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Materialise launches SurgiCase Orthopaedics for complex reconstructive bone procedures

Putting an end to the search for a tool that will allow orthopaedic surgeons craft patient-specific solutions to extraordinary cases, Materialise is announcing the launch of SurgiCase(R) Orthopaedics. It's a comprehensive service that centers on the use of CT/MRI images in virtual surgical planning, the construction of cutting and drill guides individualized to fit the patient, and physical patient models.

5 Oct 2010

Nasal CPAP machine may cause craniofacial changes

The use of a nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) machine for more than 2 years may cause craniofacial changes in adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

5 Oct 2010

Novo Nordisk announces $73M expansion of Clayton insulin delivery systems manufacturing facility

Novo Nordisk, a global healthcare company and leader in diabetes care, today announced a $73 million expansion of its Clayton, NC manufacturing facility to accommodate increased production capacity for the Company's insulin delivery devices.

5 Oct 2010

Study finds BRACAnalysis vital for triple negative breast cancer patients

Myriad Genetics, Inc. announced today that results from a preliminary study indicate that BRCA germline mutations occur at a high frequency in women with triple negative breast cancer, sufficiently high enough to justify screening of all women with TNBC.

5 Oct 2010

Evotec enters multiple target drug discovery collaboration with Shionogi

Evotec AG today announced that it has entered into a multiple target drug discovery collaboration with Shionogi & Co Ltd., to identify small molecule modulators of various protein-protein interaction targets.

5 Oct 2010

Gentel Biosciences, RayBiotech to develop antibody array products with APiX chromogenic detection platform

Gentel Biosciences, a leader in proteomics profiling tools and RayBiotech, Inc., a pioneer and leader in protein and antibody array technologies, jointly announce today their partnership to develop and market RayBiotech's vast collection of antibody array products covering a wide variety of cytokines and other proteins for use with Gentel's APiX chromogenic detection platform.

5 Oct 2010

FDA grants marketing clearance for EarlySense's EverOn Central Display Station

EarlySense announced today that its EverOn Central Display Station (CDS) has been cleared for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA clearance covers the ability of the system to collect real time vital sign information from up to 36 EverOn bedside monitors and display the information on a computer screen at the nurse's station.

5 Oct 2010

$Osseon receives second patent NOA for spinal vertebral compression fracture technology$

Osseon receives second patent NOA for spinal vertebral compression fracture technology

Osseon Therapeutics, Inc., a biomedical device company based in Santa Rosa, California, received its second patent Notice of Allowance (NOA) for its spinal vertebral compression fracture (VCF) technology.

5 Oct 2010

U.S. Social Security Administration selects Accenture to implement emerging technology applications

The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) has selected Accenture as a prime contractor under the Information Technology Support Services Contract (ITSSC) that will be used to acquire a wide range of IT systems development and modernization services. The ITSSC includes a one-year base period plus six additional one-year options with an aggregate ceiling valued at $2.8 billion.

5 Oct 2010

Delta Health introduces ClinicalVirtuoso solution to optimize homecare therapist

In response to the growing homecare and therapy markets, and the importance of "aging-in-place" as an alternative solution to institutionalized care, Delta Health Technologies, LLC today announced the introduction of ClinicalVirtuoso the first clinical solution developed to optimize the homecare therapist.

5 Oct 2010

Estech adds COBRA Revolution Bipolar Clamp to ablation product line

Estech, a leading provider of minimally invasive cardiac surgery devices, today announced the launch of its COBRA Revolution™ Bipolar Clamp for use in surgical ablation procedures. The new instrument enables deep transmural lesion formation after a single application and is the only clamp to feature reversible jaws, which uniquely allows surgeons to follow anatomic contours, for unprecedented ease of use and efficiency.

5 Oct 2010

Brothers lead charge for electronic medical records push, but find barriers

The New York Times reports on the Doerr brothers, one a venture capitalist and the other a physicianr and software designer, who are leading the charge to push doctors to use electronic medical records. "It seems straightforward. Just combine technology skills with investment money, and then develop innovative products. But to date, the push for a digital revolution in doctors' offices has brought mostly frustration for the many companies big and small that are trying to conquer the field.

4 Oct 2010

Titan Spine to release new Endoskeleton TC system in first-quarter 2011

Titan Spine announced that it will begin full commercial release of its new Endoskeleton® TC system first quarter of 2011. The Endoskeleton® TC is an interbody fusion device for the cervical spine. The product received 510(k) clearance in July of this year and has been in limited market release since early August. The device has an acid etched titanium surface and is biomechanically designed to promote spinal fusion.

4 Oct 2010

GlobalNet Services awarded $14M contract to support FDA Unified Registration and Listing System

GlobalNet Services, Inc., a premier information technology provider for businesses and the Federal government, today announced that it had been awarded a $14 million contract to support the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Unified Registration and Listing System (FURLS). This five-year contract, which includes one base year and four option years, supports federal initiatives that require all facilities, which manufacture, process or hold FDA-regulated products to be registered with the Agency.

4 Oct 2010

GSA awards Vision-Sciences FSS Contract for flexible endoscopy solutions

Vision-Sciences, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a Federal Supply Schedule ("FSS") Contract from the General Services Administration ("GSA") for its flexible endoscopy product lines. The contract period is from October 15, 2010 – October 14, 2015. This GSA contract enables access to the company's technology for all federal healthcare facilities, including the Veterans Administration, Indian Health Service, and Department of Defense facilities.

4 Oct 2010

Public hospitals in two Australian states acquire GreenLight HPS laser consoles for BPH treatment

American Medical Systems, a leading provider of world-class devices and therapies for male and female pelvic health, today announced that eight GreenLight HPS® laser consoles have been acquired for public hospitals in the Australian states of Victoria and Queensland. The laser technology will treat patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), a non cancerous enlargement of the prostate experienced by 50 percent of men over 60.

4 Oct 2010

X-rays increase risk of developing childhood leukemia

Diagnostic X-rays may increase the risk of developing childhood leukemia, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Public Health.

4 Oct 2010

Massachusetts eHealth Institute names e-MDs as EHR vendor and IOO

e-MDs, an industry leader in the development and implementation of electronic health record (EHR) and practice management (PM) solutions, announced they have been named a selected EHR vendor and Implementation Optimization Organization (IOO) by the Massachusetts eHealth Institute (MeHI). The Institute will serve as a Regional Extension Center (REC) in Massachusetts, working to facilitate the adoption of EHR technology by the state's providers. As a selected vendor, e-MDs will help ensure effective implementation and provider achievement of Meaningful Use.

4 Oct 2010

FDA clears DFine's new percutaneous radiofrequency ablation device for metastatic spinal lesions

DFine, Inc., developer of minimally invasive solutions for the treatment of vertebral pathologies, announced today the 510(k) clearance of a new platform extension indicated for the palliative treatment of cancer patients. The product, a percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) device, provides localized tumor necrosis of vertebral body lesions where metastatic disease has spread to the spine causing severe pain and discomfort.

4 Oct 2010

FDA approves NovaBone Putty MIS Delivery System for orthopedic surgery

NovaBone Products, a medical device company, today announces the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of the NovaBone Putty® MIS Delivery System designed for use in minimally invasive orthopedic procedures.

4 Oct 2010

Device / Technology News

Materialise launches SurgiCase Orthopaedics for complex reconstructive bone procedures

Nasal CPAP machine may cause craniofacial changes

Novo Nordisk announces $73M expansion of Clayton insulin delivery systems manufacturing facility

Study finds BRACAnalysis vital for triple negative breast cancer patients

Evotec enters multiple target drug discovery collaboration with Shionogi

Gentel Biosciences, RayBiotech to develop antibody array products with APiX chromogenic detection platform

FDA grants marketing clearance for EarlySense's EverOn Central Display Station

Osseon receives second patent NOA for spinal vertebral compression fracture technology

U.S. Social Security Administration selects Accenture to implement emerging technology applications

Delta Health introduces ClinicalVirtuoso solution to optimize homecare therapist

Estech adds COBRA Revolution Bipolar Clamp to ablation product line

Brothers lead charge for electronic medical records push, but find barriers

Titan Spine to release new Endoskeleton TC system in first-quarter 2011

GlobalNet Services awarded $14M contract to support FDA Unified Registration and Listing System

GSA awards Vision-Sciences FSS Contract for flexible endoscopy solutions

Public hospitals in two Australian states acquire GreenLight HPS laser consoles for BPH treatment

X-rays increase risk of developing childhood leukemia

Massachusetts eHealth Institute names e-MDs as EHR vendor and IOO

FDA clears DFine's new percutaneous radiofrequency ablation device for metastatic spinal lesions

FDA approves NovaBone Putty MIS Delivery System for orthopedic surgery

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