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Intensive rehabilitation therapy with robotic aids can help stroke patients regain limb movement

Patients show modest yet meaningful gains in limb movement and an improved outlook on life years after suffering a stroke, a major clinical study has found. The paper, published online this week in the New England Journal of Medicine, provides the best evidence yet that stroke sufferers in a controlled study can regain limb movement long after an injury, through intensive therapy with specially trained personnel and newly created robotic aids.

17 Apr 2010

Handheld SD-OCT device helps examine vitreoretinal interface in infants with SBS

Ophthalmologists examining infants for possible Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) found that a handheld Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (SD-OCT) device provided high-resolution images of the retina and the vitreoretinal interface in infants with SBS, reports a study in the current issue of Retina, The Journal of Retinal and Vitreous Diseases.

17 Apr 2010

SNM continues to stress the need for Congress to implement long-term fix

On April 16, the President signed a bill granting temporary relief from looming cuts to Medicare reimbursement rates. Although a positive step, the medical community-along with millions of patients-continues to face significant threats to medical coverage for critical diagnostic imaging tests and therapeutics.

17 Apr 2010

AMD LASERS introduces disposable tips for dental laser procedures

AMD LASERS, LLC proudly announces that effective April 1, 2010, dental practitioners now have the option of using disposable tips or a strippable fiber with the number 1 selling dental lasers in the world - Picasso and Picasso Lite.

From AMD Lasers 17 Apr 2010

APiX View Detection Kits available for ultra-sensitive chromogenic detection of protein microarrays

Gentel Biosciences, a leader in proteomics discovery tools, today announced the availability of the APiX View Detection Kits for ultra-sensitive chromogenic detection of protein microarrays, including reverse phase protein such as SomaPlex arrays from Protein Biotechnologies.

17 Apr 2010

Researchers study effectiveness of TeleCare in keeping individuals healthy

Like the bleeps of an alarm clock, TeleCare, a home monitoring device, gives the chronically ill a wake-up call: "It's time to take your vitals."

17 Apr 2010

BioMers launches SimpliClear braces system and ASTICS Color retainers for orthodontic treatment

BioMers today announced the launch of two new aesthetic products for orthodontic treatment, the SimpliClear™ braces system and the ASTICS® Color retainers.

16 Apr 2010

U.S. Patent Office issues Notices of Allowance covering PLC Systems's RenalGuard technology

PLC Systems Inc., a company focused on innovative cardiac and vascular medical device-based technologies, today reported that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office had issued Notices of Allowance for two of PLC's patent applications associated with its RenalGuard® technology.

16 Apr 2010

Endra Life Sciences launches Nexus 128 preclinical photoacoustic CT scanner

Endra Life Sciences today announced the launch of the Nexus 128, a preclinical photoacoustic computed tomography (CT) scanner for small animal imaging. The system is used for simple, fast, non-invasive quantification of tumor vasculature and other physiological parameters for preclinical research.

16 Apr 2010

Emdeon achieves compliance with CAQH CORE Phase II rules

Emdeon Inc., a leading provider of healthcare revenue and payment cycle management solutions, today announced it has achieved compliance with the CAQH® Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange (CORE) Phase II rules. CAQH, a nonprofit alliance of health plans and trade associations, is a catalyst for industry collaboration on initiatives that simplify healthcare administration for health plans and providers, resulting in a better care experience for patients and caregivers. Emdeon achieved CORE Phase I compliance in March 2007.

16 Apr 2010

3M files lawsuit against Andover Healthcare over CoFlex 2 Layer Compression System

3M and 3M Innovative Properties Co. filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota today against Andover Healthcare Inc. seeking injunctive relief and damages regarding Andover's CoFlex 2 Layer Compression System.

16 Apr 2010

Nine-year-old cancer patient benefits from procedure to magnetically extend her leg

Nine-year-old Morgan LaRue is the first cancer patient in Texas to benefit from a groundbreaking procedure that will magnetically lengthen her leg, sparing her the possibility of up to 10 future surgeries as her body grows. The implant and extension took place at Texas Children's Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.

16 Apr 2010

Victims of SCA treated with AEDs by bystanders have much greater chance of survival

Victims of sudden cardiac arrest who are treated with automated external defibrillators by bystanders have a much greater chance of survival than their counterparts, according to landmark research by the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium, just published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

16 Apr 2010

VisEn Medical expands FMT imaging platform

VisEn Medical Inc., a leader in fluorescence imaging solutions from research through medicine, announced today that it has expanded its leading FMT imaging platform with an FMT™ Multi-Species Imaging Module, to extend FMT imaging and related applications into larger preclinical animal models. VisEn also announced that it will be presenting new study results from its recently-launched Cat B 750 FAST™ and Annexin-Vivo™ fluorescence imaging agents at the AACR 101st Annual Meeting.

16 Apr 2010

Serametrix announces commercial launch of serum test for measuring serum antibodies

Serametrix has announced the commercial launch of a serum test for measuring serum antibodies to the important tumor antigen NY-ESO-1. The test will be offered as a service to drug companies and clinicians for correlative studies, monitoring and potentially predicting patient responses to cancer treatments.

16 Apr 2010

Survey investigates procurement procedures, expenditures and consumption of medical devices

Centralised purchasing of medical devices does not reduce prices and medical devices are often undervalued as analyses focus only on the short-term financial and economic perspectives.

16 Apr 2010

UDH to participate in Abbott's new PLEX-ID BPEP

Abbott today announced that the Utah Department of Health is one of five sites in the United States to participate in Abbott's new PLEX-ID Biopreparedness Evaluation Program, which involves Abbott, the Association of Public Health Laboratories and five state public health labs.

16 Apr 2010

Exergen's TemporalScanner effective alternative to rectal thermometry

According to a recent study published by the Journal of Pediatric Nursing, "The utilization of temporal artery thermometry offers a reliable method to measure temperature while also offering significant comfort benefits to children, decreasing risks associated with the rectal thermometry method, improving the quality and efficiency of nursing care, and improving patient and family satisfaction."

16 Apr 2010

Smith & Nephew's ALLEVYN highlighted at SAWC

The Advanced Wound Management Division of Smith & Nephew, Inc., a subsidiary of Smith & Nephew plc invites those attending the upcoming Symposium on Advanced Wound Care to visit the Smith & Nephew booth 301, to see the ALLEVYN™ difference with its unique triple-action technology and dynamic moisture control.

16 Apr 2010

1440 nm wavelength beneficial in laser-assisted lipolysis for fat-disruption and tissue tightening

Cynosure, Inc. today announced the presentation of a new study that demonstrates the clinical benefits of using a 1440 nm wavelength in laser-assisted lipolysis to disrupt fat tissue and tighten skin through tissue coagulation. The study, led by Barry DiBernardo, M.D., Medical Director of New Jersey Plastic Surgery, is one of six Cynosure-related abstracts being presented this week at the 2010 American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS) Annual Conference in Arizona.

16 Apr 2010

Device / Technology News

Intensive rehabilitation therapy with robotic aids can help stroke patients regain limb movement

Handheld SD-OCT device helps examine vitreoretinal interface in infants with SBS

SNM continues to stress the need for Congress to implement long-term fix

AMD LASERS introduces disposable tips for dental laser procedures

APiX View Detection Kits available for ultra-sensitive chromogenic detection of protein microarrays

Researchers study effectiveness of TeleCare in keeping individuals healthy

BioMers launches SimpliClear braces system and ASTICS Color retainers for orthodontic treatment

U.S. Patent Office issues Notices of Allowance covering PLC Systems's RenalGuard technology

Endra Life Sciences launches Nexus 128 preclinical photoacoustic CT scanner

Emdeon achieves compliance with CAQH CORE Phase II rules

3M files lawsuit against Andover Healthcare over CoFlex 2 Layer Compression System

Nine-year-old cancer patient benefits from procedure to magnetically extend her leg

Victims of SCA treated with AEDs by bystanders have much greater chance of survival

VisEn Medical expands FMT imaging platform

Serametrix announces commercial launch of serum test for measuring serum antibodies

Survey investigates procurement procedures, expenditures and consumption of medical devices

UDH to participate in Abbott's new PLEX-ID BPEP

Exergen's TemporalScanner effective alternative to rectal thermometry

Smith & Nephew's ALLEVYN highlighted at SAWC

1440 nm wavelength beneficial in laser-assisted lipolysis for fat-disruption and tissue tightening

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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