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Cambridge Heart's fourth-quarter total revenue down 20%

Cambridge Heart, Inc., today reported results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009. Full financial statements and corresponding commentary can be found in the Company's Form 10-K, which is expected to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2010.

31 Mar 2010

Bovie Medical seeks FDA marketing approval for 1450RF new high frequency electrosurgical generator

Bovie Medical Corporation, a manufacturer and marketer of electrosurgical products, today announced the Company has applied for 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market a new high frequency electrosurgical generator specifically designed for the physician office market.

31 Mar 2010

United Anesthesia Services deploys Quantum Clinical Navigation System in Bryn Mawr Hospital

United Anesthesia Services, P.C. has taken the lead in the Pennsylvania marketplace regarding its commitment to patient quality by deploying the Quantum Clinical Navigation System™ in Bryn Mawr Hospital.

31 Mar 2010

Vision CRC scientists discover new technology to control myopia

Scientists from the Vision Cooperative Research Centre in Australia today announced that myopia, or short-sightedness, can be controlled with new technology. This ground breaking discovery was based on research conducted by Vision CRC partners - the University of Houston College of Optometry and the Brien Holden Vision Institute, located at the University of New South Wales.

31 Mar 2010

SpineAlign Medical announces VerteLift as new name for vertebral implant system

SpineAlign Medical Inc. announced today that it has chosen a new trademark name, VerteLift, for its vertebral implant system. Formerly called the SpineAlign System, the name reflects the advantages of the product that the Company will leverage going forward.

30 Mar 2010

MedeAnalytics' white paper focuses on potential reductions of annual updates to the IPPS

MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, today released a white paper on one of the HITECH Act's measures designed to motivate hospitals to become meaningful users of electronic health records (EHRs): potential negative adjustments to Medicare's market basket updates to the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS).

30 Mar 2010

CLC bio signs partnership agreement with Ion Torrent

CLC bio, the world's leading bioinformatics solution provider, today announced a partnership with Ion Torrent, a new sequencing company started by Dr. Jonathan Rothberg, the founder of 454 Life Sciences. The partnership will ensure that data can directly flow off of the Ion Personal Genome Machine sequencer and into CLC bio's solutions, like CLC Genomics Workbench or CLC Genomics Server.

30 Mar 2010

Multi-center clinical trial of MyoSure Hysteroscopic Tissue Removal System initiated

Interlace Medical, Inc., today announced that it has initiated a multi-center clinical trial of the MyoSure Hysteroscopic Tissue Removal System. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that women experience minimal to no pain or discomfort during a MyoSure procedure, when given a mild oral sedative together with a local anesthetic injected into the cervix.

30 Mar 2010

USPTO issues patent for Incisive Surgical's proprietary INSORB Absorbable Skin Stapling Technology

Incisive Surgical, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark office has issued the company a patent for its proprietary INSORB® Absorbable Skin Stapling Technology. The patent broadly covers the wound closure stapling apparatus.

30 Mar 2010

Bayshore Home Health deploys WinMagic's SecureDoc full-disk encryption software

Bayshore Home Health, Canada's largest provider of home and community health care services, is installing WinMagic's SecureDoc full-disk encryption software on all laptops and tablets used by the company, including those utilized by clinical managers and nurses.

30 Mar 2010

Ohio Board of Pharmacy approves CPSI's CPOE, E-MAR and Pharmacy applications

Computer Programs and Systems, Inc., a leading provider of healthcare information technology to community and specialty hospitals, announced today that the Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE), Electronic Medication Administration Record (E-MAR) and Pharmacy applications of the CPSI System have achieved "approvable" status from the Ohio Board of Pharmacy. To achieve "approvable" status, CPSI worked with the Board to enhance the security of CPSI's medication management solutions and validate compliance with the Board's standards for the integration of positive caregiver identification.

30 Mar 2010

Spillane Weingarten wins jury verdict for Wilshire Radiology MRI against COHR

Alex Weingarten of Spillane Weingarten LLP, a California based business litigation law firm, won a unanimous jury verdict in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of medical imaging center Wilshire Radiology MRI, Inc., against COHR, Inc., a large national conglomerate providing a broad range of services across the health care industry.

30 Mar 2010

Irvine Scientific's Vit Kit- Freeze, Vit Kit- Thaw and Oil for Embryo Culture receive CE mark approval

Irvine Scientific, a leader in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART), announced today it received CE mark approval for its Vit Kit®- Freeze, Vit Kit®- Thaw and Oil for Embryo Culture. This news accompanies the recent announcement of CE mark approval for a number of other media for ART from Irvine Scientific.

30 Mar 2010

VECTRA X3 3D Imaging System now available at Staten Island Special Surgery

Probably most known for the Staten Island Ferry, New York City's fifth and often "Forgotten Borough" does not possess a reputation for being a leading destination for cutting-edge medical procedures. That is, until now. This month, prominent Manhattan plastic surgeon, Dr. Andrew Klapper, brings his more than ten years of experience and revolutionary surgical techniques, along with the most advanced 3D imaging technology available to his new Staten Island medical practice, Staten Island Special Surgery.

30 Mar 2010

Chromatin expands operations to 5,000 square foot facility in University of Illinois' Research Park

The University of Illinois today announces that Chromatin, Inc., a biotechnology company that has occupied space in the University's Research Park since 2005 as part of the EnterpriseWorks incubator, is expanding operations and graduating to a 5,000 square foot facility in the Research Park. The expansion marks the company's continued significant progress in commercializing its proprietary technology, including mini-chromosomes which were originally developed at the University of Chicago by company co-founder and CEO Daphne Preuss.

30 Mar 2010

Regenstrief Institute awarded Recovery Act contract to automate disability case determinations

The Regenstrief Institute has been awarded a Recovery Act contract to help the U.S. Social Security Administration and Indiana healthcare providers shorten and improve the process of making disability case determinations through automation. Work is scheduled to begin March 31.

30 Mar 2010

Development and validation process of Rosetta Genomics' miRview mets published

Rosetta Genomics, Ltd., a leading developer and provider of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics, announces publication of an article describing the development and validation process of miRview™ mets, the company's microRNA-based test for identification of primary origin of metastases.

30 Mar 2010

Analysis indicates substantial underdiagnosis of obesity when BMI used compared to DEXA scan

A retrospective analysis of 1,234 Americans indicated a substantial underdiagnosis of obesity when Body Mass Index was used compared to the Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry scan. This analysis will be released on Friday, April 23, 2010 at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 19th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress in Boston.

30 Mar 2010

Sectra's method for effective multi-site workflow and rapid image data delivery receives U.S. patent

“Two crucial challenges for the future of radiology are the ever-growing size of imaging data sets and the increased needs for sharing and remote reading. Sectra's innovation has enabled us to create unique and future-proof solutions to these challenges”

30 Mar 2010

U.Va. develops Prostate Exam Simulator

Early detection through physical examination is one of the key factors in successfully treating prostate cancer.

30 Mar 2010

Device / Technology News

Cambridge Heart's fourth-quarter total revenue down 20%

Bovie Medical seeks FDA marketing approval for 1450RF new high frequency electrosurgical generator

United Anesthesia Services deploys Quantum Clinical Navigation System in Bryn Mawr Hospital

Vision CRC scientists discover new technology to control myopia

SpineAlign Medical announces VerteLift as new name for vertebral implant system

MedeAnalytics' white paper focuses on potential reductions of annual updates to the IPPS

CLC bio signs partnership agreement with Ion Torrent

Multi-center clinical trial of MyoSure Hysteroscopic Tissue Removal System initiated

USPTO issues patent for Incisive Surgical's proprietary INSORB Absorbable Skin Stapling Technology

Bayshore Home Health deploys WinMagic's SecureDoc full-disk encryption software

Ohio Board of Pharmacy approves CPSI's CPOE, E-MAR and Pharmacy applications

Spillane Weingarten wins jury verdict for Wilshire Radiology MRI against COHR

Irvine Scientific's Vit Kit- Freeze, Vit Kit- Thaw and Oil for Embryo Culture receive CE mark approval

VECTRA X3 3D Imaging System now available at Staten Island Special Surgery

Chromatin expands operations to 5,000 square foot facility in University of Illinois' Research Park

Regenstrief Institute awarded Recovery Act contract to automate disability case determinations

Development and validation process of Rosetta Genomics' miRview mets published

Analysis indicates substantial underdiagnosis of obesity when BMI used compared to DEXA scan

Sectra's method for effective multi-site workflow and rapid image data delivery receives U.S. patent

U.Va. develops Prostate Exam Simulator

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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