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Kyocera Corporation Acquires LCD Manufacturer Optrex to Create Kyocera Display Corporation
April 2, 2012 5:55 am | News | CommentsTokyo, Japan – Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, Japan, has acquired LCD manufacturer Optrex Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, to form Kyocera Display Corporation. The Kyocera Group includes over 200 companies worldwide that manufacture a wide range of products including...
Fortis Healthcare Signs Agreement Giving India's Fastest-Growing Hospital Chain Access to Masimo's State-of-the-Art Noninvasive Patient Monitoring Solutions
April 2, 2012 5:45 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsFortis Healthcare,India's leading provider of integrated healthcare services with 68 hospitals across the country, and Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) jointly announce a multi-year medical technology supplier agreement that allows Fortis hospitals access to Masimo's full line of the most technologically...
The ActiViews CT-GuideT Navigation System Named as Finalist in the 2012 Medical Design Excellence Awards
April 2, 2012 5:45 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe ActiViews CT-GuideT Navigation System Named as Finalist in the 2012 Medical Design Excellence Awards WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 2, 2012-- ActiViews, Inc, a company pioneering the development of simple, accurate, and cost-effective surgical navigation solutions, announced today...
Awards Honor Navy Petty Officer Third Class Chiarini for his life saving actions
April 2, 2012 5:45 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsAwards Honor Navy Petty Officer Third Class Chiarini for his life saving actions WALLINGFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 2, 2012-- Z-Medica(R) Corporation, a medical device company which develops and distributes innovative hemostatic agents, announced today that the office of U.S. Senator...
Elekta's New Agility MLC Solution Poised to Revolutionize Beam Shaping of Radiation Therapy Cancer Treatments
April 2, 2012 5:34 am | News | CommentsCRAWLEY, England/PRNewswire/ -- Elekta announced today it has received clearance to CE mark Agility™*, a revolutionary beam-shaping device integrated into the head of a linear accelerator (linac). Patients and clinics will benefit from the speed and reliability of this new MLC design.
Immunotherapy and Chemotherapy Regimen May Prolong Survival in Advanced Cancers
April 2, 2012 5:32 am | by AACR | News | CommentsLower doses of IL-2 and 13-cis retinoic acid increased natural “killer” cells. Combination therapy might benefit patients with stage 4 cancers. Patients who received this combination had improved survival rates. CHICAGO — Maintenance therapy with interleukin-2 and 13-cis...
Tremelimumab Shows Promise in Treatment of Liver Cancer
April 2, 2012 5:32 am | by AACR | News | CommentsTumor burden reduction and disease stabilization occurred in some cases. Tremelimumab also reduced blood levels of hepatitis C virus. CHICAGO — Tremelimumab treatment stabilized patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma due to chronic hepatitis C infection for more than 12...
Florida Hospital Carrollwood Purchases Mazor Robotics’ Renaissance System
April 2, 2012 5:30 am | News | CommentsCAESAREA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mazor Robotics Ltd, the leader in innovative surgical robots and complementary products for spine surgery, today announced that Florida Hospital Carrollwood, a 120-bed community hospital in Tampa, FL, has purchased a Renaissance™ system.
Medtronic Reaches Settlement of Shareholder Class Action
April 2, 2012 5:26 am | News | CommentsMINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medtronic, Inc. today announced that the company has reached an agreement in principle to settle a previously disclosed federal securities class action. Under the settlement, the company will make a payment of $85 million to resolve all of the class claims.
Terumo Interventional Systems Introduces the Azur Detachable 35 Peripheral Framing Coil
April 2, 2012 5:11 am | News | CommentsSOMERSET, NJ – Terumo Interventional Systems, a strategic business unit of Terumo Medical Corporation, and one of the leading manufacturers of guidewires, catheters, sheaths, and embolization products, today announced the nationwide availability of the AZUR® D35 Framing Coil...
Trapollo LLC Teams with Humana Cares for Landmark Telehealth Deployment to 1600 Humana Subscribers
April 2, 2012 4:45 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsHealthcare Technology Services Provider, Trapollo LLC, announced today that in support of Humana Cares, a division of Humana Inc., the Company has completed the final in-home installation for one of the largest Telehealth "pilot" projects in the United States. Trapollo successfully installed...
TissuGlu@ Surgical Adhesive Named 2012 Medical Design Excellence Awards Finalist
April 2, 2012 4:45 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsCohera Medical, a leading innovator and developer of absorbable surgical adhesives and sealants, announced today that its lead product, TissuGlu@ Surgical Adhesive, is a finalist for the 2012 Medical Design Excellence Awards in the General Hospital Devices and Therapeutic Products category. ...
Good Start Genetics Announces $14M Series B Financing, Expands Senior Management Team
April 2, 2012 4:45 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsGood Start Genetics,T Inc., an innovative molecular diagnostics company developing the new gold standard in carrier screening, today announced it completed the initial closing of a $14 million Series B Preferred Stock financing, which was led by existing investors OrbiMed Advisors, Safeguard ...
Solta Medical Introduces Liposonix@ at AMWC in Monaco and Announces its Portfolio of Aesthetic Energy Devices Reaches Industry Milestone With More Than 2 Million Procedures Complet...
April 2, 2012 4:45 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsSolta Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLTM), the pioneer in fractional resurfacing and non-invasive skin tightening and a global market leader in aesthetic treatments, introduced the second generation Liposonix system, its new non-invasive fat reduction device using high intensity focused ultrasound...
First Cancer Center in Thailand Commences Treating Patients Using TrueBeamT System for High Precision Image-Guided Radiotherapy
April 2, 2012 4:45 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Chulabhorn Hospitalhere has become the first clinic in Thailand to commence treating cancer using the TrueBeamT system from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR). Clinicians used the new system early this year to treat a 63-year-old liver cancer patient with stereotactic ablative radiotherapy...
