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Tactio Launches a Remote Patient Monitoring Mobile Health Solution to Control, Manage and Coach Type 1, Type 2, and Gestational Diabetes
May 6, 2013 8:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsAUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2013--Tactio Health Group announces the launch of TactioDiabetes, a diabetes-management tool that will help patients easily track several aspects of their lifestyle, including: TactioHealth App with TactioDiabetes Option tracking Type 1 Diabetes with Insulin...
Transgenomic Signs Collaboration Agreement with Amgen for Development of CE-IVD CRC RAScan™ Mutation Detection Tests for Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
May 6, 2013 7:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsOMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2013--Transgenomic, Inc. (OTCBB: TBIO) today announced that it has entered into a collaboration with Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) to develop a CE-IVD test to screen patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) for RAS mutations ( KRAS and NRAS ). These RAS...
Sanitary Temperature Control Systems
May 3, 2013 5:28 pm | by MDT Staff | Mokon | Product Releases | CommentsMokon is producing high quality heating and cooling systems that provide precise temperature control of process fluids in sanitary environments. Typical applications include: electronic circuit boards and components, biotechnology and pharmaceutical, medicine and vitamin packaging, and surgical equipment and devices.
Ultra-Compact PCB Mounted Single and Dual Axis Drive Modules
May 3, 2013 5:01 pm | by MDT Staff | Acs Motion Control | Product Releases | CommentsACS Motion Control, an international manufacturer of advanced multi-axis motion and machine control solutions, has developed a unique addition to the SPiiPlus EtherCAT Control Solution family. The UDMpc is a line of EtherCAT universal single and dual axis drives for AC servo / DC Brushless, DC brush, two phase and five phase step motors.
TPE Grade for Nylon 6,6 Overmolding
May 3, 2013 4:44 pm | by MDT Staff | Star Thermoplastics | Product Releases | CommentsA newly formulated TPE (thermoplastic elastomer) developed expressly for overmolding onto Nylon 6,6 and offering a combination of benefits that combine the benefits of price, performance and appearance, is now available from STAR Thermoplastic Alloys & Rubbers, Inc. (STAR).
Analog-to-Digital Converter for High Temperature Applications
May 3, 2013 4:28 pm | by MDT Staff | Product Releases | CommentsDATEL announced the introduction of a new line of data acquisition products that are guaranteed at -55°C to 200°C. The reliable ADS-1201 series is a 12-bit, 1MHz analog to digital converter housed in a small 28-pin DDIP or SMT hermetically sealed ceramic package.
If the Climbing Shoe Doesn’t Fit, Design a New Foot
May 3, 2013 2:32 pm | by Chris Hardee, a Science and Technology Writer | Articles | CommentsExposed on a vertical face, rock climbers rely on their instincts, experience, and equipment. For C.J. Howard, a climbing enthusiast, as with all climbers, the shoes are important. But as a lower-leg amputee, even more important is the customized prosthetic foot that he designed with climbing partner and environmental/aerospace engineer Mandy Ott.
App Lets Amputees Program Their Own Bionic Hands
May 3, 2013 1:37 pm | by KATHY MATHESON - Associated Press | News | CommentsDouble-amputee Jason Koger used to fly hundreds of miles to visit a clinician when he wanted to adjust the grips on his bionic hands. Now, he's got an app. Koger came to Philadelphia this week to demonstrate the i-limb ultra revolution, a prosthetic developed by the British firm Touch Bionics....
Atrium Medical Announces 1-year results of the INFUSE-AMI Trial
May 3, 2013 1:00 pm | by PR Newswire | News | CommentsHUDSON, N.H., May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Atrium Medical Corporation, a business unit of MAQUET Cardiovascular, today announced the 1-year results of the INFUSE-AMI (Abciximab and Aspiration Thrombectomy in Patients With Large Anterior Myocardial Infarction) trial. Dr. Gregg Stone, the...
EarlySense System Implementation Shown to Reduce Falls, Decrease Transfers to Hospitals and Increase the Quality of Care for Elderly in Multi-Center Nursing Home Study
May 3, 2013 1:00 pm | by PR Newswire | News | CommentsWALTHAM, Massachusetts, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- EarlySense, the market leader in Proactive Patient Care Solutions™, announced today the results of a multi-center clinical study demonstrating that the EarlySense system helps medical teams at rehabilitation centers to reduce...
Error-Free Labeling—Accuracy, Traceability, and Compliance
May 3, 2013 11:43 am | by Warren Ward-Stacey, SVP of Global Sales, PRISYM ID | Blogs | CommentsIn an era of intense media pressure, growing patient power, and escalating litigation, it is extraordinary that so many medical device recalls are due to labeling errors. After years of robust, highly compliant medical research and product design, ensuring the correct information is included with each device should be a given.
Researchers Determine Where Best to Place Defibrillators
May 3, 2013 9:55 am | by University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | News | CommentsPrompt use of an automated external defibrillator, or AED, can greatly increase the survival rates of people who suffer a cardiac arrest. And MIE Professor Tim Chan, working with Dr. Laurie Morrison at St. Michael's Hospital, has developed a formula to determine where best to place these costly but life-saving devices.
Turning Human Stem Cells into Brain Cells Sheds Light on Neural Development
May 3, 2013 9:52 am | by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | News | CommentsMedical researchers have manipulated human stem cells into producing types of brain cells known to play important roles in neurodevelopmental disorders such as epilepsy, schizophrenia and autism. The new model cell system allows neuroscientists to investigate normal brain development, as well as to identify specific disruptions in biological signals that may contribute to neuropsychiatric diseases.
St. Jude Medical Enrolls First Patient in Next-Generation Quadra Study
May 3, 2013 9:46 am | by Business Wire | News | CommentsSt. Jude Medical, a global medical device company, today announced first enrollment of its MultiPoint Pacing clinical study to build upon its first- to-market Quadripolar Pacing System. Patients will be implanted with the Quadra Assura MP cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) and Quartet lead to assess pacing in multiple locations in the heart.
BASi Launches Innovative Glucose Monitoring Project With Pinnacle Technology
May 3, 2013 9:41 am | by Business Wire | News | CommentsBASi has announced that it is collaborating with Pinnacle Technology Inc. in proof-of-concept studies combining BASi's Culex NxT automated blood sampling system with Pinnacle's glucose sensor to create an innovative new option for high quality data collection for diabetes and other glucose research.
