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New GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis is now available in Europe

W. L. Gore & Associates today announced the European availability of the GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis on a lower profile delivery system. The announcement came during the Leipzig Interventional Course in Germany, where European interventionalists gathered to discuss new approaches in treating patients suffering from peripheral artery disease.

19 Jan 2011

Neuroform EZ Stent System helps neurosurgeons to treat brain aneurysms

A new device to treat brain aneurysms with stents improves access to the blood vessels allowing endovascular neurosurgeons to offer the minimally invasive technique to patients with complex cases. Dr. Demetrius Lopes, an endovascular neurosurgeon at Rush University Medical Center, was the first in the U.S. to use the new delivery system, called the Neuroform EZ Stent System.

19 Jan 2011

Aastrom secures US patent for autologous cell therapy product

Aastrom Biosciences, a leading developer of expanded autologous cellular therapies for severe, chronic cardiovascular diseases, today announced that it has been granted a U.S. patent which provides composition of matter protection for its investigational expanded autologous cell therapy product.

19 Jan 2011

Magnetic maneuverable capsule safe and well-tolerated in the stomach

A study from researchers in Germany showed that magnetic maneuvering of a modified capsule endoscope in the stomach of healthy volunteers under clinical conditions is safe, well-tolerated, and technically feasible. Maneuverability of the capsule within the stomach was excellent and visualization of the gastric mucosa, the inner lining of the stomach, was satisfactory in the majority of subjects.

19 Jan 2011

First successful transcatheter implantation of 27mm transapical aortic valve prosthesis

JenaValve™ Technology, Inc., a medical device company specializing in developing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) systems, announced today a significant clinical milestone: the first-ever successful transcatheter implantation of a 27mm transapical aortic valve prosthesis.

19 Jan 2011

More studies needed to evaluate harm or benefit of mechanical CPR

Pushing on the chest to simulate the heart's rhythmic pumping action is an essential part of cardiopulmonary resuscitation after cardiac arrest. In recent decades, manufacturers have developed several mechanical devices that claim to perform CPR more effectively than human efforts alone.

19 Jan 2011

New findings show reduced vitamin D absorption in patients with quiescent CD

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have for the first time shown that reduced vitamin D absorption in patients with quiescent Crohn's disease may be the cause for their increased risk for vitamin D deficiency.

19 Jan 2011

AMBR sensor measures growth and drug susceptibility of bacterial cells without use of microscope

With an invention that can be made from some of the same parts used in CD players, University of Michigan researchers have developed a way to measure the growth and drug susceptibility of individual bacterial cells without the use of a microscope.

19 Jan 2011

Time-lapse technique can show cellular-level changes within deep brain regions: Study

Changes within deep regions of the brain can now be visualized at the cellular level, based on research on mice, which was funded by the National Institutes of Health. Published Sunday in Nature Medicine, the study used a groundbreaking technique to explore cellular-level changes over a period of weeks within deep brain regions, providing a level of detail not possible with previously available methods.

19 Jan 2011

Study shows new cardio-pulmonary resuscitation technique increases long-term survival of patients

A study led by Dr. Tom P. Aufderheide, professor of emergency medicine at The Medical College of Wisconsin, shows an alternative method of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation increases long-term survival of patients.

19 Jan 2011

Medtronic recieves conditional approval from FDA to modify CoreValve U.S. Pivotal Clinical Trial

Medtronic, today announced it has received conditional approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to modify its CoreValve U.S. Pivotal Clinical Trial.

19 Jan 2011

Study highlights utility of CDS for diagnosing major depression

In the last 2010 issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, a new scale for measuring depression in cardiac patients is presented. The Cardiac Depression Scale was initially developed specifically for cardiac patients. Its purpose is to allow measurement over the continuum between low-level depressive symptomatology and major depression.

19 Jan 2011

PAM50 test is now available to classify breast cancer subtypes

ARUP Laboratories, a leading national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and a leader in innovative laboratory research and development, today announced the availability of a new laboratory developed test designed to classify breast cancer into clinically significant molecular subtypes that are important for the management of the disease.

18 Jan 2011

BSD Medical sells MicroThermX Microwave System to Med-Italia Biomedica

BSD Medical Corporation, a leading provider of medical systems that utilize heat therapy to treat cancer, today announced the sale and shipment of the MicroThermX Microwave System to Med-Italia Biomedica (Med-Italia), one of the largest interventional radiology/oncology distributors in Italy.

18 Jan 2011

GE Healthcare becomes US distributor and reseller of Veran's ig4 navigation system

GE Healthcare and Veran, a provider of proprietary 4D registration capability for precise targeting of lesions via its FDA cleared platform, today announced a strategic supplier agreement in which GE Healthcare becomes the exclusive distributor and reseller of Veran's ig4 navigation system in the United States.

18 Jan 2011

SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System helps eliminate occurrence of retained surgical sponges: Study

Results of a multi-year, independent clinical research study on retained surgical sponges published in the February edition of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety show that the institution implementing the SurgiCount Safety-Sponge® System eliminated the occurrence of retained surgical sponges and the costs associated with these preventable surgical errors.

18 Jan 2011

FDA approves Cook Medical's two Formula renal stents

Cook Medical has received premarket approval (PMA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Formula™ Balloon-Expandable Renal Stent System. The approval includes both the Formula 414RX Balloon Expandable Renal Stent and the Formula 418 Balloon Expandable Renal Stent.

18 Jan 2011

Aegis releases Discoverant 4.0 manufacturing intelligence software

Aegis Analytical Corp., the leading provider of Enterprise Manufacturing and Process Intelligence software, announced today the availability of Aegis Discoverant® 4.0, the latest version of its global software platform.

18 Jan 2011

PositiveID and RFID Solutions complete development of temperature-sensing microchip

PositiveID Corporation announced today that it has completed the development of its temperature-sensing microchip in conjunction with development partner RFID Solutions of Malaga, Spain. The microchip, which uses radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, is able to measure internal temperature within the body and communicate that temperature wirelessly to an external reader.

18 Jan 2011

Healthcare Information Xchange of New York completes implementation of InterSystems HealthShare HIE platform

InterSystems Corporation, the global leader in software for connected health care, today announced that the Healthcare Information Xchange of New York (HIXNY) has completed implementation of InterSystems HealthShare™ as its core health information exchange (HIE) platform.

18 Jan 2011

Device / Technology News

New GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis is now available in Europe

Neuroform EZ Stent System helps neurosurgeons to treat brain aneurysms

Aastrom secures US patent for autologous cell therapy product

Magnetic maneuverable capsule safe and well-tolerated in the stomach

First successful transcatheter implantation of 27mm transapical aortic valve prosthesis

More studies needed to evaluate harm or benefit of mechanical CPR

New findings show reduced vitamin D absorption in patients with quiescent CD

AMBR sensor measures growth and drug susceptibility of bacterial cells without use of microscope

Time-lapse technique can show cellular-level changes within deep brain regions: Study

Study shows new cardio-pulmonary resuscitation technique increases long-term survival of patients

Medtronic recieves conditional approval from FDA to modify CoreValve U.S. Pivotal Clinical Trial

Study highlights utility of CDS for diagnosing major depression

PAM50 test is now available to classify breast cancer subtypes

BSD Medical sells MicroThermX Microwave System to Med-Italia Biomedica

GE Healthcare becomes US distributor and reseller of Veran's ig4 navigation system

SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System helps eliminate occurrence of retained surgical sponges: Study

FDA approves Cook Medical's two Formula renal stents

Aegis releases Discoverant 4.0 manufacturing intelligence software

PositiveID and RFID Solutions complete development of temperature-sensing microchip

Healthcare Information Xchange of New York completes implementation of InterSystems HealthShare HIE platform

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