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Accessible CO2 Technology Increases Caregiver Efficiency
June 13, 2013 3:09 pm | by Linda Broido, Global Product Manager, Covidien | Blogs | CommentsIn today’s medical facilities, healthcare providers face heavy workloads and care for more patients with decreased clinical staff. They need products and technologies that help them provide effective care as efficiently as possible. At Covidien, our goal is to provide monitoring solutions that enhance patient care in a range of clinical environments.
Bluestar Silicones Presents Elastomer Solutions At Medical Design And Manufacturing (MD&M) East Show
June 13, 2013 2:30 pm | by PR Newswire | News | CommentsBluestar Silicones' new 1 Shore A (ShA) hardness product, Silbione LSR 4301, uniquely combines strong physical properties and easy processing in a low-durometer material. This product rounds out the company's 5 and 10 ShA soft LSR range, delivering high tear strength and elongation for soft cushioning and vibration dampening applications.
Supreme Court Ruling Today Allows DNATraits to Offer Low Cost BRCA Breast and Ovarian Cancer Gene Testing in U.S.
June 13, 2013 2:09 pm | by PR Newswire | News | CommentsThanks to today's U.S. Supreme Court decision opening the door to greater access to genetic medicine by American patients and their health care providers, testing for genes specifically linked to breast, ovarian and other cancers will now be more widely available and at a lower cost than ever before.
UDI Inspection Guidelines
June 13, 2013 2:06 pm | by Jonathan Ludlow, Machine Vision Promoter, Microscan Systems | Microscan Systems, Inc. | Articles | CommentsNew unique device identification labeling rules are on the way for medical devices, so it’s best for engineers to be aware of what impact they may have prior to them being mandatory. This article looks at the main points behind the coming rule and the considerations for ensuring proper symbol quality and label/mark verification.
Inogen One G3 Found Significantly More Versatile in Portable Oxygen Concentrator Comparison Report
June 13, 2013 1:17 pm | by PR Newswire | News | CommentsInogen, Inc., a manufacturer and accredited homecare provider of oxygen therapy equipment and services, today announced that the 4.8 pound Inogen One® G3 portable oxygen concentrator (POC) was reviewed as the top performer in many categories among four portable oxygen concentrators in a recent report by an independent third party testing service with expertise in respiratory products, administered by Strategic Dynamics Inc.
UF Study Finds Brain-Imaging Technique Can Help Diagnose Movement Disorders
June 13, 2013 11:15 am | by University of Florida | News | CommentsA new University of Florida study suggests a promising brain-imaging technique has the potential to improve diagnoses for the millions of people with movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. Utilizing the diffusion tensor imaging technique, as it is known, could allow clinicians to assess people earlier, leading to improved treatment interventions and therapies for patients.
Researchers Develop Easy and Effective Therapy to Restore Sight
June 13, 2013 11:02 am | by University of California - Berkeley | News | CommentsResearchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed an easier and more effective method for inserting genes into eye cells that could greatly expand gene therapy to help restore sight to patients with blinding diseases ranging from inherited defects like retinitis pigmentosa to degenerative illnesses of old age, such as macular degeneration.
Fingernails Reveal Clues to Limb Regeneration
June 13, 2013 10:54 am | by NYU Langone Medical Center/New York University School of Medicine | News | CommentsMammals possess the remarkable ability to regenerate a lost fingertip, including the nail, nerves and even bone. In humans, an amputated fingertip can sprout back in as little as two months, a phenomenon that has remained poorly understood until now. In a paper published today in the journal Nature, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center shed light on this rare regenerative power in mammals.
Discovery of New Material State Counterintuitive to Laws of Physics
June 13, 2013 10:51 am | by Tona Kunz, Argonne National Laboratory | News | CommentsWhen you squeeze something, it gets smaller. Unless you’re at Argonne National Laboratory. At the suburban Chicago laboratory, a group of scientists has seemingly defied the laws of physics and found a way to apply pressure to make a material expand instead of compress/contract.
Light-Carved ‘Nano-Volcanoes’ Hold Promise for Drug Delivery
June 13, 2013 10:30 am | by Matt Shipman, North Carolina State University | News | CommentsResearchers from North Carolina State University have developed a method for creating “nano-volcanoes” by shining various colors of light through a nanoscale “crystal ball” made of a synthetic polymer. These nano-volcanoes can store precise amounts of other materials and hold promise for new drug-delivery technologies.
Newly Identified Markers May Predict Who Will Respond to Breast Cancer Prevention Therapy
June 13, 2013 10:00 am | by AACR | News | CommentsGenetic variations, known as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), in or near the genes ZNF423 and CTSO were associated with breast cancer risk among women who underwent prevention therapy with tamoxifen and raloxifene, according to data published in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
The Pulse: New Interface Rewires Nerves from Amputated Limbs
June 13, 2013 9:43 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | 3D Creation Systems, LLC | Videos | CommentsOn this episode of The Pulse, rewired nerves from amputated limbs allow for prosthetic control with existing muscles, a bioengineered blood vessel is transplanted, diabetes is diagnosed through breath analysis alone, and a new technology is paving the way for low-cost electronic devices that work in direct contact with living tissue inside the body.
First U.S. Center to Treat a Patient with the new CyberKnife® M6™ System
June 13, 2013 8:30 am | by PR Newswire | News | CommentsAccuray Incorporated announced today that Lancaster General Health in Pennsylvania is the first U.S. center to treat a patient with the CyberKnife® M6™ System, the most advanced robotic radiosurgery system in the world and the latest generation of the CyberKnife System.
Varian Software Successfully Connected with Siemens Linear Accelerators
June 13, 2013 8:01 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsVarian Medical Systems (NYSE:VAR) and Siemens Healthcare today announced that clinicians at The Ohio State University (Ohio State) are now using Varian software to plan and manage radiotherapy treatments delivered on a Siemens medical linear accelerator.
Medtronic Announces CE Mark of Its ReDuX(TM) Plier Instrument, an Innovative Device to Perform Osteotomies in Spinal Deformity Surgeries
June 13, 2013 2:06 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsMedtronic, Inc. has announced the CE Mark and the European launch of the ReDuX Plier, a new instrument specially designed for use during osteotomies. With the launch of this first specially-designed surgical instrument in the spinal orthopaedic industry, physicians in the European community may now perform a more controlled osteotomy closure for people with a severe form of spinal curvature.
