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BroadSource TEM solution implemented at UPMC

BroadSource, Inc. (www.broadsource.com), the experts in telecom expense management (TEM), announced today that its solution has been selected by Prodigo Solutions (www.prodigosolutions.com) to be part of its supply chain healthcare offering. "Telecom expense management is an effective solution for today's healthcare organizations," says BroadSource CEO, Steven Neel.

6 Jan 2010

Article about Enox Biopharma's self-sterilizing technology for catheters accepted for publication

A prestigious peer-review journal will publish an article in its January 2010 edition outlining a Vancouver BC based biomedical technology company's solution to the growing problem of hospital patients acquiring bacterial infections. The article about Enox Biopharma's self-sterilizing technology for catheters (patent pending) was accepted for publication in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology and one of the most prominent publications in the field.

6 Jan 2010

Inverness Medical Innovations and Epocal enter into distribution agreement

Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc., a global leader in enabling individuals to take charge of their health at home through the merger of rapid diagnostics and health management, announced today that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Epocal Inc. of Ottawa, Canada to distribute its epoc® Blood Analysis System for blood gas and electrolyte testing.

6 Jan 2010

Medizone International completes third round of testing and data logging for AsepticSure technology

Medizone International, Inc. announces that its third round of testing and data logging for the enhanced AsepticSure(TM) technology is now complete.

6 Jan 2010

Sonova completes acquisition of Insound Medical, sees growth potential in Lyric brand of hearing systems

Sonova Holding AG, the world’s leading provider of hearing systems, announced today that it has successfully completed its acquisition of InSound Medical Inc., Newark, USA. InSound Medical developed the first extended wear hearing system which is placed deep in the ear canal and totally invisible from the outside, and markets it under the Lyric® brand.

6 Jan 2010

Lerner Medical Devices' Levia receives FDA clearance

Lerner Medical Devices, Inc. announced today that Levia®, a novel, in-home, ultraviolet B (UVB) phototherapy device, has received 510 (k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of psoriasis and certain other skin conditions such as vitiligo.

6 Jan 2010

Biotime ships six ACTCellerate progenitor cell lines to Millipore

BioTime, Inc. announced today that it has initiated shipments of stem cell research products to its worldwide distributor, Millipore Corporation, according to the terms of the co-marketing agreement between the two companies that was announced on July 9, 2009. BioTime has shipped inventory of six ACTCellerate™ progenitor cell lines to Millipore and plans to begin shipments of additional cell lines and ESpan™ cell growth media in the next several weeks.

6 Jan 2010

Bioheart signs distribution agreements to market Home Heart Failure Monitoring Systems in U.S.

Bioheart, Inc. announced today that the company has signed distribution agreements with Restoration Medical, McRay Medical, Alamo Scientific and Morey Medical. These distributors will assist Bioheart with introducing its Home Heart Failure Monitoring Systems to physicians and hospitals throughout the United States.

6 Jan 2010

Embrella Cardiovascular completes first clinical case using Embrella Embolic Deflector

Embrella Cardiovascular, Inc., a privately held company announced that it has completed its first clinical case using the Embrella Embolic Deflector™. The company has developed a novel technology designed to make less invasive cardiovascular procedures safer for patients by decreasing the risk of emboli traveling to the brain.

6 Jan 2010

Pixel and Panasonic Shikoku Electronics collaborate in the development of PixelOptics' electronic eyeglasses

PixelOptics, Inc. ("Pixel") of Roanoke, Virginia announced today that Pixel and Panasonic Shikoku Electronics Co., Ltd ("Panasonic Shikoku Electronics") of Matsuyama, Japan have been collaborating in the development of PixelOptics' electronic eyeglasses. Pixel, the world's first composite ophthalmic lens company, is developing, and plans to market and sell both static (fixed focus) and electronic dynamic (changeable focus) lenses. Pixel launched atLast!® its first static composite enhanced multifocal in November of 2008. Panasonic Shikoku Electronics is one of group companies of Panasonic Corporation. Panasonic Corporation is a global electronics company and is well known around the world.

From PHC Europe B.V. 6 Jan 2010

IME introduces new drug-free pain relief alternative for headache

Innovative Medical Equipment, LLC. (IME) today announced the full U.S. market release of SOOTHEAWAY - a new, thermo-electrically heated and cooled therapy device that helps relieve migraine, tension or stress headache pain in the forehead, temples, occipital and ocular / sinus regions.

6 Jan 2010

Enrollment in Boston Scientific's MAPS clinical trial completed

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced that it has completed enrollment in its MAPS(TM) clinical trial, which is studying the coiling of intracranial aneurysms.

6 Jan 2010

AMICAS announces new contract with Asheville Radiology Associates

AMICAS, Inc., a leader in image and information management solutions, today announced a new contract with Asheville Radiology Associates (Asheville, NC). This agreement will allow Asheville Radiology to use AMICAS Financials(TM) for radiology billing, AMICAS Dashboards(TM) for business intelligence, and AMICAS Patient Services((SM)) and AMICAS Payer Services((SM)) for streamlining their radiology billing processes.

6 Jan 2010

MonoSol Rx signs new licensing and development agreement with Strativa Pharmaceuticals

MonoSol Rx, the developers of PharmFilm® technology and a drug delivery company specializing in proprietary pharmaceutical film products, announced today that it has entered into a new licensing and development agreement that grants the option to develop three new products with Strativa Pharmaceuticals, the proprietary products division of a wholly owned subsidiary of Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. ( PRX).

6 Jan 2010

NewCardio announces two encouraging validation studies related to CardioBip

NewCardio, Inc., a cardiac diagnostic technology provider, announced today two encouraging validation studies related to CardioBip(TM), a hand-held patient-activated device for recording and wireless transmission of reconstructed 12-lead ECGs.

6 Jan 2010

RAD Technology Medical Systems announces breast cancer awareness campaign to support Breastcancer.org

RAD Technology Medical Systems LLC in conjunction with BREASTCANCER.ORG announced a unique awareness campaign that will start this week with the transit of the first Temporary Radiotherapy Vault. RAD has pioneered patented designs for radiotherapy vaults and clinics.

6 Jan 2010

Taoglas launches FLA.01 antenna

Taoglas, the leading M2M antenna provider, (www.taoglas.com) today announced that it has launched the first flexible circuit loop antenna, which can deliver over 40% efficiency in healthcare monitoring devices.

5 Jan 2010

Trinity Health purchases 1,200 “bundled” NextGen EHR and NextGen EPM software licenses

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII), and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, today announced that Trinity Health has purchased 1,200 “bundled” NextGen® EHR (Electronic Health Records) and NextGen EPM (Enterprise Practice Management) software licenses.

5 Jan 2010

WPI researchers lay groundwork for new generation of advanced prosthetic limbs

The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have left a terrible legacy: more than 1,200 returning American soldiers have lost one or more limbs. To address this growing national need, researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are laying the groundwork for a new generation of advanced prosthetic limbs that will be fully integrated with the body and nervous system.

5 Jan 2010

Bioject Medical Technologies collaborates with MPI Research to explore drug and device opportunities

Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. (OTCBB:BJCT), a leading developer of needle-free injection therapy systems, today announced that it has established a strategic alliance with MPI Research, a leading pre-clinical research organization with experience in the development of injectable therapeutics.

5 Jan 2010

Device / Technology News

BroadSource TEM solution implemented at UPMC

Article about Enox Biopharma's self-sterilizing technology for catheters accepted for publication

Inverness Medical Innovations and Epocal enter into distribution agreement

Medizone International completes third round of testing and data logging for AsepticSure technology

Sonova completes acquisition of Insound Medical, sees growth potential in Lyric brand of hearing systems

Lerner Medical Devices' Levia receives FDA clearance

Biotime ships six ACTCellerate progenitor cell lines to Millipore

Bioheart signs distribution agreements to market Home Heart Failure Monitoring Systems in U.S.

Embrella Cardiovascular completes first clinical case using Embrella Embolic Deflector

Pixel and Panasonic Shikoku Electronics collaborate in the development of PixelOptics' electronic eyeglasses

IME introduces new drug-free pain relief alternative for headache

Enrollment in Boston Scientific's MAPS clinical trial completed

AMICAS announces new contract with Asheville Radiology Associates

MonoSol Rx signs new licensing and development agreement with Strativa Pharmaceuticals

NewCardio announces two encouraging validation studies related to CardioBip

RAD Technology Medical Systems announces breast cancer awareness campaign to support Breastcancer.org

Taoglas launches FLA.01 antenna

Trinity Health purchases 1,200 “bundled” NextGen EHR and NextGen EPM software licenses

WPI researchers lay groundwork for new generation of advanced prosthetic limbs

Bioject Medical Technologies collaborates with MPI Research to explore drug and device opportunities

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