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Cook Medical’s Zilver® PTX® Trial Shows Sustained Patency after Three Years
October 11, 2012 8:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsLAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 11, 2012--Three-year data from the Zilver ® PTX ® Randomized Controlled Trial of Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents for Femoropopliteal Disease from Cook Medical demonstrate 70.7 percent primary patency in the superficial femoral artery (SFA) at 36 months for patients...
First Patient Treated in Cytori’s U.S. Cell Therapy Heart Failure Trial
October 11, 2012 8:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsSAN DIEGO & MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 11, 2012--Cytori Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CYTX) announced the initiation of the FDA approved ATHENA clinical trial to investigate Cytori’s cell therapy in patients who suffer from a severe form of refractory (untreatable) heart failure due to chronic...
CEO Roundtable on Cancer Clinical Trial Data Sharing Encourages Innovation & Honors Patients
October 11, 2012 4:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsCARY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 11, 2012--The CEO Roundtable on Cancer’s Life Sciences Consortium has initiated Project Data Sphere, a collaborative effort to create a shared platform where clinical trials data will become available to researchers for further studies that will speed cancer...
Carl Zeiss Advances Surgical Visualization with New 3D HD Video System for the OPMI PENTERO Microscope
October 11, 2012 12:47 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsCHICAGO & JENA, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 11, 2012--TRENION® 3D HD, a flexible and modular extension to the global best-selling OPMI® Pentero® and OPMI® PENTERO® 900 surgical microscopes of Carl Zeiss, allows for high-definition, three-dimensional co-observation inside and outside the...
Meeting Announcement - November 1, 2012: Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee
October 11, 2012 12:00 am | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | News | CommentsMeeting Announcement - November 1, 2012: Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee
Nabsys moves toward product launch, names execs
October 11, 2012 12:00 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | News | CommentsNine months after Nabsys Inc. first said that it’s “initiating its transition from technology development to product commercialization,” CEO Barrett Bready is still quiet about when he plans to launch the life science company’s first product, a solid-state gene sequencing instrument.
CI makes second investment in SAMI Health
October 11, 2012 12:00 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | News | CommentsThe reason behind Richard Rakowski launching a healthcare information technology business has come full circle. Four years ago, Rakowski admitted his father, Samy Rakowsi, to a hospital in Connecticut, but he died just four days later. The elder Rakowski’s death may have been avoidable if the information in his medical records were accessible by the team at Bridgeport Hospital, according to the founders at SAMI Health, a Westport, Conn.-based healthcare IT business that was formed to be sure medical errors like Rakowski’s are avoided.
Synovex gets $3.5M fundraise, plans clinical trials
October 11, 2012 12:00 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | News | CommentsCambridge biotech Synovex Corp., which plans to begin clinical trials this year with a potential treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and fibrotic diseases, has raised the first half of a $7 million round, according to federal filings.
EMD Serono launches $1.3M MS research grant
October 11, 2012 12:00 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | News | CommentsEMD Serono, based in Rockland, Mass. is a subsidiary of German conglomerate Merck KGaA. The company markets approved drugs to treat a number of neurodegenerative, endocrinological and in reproductive health conditions, including multiple sclerosis.
Vertex plans Phase 3 trial of cystic fibrosis treatment
October 11, 2012 12:00 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | News | CommentsVertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: VRTX) announced positive data from a Phase 2 trial of a second drug candidate, in addition to Kalydeco, aimed at treating cystic fibrosis. The company said it plans to start pivotal, or Phase 3, trials on VX-809 next year.
Lawsuits Against Stanford, Dr. Michael Dake for Experimental Procedures, Filed by San Francisco Firms Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn and Emison Hullverson LLP
October 10, 2012 5:14 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 10, 2012--Today two men announced lawsuit filings (docket #112CV218823) against Dr. Michael Dake and Stanford University (Stanford) for performing experimental surgeries on them for purported CCSVI, a controversial theory hypothetically linked to multiple...
Covidien Announces Final Results from Landmark DEFINITIVE LE Study in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease
October 10, 2012 5:10 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsLAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 10, 2012--Covidien (NYSE:COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced final 12-month results from its DEFINITIVE LE (Determination of Effectiveness of SilverHawk™ / TurboHawk™ Peripheral Plaque Excision Systems for the Treatment of...
Teleflex to Unveil New Anesthesia Solutions at Anesthesiology 2012
October 10, 2012 5:00 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsLIMERICK, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 10, 2012--Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, will showcase several new anesthesia and vascular access products at the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) annual meeting,...
Integrated, Eight Channel, Front End Receiver
October 10, 2012 4:42 pm | Product Releases | CommentsSupertex, a recognized leader in integrated circuits (ICs) for ultrasound imaging applications, today introduced MD3872, an integrated, eight channel, front end ultrasound receiver.
Non-Isolated Point-of-Load Converters
October 10, 2012 4:30 pm | Murata Power Solutions | Product Releases | CommentsMurata has added a miniature 1.5A SIP model to the Murata Power Solutions OKR family of non-isolated point-of-load converters. The OKR-T/1.5-W12-C provides an ideal solution for designs...
