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EHS is now SuccessEHS

www.successehs.com, a Birmingham-based company specializing in physician practice management software systems and electronic health record (EHR) (sometimes called an electronic medical record or EMR), is pleased to announce they are changing their name, and the name of their flagship product CareRevolution™, to SuccessEHS™.

18 Sep 2010

Elixir Medical commences enrollment in EXCELLA BD trial for DESyne BD Novolimus Eluting CSS

Elixir Medical Corporation, a developer of product platforms that combine innovative medical devices with potent pharmaceuticals for site-specific therapies, announced the initiation of patient enrollment in the EXCELLA BD Randomized Clinical Trial designed to evaluate Elixir's next generation Novolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System (CSS) with bioabsorbable coating, the Elixir DESyne BD Novolimus Eluting CSS.

18 Sep 2010

Accuray Incorporated showcases CyberKnife VSI System at ESTRO Annual Congress

Accuray Incorporated, a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that for the first time in Europe the company showcased its latest offering, the CyberKnife VSI System, at ESTRO 29, the Annual Congress of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology in Barcelona, Spain.

18 Sep 2010

$Study on role of SurgiCase Orthopaedics in correction of compound wrist fractures$

Study on role of SurgiCase Orthopaedics in correction of compound wrist fractures

Materialise announced that it would lend its considerable expertise in virtual surgical planning to researcher Dr. J. B. Jupiter, Chief Hand and Upper Extremity Service at Massachusetts General Hospital. Through an AO funded, IRB approved study, Dr. Jupiter will use SurgiCase(R) Orthopaedics to explore the advantages of computer-assisted surgery, virtual 3D planning and intra-operative use of patient-specific surgical guides in osteotomies to correct compound wrist fractures-the first research project of its kind.

17 Sep 2010

Prematics partners with NaviNet to deliver healthcare content and applications to mobile devices

Prematics, a leading provider of e-prescribing and care communication solutions, today announced a partnership with NaviNet, America's largest real-time healthcare communications network, to enable the delivery of healthcare content and applications to mobile devices.

17 Sep 2010

CID to provide update on Cre8 polymer-free DES program at TCT 2010

CID s.r.l., a European company leader in interventional medicine, will update interventional cardiologists on the status of their revolutionary drug eluting stent technology during The Drug Eluting Stent (DES) Summit at TCT 2010, Washington, DC on Wednesday, September 22, 2010. The lecture, entitled "Status of the CID Cre8 polymer-free DES program", will be delivered by Alexandre Abizaid, MD, PhD. Chief of Intervention at Instituto Dante Pazzanese, in Sao Paulo Brazil, and will be part of the session "The Next Generation DES, Polymer-Free".

17 Sep 2010

New iPhone application tracks drug safety updates

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Children's Hospital Boston have developed a new iPhone application to encourage health-care professionals and patients to send and receive information about the use and side effects of prescription medications.

17 Sep 2010

Researchers to develop vaginal microbicide gels to reduce HIV risk

With the support of an $11.8 million, five-year federal grant, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and their collaborators are developing a quick-dissolving vaginal film containing a powerful drug that reduces the risk of HIV infection, and they plan to begin testing it locally within a year.

17 Sep 2010

Discovery Benefits wins Solutions Superstars award

From the publishers of EmployersWeb.com and CDHC Solutions magazines comes their annual Solutions Superstars awards. Discovery Benefits won in the 'Innovative Solution Provider' category, nominated by one of our most valued partners, COBRApoint.

17 Sep 2010

SBi reports continuing growth for S.T.A.R. ankle arthroplasty implant system

Small Bone Innovations, Inc. (SBi), a leading, privately held orthopedics company focused primarily on arthroplasty and trauma reconstruction technology and treatments for the small bones & joints, reported continuing growth for its S.T.A.R. ankle arthroplasty implant system with August being the biggest month ever for the S.T.A.R. in terms of revenues and surgeries.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 17 Sep 2010

Abiomed to provide updates on USpella registry, Impella case reviews at CRF annual TCT meeting

Abiomed Inc., a leading provider of breakthrough heart support technologies, today announced its schedule of events at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation's (CRF) annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific meeting, scheduled from September 21 - 25, at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.

17 Sep 2010

New genetic analysis technique isolates culprit gene in families with inherited single-gene kidney diseases

A University of Michigan-led research team has identified a gene responsible in some families for a devastating inherited kidney disorder, thanks to a new, faster method of genetic analysis not available even two years ago. The success offers hope that scientists can speed the painstaking search for the genes responsible for many rare diseases and test drugs to treat them.

17 Sep 2010

Shrink Nanotechnologies files patent for CellAlign tissue engineering technology

Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc., an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the alternative energy industry, medical diagnostics and sensors and biotechnology research and development tools businesses, announced today that certain patent applications related to its advanced tissue engineering technology platform, CellAlign, have been filed.

17 Sep 2010

Transcatheter Technologies implants transapical aortic valve in acute porcine model

Transcatheter Technologies GmbH (TT), an innovative medical device company that is developing a second-generation transcatheter aortic valve prosthesis, announced today that its proprietary transapical aortic valve has been successfully implanted in the acute porcine model.

17 Sep 2010

Pharma Lynx licenses NewCardio's QTinno automated cardiac safety solution

NewCardio, Inc., a cardiovascular diagnostic solutions developer, announced today that Pharma Lynx, a global contract research organization and a subsidiary of Diverse Lynx, has signed an MSA to license NewCardio's QTinno™ solution for use in Phase 1 studies. Pharma Lynx has particular expertise in oncology studies, including QTc studies involving both healthy subjects and cancer patients, and QTinno will add to Pharma Lynx's already robust capabilities, enabling it to deliver fully automated QTc studies to its sponsors.

17 Sep 2010

AOptix, Aware to demonstrate combined biometrics system at Biometrics Consortium Conference

AOptix Technologies, Inc., a leading-edge developer of advanced iris biometrics products and long-distance wireless optical communications solutions, today announced that AOptix and Aware, Inc. will be demonstrating a prototype dual-factor iris and face biometrics system in the AOptix exhibition booth at the upcoming Biometrics Consortium Conference and Technology Expo. The event takes place in Tampa from September 21 to 23, 2010.

17 Sep 2010

NIH to implement ScriptPro pharmacy automation systems

ScriptPro has been awarded a contract to provide pharmacy automation systems to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD.

17 Sep 2010

SensAble expands dental lab presence in Germany

SensAble Technologies Inc., a leading provider of dental restoration design and fabrication solutions, 3D modeling software and haptic devices, announced that it has appointed Antonius Koester, GmbH & Co, KG as its first dental reseller in Germany - and named R+K CAD/CAM Technologie, GmbH & Co., KG, as the first German Authorized Production Center partner.

17 Sep 2010

New imaging technique visualizes myocardial scar and heart's blood vessels simultaneously

Cardiologists and surgeons may soon have a new tool to improve outcomes for patients requiring pacemakers, bypass surgery or angioplasties. Research led by Dr. James White and his colleagues at The University of Western Ontario has led to a new imaging technique, which provides a single, 3D high-resolution image of the heart revealing both its vasculature and the presence of scar tissue within the muscle.

17 Sep 2010

ResMed's new CPAP device increases patients' compliance with sleep therapy

ResMed, a leading developer, manufacturer, and distributor of sleep and respiratory medical equipment today announced the results of a clinical study confirming that patients' compliance with sleep therapy increases when using ResMed's new CPAP device.

From ResMed Corp 17 Sep 2010

Device / Technology News

EHS is now SuccessEHS

Elixir Medical commences enrollment in EXCELLA BD trial for DESyne BD Novolimus Eluting CSS

Accuray Incorporated showcases CyberKnife VSI System at ESTRO Annual Congress

Study on role of SurgiCase Orthopaedics in correction of compound wrist fractures

Prematics partners with NaviNet to deliver healthcare content and applications to mobile devices

CID to provide update on Cre8 polymer-free DES program at TCT 2010

New iPhone application tracks drug safety updates

Researchers to develop vaginal microbicide gels to reduce HIV risk

Discovery Benefits wins Solutions Superstars award

SBi reports continuing growth for S.T.A.R. ankle arthroplasty implant system

Abiomed to provide updates on USpella registry, Impella case reviews at CRF annual TCT meeting

New genetic analysis technique isolates culprit gene in families with inherited single-gene kidney diseases

Shrink Nanotechnologies files patent for CellAlign tissue engineering technology

Transcatheter Technologies implants transapical aortic valve in acute porcine model

Pharma Lynx licenses NewCardio's QTinno automated cardiac safety solution

AOptix, Aware to demonstrate combined biometrics system at Biometrics Consortium Conference

NIH to implement ScriptPro pharmacy automation systems

SensAble expands dental lab presence in Germany

New imaging technique visualizes myocardial scar and heart's blood vessels simultaneously

ResMed's new CPAP device increases patients' compliance with sleep therapy

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