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TTF therapy may increase median survival time in patients with recurrent glioblastoma tumors

Data presented today from a pivotal, phase III randomized clinical trial for patients with recurrent glioblastoma tumors suggest that Tumor Treating Fields (TTF) therapy may increase median survival time and improve quality of life scores compared to best standard of care chemotherapy.

20 Nov 2010

Antares advances VIBEX QS platform for highly-viscous drug injection

Antares Pharma, Inc., a leader in self-injection drug delivery technology, today announced the latest advancement in its proprietary line of VIBEX auto-injectors.

20 Nov 2010

Medtronic's Valiant Stent System effective for thoracic aortic aneurysms treatment

An implantable medical device used in the minimally invasive treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms, the Valiant Thoracic Stent Graft System from Medtronic, Inc., delivered strong results through 30 days of patient follow-up in the company's U.S. pivotal study, according to clinical data presented at VEITHsymposium.

19 Nov 2010

Boston Scientific's CRT-Ds, ICDs receive CE Mark approval

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced CE Mark approval of its INCEPTA, ENERGEN and PUNCTUA cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators and implantable cardioverter defibrillators.

19 Nov 2010

Cold Spring releases new series of laboratory manuals

Sophisticated techniques that permit the visualization of dynamic processes in cells, tissues, and organ systems at extraordinary levels of resolution have become tremendously valuable in biological research. However, finding the right imaging method and optimizing it for data collection can be a daunting process, even for an established imaging laboratory. To fill this need, a new series of laboratory manuals has been developed by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. The first volume in this series, Imaging: A Laboratory Manual, has just been released.

19 Nov 2010

Acacia subsidiary receives patents for wireless physiological monitoring technology

Acacia Research Corporation announced today that a subsidiary has acquired 11 patents for wireless physiological monitoring technology.

19 Nov 2010

New direct labeling system for oocytes, embryos

Researchers from the Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), in collaboration with researchers from the Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona (IMB-CNM) of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), have developed an identification system for oocytes and embryos in which each can be individually tagged using silicone barcodes.

19 Nov 2010

Caprini Risk Model helps predict VTE risk in patients undergoing plastic surgery

Patients undergoing plastic or reconstructive surgery should receive a risk assessment before their procedure to predict whether they'll develop potentially fatal blood clots in the legs or lungs, according to research at the University of Michigan Medical School. Researchers also found that 1 in 9 patients at highest risk based on that assessment will develop clots if not given clot-preventing medications after surgery.

19 Nov 2010

Robot-assisted endoscope removes salivary stone, repairs duct

Dr. Rohan Walvekar, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Director of Clinical Research and the Salivary Endoscopy Service at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has reported the first use of a surgical robot guided by a miniature salivary endoscope to remove a 20mm salivary stone and repair the salivary duct of a 31-year-old patient.

19 Nov 2010

FDA clears Multi-Lead Trialing Cable for SCS therapy

Medtronic Inc., the leader in spinal cord stimulation for more than 25 years, today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance and the global launch of the Multi-Lead Trialing Cable for use in the patient screening test for Medtronic spinal cord stimulation (SCS) therapy.

19 Nov 2010

Zalicus presents data on novel synergistic drug combinations for cancer at EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium

Zalicus Inc. presented data today on its discovery of novel synergistic drug combinations for the treatment of cancer at the EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics Meeting in Berlin, Germany on November 18, 2010.

19 Nov 2010

Medtronic launches Tri-Ad ring for tricuspid valve disease

Medtronic, Inc. today announced the global launch and first clinical use of the Tri-Ad Semi-Flexible Tricuspid Annuloplasty Ring for the treatment of tricuspid valve disease.

19 Nov 2010

Ethicon submits BLA to FDA for Fibrin Pad

Ethicon, Inc., a worldwide leader in surgical care, announced today that the company has submitted a Biologic License Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Fibrin Pad, a novel product candidate that combines Ethicon's biomaterials and plasma-derived biologics (Human Fibrinogen and Human Thrombin), to aid in stopping soft tissue bleeding during surgery.

19 Nov 2010

FDA approves IDE application for Home Hemodialysis system

Baxter International Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) application for a Home Hemodialysis (HD) system in development through a collaboration between DEKA Research and Development Corp., HHD LLC, and Baxter.

From Baxter International Inc. 19 Nov 2010

Alnylam presents data on RNAi technologies at MIT Center Summit

Alnylam Biotherapeutics, a division of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading RNAi therapeutics company, presented new data at the MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation's Biomanufacturing Summit from its platform efforts aimed at developing RNAi technologies for applications in biologics manufacturing.

19 Nov 2010

Volpara breast imaging software receives FDA clearance

Offering radiologists a reliable and cost-effective tool to generate automatic volumetric breast density values, Volpara, Ltd., announced today that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for its Volpara breast imaging software. Volpara, a subsidiary of Matakina Technology, Limited of New Zealand, is responsible for commercial operations in the United States.

19 Nov 2010

BMEYE ccNexfin receives FDA clearance

BMEYE B.V., the innovators of combined totally noninvasive, beat-to-beat blood pressure and cardiac output monitoring announces FDA clearance and the United States launch of the BMEYE ccNexfin-the first totally noninvasive cardiovascular monitor with blood pressure, cardiac output, and Masimo rainbow SET Pulse CO-Oximetry measurements.

19 Nov 2010

Viking Systems completes CE certification process for new 3DHD Vision System

Viking Systems, Inc. announced today that it has completed the CE certification process related to its new 3DHD Vision System. The Company also commented on its first day of exhibiting at the Medica Trade Show 2010 (Medica) in Dusseldorf, Germany.

18 Nov 2010

CDS implements eRAD's ASP hosted teleradiology software solution

eRAD, a division of RadNet, Inc., an industry leader in Web-based RIS, PACS and Teleradiology solutions, announced teleradiology service provider Century Digitec Services, Inc. (CDS) has gone live on eRAD's ASP Hosted Teleradiology Software Platform.

18 Nov 2010

CMOS processing compatible laser and 10Gb/s silicon modulator

CEA-Leti, coordinator of the European HELIOS project to accelerate commercialization of silicon photonics, said today project partners demonstrated a laser and a 10Gb/s silicon modulator using a process that is compatible with complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) processing.

18 Nov 2010