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AAGL recommends vaginal or laparoscopic hysterectomies

Approximately 600,000 hysterectomies are performed in the United States annually to treat benign disorders of the pelvis. More than two-thirds are performed through an abdominal incision. In an evidence-based position statement published online today in The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, the AAGL, a medical specialty society of over 5,000 gynecologic surgeons, advocates the practice of performing these procedures vaginally or laparoscopically in a minimally invasive manner, thus reducing morbidity and facilitating a faster recovery period.

8 Nov 2010

NCRI launches first virtual biobank for prostate cancer research

The first virtual biobank dedicated to prostate cancer research has been launched today by the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI). The UK Prostate Cancer Sample Collection Database will house details of around 10,000 biological samples taken from men in the UK with and without prostate cancer.

8 Nov 2010

ST Cardio Technologies receives $244,479 QTDP Program grant to develop Z6 Cardiac Stimulator

ST Cardio Technologies, an innovative developer of products utilized in the diagnosis and treatment of heart arrhythmias, announced today that it has been awarded a grant of $244,479 under the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project (QTDP) Program. The company's grant is related to the development and clinical evaluation of the Z6 Cardiac Stimulator. The amount awarded to ST Cardio Technologies represents the maximum award for a grant under this program.

8 Nov 2010

Rcopia-MU certified as EHR Module by CCHIT

DrFirst announced today that Rcopia-MU, Version 3, is 2011/2012 compliant and was certified as an EHR Module on November 4, 2010, by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT), an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable eligible provider certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

8 Nov 2010

Sandata announces patent for new caregiver location monitoring solution

Sandata Technologies, LLC, a leading national provider of information technology solutions to the home healthcare industry, today announced that on November 16, 2010, the US Patent and Trademark Office will issue US Patent Number 7835955, "Time and/or Attendance System Using Synchronized Code," an innovative new caregiver location monitoring solution aimed at reducing home healthcare fraud and abuse.

8 Nov 2010

Tomophase to commercialize OCT Imaging System for pulmonary applications with QTDP award

Tomophase Corporation, a leading developer of minimally invasive optical coherence tomography (OCT) tissue imaging devices, announced that it has received an award from the Departments of the Treasury and Health and Human Services for the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project (QTDP.)

8 Nov 2010

Clinical Data receives $500,000 grants under QTDP program

Clinical Data, Inc. today announced that the Company has received two grants totaling nearly $500,000 under the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project.

8 Nov 2010

Oragenics awarded $733,437 Federal Grant under PPACA Act

Florida-based biopharmaceutical company Oragenics, Inc. announced that it will receive a $733,437 Federal Grant as part of Congress's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.

8 Nov 2010

AccuVein receives QTDP grant for AV300 vein illumination system

AccuVein LLC, the developer of the first non-contact, handheld vein illumination system, announced today that it had been awarded the maximum grant amount from the Qualifying Therapeutic Discover Project (QTDP) program. This Federal grant program supports projects that show significant potential to produce new therapies, address unmet medical needs, and reduce the long-term growth of health care costs.

8 Nov 2010

New benchtop robotic workstation simplifies next-generation sequencing workflows

IntegenX, Inc. today at the 60th Annual American Society of Human Genetics Meeting announced the launch of their Apollo 324 System, a benchtop robotic workstation that automates the construction of DNA fragment libraries for next-generation sequencing.

8 Nov 2010

Probe Manufacturing receives $475,000 blanket purchase order from medical device manufacturing client

Probe Manufacturing, Inc., a global electronics design, manufacturing, and services company, is pleased to announce that it has secured a $475,000 blanket purchase order from a medical device manufacturing client with initial delivery starting December of 2010.

8 Nov 2010

Onconome receives $231,000 cash grant under QTDP program

Onconome, Inc. announced today that it was awarded a cash grant totaling approximately $231,000 under the U.S. Government's Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project (QTDP) program. The QTDP was enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.

7 Nov 2010

FDA issues approval letter to Carestream's CR system for mammography

Carestream Health has received an approval letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its high-resolution computed radiography (CR) system for mammography.

7 Nov 2010

Pisgah Labs receives QTDP grant to accelerate abuse deterrent technology

Pisgah Labs, Inc., an innovative drug development and active ingredient manufacturer located in Western North Carolina, has received a substantial federal grant.

4 Nov 2010

Covidien granted FDA 510(k) clearance for Kendall SCD Sleeve and Kendall SCD 700 Series Controller

Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products and recognized innovator in intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC), today announced 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the Kendall SCD™ Sequential Compression Comfort Sleeve and Kendall SCD™ 700 Series Controller. The new system will be launched next month in the U.S. and will deliver an improved level of comfort for patients, while reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE).

4 Nov 2010

Stereotaxis receives $1.5 million in grants under QTDP program

Stereotaxis, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded $1.5 million in grants under the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Program that was enacted under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.

4 Nov 2010

Interventional Spine receives U.S. patent for Spinal Fixation

Interventional Spine, Inc. today announced that the United States Patent Office has issued U.S. Patent No. 7,824,429, entitled Method and Apparatus for Spinal Fixation.

4 Nov 2010

CombiMatrix receives $488,958 grant under QTDP program

CombiMatrix Corporation a molecular diagnostics company with a focus on DNA-based clinical diagnostic testing services for oncology and pre-and postnatal developmental disorders, announced today the award of $488,958 under the Internal Revenue Service's Section 48D for Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Projects.

4 Nov 2010

Novel serum test may help diagnose early pregnancy location and outcome

Researchers may have identified a promising novel diagnostic biomarker for ectopic pregnancy, according to a study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). In the western world, deaths from ectopic pregnancy are not common but in the developing world one in ten women who are admitted with an ectopic pregnancy die.

4 Nov 2010

Benchmark adds Class III medical device manufacturing capabilities in Thailand

Benchmark Electronics, Inc., a leading integrated electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider, announced its Thailand facility has successfully completed a full Quality System Inspection Technique (QSIT) audit from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), through its premarket approval (PMA) supplement evaluation process, to manufacture Class III finished devices on behalf of large tier-one medical original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).

4 Nov 2010