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Advanced Neuromodulation Systems receives European approval for Rapid Programmer

Advanced Neuromodulation Systems (ANS), the neuromodulation business of St. Jude Medical, Inc., has announced European CE Mark approval for its newest clinician programming platform, Rapid Programmer 3.0 for spinal cord stimulation (SCS), an advanced therapy for managing chronic pain.

18 Jan 2007

Coating characterisation of polymer-coated cardiovascular stents

Coating characterisation of polymer-coated cardiovascular stents has been undertaken utilising ToFSIMS, DSIMS and 3DP.

16 Jan 2007

Surface analysis of stents

The fastest growing market for surface analysis techniques is in the development and manufacture of vascular stents.

16 Jan 2007

Surface analysis for transdermal patches

One of the fastest growing sectors in drug delivery is the use of transdermal patches.

16 Jan 2007

When the drugs don't work

Using state-if-the-art surface analysis techniques these two manufacturing routes can now be distinguished often enabling counterfeit drugs to be identified.

16 Jan 2007

Physical testing of coatings on medical devices and medical tubing

For over 25 years CSMA have provided analytical solutions to the medical device sector.

16 Jan 2007

Pilot project for Bulgarian electronic health card assigned to ICW and Cisco

Three general practitioners, five pharmacies, and 1,000 patients will be included in the pilot project for a national electronic health card in Bulgaria.

16 Jan 2007

Moog to acquire ZEVEX International

Moog Inc has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ZEVEX International, Inc for $13.00 in cash per share of ZEVEX common stock.

14 Jan 2007

In Vitro diagnostic market in Europe

The latest estimates on the In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) market in Europe, corresponding to the year 2005, are now available.

14 Jan 2007

New treatment technique for decontaminating flood water

Engineers have developed a system that uses a simple water purification technique that can eliminate 100 percent of the microbes in New Orleans water samples left from Hurricane Katrina. The technique makes use of specialized resins, copper and hydrogen peroxide to purify tainted water.

10 Jan 2007

EDMA welcomes 7 new members

EDMA, the European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association, enlarges its membership with six new companies: BioSystems SA, Diagnostica Stago, Innogenetics, Luminex Corporation, Orion Diagnostica and Tecan, and the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND).

9 Jan 2007

Advancing medical technology increases health-care costs

Advances in medical technology are a main factor driving the trend of increasing health care costs, and industry stakeholders agree that improved evaluation methods are needed to better measure the benefits and risks of new technologies and procedures in order to avoid misallocation of health care dollars.

9 Jan 2007

New alarm system protects nerves during surgery

An alarm tone warns the surgeon that the position of his scalpel is dangerously close to the nerve leading to the patient's vocal cords - the beep tone signals excessive pressure on the nerve.

8 Jan 2007

New carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic puncture needle

Sometimes it begins with a slight pulling sensation in the back, while at other times it can put a person completely out of action from one minute to the next: These are the symptoms of a slipped disk. An operation is not always necessary, as there are effective alternatives to surgery.

8 Jan 2007

CleveMed receives $2.3 million in funding for inpatient diagnosis of sleep disorders in cardiovascular surgery patients

Cleveland Medical Devices has announced that it has been awarded $2.3 M in NIH SBIR Phase II Continuation funding from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).

7 Jan 2007

Sigma-Aldrich grants Pfizer license to use ddRNAi

Sigma-Aldrich has announced that it has granted Pfizer a worldwide non-exclusive research license to utilize DNA-directed RNAi (ddRNAi) technology. Applications of the ddRNAi technology for research activities have been licensed exclusively by Sigma- Aldrich from Benitec Limited of Australia.

3 Jan 2007

New X-ray microscope shows nanomaterials in 3D

Using a new x-ray microscope that can look at nanomaterials in three dimensions, an international research team has produced the first detailed atomic structure of a core-shell nanoparticle.

18 Dec 2006

Drug-coated heart stents to carry a warning

An advisory panel for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the U.S. has recommended that the drug-coated stents used in patients with cardiovascular disease should carry a warning.

11 Dec 2006

FDA advisory panel on drug-eluting stents to include physicians with industry ties

FDA will waive rules that prohibit advisory panel members from having financial ties to companies whose products are being reviewed to allow six physicians with ties to Johnson & Johnson and other heart device manufacturers to serve on a panel examining the possible health risks of drug-eluting stents, Bloomberg/South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports.

5 Dec 2006

Nonlithographic fabrication of microfluidic devices

Typically, researchers create microfluidic devices using the same lithographic techniques and tools used to fabricate computer chips. Lithography is expensive and slow, factors that could limit the ultimate utility of microfluidic devices in clinical applications.

4 Dec 2006