COOK INTRODUCES MESH FOR INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR.(Brief
Article)
Surgisis IHM, a cost-effective inguinal hernia matrix device
specifically configured for use in reinforcing soft tissue during both
open and laparoscopic repair of an inguinal hernia, is now . . .
PTI ADVANCED FILTRATION UNVEILS FULL RELEASE OF OPTISEP-BP.(Brief
Article)
PTI Advanced Filtration has introduced the full release of the
Optisep-BP product line. OptiSEP-BP is a unique line of Cross- Flow
filtration modules and systems custom engineered for . . .
WASHINGTON HOSPITAL PERFORMS ROBOTIC SURGERY USING ZEUS.(Zeus
Surgical System from Computer Motion Inc. )
Washington Hospital in Fremont, Calif., has announced that surgeons
have performed the first completely robotic laparoscopic colectomy in
the U.S. using the ZEUS(R) Surgical System. Dr. Ramsey . . .
HORIZON LAUNCHES LIFEJET F-16 HEMODIALYSIS CATHETER.(Horizon
Medical Products Inc.)
Horizon Medical Products, Inc. (AMEX:HMP), Atlanta, has launched
its LifeJet(TM) F-16 chronic hemodialysis catheter. The product received
510(k) clearance in December 2002 from the U.S. Food and . . .
MEDTRONIC DEBUTS XPEDIENT FOR ANEURX AAA STENT GRAFT
SYSTEM.
Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT), Santa Rosa, Calif., has launched its
new and easy-to-use Xpedient(TM) Delivery System for its market-leading
AneuRx(R) AAA Stent Graft System, which repairs abdominal . . .
GENTLELASE LASERS CLEARED FOR WRINKLES/HAIR REMOVAL.(Brief
Article)
Candela Corporation (NASDAQ: CLZR), Wayland, Mass., has announced
that its new family of devices has received 510(k) clearance from the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of . . .
ASHFORD LAUNCHES LIFESAVING DEFIBRILLATOR PROGRAM.(Albert B.
Ashforth, Inc.)
Albert B. Ashforth, Inc., the Management Services division of The
Ashforth Company, Stamford, Conn., has launched the first portfolio-wide
Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) Program by a management . . .
ELEKTA GETS SEK 123 MILLION ORDERS FOR LEKSELL GAMMA KNIFE.(Brief
Article)
Elekta (STHLM: EKTA.B), Stockholm, Sweden, has during the third
quarter this fiscal year signed agreements to deliver Leksell Gamma
Knife(R) equipment to the U.S., Europe, Asia and Japan.
The . . .
GUIDANT'S ANCURE BIFURCATED SYSTEM SHOWS DURABILITY AT 5
YEARS.(ANCURE Bifurcated ENDOGRAFT System)
With 147 patients achieving four years of follow-up and 55 patients
reaching five years, no long-term follow-up bifurcated study patients
have experienced aneurysm rupture. Additionally, the ANCURE . . .
OSTEOMETER MEDITECH GETS $2.1 MILLION DENSITOMETER ORDER.(Brief
Article)
OSI Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:OSIS) wholly-owned subsidiary Osteometer
MediTech, Inc. has received a $2.1 million order from a leading medical
distributor for its new FDA approved DexaCare(R) G4 Bone . . .
DUKE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SELECTS VERICIS.
Camtronics Medical Systems, Ltd., a subsidiary of Analogic
Corporation (NASDAQ:ALOG), has announced that Duke Children's
Hospital and Health Center has selected VERICIS for Cardiology for . . .
PROVECTUS GETS NEW OPTICAL IMAGING PATENT.(Provectus
Pharmaceuticals Inc. )(Brief Article)
Provectus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OTCBB:PVCT), Knoxville, Tenn., has
received U.S. patent No. 6,519,076, covering signal encoding and
processing methods that can significantly increase the . . .
ST. JUDE MEDICAL REPORTS FIRST IMPLANT OF DEFIBRILLATION
LEAD.(Riata single-coil defibrillation lead)
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) has announced the first implant
of its new Riata(R) single-coil defibrillation lead. The first implant
of the St. Jude Medical Riata(R) single-coil defibrillation . . .
THM TO HELP COMMERCIALIZE MEDISCIENCE CANCER DETECTION.(THM Group
L.L.C. to advise Mediscience Technology Corp. research)(Brief
Mediscience Technology (OTCBB: MDSC), of Cherry Hill, N.J., a
company developing technology for molecular detection of cancer and
physiological change, has appointed THM Group, LLC as exclusive . . .
PERKINELMER UNVEILS TWO FLOW SCINTILLATION DETECTORS.(PerkinElmer
Life and Analytical Sciences)
PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences, Boston, a provider of
drug discovery, life science research, laboratory tools, and genetic
disease screening solutions, has introduced two new . . .
PERKINELMER LAUNCHES EZ301 UV/VIS SPECTROPHOTOMETER,.
PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences, a leading provider of
drug discovery, life science research, and analytical solutions, Boston,
has launched of the EZ301 UV/Vis Spectrophotometer, a rugged . . .
FDA GRANTS ADDITIONAL CLEARANCE FOR VIROSEQ HIV-1
GENOTYPING.(Celera Diagnostics granted marketing clearance)
Celera Diagnostics, a joint venture between the Applied Biosystems
Group (NYSE:ABI) and Celera Genomics Group (NYSE:CRA) of Applera
Corporation, and Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) has announced . . .
RESPIRATORY TECHNOLOGIES GETS FDA CLEARANCE FOR
SLEEPSCREEN.(VIASYS Healthcare Inc.'s Respiratory Technologies
Group)(Brief Arti
VIASYS Healthcare Inc.'s (NYSE:VAS) Respiratory Technologies
Group has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market the SLEEPSCREEN.
The SLEEPSCREEN will be marketed worldwide by VIASYS for . . .
OXIMAX EARLY SALES TOP 10,000 UNITS AND 100,000 OEM
MODULES.(Nellcor OxiMax Pulse Oximetry System sales)
Nellcor, Pleasanton, Calif., a provider of pulse oximetry
solutions, has announced that sales of the new Nellcor OxiMax Pulse
Oximetry System have surpassed 10,000 units and 100,000 OEM modules . . .
APPLIED PRECISION DEBUTS IMAGE RESTORATION MICROSCOPY
SYSTEM.
Applied Precision, Issaquah, Wash., has introduced the DeltaVision
Spectris, their newest high-resolution, image restoration microscopy
system. The system sports an entirely new look, with a fully . . .
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