HOLOGIC/CONFIRMA TO DISTRIBUTE CADSTREAM MRI CAD SYSTEM.
Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOLX) and Confirma, Inc. are partnering to
provide the mammography market with new tools for reading breast MRI
studies. Mammographers are increasingly interested in reading . . .
BOSTON MGH RESEARCHERS REPORT ON VASOTRAC STUDY.
Medwave Inc. (NASDAQ:MDWV), Danvers, Mass., has announced that
researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) of Boston, Mass.
have presented the results of their study, "Use of a Radial . . .
IMARX INITIATES TRIALS FOR NON-INVASIVE BLOOD CLOT
TREATMENT.
ImaRx Therapeutics, Inc., Tucson, Ariz., has initiated clinical
trials to investigate the use of the company's SonoLysis(TM)
Technology for the treatment of blood clots in kidney dialysis . . .
KENSEY NASH INITIATES NEW VERSION TRIACTIV CLINICAL
TRIAL.
Kensey Nash Corporation (NASDAQ:KNSY), Exton, Pa., has initiated
the clinical study of a new version of its TriActiv(R) Balloon Protected
Flush Extraction System for carotid stenting procedures. . . .
SIEMENS DEBUTS BONSAI FLUORESCENCE OPTICAL IMAGING
TECHNOLOGY.
Siemens Medical Solutions, San Francisco, has introduced bonSAI, a
fluorescence optical imaging technology that enables in vivo imaging of
molecular processes. As part of Siemens' commitment to . . .
CRYOCATH INITIATES PATIENT ENROLLMENT IN ATRIAL
FIBRILLATION.
CryoCath Technologies Inc. (TSX:CYT), Montreal, has enrolled and
treated its first patient in its Investigational Device Exemption (IDE)
study for Atrial Fibrillation (AF). The study involves a . . .
LAKELAND CANCER CENTER INSTALLS IMAGECHECKER CAD SYSTEM.
R2 Technology, Inc., a pioneer in computer-aided detection (CAD)
technology, has shipped the first ImageChecker CAD system sold through
Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOLX), a leading provider of . . .
ANTIMICROBIAL COATING REDUCES STENT/CATHETER INFECTION
RISK.
A new biodegradable polymer has potential application in reducing
infection associated with the use of implanted medical devices.
The development was reported to the British . . .
FDA SETS ADVISORY PANEL DATE OF OCTOBER 2 FOR LACI
REVIEW.
The Spectranetics Corporation (NASDAQ:SPNC), Colorado Springs, has
announced that the FDA has set the date of October 2, 2003 for a
Circulatory System Devices Advisory Panel review of the . . .
TEKCEL DEBUTS PLATE- AND TUBE-BASED SAMPLE MANAGEMENT.
TekCel, Hopkinton, Mass., an innovator of laboratory automation for
life science research, has expanded its product portfolio to accommodate
life science researchers' demanding sample management . . .
THERAPEUTIC/MEDICAL DEVICE FIRMS LOOKING TO COLLABORATE.
With the generation of the Office of Combination Products in the
FDA in December 2002, approval times for combination products are being
reduced. For this reason, device companies are amplifying . . .
ALLIANCE MEDICAL OFFERS FDA-CLEARED REPROCESSED DEVICES.
Firmly solidifying its leadership position in the reprocessing
industry, Alliance Medical Corporation, Phoenix, has announced Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of two additional Alliance . . .
SPECTRANETICS REPORTS SUCCESS OF EXCIMER LASER FOR VEIN
GRAFTS.
The Spectranetics Corporation (NASDAQ:SPNC) has announced results
from the CORAL LAKE registry, a single-center, retrospective registry
that studied the use of the excimer laser for the treatment . . .
ALVEOLUS PULMONARY STENTS IMPLANTED IN HUMAN PATIENTS.
A milestone was reached in Charleston, SC, recently, in the field
of non-vascular interventional pulmonology as next generation pulmonary
stents were implanted in human patients.
By focusing its . . .
BD DEBUTS NEW SYSTEM TO REDUCE SPECIMEN-HANDLING ERRORS.
BD Clinical Laboratory Solutions, has introduced the BD.id Patient
Identification System. The BD.id System is designed to enhance patient
care and reduce overall healthcare costs by limiting the . . .
ASH ACCESS ANNOUNCES PENDING CATHETER LOCK CLINICAL
TRIAL.
Ash Access Technology, Inc., a Lafayette, Indiana developer of
vascular access medical devices, has announced the pending definitive
clinical trial of its new catheter lock solution, MethLock(TM), . . .
CRYOCATH REPORTS ON FREEZOR MSX/XTRA USE FOR ATRIAL
FLUTTER.
CryoCath Technologies Inc. (TSX:CYT), Montreal, a leader in
cryotherapy products to treat cardiovascular disease, has announced that
two abstracts pertaining to the ablation of Atrial Flutter using . . .
VNUS LAUNCHES "CLOSURE PLUS" CATHETER FOR VENOUS
REFLUX.
VNUS Medical Technologies, San Jose, Calif., has introduced a new
radiofrequency delivery device, Closure PLUS, for the treatment of
saphenous vein reflux, often an underlying cause of varicose . . .
OCEAN OPTICS UNVEILS COMPACT SEQUENTIAL INJECTION
ANALYZER.
Now available from Ocean Optics, Dunedin, Fla., is the
"Lab-on-Valve," a compact Sequential Injection Analyzer for
all-in-one chemical analyses. The FIA-SIA-LOV Sequential Injection
Analyzer . . .
FDA CLEARS MICRO THERAPEUTICS' SAPPHIRE COIL.
Micro Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MTIX), Irvine, Calif., has
received 510(k) clearance to market the Sapphire(R) line of detachable,
embolic coils. Embolic coils are medical devices that are . . .
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