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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:00:00 PDT

Earlier Diagnosis Of Diseases By Automated Biomolecular Probing Of Cells, Proteins And Molecules

Proteins, the cellular building blocks, can be visualized and analyzed in great detail today. Here, Fraunhofer FIT presents a fully automated high-performance microscope. One of its diagnostic applications will be to study the complex interactions of proteins between cells...

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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:00:00 PDT

Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute Physicians Present Findings At American College Of Cardiology Scientific Meeting

Physician scientists from the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute presented new findings on the effectiveness of routine aspirin therapy for preventing heart disease, a drug therapy for atrial fibrillation and the role left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) may play in weight reduction for obese patients with chronic end-stage heart failure who are considered for heart transplantation...

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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PDT

The Role Of Haptic Feedback In Laparoscopic Training Using The LapMentor II

UroToday.com - Increasing attention is being directed to the use of simulation in training laparoscopic surgery as it is becoming the standard of care for many surgical diseases. The debate continues in the literature as to the necessity of haptic or tactile feedback as an important component of a laparoscopic simulator for teaching these surgical skills...

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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PDT

Greatbatch Medical Receives 510(k) Clearance Of OptiSeal?

Greatbatch Medical announced that it has received regulatory clearance for its next generation valved peelable introducer used in the delivery of leads and catheters into the venous system. OptiSeal? Valved PTFE Peelable Introducer achieved regulatory clearance on Monday, March 15, 2010, representing the first 510(k) regulatory approval under the Greatbatch Medical brand...

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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:00:00 PDT

BrainPort Helps Blinded Soldier See With Tongue

A British soldier who was blinded by a grenade in Iraq three years ago said his life has been transformed since he was fitted with a prototype BrainPort device that allows him to "see" with his tongue...

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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 PDT

FDA Approves First Totally Implanted Hearing System

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of the Esteem an implanted hearing system used to treat moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss, a type of permanent hearing loss. Sensorineural hearing loss is usually caused by genetic factors or damage to the inner ear resulting from noise, viral infections, or aging...

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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 PDT

Carefusion Launches New Device To Help Treat Spinal Fractures

CareFusion (NYSE: CFN), a leading, global medical device company, announced the launch of the AVAmax® Vertebral Balloon, a minimally invasive device for use during kyphoplasty, a procedure for treating spinal compression fractures...

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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 PDT

New Data Indicate Effectiveness Of Clarient's Ovotax(TM) Test For Ovarian Cancer

Clarient, Inc...

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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:00:00 PDT

ViewSite? Brain Access System (VBAS) Gaining Ground

Vycor Medical, Inc. (VYCO.BB), a medical device company that designs, develops and markets next generation neurosurgery retraction devices, announced its ViewSite Brain Access System (VBAS) medical retraction device continues to gain ground...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:00:00 PDT

Toshiba Highlights Ultrasound Cardiac Capabilities At ACC 2010

Health care facilities use ultrasound as a first-line diagnostic exam to quickly and efficiently perform a range of patient exams, including cardiac imaging. Developed to meet these demanding clinical needs, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 PDT

Encouraging Interventional Radiology Potential Treatment For Breast Cancer With Cryotherapy

Interventional radiologists have opened the door to an encouraging potential future treatment for the nearly 200,000 women who are diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States each year: image-guided, multiprobe cryotherapy...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 PDT

Advancing Minimally Invasive Modern Medicine

Over the past 40 years, more than 2,400 patents and patent applications - pioneering modern medicine with the devices and drugs that advance minimally invasive treatments - have been filed by members of the Society of Interventional Radiology...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:00:00 PDT

BioVigil Releases Second Generation Hand Hygiene Monitoring System

BioVigil LLC has released the second generation of the BioVigil hand hygiene monitoring system. The innovative system enables hospitals to more effectively combat Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs) by dramatically increasing hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:00:00 PDT

Hand Bacteria May One Day Aid Forensic Identification, Study

Next time you leave your computer station or close the lid of your laptop think about this: your mouse and keyboard are covered in hand bacteria that could be traced back to you, according to a new US study that suggests the unique bacterial communities we leave behind on objects we have handled may one day sit alongside DNA and fingerprints as part of the forensic tool...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:00:00 PDT

New Imaging Tool Could Eventually Lead To Earlier Detection Of Alzheimer's Disease Among Pre-Symptomatic Individuals

A family history of Alzheimer's is one of the biggest risk factors for developing the memory-robbing disease, which affects more than 5 million Americans and is the most common form of senile dementia. Now an international collaboration led by NYU Langone Medical Center researchers has found the likely basis for this heightened familial risk - especially from the maternal side...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:00:00 PDT

GE's Virtual Sleep Lab Enables Sleep Apnea Testing In Hospitalized Cardiac Patients

GE Healthcare introduced MARS® Virtual Sleep Lab (VSL), the first device to provide a streamlined view of quantitative cardiac and sleep apnea analysis from any GE-monitored inpatient bed, helping enhance speed of diagnosis. MARS VSL is being featured at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 59th Annual Scientific Session, held March 14 to 16 in Atlanta...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PDT

Cook Medical Expands Next-Generation NavAlign? System For IVC Filter Placement With Femoral Access Option

Physicians placing inferior vena cava (IVC) filters to prevent life-threatening pulmonary emboli now have access to the latest iteration of Cook Medical's advanced NavAlign? delivery system, a deployment system designed to minimize the risk of vessel trauma and streamline filter placement...

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Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PDT

During Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Mechanomyography Accurate In Detecting Nerves

An electronic device is an accurate technique for locating and avoiding nerves during spinal procedures, suggests a study by Henry Ford Hospital researchers. The issue becomes important for patients as the demand for minimally invasive surgical techniques continues to grow, so does the need for effective methods for monitoring the location of nerves during surgery to avoid damage to them...

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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:00:00 PDT

Sernova Announces Interim Results From Key Preclincal Study With Its Proprietary Cell Pouch SystemTM

Sernova Corp. (TSX VENTURE:SVA) today reported interim results from a key porcine diabetes study evaluating the safety and efficacy of the Cell Pouch System?...

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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:00:00 PDT

PERSEUS Trial Results Demonstrate Positive Safety And Efficacy Outcomes For Boston Scientific's Novel Platinum Chromium TAXUS® Element Stent

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced 12-month results from its PERSEUS clinical program that demonstrated positive safety and efficacy outcomes in workhorse lesions for the platinum chromium TAXUS® Element? Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent System compared to the TAXUS® Express2? Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent System...

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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:00:00 PDT

Boston Scientific Announces Ship Hold And Inventory Retrieval Of ICD And CRT-D Devices

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced today that it has stopped shipment and is retrieving field inventory of all its implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds). The Company has determined that some manufacturing process changes were not submitted for approval to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:00:00 PDT

GE Healthcare Introduces New Ultrasound Needle Tracking Capability

GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) announced an important new onboard feature to its LOGIQ E9 platform - needle tracking powered by GE's innovative Volume Navigation capability. The enhanced device is on display at the Society for Interventional Radiology's 35th Annual Scientific Meeting (booth 620)...

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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:00:00 PDT

Advancing Interventional Radiology Treatment To Clear Blocked Carotid Arteries, Prevent Stroke

An important interventional radiology advancement - the use of a new cerebral protection device in combination with FDA-approved carotid stents in high-surgical-risk patients - provides a minimally invasive, safe and effective way to prevent stroke from occurring during treatment to clear blocked carotid arteries, according to research released at the Society of Interventional ...

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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:00:00 PDT

Zapping Uterine Fibroids With Heat From High-energy Sound Waves

There's a new interventional radiology tool showing promise in the treatment of uterine fibroids: magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS), a minimally invasive treatment that uses high-energy ultrasound waves to generate heat at a specific point to destroy uterine fibroid tissue and relieve symptoms...

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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:00:00 PDT

FDA Questions Third-Party Review Of Medical Devices

The Wall Street Journal: The FDA is considering ending a program that allows medical-equipment makers to have their products reviewed by third-party companies instead of by FDA officials. "The agency's concerns about the third-party reviews come as the FDA is re-evaluating its entire device-approval process...

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