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TJUH, TeleTracking Technologies extend licensing agreements for automated patient flow solutions

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals recently extended licensing agreements with TeleTracking Technologies for automated patient flow solutions and added TeleTracking's Bed Management Suite™ at its Methodist campus.

24 Mar 2010

Life Technologies' real-time PCR instrument available for IVD use in Europe

Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced that its Applied Biosystems 7500 Fast Dx Real-Time PCR Instrument is available as a platform suitable for in vitro diagnostics (IVD) use in Europe. Clinical laboratories from 22 countries and European institutions that develop in vitro molecular diagnostic assays in oncology, genetic disease and infectious disease will now be able to leverage the instrument’s regulatory clearance to develop tests for clinical applications.

24 Mar 2010

New software may help improve safety among senior drivers

Psychologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Center for Research in Applied Gerontology are testing software to determine if it could help senior adult drivers avoid car crashes by improving their reflexes and reaction time

24 Mar 2010

British couples seek alternative fertility treatment in the US

With strict social and legal restrictions associated with third party reproduction, as well as limited egg donors available in the UK, an increasing number of British couples are traveling to the U.S. for alternative fertility treatments, such as egg donation. Unfortunately, the UK does not allow financial compensation for egg donors; this greatly reduces the number of available donors and presents major obstacles for many infertile couples, some of whom wait for an egg donor for two years or longer. Last year approximately 1200 egg donors were needed in the UK, and roughly 500 families were unable to find a donor.

24 Mar 2010

Ambry Genetics introduces a suite of genetic tests to pinpoint the cause of mental retardation

Ambry Genetics today introduced The Ambry X-Linked Mental Retardation SuperPANEL™, a suite of genetic tests expected to pinpoint the cause of intellectual disability and X-linked mental retardation (XLMR).

24 Mar 2010

Live-At-Home.com updates Web site with additional resources and content

Live-At-Home.com, a free Web site designed to assist seniors with aging at home, announced this week a recent expansion of its site's resources and content.

24 Mar 2010

High-density genotyping array launched to study complexity of mouse genetics

Affymetrix, Inc. and The Jackson Laboratory today announced the full commercial launch of the Affymetrix® Mouse Diversity Genotyping Array. This is the first high-density genotyping array that enables researchers to study the complexity of the mouse genome and the diversity among mouse strains.

24 Mar 2010

UC engineering researchers create tiny pools with programmable microfluidic systems

As just published as the cover story in "Lab on a Chip," in "Virtual electrowetting channels: electronic liquid transport with continuous channel functionality," engineering researchers at the University of Cincinnati have created a paradigm shift - and moved some tiny channels in the process.

24 Mar 2010

Nephros and STERIS to develop filtration-based products for medical device applications

Nephros, Inc., a medical device company developing and marketing filtration products for therapeutic applications, infection control, and water purification, today reported that is has entered into a development agreement with STERIS Corporation.

24 Mar 2010

New fingerprint development kit integrates AuthenTec’s sensor

AuthenTec, a leading provider of security, identity management and touch control solutions, announced that its ATW310 (initially developed by Atrua which was later acquired by AuthenTec) fingerprint sensor has been integrated into a new, low cost fingerprint development kit unveiled today by Texas Instruments.

24 Mar 2010

Virginia-based medical practice implements CTT's pain therapy medical device

Competitive Technologies, Inc. announced that a premier physician oncology practice based in Virginia has begun using CTT's Calmare® Therapy pain therapy medical device to treat patients suffering from pain related to cancer, under the direction of several medical oncologists.

24 Mar 2010

Medical imaging benefits outweigh radiation risks, says ESC

Cardiac nuclear imaging and computed tomography angiography (CCTA) still have an important role to play in cardiac disease diagnosis, say experts from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

24 Mar 2010

New breakthrough technology makes it easier to investigate brain physiology

Thanks to new technology developed by researchers in Lund, it has for the first time become possible to measure blood flow in the brain directly and continuously.

24 Mar 2010

FDA approves Aspyra's Picture Archive Communication System

Aspyra, Inc. today announced that they have received FDA 510(k) marketing clearance for AccessNET, the Company’s PACS (Picture Archive Communication System) product with the capability to view digital mammography studies for diagnostic interpretation using FDA approved monitors.

23 Mar 2010

New MIS Retractor System from Aesculap Implant Systems

Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC is pleased to announce the launch of the Spyder Minimally Invasive Spinal Retractor System.

23 Mar 2010

Pluristem Therapeutics receives European Patent on core 3D cell expansion technology

Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. today announced that it has been granted a European Patent on its core 3D cell expansion technology. The granting of the European patent follows the issuance of several corresponding US patents as well as corresponding patents in ten additional jurisdictions.

23 Mar 2010

ClaimRemedi to provide revenue cycle management solutions for customers of HealthPac Computer Systems

ClaimRemedi, a provider of claim lifecycle management solutions, announced recently that they have signed an agreement with HealthPac Computer Systems, Inc., a Savannah, GA based Practice Management and Medical Billing software company. Under the agreement, ClaimRemedi will provide a complete end-to-end revenue cycle management solution for HealthPac customers.

23 Mar 2010

St. Jude Medical's Brio DBS system for treating Parkinson’s disease receives Australian TGA approval

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced regulatory and reimbursement approval from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration of its Brio™ deep brain stimulation system for treating the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.

23 Mar 2010

FDA approves OrSense's NBM-200MP non-invasive oximetry and low signal oximetry sensor

OrSense Ltd., developer of monitors for non-invasive measurements of various blood parameters, announced today it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for NBM-200MP, a non-invasive oximetry and low signal oximetry sensor.

23 Mar 2010

Texas jury returns binding verdict of invalidity on two Covidien's patent claims covering trocar seal technology

Applied Medical announced today that a United States District Court jury for the Eastern District of Texas returned a binding verdict of invalidity of two claims of a Covidien patent covering trocar seal technology.

23 Mar 2010

Device / Technology News

TJUH, TeleTracking Technologies extend licensing agreements for automated patient flow solutions

Life Technologies' real-time PCR instrument available for IVD use in Europe

New software may help improve safety among senior drivers

British couples seek alternative fertility treatment in the US

Ambry Genetics introduces a suite of genetic tests to pinpoint the cause of mental retardation

Live-At-Home.com updates Web site with additional resources and content

High-density genotyping array launched to study complexity of mouse genetics

UC engineering researchers create tiny pools with programmable microfluidic systems

Nephros and STERIS to develop filtration-based products for medical device applications

New fingerprint development kit integrates AuthenTec’s sensor

Virginia-based medical practice implements CTT's pain therapy medical device

Medical imaging benefits outweigh radiation risks, says ESC

New breakthrough technology makes it easier to investigate brain physiology

FDA approves Aspyra's Picture Archive Communication System

New MIS Retractor System from Aesculap Implant Systems

Pluristem Therapeutics receives European Patent on core 3D cell expansion technology

ClaimRemedi to provide revenue cycle management solutions for customers of HealthPac Computer Systems

St. Jude Medical's Brio DBS system for treating Parkinson’s disease receives Australian TGA approval

FDA approves OrSense's NBM-200MP non-invasive oximetry and low signal oximetry sensor

Texas jury returns binding verdict of invalidity on two Covidien's patent claims covering trocar seal technology

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