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HyperBranch Medical Technology granted CE Mark for Adherus Spinal Sealant

HyperBranch Medical Technology, Inc. announced today that it has received a CE Mark for Adherus Spinal Sealant. Adherus Spinal Sealant is used in spinal surgeries where a water tight seal is required to prevent cerebrospinal fluid leakage from the dural repair. Prevention of cerebrospinal fluid leaks should benefit the patient in shorter hospital stays and fewer post-surgical complications such as reduced pain and fewer infections.

15 Jun 2010

SAS launches JMP Clinical software for drug development process

JMP Clinical software, new from SAS, can help shorten the drug development process by streamlining safety reviews during clinical trials. SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services, introduced JMP Clinical today at the annual meeting of the Drug Information Association (DIA).

15 Jun 2010

Medicare coverage of unproven mammography screening device leads to surge in usage

In a study illustrating the potentially powerful influence of political pressure on medical practice, a UC Davis physician-researcher has found that use of a largely unproven mammography screening device has surged since Medicare began covering its cost.

15 Jun 2010

Study shows NAT programs increase HIV detection yield by 23%

Community-based HIV testing programs generally use only HIV antibody testing, but nucleic acid testing can detect the presence of HIV earlier. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine studied more than 3,000 patients who sought HIV testing in community-based clinics in or near San Diego to examine the yield of testing with a rapid test plus NAT and to see whether patients would be willing to access their results by phone or computer.

15 Jun 2010

Noninvasive carotid artery ultrasound helps avoid coronary angiography

New research from NYU Langone Medical Center shows that a simple, inexpensive and noninvasive carotid artery ultrasound of the neck can be used as a preliminary diagnostic tool for coronary artery disease (CAD). This may be an alternative to the standard, expensive and more invasive coronary angiography.

15 Jun 2010

Mechanical heart pumps can improve survival among patients with life-threatening heart failure: Thesis

Heart failure is a very common condition: around 200,000 people in Sweden have been diagnosed with the disease. Some patients with life-threatening heart failure can be helped by mechanical heart pumps, reveals a thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

15 Jun 2010

ExonHit Therapeutics, Genmab A/S sign agreement for selection of novel splice variants

ExonHit Therapeutics today announced the signing of an exclusive agreement with Genmab A/S for a selection of novel splice variants, identified as part of a successful pilot study, that have the potential to be therapeutic targets for breast cancer. Genmab retains exclusive development and commercialization rights on 10 events out of a breast cancer database developed using ExonHit's genome-wide SpliceArray technology (RNA splicing analysis platform covering the entire genome).

15 Jun 2010

ULURU present Altrazeal at 2010 WOCN/WCET joint conference

ULURU Inc. announced today that six posters detailing clinical experience using Altrazeal™ Transforming Powder Dressing will be presented at the 2010 Joint Conference of the Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN) and World Council of Enterostomal Therapists (WCET) on June 14-16 in Phoenix, Arizona.

15 Jun 2010

FDA grants HeartWare approval for IDE destination therapy study of Ventricular Assist System

HeartWare International, Inc., a leading innovator of less invasive, miniaturized circulatory support technologies that are revolutionizing the treatment of advanced heart failure, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted HeartWare conditional approval to begin enrollment in an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) destination therapy clinical study for the HeartWare® Ventricular Assist System.

15 Jun 2010

VA Federal Supply Schedule Service approves CTT as vendor for Calmare Pain Therapy Treatment

Competitive Technologies, Inc. announced today that the Department of Veterans Affairs' Federal Supply Schedule Service has accepted CTT's application to be an approved vendor for its Calmare® Pain Therapy Treatment. This decision will enable CTT to sell Calmare Pain Therapy to physicians throughout the Federal government, with the expectation of significant sales in that market sector, which includes the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, the Indian Health Service, the Bureau of Prisons, and State Veteran Homes.

15 Jun 2010

Radiation scans cause increased scrutiny

The Associated Press: "Americans get the most medical radiation in the world, even more than folks in other rich countries. The U.S. accounts for half of the most advanced procedures that use radiation, and the average American's dose has grown sixfold over the last couple of decades. Too much radiation raises the risk of cancer.

15 Jun 2010

ConvaTec presents Vitala Continence Control Device Phase 2 data at 2010 WOCN/WCET joint conference

ConvaTec, a world-leading developer of innovative medical technologies for community and hospital care, today presented data supporting the safety and efficacy of Vitala™, a novel, non-intrusive pouchless ostomy device that provides temporary continence to people with a colostomy. The clinical trial data were presented at the 2010 Joint Conference of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN) and World Council of Enterostomal Therapists (WCET), where the new device is being previewed to U.S. and global healthcare professionals.

15 Jun 2010

Aesculap receives FDA clearance for SterilContainer product line for use in STERIS V-PRO systems

Aesculap, Inc. is pleased to announce that the SterilContainer S product line has been cleared by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), (510(k) number, K093649) for use in the STERIS Corporation's V-PRO 1 and V-PRO 1 Plus Low Temperature Sterilization Systems.

14 Jun 2010

New Brunswick Scientific, Pall partner to develop new disposable bioreactor systems

New Brunswick Scientific, an Eppendorf Company, and Pall Corporation today announced a joint product development and marketing agreement to create and supply new disposable bioreactor systems.

From Pall Corporation 14 Jun 2010

First hospital in Mexico to use GORE HELEX Septal Occluder for transcatheter closure of ASD

W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) today announced that Instituto Nacional De Cardiologia in Mexico City, Mexico, is the first hospital in the country to use the GORE® HELEX Septal Occluder for the transcatheter closure of an atrial septal defect (ASD). Department Chief, Dr. Carlos Zabal and Dr. Jose Garcia Montes of the Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia, in Mexico City, achieved the milestone procedure in March, 2010.

14 Jun 2010

Desert Medical Imaging to implement XIFIN's revenue cycle management system

XIFIN Inc., the leading provider of revenue cycle management for diagnostic service providers, announced today that Desert Medical Imaging, (DMI) a multi-modality diagnostic imaging center located in Indian Wells, CA, has selected XIFIN's revenue cycle management system to optimize and help manage its expanding imaging and radiology billing and claims management needs.

14 Jun 2010

Ingen Technologies' new SMART Nasal Cannula unveiled at Alpha-1 19th National Education Conference

Ingen Technologies, Inc., a medical device manufacturer with an emerging new medical product line for the respiratory market worth an estimated $4 billion in the U.S. and $8 billion globally, unveiled their new SMART Nasal Cannula in Orlando-Florida last week at the Alpha-1 19th Annual National Education Conference.

14 Jun 2010

UMC introduces new software certification program for WHO Drug Dictionary Enhanced

Uppsala Monitoring Centre, a Collaborating Centre to the World Health Organisation and the global intelligence network for benefits and risk in medicinal products, today officially launches a software certification program that helps software developers integrate the WHO Drug Dictionary Enhanced quickly and easily.

14 Jun 2010

Phase Forward Central Coding application achieves UMC's new certification

Phase Forward, a leading provider of data management solutions for clinical trials and drug safety, today announced its Central Coding™ application has become the first product to achieve certification by the Uppsala Monitoring Center (UMC). Launched today ("Uppsala Monitoring Centre Launches Software Certification Program for WHO Drug Dictionary Enhanced"), UMC's new certification is designed to help software developers quickly and easily integrate the WHO Drug Dictionary Enhanced.

14 Jun 2010

WoundVision launches bedside thermographic imaging system

WoundVision™, the healthcare industry pioneer in advanced wound detection technology, is introducing today a revolutionary predictive bedside thermographic imaging system. The WoundVision system brings knowledge bedside by acquiring, analyzing and applying essential patient data to inform healthcare providers in the development of effective treatment and care plans.

14 Jun 2010

Device / Technology News

HyperBranch Medical Technology granted CE Mark for Adherus Spinal Sealant

SAS launches JMP Clinical software for drug development process

Medicare coverage of unproven mammography screening device leads to surge in usage

Study shows NAT programs increase HIV detection yield by 23%

Noninvasive carotid artery ultrasound helps avoid coronary angiography

Mechanical heart pumps can improve survival among patients with life-threatening heart failure: Thesis

ExonHit Therapeutics, Genmab A/S sign agreement for selection of novel splice variants

ULURU present Altrazeal at 2010 WOCN/WCET joint conference

FDA grants HeartWare approval for IDE destination therapy study of Ventricular Assist System

VA Federal Supply Schedule Service approves CTT as vendor for Calmare Pain Therapy Treatment

Radiation scans cause increased scrutiny

ConvaTec presents Vitala Continence Control Device Phase 2 data at 2010 WOCN/WCET joint conference

Aesculap receives FDA clearance for SterilContainer product line for use in STERIS V-PRO systems

New Brunswick Scientific, Pall partner to develop new disposable bioreactor systems

First hospital in Mexico to use GORE HELEX Septal Occluder for transcatheter closure of ASD

Desert Medical Imaging to implement XIFIN's revenue cycle management system

Ingen Technologies' new SMART Nasal Cannula unveiled at Alpha-1 19th National Education Conference

UMC introduces new software certification program for WHO Drug Dictionary Enhanced

Phase Forward Central Coding application achieves UMC's new certification

WoundVision launches bedside thermographic imaging system

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