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FDA clears SonoSite's LumenVu Catheter Guidance System

SonoSite, Inc., the world leader and specialist in bedside and point-of-care ultrasound, announced today that it received FDA clearance for its innovative LumenVu® Catheter Guidance System. Designed to aid in the placement of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC), the proprietary LumenVu System combines near-infrared technology with a revolutionary fiber optic stylet, which replaces a traditional guide wire, to allow visualization and real-time tracking of a catheter tip as it advances through a vein.

27 Aug 2010

Bioheart reports promising result for congestive heart failure treatment with stem cell therapy

Bioheart, Inc., announces that the treatments and 3 month follow up with stem cell therapy on the first two congestive heart failure patients has been performed successfully at Hospital Angeles Tijuana through its Center of Excellence, Regenerative Medicine Institute of Tijuana, Mexico.

27 Aug 2010

Hemoglobin variability does not increase mortality in European hemodialysis patients: Study

Fluctuations in blood composition that often arise from commonly used therapies among kidney disease patients are not an independent predictor of adverse outcomes for European hemodialysis patients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology. The results suggest that although hemoglobin variability is common in kidney disease patients, it does not appear to increase their likelihood of dying early.

27 Aug 2010

Surgical robots could be used for teleanesthesia: Study

An existing surgical robot could be used to perform complex regional anesthesia procedures—in theory, allowing expert anesthesiologists to perform robot-assisted procedures from remote locations, according to a study in the September issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).

27 Aug 2010

Aethlon Medical receives approval for Chronic HCV Infection treatment

Aethlon Medical, Inc., the pioneer in developing therapeutic filtration devices to address infectious disease and cancer, announced today that the Medanta Independent Ethics Committee (MIEC) at Medanta, The Medicity Institute (Medicity) has approved a treatment program entitled "Use of the Aethlon Hemopurifier in Treating Chronic HCV Infection in Combination with Standard of Care (SOC) Drug Therapy."

26 Aug 2010

Practice guideline-recommended care reduces bleeding in cirrhosis patients

Compliance with practice guideline-recommended treatment for cirrhosis is associated with a reduction in first esophageal variceal hemorrhage (EVH; bleeding), according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association Institute.

26 Aug 2010

BioTrends Research Group report provides in-depth view of kidney transplantation market

BioTrends Research Group, Inc. recently published its TreatmentTrends: Kidney Transplantation report. This report is based on online survey results from over 150 physicians (general nephrologists, transplant nephrologists and transplant surgeons). It provides an in-depth view of the kidney transplantation market, including the roles of the various specialties, promotional efforts and sales representative messaging, barriers to kidney transplant, the care of post-transplant patients, and current and projected use of immunosuppressive agents for induction, maintenance and acute rejection.

26 Aug 2010

Preferred Imaging installs Naviscan Positron Emission Mammography scanner in new Plano facility

Preferred Imaging Centers has installed the Naviscan PEM scanner into its newest facility in Plano, TX, adding a dedicated breast imaging modality to its array of diagnostic tools. PEM (Positron Emission Mammography) scanners are high-resolution breast PET systems that show the location as well as the metabolic phase of a lesion. The metabolic view assists physicians in making the optimal patient care decision by providing an unprecedented ability to distinguish between benign and malignant lesions, what researchers term “specificity.”

26 Aug 2010

DePuy Orthopaedics announces voluntary recall of ASR XL Acetabular and Hip Resurfacing systems

DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., announced it is voluntarily recalling the ASR™ XL Acetabular System and DePuy ASR™ Hip Resurfacing System used in hip replacement surgery due to the number of patients who required a second hip replacement procedure, called a revision surgery.

26 Aug 2010

Veteran Affairs to use Redsense alarm to detect blood leakage during hemodialysis

The Redsense alarm will be required for use in Veteran Affairs' dialysis centers. The safety alert, based on research from Veteran Affairs National Center for Patient Safety, marks an important step for the only alarm that detects blood leakage during hemodialysis.

26 Aug 2010

SOECIC announces UK's first operation to fit single cochlear implant to give sound in both ears

The UK's first operation to fit a single cochlear implant capable of giving sound in both ears takes place this Friday (27 August), thanks to the work of the South of England Cochlear Implant Centre (SOECIC), based at the University of Southampton.

26 Aug 2010

Researchers show biosynthetic cornea can stimulate regeneration in damaged eye tissue

A new study from researchers in Canada and Sweden has shown that biosynthetic corneas can help regenerate and repair damaged eye tissue and improve vision in humans.

26 Aug 2010

PLX4032 therapy results in tumor shrinkage in metastatic melanoma patients

A multicenter study has concluded that treatment with a new targeted therapy called PLX4032 (also called RG7204) resulted in significant tumor shrinkage in 80 percent of patients with advanced melanoma.

26 Aug 2010

Atherotech Diagnostics to exhibit VAP Cholesterol Test at NLA Summer 2010 Clinical Update

Atherotech Diagnostics Lab will exhibit its VAP Cholesterol Test in booth 105 at the National Lipid Association (NLA) Summer 2010 Clinical Lipid Update.

26 Aug 2010

Early intervention is key to proper healing of foot pain due to sports activities

According to Donna's doctor, Kris DiNucci, DPM, FACFAS, a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, the conditions plaguing her are common among court-playing athletes. "Because playing tennis requires quick, repetitive foot movements and continuous forefoot pressure, neuromas, (a thickening of the nerve tissue in the foot from compression) are common," DiNucci says. "In addition, those same movements can cause athletes to develop plantar fasciitis, an inflammation of the strong ligament that extends from the heel to the toes," he added.

26 Aug 2010

Improvement of postoperative care decreases myocardial ischemia and major cardiac events

A study published in the October 2010 issue of Anesthesiology is among the first to show that the quality of immediate postoperative care of orthopedic surgery patients has important effects on patients' long-term cardiac outcomes.

25 Aug 2010

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital implements One Medical Passport for automation of pre-op processes

Medical Web Technologies today announced that Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, the largest acute care hospital in the Seacoast, has successfully taken its pre-operative process online with One Medical Passport. Since implementing One Medical Passport, Wentworth-Douglass has lowered operating costs, increased patient satisfaction, and reclaimed valuable nurse time.

25 Aug 2010

Study examines correlation between point-of-care monitors, lactate flux during CEA procedure

CAS Medical Systems, Inc. today announced a new study to be published in the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia. The study from researchers in the Departments of Anesthesia and Surgery, at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada examined the correlation between a variety of point-of-care monitors and lactate flux, an indicator of metabolic stress during carotid endarterectomy.

25 Aug 2010

Stem cell therapy cures 12-year-old boy with diabetes

Cellonis Biotechnologies, a Beijing and HK-based medical research and application company, has recorded some remarkable results in the treatment of a twelve-year-old boy with diabetes using their stem cell therapy in a Beijing partner hospital. He has completely regained his normal life, enjoying sports and school activities just like every other person his age, and has been free from injections and drugs for more than half a year.

25 Aug 2010

Adoption of standby intra-aortic balloon pump strategy during high-risk PCI needed: Study

High-risk patients undergoing a coronary procedure such as placement of a stent who electively received an intra-aortic balloon pump (a device that can help improve blood flow) prior to the procedure did not experience a significantly lower overall rate of events such as heart attack, revascularization or death, according to a study in the August 25 issue of JAMA.

25 Aug 2010

Medical Procedure News

FDA clears SonoSite's LumenVu Catheter Guidance System

Bioheart reports promising result for congestive heart failure treatment with stem cell therapy

Hemoglobin variability does not increase mortality in European hemodialysis patients: Study

Surgical robots could be used for teleanesthesia: Study

Aethlon Medical receives approval for Chronic HCV Infection treatment

Practice guideline-recommended care reduces bleeding in cirrhosis patients

BioTrends Research Group report provides in-depth view of kidney transplantation market

Preferred Imaging installs Naviscan Positron Emission Mammography scanner in new Plano facility

DePuy Orthopaedics announces voluntary recall of ASR XL Acetabular and Hip Resurfacing systems

Veteran Affairs to use Redsense alarm to detect blood leakage during hemodialysis

SOECIC announces UK's first operation to fit single cochlear implant to give sound in both ears

Researchers show biosynthetic cornea can stimulate regeneration in damaged eye tissue

PLX4032 therapy results in tumor shrinkage in metastatic melanoma patients

Atherotech Diagnostics to exhibit VAP Cholesterol Test at NLA Summer 2010 Clinical Update

Early intervention is key to proper healing of foot pain due to sports activities

Improvement of postoperative care decreases myocardial ischemia and major cardiac events

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital implements One Medical Passport for automation of pre-op processes

Study examines correlation between point-of-care monitors, lactate flux during CEA procedure

Stem cell therapy cures 12-year-old boy with diabetes

Adoption of standby intra-aortic balloon pump strategy during high-risk PCI needed: Study

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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