engineering could give doctors new ways to both identify breast cancer and monitor individual patients' response to initial treatment of the disease.

27 Sep 2012

CeQur completes PaQ Insulin Delivery Device clinical study on type 2 diabetes

CeQur SA, a company focused on the development and commercialization of simple insulin delivery devices, announced the completion of a clinical study with the company's PaQ Insulin Delivery Device.

27 Sep 2012

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology debuts new iPad app

As tablet ownership trends away from early adopters and moves to the mainstream, the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology has debuted a new app, available for iPad users, that will allow readers to access interventional radiology literature and multimedia—when they choose, ensuring fast, convenient access to up-to-the-minute peer-reviewed articles, podcasts, images and more.

27 Sep 2012

iAdvantage Software’s eStudy Mobile Edition to be available on the iPad

iAdvantage Software, Inc., a leading provider of web-based solutions for Ag Chem, Ag Biotech, and Life Science studies, announced today that the eStudy Mobile Edition will be available for use on the iPad.

27 Sep 2012

NBSTRN develops new tool for newborn screening researchers

After one-and-a-half years of intense development, end-user testing, a successful pilot, and through a contract to the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the Newborn Screening Translational Research Network (NBSTRN) Coordinating Center has developed a centralized, web-based virtual repository of newborn dried blood spots (DBS) as an indispensable tool for newborn screening researchers.

27 Sep 2012

KFDA clears OrthoAccel's AcceleDent orthodontic device in South Korea

OrthoAccel Technologies has just received official clearance from the Korean Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) to begin commercial sales of its AcceleDent orthodontic device in South Korea.

26 Sep 2012

CivaTech Oncology receives NIH/NCI Phase II Contract for CivaSheet device to treat NSCLC

CivaTech Oncology, an RTP medical device company dedicated to developing novel radiation therapy devices, announced the award of a $1M Phase II Contract from the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute to further develop and commercialize CivaSheet, a bioabsorbable uni-directional device for treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer.

26 Sep 2012

MindChild receives FDA pre-market clearance for MERIDIAN non-invasive fetal heart monitor

MindChild Medical, Inc. today announced that it has received clearance for its Pre-Marketing Notification (510(k)) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its MERIDIAN non-invasive fetal heart monitor.

26 Sep 2012

Universitat de València to use optical technology to prevent myopia

The Universitat de València will use optical technology in order to prevent myopia, which is considered the most common eye disease in the world. Until now, this technology was only used in astronomy to study images of the Universe.

26 Sep 2012

Device / Technology News

RTI Biologics donates BioSet RT Allograft Paste implants to CURE International

Janssen introduces new online scientific resource for U.S. healthcare professionals

Private Healthcare Australia grants reimbursement code to IDEV’s SUPERA stent

Life Technologies receives FDA clearance for OpTmizer CTS T-cell expansion media

Hydroxyapatite coating on bone grafts may increase likelihood of successful implants

Hospitals respond to feds' warning about electronic records, billing fraud

KSU creates simple blood test that can accurately detect lung and breast cancer’s early stages

Study characterizes movement of rhodopsin

STENTYS announces European commercial release of new Self-Apposing stent technology

Stealth Therapeutics announces first implantation of Invisiport device

Loyola now offers sacral nerve stimulation for patients with fecal incontinence

New optical imaging technology could aid in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment

CeQur completes PaQ Insulin Delivery Device clinical study on type 2 diabetes

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology debuts new iPad app

iAdvantage Software’s eStudy Mobile Edition to be available on the iPad

NBSTRN develops new tool for newborn screening researchers

KFDA clears OrthoAccel's AcceleDent orthodontic device in South Korea

CivaTech Oncology receives NIH/NCI Phase II Contract for CivaSheet device to treat NSCLC

MindChild receives FDA pre-market clearance for MERIDIAN non-invasive fetal heart monitor

Universitat de València to use optical technology to prevent myopia

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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