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Integrated Implant Makes It Easier to Control the Brain with Light
February 20, 2013 10:15 am | by IEEE Spectrum | News | CommentsAlmost a decade ago, Stanford University researchers jump-started a new field of study when they genetically altered brain cells, shone light on them, and demonstrated that they could control the modified neurons. This brain-control technique, called optogenetics, has since taken off at labs around the world and could lead to breakthroughs for Parkinson’s disease...
Spartech Royalite Specialty Products Pass Ball Pressure Test for Heat Resistance
February 20, 2013 9:36 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsSt. Louis - Spartech Corporation (NYSE: SEH), a leading producer of plastic sheet, compounds, and packaging products, today announced that its Royalite® R59, R574 and R926 flame retardant specialty sheet products pass the ball pressure test for heat resistance. ...
Neuralstem Grants Licenses For Central Nervous System Therapy Surgical Devices To Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
February 20, 2013 9:15 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsNeuralstem, Inc. (NYSE MKT: CUR) announced that it has granted licenses to intellectual property surrounding its spinal cord delivery platform, floating cannula, and method for delivering therapeutic agents to the spinal cord to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a non-profit academic medical ...
Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Benefit from New Premier Agreements for Laparoscopic Surgical Instruments
February 20, 2013 9:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsCHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 20, 2013--The Premier healthcare alliance today announced new agreements for laparoscopic surgical instruments have been awarded to Aesculap Inc. of Center Valley, Pa.; CareFusion of San Diego, Calif.; J. Jamner Surgical Instruments Inc. dba Integra Surgical...
Quest Diagnostics to Provide Nationwide Access to Natera's New Non-Invasive Prenatal Test
February 20, 2013 8:32 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsQuest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading diagnostic information services company, and Natera, a leading innovator in prenatal genetic testing, today announced that Quest Diagnostics will offer physicians access to PanoramaT, a new non-invasive prenatal test developed by Natera. ...
Gynesonics Completes $21 Million Series D Financing
February 20, 2013 7:59 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsREDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 20, 2013--Gynesonics, Inc., a women’s healthcare company focused on minimally invasive solutions for symptomatic uterine fibroids, announced today a Series D financing led by HBM Partners based in Switzerland. The $21 million financing included additional...
AngioLight Lands Strategic Partnership with Medical Technologies Innovation Asia, Names Gary Saxton President
February 20, 2013 7:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsMEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 20, 2013--Interventional cardiology medical device company AngioLight has engaged in a strategic partnership with Medical Technologies Innovation Asia (MTIA), Hong Kong, under which MTIA will complete safety, animal and clinical studies of AngioLight’s...
Covidien Completes Patient Enrollment in Iliac Stent Clinical Study Series
February 20, 2013 7:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsMANSFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 20, 2013--Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced the completion of patient enrollment in its iliac stent clinical study series. The series is composed of two prospective, multinational, multicenter studies -...
Teleflex Launches The Invisible Risk Campaign to Educate PACU Clinicians About Waste Anesthetic Gas Exposure
February 20, 2013 7:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsLIMERICK, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 20, 2013--Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE:TFX), a corporate partner of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) and the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), has launched The Invisible Risk campaign. The campaign is designed to educate clinicians...
Senseonics Receives ISO13485 Certification
February 20, 2013 3:03 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsSenseonics, a privately held medical device company focused on the development and commercialization of the first fully implantable, long-term continuous glucose monitoring system, today announced that it has been granted ISO 13485:2003 certification of its quality management system.
Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation (De Novo) Decision : K124065 added
February 20, 2013 12:00 am | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | News | CommentsThe Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 (FDAMA) added the "De Novo" classification option as an alternate pathway to classify certain new devices that had automatically been placed in Class III due to lack of a predicate.
Medtronic Cuts Estimated Medical Device Tax Impact in Half
February 19, 2013 5:07 pm | by Mass Device | News | CommentsMedtronic joins fellow medical device giants in forecasting lower 2013 medtech tax costs than previously anticipated. Medical device maker Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) this week became the latest in a string of medtech giants who have pared back their expectations of the impact of the 2.3% medical device sales tax.
NuVasive(R) to Participate in Investor Events in March 2013
February 19, 2013 4:30 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsNuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), a medical device company focused on developing minimally disruptive surgical products and procedures for the spine, announced today that Quentin Blackford, Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasury, is scheduled to present at the following investor events in...
Costlier Robotic Surgery Soars for Hysterectomies
February 19, 2013 4:06 pm | by LINDSEY TANNER - AP Medical Writer - Associated Press | News | CommentsRobotic surgery is increasingly being used for women's hysterectomies, adding at least $2,000 to the cost without offering much benefit over less high-tech methods, a study found. The technique was used in just 0.5 percent of operations studied in 2007, but that soared to almost 10 percent by...
Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Financial Results
February 19, 2013 4:05 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsNASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 19, 2013--(Nasdaq: ICAD), an industry-leading provider of advanced image analysis, workflow solutions and radiation therapy for the early identification and treatment of cancer, today reported financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31,...
