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3v07 Medical Advertising Introduces Social Anthropology Product
April 23, 2013 9:17 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsLAGUNA BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 23, 2013--Healthcare advertising is seeing more medical device companies going direct to consumers thanks to the effectiveness of the Internet in reaching people looking for answers online to their medical conditions. This has made it important for...
InspireMD Receives Approval From US Food and Drug Administration to Begin US Regulatory Trial
April 23, 2013 8:43 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsInspireMD, Inc. (NYSE MKT: NSPR) ("Inspire" or the "Company"), the developer of the MGuardT Embolic Protection Stent (EPS), announced today that on April 19, 2013, the Company received an approval with conditions for its Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) application with the U.S. Food...
Neusoft Medical Launches New Products to Global Market at 2013 Spring CMEF
April 23, 2013 5:00 am | by PR Newswire | CommentsSHENYANG, China, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Neusoft Medical Systems Co., Ltd. ("Neusoft Medical"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Neusoft Corporation (SSE: 600718), today announced the launch of a variety of new products to the global market in the categories of CT, digital X-ray,...
FDA Announces Medwatcher—A Mobile App to Submit Device Problems
April 23, 2013 12:00 am | by U.S. Food & Drug Administration | CommentsMedWatcher is a mobile application (app) that allows individuals to submit voluntary reports of serious medical device problems to the FDA using a smart phone or tablet. The app makes it easier and faster for healthcare professionals, patients and caregivers to send voluntary reports of medical device problems to the FDA, compared to the traditional reporting methods.
Regaining Lost Brain Function
April 23, 2013 12:00 am | by Massachusetts Institute of Technology | CommentsHow do you make an electronic brain prosthesis that could restore a person’s ability to form long-term memories? Recent experiments by Theodore Berger and his colleagues, including Sam Deadwyler at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and researchers at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, have begun to describe how it might be done.
"It's Time to Act" on MedTech Tax Repeal, Reps Paulsen and Kind Say
April 22, 2013 1:15 pm | by Mass Device | CommentsHouse Representatives Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.) and Ron Kind (D-Wisc.) are looking for immediate action on the medical device tax. The House of Representatives' lead medtech tax repeal bill co-sponsors urged immediate action to strike what they called an "onerous policy that is harming the great American success story."
PDL BioPharma Completes Structured Financing and Royalty Transaction with Avinger
April 22, 2013 12:50 pm | by PR Newswire | CommentsINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PDL BioPharma, Inc. (PDL) (NASDAQ: PDLI) and Avinger, Inc. announced today that they closed a structured financing and royalty transaction on April 18, 2013, in which PDL will provide Avinger with up to $40 million of...
Electrophysiology Devices Market Worth US$4.4 billion by 2015
April 22, 2013 12:36 pm | by PR Newswire | CommentsDALLAS, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- "Global Electrophysiology (EP) Devices- Market Growth Analysis, 2009-2015" and "Electrophysiology (EP) Devices – Emerging Markets (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa And South Korea), 2009-2015" are new reports available at RnR...
Beleaguered Caregivers Getting Help from Apps
April 22, 2013 10:29 am | by Jim Fitzgerald, Associated Press | CommentsAs her mother and father edged toward dementia, Nancy D'Auria kept a piece of paper in her wallet listing their medications. It had the dosages, the time of day each should be taken and a check mark when her folks, who live 10 miles away, assured her the pills had been swallowed.
BAROnova@ Announces the Results of ENDObesity I Clinical Trial
April 22, 2013 10:17 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsBAROnova, Inc., recently presented data from their ENDObesity I clinical trial at the annual Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) meeting. During the study, which was conducted in Sydney, Australia, obese subjects with a BMI ranging from 30-50 kg/m2 were ...
TriReme Receives Shonin Approval to Market Glider™ PTCA Catheter
April 22, 2013 9:01 am | by PR Newswire | CommentsPLEASANTON Calif. and SINGAPORE, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TriReme Medical, Inc. and its affiliates (TriReme) announced today that its Japanese partner, Century Medical, Inc. (CMI), has received Shonin approval for the Glider™ PTCA catheter indicated for treating the...
Healthcare's First Direct Contracting Market Launches Today; Will Offer Mutually Beneficial Approach for Hospitals and Suppliers
April 22, 2013 9:00 am | by PR Newswire | CommentsIRVING, Texas, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today aptitude announced the launch of the healthcare industry's first online direct contracting market, a one-stop destination designed to complement a hospital's existing contracting model or provide an alternative for those looking...
Cancer Experts Detail Advanced Radiosurgery Treatments for Lung Cancer Using Varian Medical Systems Technologies
April 22, 2013 8:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsCancer experts have reported future trends and progress in radiotherapy treatments for lung cancer using motion management and tumor-tracking technologies from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR). Speakers at Varian's Emerging Technologies Symposium at the annual ESTRO conference detailed ...
ARCA biopharma and Medtronic to Collaborate on Atrial Fibrillation Clinical Trial for Gencaro
April 22, 2013 8:00 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsBROOMFIELD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 22, 2013--ARCA biopharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: ABIO), a biopharmaceutical company developing genetically-targeted therapies for cardiovascular diseases, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT), a leader in medical...
Sanovas Launches Next Generation Surgical Imaging Technology
April 22, 2013 6:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsSanovas Inc., a life science technology company developing and commercializing the next-generation of micro-invasive diagnostics, devices and drug delivery technologies, announced today the launch of MicroCamT, its OEM "Plug & Play" micro imaging platform for endoscopic device ...
