THORATEC SUBMITS PMA FOR BIT APPROVAL FOR HEARTMATE II.
Thoratec Corporation (NASDAQ:THOR), Pleasanton, Calif., a world
leader in products to treat cardiovascular disease, said today that it
has completed the submission of its PMA (Pre-Market Approval) . . .
AMICAS DEBUTS RADSTREAM TO IMPROVE RADIOLOGY
PRODUCTIVITY.
AMICAS, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMCS), Boston, Mass. a leader in radiology and
medical image and information management solutions, has debuted
RadStream(TM), a new product designed to revolutionize . . .
ABBOTT REPORTS POSITIVE SUBSET RESULTS FOR XIENCE V.
A subset analysis of diabetic patients in the SPIRIT II Clinical
trial of the XIENCE(TM) V Everolimus Eluting Stent System showed nearly
identical rates of in-stent late loss at six months in . . .
MEDTRONIC LAUNCHES ARCUATE/ARCUATE XP SYSTEMS.
Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT), Memphis, Tenn. has launched the ARCUATE
XP and ARCUATE Systems. These systems give physicians a minimally
invasive, controlled cement delivery method for orthopedic . . .
NANOCOPOEIA GETS PHASE II FED RESEARCH FUNDING FOR STENT
COATING.
Nanocopoeia, Inc., St. Paul, Minn., has been awarded a Phase II
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant totaling $500,000 from
the National Science Foundation (NSF) to scale up, validate, . . .
ELASTICITY IMAGING IDENTIFIES CANCERS/REDUCES BIOPSIES.
A new ultrasound technique allows radiologists to accurately
distinguish benign from malignant breast lesions. Using elasticity
imaging, researchers correctly identified both cancerous and . . .
CYPHER STENT OUTPERFORMS TAXUS STENT IN LONG CORONARY
LESIONS.
Results from a multicenter, prospective, randomized clinical trial
indicate that the CYPHER(R) Stent performed better than the Taxus Stent
in procedures involving long coronary lesions, which are . . .
EV3 INC. ISSUES EVERFLEX STENT DURABILITY GUARANTEE.
Displaying confidence in the durability of its EverFlex Self-
Expanding Stents, ev3 Inc., Plimouth, Minn.,(NASDAQ: EVVV) has announced
a worldwide fracture-free guarantee in support of its new . . .
NEXT SAFETY UNVEILS RESPIRATOR TO PROTECT AGAINST AVIAN
FLU.
NEXT SAFETY INC. has unveiled the next generation in Personal
Protection Respirators. The company's positive-pressure mask,
integrated with nano-engineered filtering and ultraviolet . . .
WEST LA MEDICAL & SKINCARE'S NEW SYSTEM REDUCES
CELLULITE.
West LA Medical & Skincare, Los Angeles, one of the pioneers in
non-surgical cosmetic rejuvenation, has introduced Acoustic Wave
Therapy, a new FDA Approved treatment for the effective reduction . . .
SMARTTOUCH/S&S MEDCART DEBUT SECURE MEDICAL DISPENSING
CART.
smartTOUCH Medical, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of bioMETRX,
Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: BMRX) a leader in fingerscan technology and
products, and S & S MedCart, Inc, of Houston, Texas, a . . .
AETHLON MEDICAL TO SUBMIT BIOSHIELD IDE.
Aethlon Medical, Inc., (OTCBB:AEMD), San Diego, has announced that
its first regulatory submission in the United States will focus on
bioterror threats addressed under Project BioShield. In this . . .
CYTYC BUYS ASSETS OF HELICA INSTRUMENTS.
Cytyc Corporation (Nasdaq: CYTC), Marlborough, Mass., a leading
provider of medical technology, has purchased certain assets of Helica
Instruments Limited, including the Helica Thermal Coagulator . . .
PORTLAND ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS M-COR PRIMARY HIP
REPLACEMENTS.
Portland Orthopaedics Limited (ASX:PLD) first set of M-COR primary
hip replacements have been implanted in three separate centres across
the USA.
The first implants in 6 patients follow US FDA . . .
OMNIGUIDE FIBER USED IN HEAD/NECK SURGICAL ONCOLOGY.
The OmniGuide fiber, a revolutionary hollow-core photonic bandgap
fiber used for minimally invasive CO2 laser surgery and developed by
OmniGuide, Inc., was featured in a recent issue of the . . .
PROTOCOL FOR US DT THERAPY TRIAL OF VENTRASSIST APPROVED.
Ventracor has announced the United States Food & Drug
Administration (FDA) has granted conditional approval of the protocol
for the US Destination Therapy (DT) trial of the VentrAssist.
. . .
VICTHOM HUMAN BIONICS MEETS WITH FDA FOR NEUROSTEP
PRE-IDE.
Victhom Human Bionics Inc. (TSX: VHB), Quebec, met recently with
the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), United States
(US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to discuss the . . .
GENETHERA ORDERS ROBOTIC PCR ANALYSIS MACHINES FOR MAD
COW.
GeneThera, Inc. (OTCBB:GTHA), Wheat Ridge, Colo., has purchased
three Tecan Freedom EVO(r) 200 systems for installation in the
company's Italian, Mexican and Colorado laboratory facilities. . . .
ELITE IMAGING UNVEILS STRONGEST MRI MACHINE FOR FLORIDA.
Elite Imaging, one of South Florida's fastest growing and most
technologically advanced medical imaging facilities, has announced the
opening of its second facility in Aventura where it will . . .
FRIEDMANN LAUNCHES AUSTRALIAN NANOMASK MARKETING
CAMPAIGN.
Emergency Filtration Products Inc. (EFP) (OTCBB: EMFP), Henderson,
Nev., has reported that its NanoMask has been registered with the
Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA) (the Australian . . .
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