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Spray-on organic/inorganic films

Coatings functionalize surfaces or protect them from processes such as corrosion, abrasion, and weathering, and may provide an aesthetic appearance—automotive coatings and non-stick frying pans are good examples. Contact lenses, implants, LEDs, or photovoltaic cells require extremely thin coatings. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, the teams led by Gero Decher at the Institut Charles Sadron in Strasbourg (France) have now introduced a new process for the production of ultrathin coatings that is especially simple, versatile, and suitable for large-scale processes.

24 Nov 2010

Toshiba launches Volume Navigation 3D roadmapping for InfinixTM-i vascular X-ray product line

During complex interventional procedures, it is challenging to accurately navigate and interpret the vascular anatomy for precise device deployment. To aid physicians during such interventions, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., has introduced Volume Navigation 3D roadmapping for the InfinixTM-i vascular X-ray product line, providing greater confidence during difficult interventional procedures.

24 Nov 2010

Early urinary protein content test during pregnancy predicts later pre-eclampsia

Research led by the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has provided a new advance in predicting a potentially serious pregnancy complication.

24 Nov 2010

Revolutions Medical demonstrates new market samples of 3ml RevVac Safety syringe

Revolutions Medical met with interested global distributors and showed, for the first time, the new market samples of its 3ml RevVac Safety syringe.

24 Nov 2010

HOYA Vision Care discusses technological developments and future of progressive lenses at Global PAL Summit

From 27 September until 1 October HOYA Vision Care invited a selection of its best lens experts and VIP customers from all over the world to join its Global PAL Summit in La Toja, Spain. Goal was to discuss in depth new technological developments and share vision and plans on the future generation progressive lenses.

24 Nov 2010

Novel sharps disposal device reduces container-associated sharps injuries by 81%

A safety enhanced disposal device could prevent more than 19,000 accidental needlesticks and other "sharps" injuries to healthcare workers, suggests a study published in the current issue of the American Journal of Infection Control.

24 Nov 2010

NIH expands genetic and clinical research database to provide access to digital study images

The National Institutes of Health has expanded a genetic and clinical research database to give researchers access to the first digital study images.

24 Nov 2010

Software that simulates blood flow receives George Bell Prize for world's fastest supercomputing application

Researchers at New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences have received the George Bell Prize, given to the world's fastest supercomputing application, for creating software that simulates blood flow. The award, which includes a cash prize of $10,000 and is given by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), is shared with researchers at Georgia Tech and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

24 Nov 2010

Centenary Institute launches new BD LSR-9 Flow Cytometer with nine lasers for studies of rare cells

A world-first research system to be launched today at the Centenary Institute will give medical researchers in Australia a new weapon in the fight against cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The new BD LSR-9 Flow Cytometer with its nine lasers will be the first user-operated flow cytometer with unprecedented ability to detect and analyse rare cells.

24 Nov 2010

DePuy Orthopaedics issues recall on ASR XL Acetabular System and Hip Resurfacing System

DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., a division of Johnson & Johnson issued a recall on its ASR XL Acetabular System (a hip socket used in traditional hip replacement surgery) and ASR Hip Resurfacing System (a partial hip replacement that involves placing a metal cap on the ball of the femur) -- both of which have been used in hip replacement surgery.

24 Nov 2010

New IQQA Suite provides total solutions for liver cancer diagnosis, operative treatment management

EDDA Technology Introduces IQQA-Liver Suite To Provide Dedicated Total Solutions For Liver Cancer Diagnosis And Treatment Management

24 Nov 2010

Magnetic fluid hyperthermia destroys cells inside tumors

Magnetic fluid hyperthermia (MFH) is a promising new cancer treatment that essentially "fries" cells inside tumors. The procedure has been used successfully in prostate, liver, and breast tumors.

24 Nov 2010

Bref Rhone-Alpes honors EDAP with Best 2010 Product Innovation award for Sonolith i-move lithotripter

EDAP TMS SA, the global leader in therapeutic ultrasound, reported today that its new lithotripter Sonolith i-move received the Best 2010 Product Innovation award by the French economic journal Bref Rhone-Alpes. The award was presented on November 22, 2010 at a gathering of all major local economic and financial partners.

24 Nov 2010

New genomic approach to evaluate suspicious thyroid nodules

Doctors at the University of Colorado School of Medicine were concerned recently when they found a nodule in the thyroid of a 64-year-old Colorado man. They extracted cells from the nodule, hoping to determine whether the man had cancer. But the biopsy results were inconclusive.

24 Nov 2010

IDSI submits Premarket Notification for CTLM breast imaging device to FDA

Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., a pioneer in laser breast imaging, announced today that a Premarket Notification 510(k) was submitted on Monday, November 22, 2010, to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). With this submission, the company moves forward in the process of seeking marketing clearance for its innovative breast imaging device, the CTLM system.

23 Nov 2010

Siemens receives ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 Complete EHR certifications

Siemens Healthcare has achieved Complete EHR ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 Certification for Soarian® EHR version 2010, INVISION® EHR version 2010 and MedSeries4® EHR version 2010. These Complete EHRs are 2011/2012 compliant and have been certified by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable certification criteria for Hospitals adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

23 Nov 2010

'Telehealth' devices allow patients to track illnesses from home

Thousands of seriously ill patients are relying on computerized health trackers to help keep them safe at home.

23 Nov 2010

BioAlliance presents AMEP preclinical, phase I clinical results for melanoma at Electrochemotherapy Meeting

BioAlliance Pharma SA, a company dedicated to the supportive care and treatment of cancer patients, presented preclinical and promising preliminary phase I clinical results with its AMEP biotherapy at the "Electrochemotherapy 1st International Users' Meeting"(Bologna, Italy, November 19-20, 2010).

23 Nov 2010

FDA clears BG Medicine's Galectin-3 test to identify high risk patients with cardiovascular disease

BG Medicine, Inc., a U.S.-based life sciences company, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the company's Galectin-3 test for use in conjunction with clinical evaluation as an aid to assess the prognosis of patients diagnosed with chronic heart failure. This marks the first time the FDA has cleared a test to measure galectin-3 blood levels, and is the first novel cardiac test cleared by the FDA in five years.

23 Nov 2010

Budapest meeting to highlight discrepancies in using implantable devices among European countries

Even though the use of implantable devices for the treatment of heart failure and heart rhythm disturbances has increased enormously in Europe in recent years, there still remain large differences between countries. Indeed, a report last year in the European Journal of Heart Failure found that there is an underuse of devices in many of the European countries surveyed. This is especially so in the emerging economies of Eastern Europe.

23 Nov 2010

Device / Technology News

Spray-on organic/inorganic films

Toshiba launches Volume Navigation 3D roadmapping for InfinixTM-i vascular X-ray product line

Early urinary protein content test during pregnancy predicts later pre-eclampsia

Revolutions Medical demonstrates new market samples of 3ml RevVac Safety syringe

HOYA Vision Care discusses technological developments and future of progressive lenses at Global PAL Summit

Novel sharps disposal device reduces container-associated sharps injuries by 81%

NIH expands genetic and clinical research database to provide access to digital study images

Software that simulates blood flow receives George Bell Prize for world's fastest supercomputing application

Centenary Institute launches new BD LSR-9 Flow Cytometer with nine lasers for studies of rare cells

DePuy Orthopaedics issues recall on ASR XL Acetabular System and Hip Resurfacing System

New IQQA Suite provides total solutions for liver cancer diagnosis, operative treatment management

Magnetic fluid hyperthermia destroys cells inside tumors

Bref Rhone-Alpes honors EDAP with Best 2010 Product Innovation award for Sonolith i-move lithotripter

New genomic approach to evaluate suspicious thyroid nodules

IDSI submits Premarket Notification for CTLM breast imaging device to FDA

Siemens receives ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 Complete EHR certifications

'Telehealth' devices allow patients to track illnesses from home

BioAlliance presents AMEP preclinical, phase I clinical results for melanoma at Electrochemotherapy Meeting

FDA clears BG Medicine's Galectin-3 test to identify high risk patients with cardiovascular disease

Budapest meeting to highlight discrepancies in using implantable devices among European countries

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