Topic: Device
John Lamb, a retired auto mechanic in New Zealand, was the first patient to get one of Abbott Laboratories €™ experimental heart stents to treat chest pains. In a sense, he now has nothing to show fo ... moreJohn Lamb, a retired auto mechanic in New Zealand, was the first patient to get one of Abbott Laboratories €™ experimental heart stents to treat chest pains. In a sense, he now has nothing to show fo ... more
US scientists have moved a step closer to developing a mind-reading machine: they wired a man's brain up to a computerized device that helped them to determine at a rate significantly better than cha ... more
Today's updates on the continuing implementation of the health law include Medicare chief Don Berwick's behind the scenes push for 'accountable care organizations,' tax anxiety in the medical device i ... more
The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for a next-generation sternal intraosseous infusion system. Medscape Medical News ... more
Last December, the Senate Finance Committee €™s Chuck Grassley sent letters 33 medical advocay groups, including the American Medical Association, the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Assoc ... more
In an early step toward letting severely paralyzed people speak with their thoughts, University of Utah researchers translated brain signals into words using two grids of 16 microelectrodes implanted ... more
UCSF researchers have unveiled a prototype model of the first implantable artificial kidney, in a development that one day could eliminate the need for dialysis. The device, which would include thousa ... more
The phrase €œtherapeutic hypothermia € sounds like a contradiction in terms. How could hypothermia, or dangerously low body temperature, be therapeutic? Yet according to a recent Reuters article, a ... more
HeartWare International, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTWR; ASX: HIN), a leading innovator of less invasive, miniaturized circulatory support technologies that are revolutionizing the treatment of advanced heart fa ... more
Major depression is a common and disabling brain condition marked not only by the presence of depressed mood but also by its effects on sleep, energy, decision-making, memory and thoughts of death or ... more
Much like a car or a smartphone, our bodies are full of moving parts operating in a delicate balance. And much as the malfunction of a small but critical part can cause a car to stall or even stop run ... more
Blood glucose monitoring is an important part of controlling diabetes, but the current method for glucose testing has some significant drawbacks. Patients test their blood glucose twice daily, reco ... more
One of the questions it sheds light on: if CRT is delayed in patients who qualify for it, will later device implantation recapture the lost early survival gains CRT would likely have provided? Hea ... more
by Joe FlowerThe rapidly ramifying crisis in health care may (we can pray) end all delusions. It may at least begin to weaken them by exposing them to the light, to the sobering effects of reality.T ... more
Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share the news with us and we €™ll share with it others. That €™s right. Send us your announcements and w ... more
The Second Annual Medical Device Connectivity Conference Exhibition, organized by The Center for Business Innovation (TCBI), will be held on September 28-29, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay in ... more
UCSF researchers today unveiled a prototype model of the first implantable artificial kidney, in a development that one day could eliminate the need for dialysis. The device, which would include thous ... more
September 02, 2010 08:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigatio ... more
September 02, 2010 08:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigatio ... more
What killed more than 2,500 people and cost the U.S. economy an estimated $19.5 billion in 2008? A recent study commissioned by the Society of Actuaries and completed by Milliman, Inc., highlighted bo ... more
Did the American Heart Association #8217;s Circulation journal publish a ghostwritten article about Avandia? There has been disagreement about this ever since the US Senate Finance Committee released ... more
Government requirements for hospitals to get cash rewards for the "meaningful use" of electronic medical records may be too stringent for many facilities, which lack the tech savvy to meet them, accor ... more
A team led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) scientists has developed a new microfluidic tool for quickly and accurately isolating neutrophils - the most abundant type of white blood cell - from ... more
Scientists have developed a new microfluidic tool for quickly and accurately isolating neutrophils -- the most abundant type of white blood cell -- from small blood samples, an accomplishment that cou ... more
Americans spend at least $50 billion per year on low back pain. Hardly surprising when you consider that as many as 80 percent of American adults suffer from low back pain at some point during their l ... more
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 ... more
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 wh ... more
Cascade Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: CSDT) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Spectral Molecular Imaging, Inc. (SMI) will complete development of its new product SkinSpect „¢, aimed at ear ... more
Misonix, Inc. (Nasdaq: MSON), a developer of state of the art, ultrasonic medical device technology, which worldwide is used for acute health conditions, has entered into a new, three year, exclusive ... more
Hospital readmissions are both common and costly. A 2009 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that about 20 percent of Medicare patients are readmitted within 30 days, costing ... more
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As companies look forward to a bright future in some areas of health technology--namely, electronic medical records--other parts of the med-tech industry are watching sales slip. Bloomberg: ... more
Guided Therapeutics, Inc. (GT) (OTCBB: GTHP) announced that it was awarded $1.0 million to fund the second year of a $2.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced in 2009. The ... more
One of the largest vision-loss markets is also one of the most underserved in terms of therapeutics. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of severe vision loss in adults over ag ... more
OrthoAccel Technologies, Inc. announced this week that it has finalized distribution agreements with two key partners: AB Orthodontics Pty Ltd in Melbourne, Australia, and Inno Dental and Medical Cor ... more
By creating a unique system of blood vessels that is engineered to interact with the tissue surrounding an implanted device, the longevity and function of these devices may be better preserved, accord ... more
Researchers have for the first time developed a way to visualize coronary artery plaques vulnerable to rupture using multicolor computed tomography, an innovation that will lead to better and earlier ... more
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 ... more
Usually, this site contents itself with issues pertaining to medicines, but given the unusual string of difficulties that Johnson #038; Johnson is having with quality control, we thought we would not ... more
Although the birth control pill is the most popular form of contraceptive among U.S. women, longer-acting methods -- such as the intrauterine device -- might be better suited to the personal needs of ... more
Researchers have developed and tested instrumentation they say will make disease diagnosis technically simpler, quicker and less costly. Using the shape of a drop biological fluid to focus a beam from ... more
Tel Aviv University develops nano-vehicle to deliver chemotherapy treatments on target Chemotherapy, while an effective cancer treatment, also brings debilitating side effects such as nausea, liver to ... more
By creating a unique system of blood vessels that is engineered to interact with the tissue surrounding an implanted device, the longevity and function of these devices may be better preserved, accord ... more
For those of you who, like us, took a respite last week, we thought we would also recap a few of the more interesting events of the past several days. Please forgive us if one or more of these items s ... more
For many breast cancer patients, the effects of undergoing a mastectomy go well beyond the physical. A mastectomy can have a harsh psychological toll on a patient #8217;s self-image and feelings of fe ... more
I figured with this title I could at least get my EIM partners to read this. OK, I grant you that yesterday being Friday the 13th was truly a scary day!  However, I think that Dr. R. Craig Chris ... more
All people with type 1 diabetes, and some with type 2, need to inject or pump insulin into their bodies to survive. Figuring out how much insulin is necessary requires frequent monitoring and can be d ... more
The FDA has granted 501(k) clearance for a percutaneous microwave tissue ablation system to destroy unwanted soft tissue masses such as tumors of the liver and lung, Medscape Medical News ... more
Environmental Tectonics Corporation's (OTC Bulletin Board: ETCC) ("ETC" or the 'Company") Biomedical Systems, a worldwide leader in the development, manufacture of computerized monoplace hyperbaric c ... more
Advances in medicine have allowed people in developed countries to live longer, but at a cost: An increased lifespan raises a patient #8217;s likelihood of developing health issues such as angina or i ... more
Some 600 cases of noise-induced hearing impairment are reported by the Norwegian petroleum industry every year. A new, intelligent earplug is now set to alleviate the problem. The international energy ... more
Ethicon Endo-Surgery (EES), has announced the introduction of a new addition to its HARMONIC(R) line of surgical devices, the HARMONIC ACE® 45 cm Curved Shears. HARMONIC ACE® 45 cm, designed to ext ... more
According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, new coverage instituted under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 will ... more
A new approach to building an #8220;artificial nose #8221; – using fluorescent compounds and DNA – could accelerate the use of sniffing sensors into the realm of mass production and widespread use, ... more
If your body #8217;s autonomic nervous system (ANS) is working properly, you probably won #8217;t notice it. The ANS regulates involuntary functions including blood pressure, breathing, digestion, sle ... more
by Marya Zilberberg, MD, MPHIt is not a secret that large sums of money have passed from the pharmaceutical and device manufacturers into physicians #8217; hands.This money has been paid not only fo ... more
Physicians should allow patients to choose whether they want ventricular assist device support or not, a Mayo Clinic-led ethics review concludes. Heartwire ... more
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Spectroscopy Laboratory are working on a non-invasive way for people with diabetes to measure their glucose levels using light. The experim ... more
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Spectroscopy Laboratory are working on a non-invasive way for people with diabetes to measure their glucose levels using light. The experim ... more
The medical/pharmaceutical industry influence on academic medicine is ubiquitous. In 2007, a survey of academic department chairs published in the Journal of the American Medical Association revealed ... more
The medical/pharmaceutical industry influence on academic medicine is ubiquitous. In 2007, a survey of academic department chairs published in the Journal of the American Medical Association revealed ... more
Researchers pace embryonic heart with laser Love, exercise and, new research shows, an infrared laser can make a heart beat faster. Scientists at Case Western Reserve University and Vanderbilt Univers ... more
I figured with this title I could at least get my EIM partners to read this. OK, I grant you that yesterday being Friday the 13th was truly a scary day!  However, I think that Dr. R. Craig Christ ... more
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Chemists and engineers at Harvard University have fashioned nanowires into a new type of V-shaped transistor small enough to be used for sensitive probing of the interior of cells. The new device, des ... more
Congestive heart failure (CHF), a condition in which the heart loses functionality and blood-pumping capability, exacts a high cost on American society. CHF affects an estimated 5.8 million Americans ... more
Would you let a surgeon aim a laser at your heart? The idea might be enough to give some patients palpitations. But Cardiogenesis, a medical device company that develops tools for the treatment of isc ... more
Last week, the University of Minnesota finally released its long-awaited conflicts of interest policy. Nearly three years in the making, the rules attempt to address what has become a common problem a ... more
Bladder carcinoma is the second most common malignancy of the urinary tract and nearly 90% of all primary tumors of the bladder are urothelial carcinomas (UCs). Superficial UCs can be "shaved off" us ... more
Bard Recovery and Bard G2 filters may fracture with time; doctor, patient awareness urged, report states Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Deep Vein Thrombosis, Medical Device Safety, Pulm ... more
The U.S. Department of Justice may intervene in a lawsuit against heart-device maker St. Jude Medical Inc. after allegations the company used medical studies to "pay kickbacks and boost product usage, ... more
People with type 1 diabetes must keep a careful eye on their blood glucose levels: Too much sugar can damage organs, while too little deprives the body of necessary fuel. Most patients must prick the ... more
A copper intrauterine device was 100% effective at emergency contraception in a study of almost 2000 Chinese women who had the device implanted up to 5 days after unprotected sex. Reuters Health Inf ... more
As promised, the US Justice Department - along with the US Securities and Exchange Commission - is paying closer attention to interactions between the pharmaceutical industry and foreign governments ( ... more
A copper intrauterine device was 100 percent effective at emergency contraception in a study of almost 2000 Chinese women who had the device implanted up to 5 days after unprotected sex.Source: Reuter ... more
The journal Pediatrics, in association with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), released the results of a 2-year study looking at emergency room visits for medical device-associated adverse events ... more
CryoLife Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance For CryoValve ® SG Pulmonary Heart Valve Shelf-life Extension
Scottsdale Healthcare is the only Arizona hospital system testing a new under-the-skin device that uses an electrical shock to interrupt possibly fatal heart rhythms, restoring a normal heartbeat for ... more
UC Davis researchers have developed a laser probe for the early detection of oral cancer. A trial with human subjects shows that the device could also be used during surgery to locate the edges of a t ... more
UC Davis researchers have developed a laser probe for the early detection of oral cancer. A trial with human subjects shows that the device could also be used during surgery to locate the edges of a ... more
PROVIDENCE, RI – An injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is fairly common, especially among young athletes. While it can often be corrected through surgery, the injury can lead to increased ... more
Joining a small, but growing list of academic institutions, the University of Minnesota has adopted new rules governing conflicts of interest for its med school employees, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune ... more
One trigger for the agency's review was a case involving Dr. Patrick McCarthy, a cardiac surgeon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital who implanted into patients a heart valve repair ring made by Califo ... more
One trigger for the agency's review was a case involving Dr. Patrick McCarthy, a cardiac surgeon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital who implanted into patients a heart valve repair ring made by Califo ... more
News reports cover developments in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. The Associated Press: "Makers of X-ray machines, drug pumps and other medical devices would have to subm ... more
United States Patent Office has issued a patent to Dr. Mark DeCoster, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Louisiana Tech University, for his invention of an "Electromagnetic Probe Device ... more
The probe stimulates molecules in the patient's tissues with a laser. Some of these molecules naturally respond by re-emitting fluorescent light. The device rapidly detects and analyzes this light usi ... more
Researchers will soon be testing the Modular Prosthetic Limb (MPL) system on human subjects, using a brain-controlled interface. Scientists and engineers developed the underlying technology under an a ... more
We the undersigned object strongly to Novo Nordisk's decision to pull the insulin drug Mixtard 30 from the UK because this move is bad for patients and bad for the NHS.via thepetitionsite.comPosted vi ... more
We the undersigned object strongly to Novo Nordisk's decision to pull the insulin drug Mixtard 30 from the UK because this move is bad for patients and bad for the NHS.via thepetitionsite.comPosted vi ... more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued two comprehensive evaluations containing recommendations that address three key objectives of the agency's public health mission as it relates to med ... more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued two comprehensive evaluations containing recommendations that address three key objectives of the agency €™s public health mission as it relates to m ... more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued two comprehensive evaluations containing recommendations that address three key objectives of the agency €™s public health mission as it relates to m ... more
Lasers illuminate women #8217;s health in inaugural open-access journal Biomedical Optics Express WASHINGTON, August 2 – A new study of breast cancer survivors may help physicians ease a common side ... more
A trial with human subjects shows that the device can detect tumors at early stages and locate the edges of a tumor during surgery UC Davis researchers have developed a laser probe for the early detec ... more
Patients have the right to refuse or request the withdrawal of any unwanted treatment. In a new article, experts explore the legal and ethical permissibility of carrying out such a request specific to ... more
An effort in Massachusetts to repeal a controversial law that prohibits drugmakers from giving gifts and meals to doctors and other healthcare professional has apparently ended. The provision, which h ... more
New research points to a genetic route to understanding and treating epilepsy. Timothy Jegla, an assistant professor of biology at Penn State University, has identified an ancient gene family that pla ... more
Researchers in the UK have developed an implantable sensor that measures blood glucose levels continuously and transmits the information wirelessly. The sensor, however, has so far only been tested in ... more
Researchers in the UK have developed an implantable sensor that measures blood glucose levels continuously and transmits the information wirelessly. The sensor, however, has so far only been tested in ... more
by Ford Vox, MD Three years ago, the Department of Justice took stock of the orthopedic medical device industry #8211;represented by the five big makers of orthopedic implants #8211 ... more
On the one hand, advances in med-tech have an adverse impact on the cost of health insurance; after all, the "new stuff" often (usually?) costs more, at least for first-adopters. Of course, a couple g ... more
MediPurpose® announced the launch of its latest safety medical product, the babyLance „¢ heel incision device for infants. A complement to the company's vastly popular line of SurgiLance® safety lan ... more
Researchers at the University of California San Diego and GlySens Inc. are developing an implantable wireless sensor to continuously monitor blood sugar in diabetes patients, Reuters reports. The devi ... more
American bioengineers have demonstrated that an implanted glucose sensor with potential to transform the management of diabetes has passed a crucial test: the device they developed worked continuous ... more
Bioengineers lead glucose-sensing project Bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego and GlySens Incorporated have developed an implantable glucose sensor and wireless telemetry system th ... more
Cytori Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CYTX) received expanded European approval (CE Mark) for its Celution® System, a medical device that extracts and separates stem and regenerative cells from a patient's ow ... more
Bioengineers have developed an implantable glucose sensor and wireless telemetry system that continuously monitors tissue glucose and transmits the information to an external receiver. A new article d ... more
Wireless device transmitted accurate readings in pigs for more than a year, study shows ... more
Israeli scientists have developed a device that allows severely disabled people to sniff to precisely control objects such as wheelchairs and personal digital assistants, a new study says. ... more
A new device lets people treat a common cause of dizziness in the comfort of their own home, Canadian researchers say.Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Pages: Dizziness and Vertigo, Medical D ... more
Contact lenses, IV tubes lead list of items causing trips to the ER, study shows Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Child Safety, Injuries, Medical Device Safety ... more
Israeli team found sniffs could be translated into directives with special machine Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Mobility Aids ... more
by Charles Bankhead Increased emphasis on conflicts of interest has yet to sway physicians #8217; generally positive attitudes toward drug and device manufacturers #8217; marketing ac ... more
A unique device based on sniffing - inhaling and exhaling through the nose - might enable numerous disabled people to navigate wheelchairs or communicate with their loved ones. Sniffing technology mig ... more
The treatment of diabetes was revolutionized in 1922 when insulin was isolated from dogs. Since then, significant advances in human medicine have made diabetes more manageable for patients. Now, human ... more
Feasibility studies conducted by bioengineers have demonstrated that a robot -- without any human assistance -- can locate a man-made, or phantom, lesion in simulated human organs, guide a device to t ... more
This week at ICAD 2010, Neuronetrix for the first time publicly demonstrated their COGNISION „¢ System, an innovative platform which enables objective assessment of cognitive function. The demonstrati ... more
A new automated vocal analysis technology could fundamentally change the study of language development as well as the screening for autism spectrum disorders and language delay, reports a study in the ... more
UC Davis biomedical engineer Prof. Alexander Revzin has developed a "lab on a chip" device for HIV testing. Revzin's microfluidic device uses antibodies to "capture" white blood cells called T cells t ... more
Microfluidic device uses antibodies to #8216;capture #8217; white blood cells called T cells affected by HIV UC Davis biomedical engineer Prof. Alexander Revzin has developed a #8220;lab on a chip # ... more
Biomedical engineers have developed a "lab on a chip" device for HIV testing. The test integrates an antibody microarray with a lensfree holographic imaging device that takes only seconds to count the ... more
An implanted device that sends electrical current to the stomach helps relieve diabetic gastroparesis, researchers say. Reuters Health Information ... more
The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for a novel infection-control device containing 2 disinfecting caps designed to fit securely on both the needleless injection site and the end of IV tubing. Meds ... more
A novel study by Canadian physicians reported that the BioSTAR biodegradable implant achieved comparable closure rates to the Amplatzer Septal Occluder in children with atrial septal defect. ... more
U.S. researchers have created a primitive artificial lung that rats used to breathe for several hours. The device may be a step toward the development of new organs grown from a patient's own cells, t ... more
Last year, the University of Wisconsin and the UW Medical Foundation began drafting a new conflict of interest policy in response to admonitions by the US Senate Finance Committee, which has been inve ... more
From the new meaningful use guidelines for electronic health records, to smartphone health apps, to e-prescribing, it seems like everyone €™s buzzing about healthcare information technology these da ... more
Massachusetts lawmakers may repeal a two-year old law requiring medical firms to disclose gifts to doctors, The Associated Press/Boston Herald reports. "Health care advocates say such a move could put ... more
MAYWOOD, Ill. #8212; The alarming increase of morbidly obese diabetics is causing more new cases of a debilitating foot deformity called Charcot foot. Charcot foot can make walking difficult or impos ... more
A new study of breast cancer patients at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center and the Arizona Oncology Services shows that after almost two years, the radiation given with the Strut-Adjusted Volume Implant ( ... more
The abstract presented for a paper by Yang, Felsen and Poppas €œNerve Sparing Ventral Clitoroplasty: Analysis of Clitoral Sensitivity and Viability € in the October 2007 Journal of Urology sounds ra ... more
The abstract presented for a paper by Yang, Felsen and Poppas €œNerve Sparing Ventral Clitoroplasty: Analysis of Clitoral Sensitivity and Viability € in the October 2007 Journal of Urology sounds ra ... more
A new study of breast cancer patients at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center and the Arizona Oncology Services shows that after almost two years, the radiation given with the Strut-Adjusted Volume Implant ( ... more
A Johns Hopkins review of nearly 150 randomized controlled trials on children - all published in well-regarded medical journals - reveals that 40 to 60 percent of the studies either failed to take ste ... more
ExL Pharma is proud to present the 2nd European Clinical Data Disclosure Summit, taking place September 9-10th at the Kempinksi Hotel in Berlin, Germany. Following a successful inaugural year, the eve ... more
NeuroPace, a company focused on implantable devices for the treatment of brain disorders, announced Thursday that it has filed a Premarket Approval application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administrat ... more
Virignia Tech chemical engineers discover an enhanced delivery method of DNA payloads into cells Blacksburg, Va., July 12, 2010 – Chang Lu and his chemical engineering research group at Virginia Tech ... more
Discovery to advance HIV vaccine design, antibody therapy for other diseases Scientists have discovered two potent human antibodies that can stop more than 90 percent of known global HIV strains from ... more
ldquo;Scientists have discovered two potent human antibodies that can stop more than 90 percent of known global HIV strains from infecting human cells in the laboratory, and have demonstrated how one ... more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first implantable eye telescope to improve vision in patients with end-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness ... more
The CIMIT Prize for Primary Healthcare is a national competition open to graduate and undergraduate engineering students. One goal of the CIMIT Prize is to challenge engineers, early in their caree ... more
First study to analyze a large population-based cancer registry and demonstrate that EUS evaluation improves overall pancreatic cancer survival OAK BROOK, Ill. – July 8, 2010 – A new study has found ... more
Optics Express publishes special focus issue highlighting lung cancer imaging research WASHINGTON, July 7—Advanced imaging technologies that promise to improve the development of effective drugs to t ... more
Specialty, training level and familiarity with guidelines can influence how a physician views pharmaceutical and medical device industry marketing, a new study says. ... more
Despite limits placed recently on industry funding of continuing medical education €“ and the requirement in the health reform law €™s physician payment sunshine provisions that drug and medical devi ... more
Despite limits placed recently on industry funding of continuing medical education €“ and the requirement in the health reform law €™s physician payment sunshine provisions that drug and medical devi ... more
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, completed the previously announced acquisition of LightLab Imaging, Inc. for approximately $90 million in cash. LightLab is the pio ... more
Implanted device replaces eye's natural lens Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Macular Degeneration, Medical Device Safety ... more
Scientists have designed a nanoparticle that appears to effectively deliver genetic material into cells with minimal toxic effects. In lab experiments, the researchers have found that this device, a v ... more
Maternal health advocates and Norwegian medical device maker Laerdal Medical hope the company's new birth-simulating device can better train birth attendants in developing countries and ultimately red ... more
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Scientists have designed a nanoparticle that appears to effectively deliver genetic material into cells with minimal toxic effects. In lab experiments, the researchers have found tha ... more
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Women who receive an ICD for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death have the same mortality benefit as men who receive the device but experience significantly less appropriate ICD interventions. ... more
Scientists have designed a nanoparticle that appears to effectively deliver genetic material into cells with minimal toxic effects. In lab experiments, the researchers have found that this device, a v ... more
The focus on the site is generally on pharmaceuticals, but every so often an interesting item about the device world catches our eye, as did a piece in The Washington Monthly about group purchasing or ... more
Cerapedics, Inc., a medical device company focused on developing and commercializing novel osteobiologic products, announced that it received the CE Mark for its i-FACTOR „¢ Flex bone graft product li ... more
Celgene has acquired Abraxis BioScience in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $2.9 billion, reports FierceBiotech. Under the terms of the agreement, Celgene will gain control of Abraxane, a breast cancer ... more
New stimulus plan: Let drug reps run wild - How the World Works - Salon.comMassachusetts Democrats may have finally stumbled on the perfect plan to stimulate the economy: Make bribery legal! ... more
New stimulus plan: Let drug reps run wild - How the World Works - Salon.comMassachusetts Democrats may have finally stumbled on the perfect plan to stimulate the economy: Make bribery legal! ... more
For four Tuesdays in July, the CIMIT Forum Summer Education Series offers attendees the opportunity to build an understanding of a new or important clinical or technical area. Novel Drug Delivery and ... more
The mechanisms by which hypertension causes vascular events are unclear. Guidelines for diagnosis and treatment focus only on underlying mean blood pressure.In each TIA cohort in this study, visit-to- ... more
As the National Institutes of Health readies new conflict of interest rules governing interactions between academic researchers and drugmakers, US Senator Chuck Grassley has released a report he belie ... more
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, announced Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) approval and reimbursement approval of its Therapy(TM) Cool Path(TM ... more
Researchers from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital Boston have created a device that mimics a living, breat ... more
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval and launch of two spinal cord stimulation (SCS) lead splitters for use with its Precision Plus „¢ Spinal ... more
It #8217;s time to ask patients whether they text and drive. An important perspective piece from the New England Journal of Medicine urges doctors to include that question during prev ... more
Neuro Kinetics, Inc. (NKI), manufacturers of noninvasive medical diagnostic equipment used worldwide to test for vestibular and neurological conditions, said that it has been awarded a Phase II Small ... more
Neuro Kinetics, Inc. (NKI), manufacturers of noninvasive medical diagnostic equipment used worldwide to test for vestibular and neurological conditions, said that it has been awarded a Phase II Small ... more
BOSTON, Mass. (June 24, 2010) – Researchers from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Harvard Medical School and Children #8217;s Hospital Boston have creat ... more
The company is a medical device company that has developed a cutting edge catheter-based drug delivery technology that enables the delivery of drugs to highly specific sites in patients. The company € ... more
The company is a medical devices company that has developed an innovative implantable apparatus for the treatment of heart failure. Heart failure is characterized by a gradual weakening of the heart t ... more
The company is a medical devices company that has developed an adjunct apparatus for facilitating endoscopic diagnostic procedures. A major difficulty with current endoscopic procedures is the maneuve ... more
The passage of healthcare reform in March brought a wave of reimbursement-related headaches to the life science industry. The pharmaceutical industry will have to dole out $80 billion in discounts ove ... more
AV and VV delays in cardiac resynchronization can be optimized by a contractility sensor, located on an electrode and used to measure hemodynamic activity, the study showed. The result is a decreased ... more
Using an off-the-shelf digital camera, biomedical engineers have created an inexpensive device that is powerful enough to let doctors easily distinguish cancerous cells from healthy cells simply by vi ... more
Researchers have combined microfabrication techniques from the computer industry with modern tissue engineering techniques, human cells and a plain old vacuum pump to create a living, breathing human ... more
Consumer-grade camera detects cancer cells in real time Using an off-the-shelf digital camera, Rice University biomedical engineers and researchers from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Ce ... more
Life saving machinery is no longer exclusive to wealthy nations. Many are developing a variety of simple tools with life-altering impacts. Fortunately, simple tools, manufactured from locally avail ... more
Despite current policy trends, many clinicians continue to hold positive attitudes toward gifts from and marketing interactions with pharmaceutical and device companies, according to a new study. ... more
As Big Pharma can testify, protecting your intellectual property is important. The patents on a number of big-name drugs, including Avandia, Lipitor, and Plavix are set to expire in the next couple of ... more
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (EES), introduced a new addition to its HARMONIC® line of surgical devices, the HARMONIC ACE® 45 cm Curved Shears. HARMONIC ACE® 45 cm, designed to extend the reach of su ... more
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (EES), introduced a new addition to its HARMONIC® line of surgical devices, the HARMONIC ACE® 45 cm Curved Shears. HARMONIC ACE® 45 cm, designed to extend the reach of su ... more
Each day, medical devices from renal dialysis machines to implantable defibrillators, help prevent, diagnose, treat, and monitor serious and life-threatening diseases. After taking years to develop, t ... more
The New York Times reports on a dispute between a surgeon and the medical device company he once worked for and promoted. "For years, Dr. Richard A. Berger designed surgical tools and artificial joint ... more
The future of the Rheos system for use in patients with resistant hypertension is hanging in the balance after a data safety monitoring board told the company the pivotal trial of the device in this i ... more
Despite current policy trends, many clinicians continue to hold positive attitudes toward gifts from and marketing interactions with pharmaceutical and device companies, according to a report in the J ... more
Public schools no longer feel the need to pay attention to the wishes of parents or focus on the mundane topics of traditional education such as reading, writing, arithmetic, American history, etc. No ... more
Each day, medical devices from renal dialysis machines to implantable defibrillators, help prevent, diagnose, treat, and monitor serious and life-threatening diseases. After taking years to develop, t ... more
Each day, medical devices from renal dialysis machines to implantable defibrillators, help prevent, diagnose, treat, and monitor serious and life-threatening diseases. After taking years to develop, t ... more
Home Blood Pressure Monitoring (HBPM) device reduces blood pressure and improves control according to according to new data presented at the World Congress of Cardiology (WCC) Scientific Sessions i ... more
A 55-year-old female head neck cancer patient has become the first person in the world to be treated clinically using a new, advanced radiotherapy delivery device from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: ... more
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, announced European CE Mark approval of the Therapy(TM) Cool Flex(TM) Ablation Catheter at the 17th World Congress in Cardiac Electro ... more
A 55-year-old female head neck cancer patient has become the first person in the world to be treated clinically using a new, advanced radiotherapy delivery device from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: ... more
NanoVibronix, a medical device company which develops innovative therapeutic ultrasound applications, announced that following its initial success with the first generation PainShield device for pain ... more
As many as half of stroke survivors lose some of their ability to move their extremities. Now specialists in rehabilitation medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center ... more
Talk about not paying the freight. Four embalmed heads and 40 partial skulls that belong to Medtronic failed to make it aboard a Southwest Airlines flight to Dallas last week because the packages did ... more
The long wait for results from a randomized PFO-closure trial for stroke has brought disappointing results. While full details will not be presented until the AHA meeting, data reviewed by the company ... more
Physicists at UC Santa Barbara have created a microscopic device to assist biologists in making very fast molecular measurements that aid the understanding of protein folding. This development may hel ... more
OneMedPlace announced that the leading Universities and Hospitals in the New York area will showcase their most promising medical technologies June 30th at the OneMedForum NY 2010 in Midtown Manhattan ... more