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CardioDx Announces New Data Demonstrating Use of Corus® CAD in the Primary Care Setting for Evaluation of Symptomatic Patients with Suspected CAD Influences Clinical Decision Making
May 17, 2013 11:00 am | by PR Newswire | News | CommentsPALO ALTO, Calif., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CardioDx, Inc., a pioneer in the field of cardiovascular genomic diagnostics, today announced results of a clinical utility study of the Corus® CAD gene expression test in the real-world primary care setting for evaluating patients with...
Sony Delivers New Technology for Science to CYTO 2013
May 17, 2013 10:51 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsCHAMPAIGN, Ill. , May 17, 2013 /- Sony Biotechnology Inc. ("Sony") today announced the launch of the new SH800 Cell Sorter 8-well strip holder and 130um sorting chip. Sony will also be exhibiting its newly rebranded reagent portfolio. New data collected on its new SH800 Cell Sorter, the EC800 flow cytometer, and new SP6800 Spectral Analyzer will be presented during com...
IMS Health and Remedy Informatics Announce Real-World Evidence Collaboration
May 17, 2013 9:27 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsPLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. & SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 2013--IMS Health and Remedy Informatics today announced a strategic alliance to deliver technology-enabled Real-World Evidence (RWE) solutions for life sciences organizations worldwide. The alliance brings together IMS Health’s...
PENTAX Medical And Hitachi-Aloka Medical Continue Joint Innovation And Global Leadership In Endoscopic Ultrasound Systems
May 17, 2013 8:15 am | by PR Newswire | News | CommentsMONTVALE, N.J., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PENTAX Medical, a healthcare industry leader in endoscopic imaging, and Hitachi-Aloka Medical, a global leader in ultrasound imaging, recently announced renewed collaborative efforts between the two global companies to enable further...
Thoratec Announces FDA Approval Of HeartMate II Pocket Controller
May 17, 2013 8:00 am | by PR Newswire | News | CommentsPLEASANTON, Calif., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Thoratec Corporation (NASDAQ: THOR), a world leader in device-based mechanical circulatory support therapies to save, support and restore failing hearts, today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug...
EnteroMedics Completes VBLOC Therapy Pre-PMA Meeting With FDA
May 17, 2013 7:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsEnteroMedics Inc. (NASDAQ: ETRM), the developer of medical devices using neuroblocking technology to treat obesity, metabolic diseases and other gastrointestinal disorders, today announced that the Company completed a pre-PMA (Premarket Approval) application meeting with the U.S. Food and...
Small Brushless Dual-Shaft Motor
May 16, 2013 4:49 pm | by MDT Staff | Allied Motion | Product Releases | CommentsAllied Motion has announced the KinetiMax 32EB-DS, an extremely compact brushless DC motor with a dual output shaft. This KinetiMax is an outer rotor motor and has two identical shafts and two identical bearings capable of handling high side loads on both sides of the motor.
World Congress on Interventional Oncology to Present Live TheraSphere® Administration
May 16, 2013 4:00 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsOTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2013--Nordion Inc. (TSX: NDN) (NYSE: NDZ), a leading provider of products and services for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, today announced that for the second consecutive year, organizers of the World Congress on Interventional Oncology...
Indego Exoskeleton: The Advancement of Human Motion Control
May 16, 2013 3:59 pm | by Melissa Barnes, Associate Editor, MDT | Articles | CommentsWhen it comes to wearable robotics and exoskeletons, the engineers behind the Indego Exoskeleton are striving to be at the forefront of this emerging technology. Parker Hannifin, with the cooperation of Vanderbilt University, created an exoskeleton with one primary goal in mind—to create a useful, well designed, user friendly, empathetic product that would improve the lives of its users.
Low Cost High Resolution 6GHz Counter-Timer
May 16, 2013 3:29 pm | by MDT Staff | Saelig Co. Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsSaelig has introduced the TF960, an economical 6GHz bench/portable frequency counter. It features a high quality temperature compensated internal frequency reference, which has a low aging rate and is stable to within ±1ppm over the full temperature range.
Neuro Kinetics in Tech Transfer Licensing Deal With Oregon Health & Science University
May 16, 2013 3:09 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsMedical device manufacturer Neuro Kinetics, Inc. (NKI) said today that it has licensed rights to patented diagnostic software developed at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) (www.ohsu.edu) that enables medical researchers to perform Pulse-Step-Sine Rotation...
Valtech Cardio Treats First Mitral Regurgitation Patients with Percutaneous Annuloplasty Device Without Open-Heart Surgery
May 16, 2013 2:14 pm | by PR Newswire | News | CommentsValtech Cardio Ltd., a medical device company that develops solutions for mitral valve repair and replacement, announced today that two patients diagnosed with severe mitral regurgitation (MR) have been treated successfully with the Transfemoral Cardioband™ Annuloplasty System.
OrthoView Announces the U.S. Launch of a New, Subscription-based, Digital Planning and Templating Solution for Individual Orthopaedic Surgeons
May 16, 2013 2:01 pm | by PR Newswire | News | CommentsJACKSONVILLE, Florida, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- OrthoView PSL will allow individual surgeons in private practice in the U.S. to access the widely-used OrthoView digital templating software via the Cloud and requires just a PC and Internet connection to get started. OrthoView, the...
Diabetes Care Club Acquires Priority Diabetes Supply, Obtains CMS Contract to Distribute Diabetic Supplies
May 16, 2013 1:06 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsFRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2013--Diabetes Care Club, a leading provider of mail-order diabetic testing supplies, has acquired Priority Diabetes Supply, Inc. As a result of the acquisition, Diabetes Care Club is now one of 18 providers in the nation with a contract from the Centers...
Capillary Tubing for Analytical Techniques
May 16, 2013 12:28 pm | by MDT Staff | Polymicro Technologies, A Subsidiary Of Molex | Product Releases | CommentsPolymicro Technologies will exhibit its capillary tubing and related products at the 37th International Symposium on Capillary Chromatography. Featuring the latest developments in column technology, detection systems and applications using GC, LC and CE modes, the ISCC provides an annual forum for scientists involved in chromatographic separations.
