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Neoprobe sells gamma detection device business to Devicor

Neoprobe Corporation, a diversified developer of innovative oncology surgical and diagnostic products, announced today that it completed the previously announced sale of its neoprobe GDS line of gamma detection device systems to Devicor Medical Products, Inc. for $30 million in upfront consideration, plus up to an additional $20 million in royalties based on Devicor's achievement of certain revenue milestones.

18 Aug 2011

Ultrasound can predict high risk of stroke in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis

A new study shows that a simple ultrasound test may help to identify people at high risk of stroke who have a condition called asymptomatic carotid stenosis, a narrowing of the carotid artery found in the neck, in which few or no symptoms are present.

18 Aug 2011

Health Canada grants medical device license to Gen-Probe's PROGENSA PCA3 assay

Gen-Probe announced today that Health Canada has granted the Company a medical device license for the PROGENSA(R) PCA3 assay, a new molecular urine test that helps determine the need for repeat biopsies in men suspected of having prostate cancer.

17 Aug 2011

New York Laser & Skin Care now offers Pelleve System to combat wrinkles

Leading dermatologist Dr. Arielle Kauvar announces that her practice, New York Laser & Skin Care, now offers the newest generation of the Pelleve Wrinkle Reduction System with the new GlideSafe Handpieces.

17 Aug 2011

BioMedGPS launches enterprise-wide Business Intelligence Hub for life science industry

BioMedGPS, the leader in healthcare business intelligence and competitive metrics, today launched the first enterprise-wide Business Intelligence Hub for the life science industry.

17 Aug 2011

Debate emerges regarding benefit of CT scans for lung cancer

Some hospitals are offering discounted CT scans to worried smokers, leading experts to question whether it's a marketing strategy or offers some health benefit.

17 Aug 2011

Georgia creating consumer-focused electronic health records system

A groundbreaking project in northwest Georgia soon will encourage consumers to play a bigger role in their health care by creating electronic personal health records, uploading medical information and images into one easy-to-access location a button click away.

17 Aug 2011

OrbusNeich's Genous Stent safe, effective for patients at high risk of restenosis

OrbusNeich today announced that the that the company's Genous Stent showed no significant difference in the rate of target vessel failure (TVF) at two years compared to the Taxus Liberte™ paclitaxel-eluting stent in patients with de novo coronary artery lesions carrying a high risk for restenosis.

17 Aug 2011

New tool can identify patients at high risk of venous thromboembolism

A new risk prediction tool can identify patients at high risk of serious blood clots (known as venous thromboembolism) who might need preventative treatment, says a study published on bmj.com today.

17 Aug 2011

Methodist, Philips partner to develop new imaging technology for infectious diseases

The Methodist Hospital Research Institute and Philips Healthcare are collaborating to develop new imaging technology that could be used to help identify the start -- and cause -- of an infectious disease epidemic.

From Philips Healthcare 17 Aug 2011

Seattle Children's receives Gates Foundation grant to complete development of Sea-PAP

Seattle Children's Research Institute today announced the receipt of a two-year, $2.3 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to complete prototype development of its new respiratory support device, called Seattle Children's Positive Airway Pressure.

17 Aug 2011

Flexible-fiber CO2 laser-assisted ablation safe for endoscopic assisted transsphenoidal craniotomies

A new study has shown the Flexible-Fiber CO2 laser to safely cut and coagulate during endoscopic assisted transsphenoidal craniotomies (TSC) without the line of sight problems encountered with conventional CO2 lasers.

17 Aug 2011

U-M introduces M.D.Stat+ app for medical school students to check admission status

The University of Michigan Medical School has launched M.D.Stat+, a free application designed for prospective medical school students to check their admission status. The app is now available for iPhones and Androids, but the mobile-friendly site it's based on is accessible via any smartphone's web browser.

17 Aug 2011

Inexpensive microcalorimeters can quickly detect TB

Researchers have discovered a faster, cheaper method for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). A major barrier in TB prevention, especially in developing countries, is that diagnosis is slow and costly.

17 Aug 2011

HSS, pSivida enter orthopedic evaluation agreement

Drug delivery company pSivida Corp. today announced it has entered into an evaluation agreement with Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), a world leader in orthopedics, rheumatology and rehabilitation, to investigate pSivida's drug delivery technologies in orthopedics.

17 Aug 2011

First Edition: August 16, 2011

Today's headlines include reports about how the influence industry is jockeying for position with the 'super committee' as well as details of how Medicaid payments for prescription drugs stack up against those made by Medicare.

16 Aug 2011

FDA provides draft guidance focusing on PMAs

For the first time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has provided draft guidance clarifying how benefit-risk determinations are made during premarket review of certain medical devices.

16 Aug 2011

IMRT produces high response rate in patients with extranodal lymphoma of head and neck: Research

Lymphoma is a cancer that affects organs of the immune system, including the lymph nodes. In a subtype of the disease called extranodal lymphoma, tumors arise in non-lymphoid organs, such as the tongue and tonsils.

16 Aug 2011

FDA clears Resonance Health's MRI-Q System for cardiac T2* iron assessment

Resonance Health Ltd, a medical device company specializing in imaging core laboratory services has received FDA clearance to market its MRI-Q System.

16 Aug 2011

New system could improve prostate cancer IMRT treatment plans

Prostate cancer, the most common form of cancer in U.S. men, is also one of the most treatable: 90 percent of patients who undergo intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in the early stages are disease free after five years, according to the journal Seminars in Radiation Oncology.

16 Aug 2011

Device / Technology News

Neoprobe sells gamma detection device business to Devicor

Ultrasound can predict high risk of stroke in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis

Health Canada grants medical device license to Gen-Probe's PROGENSA PCA3 assay

New York Laser & Skin Care now offers Pelleve System to combat wrinkles

BioMedGPS launches enterprise-wide Business Intelligence Hub for life science industry

Debate emerges regarding benefit of CT scans for lung cancer

Georgia creating consumer-focused electronic health records system

OrbusNeich's Genous Stent safe, effective for patients at high risk of restenosis

New tool can identify patients at high risk of venous thromboembolism

Methodist, Philips partner to develop new imaging technology for infectious diseases

Seattle Children's receives Gates Foundation grant to complete development of Sea-PAP

Flexible-fiber CO2 laser-assisted ablation safe for endoscopic assisted transsphenoidal craniotomies

U-M introduces M.D.Stat+ app for medical school students to check admission status

Inexpensive microcalorimeters can quickly detect TB

HSS, pSivida enter orthopedic evaluation agreement

First Edition: August 16, 2011

FDA provides draft guidance focusing on PMAs

IMRT produces high response rate in patients with extranodal lymphoma of head and neck: Research

FDA clears Resonance Health's MRI-Q System for cardiac T2* iron assessment

New system could improve prostate cancer IMRT treatment plans

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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