Surgery
Accuray Showcases CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System at American Urological Association Meeting
May 16, 2011 5:37 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsSUNNYVALE, Calif. and WASHINGTON, May 16, 2011 /- The American Urological Association (AUA) Meeting, May 16, 2011 -- Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY ), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that it will showcase the CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System ,...
Cancer Treatment Experts Detail Promising New Radiosurgical Techniques for Lung and Liver Cancer Patients
May 12, 2011 6:35 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsLONDON, May 12, 2011 /- European cancer experts have reported on developments of some promising radiosurgical techniques for treating lung and liver cancer using new linear accelerator technology from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR). Among the achievements outlined at a packed...
HCB Health Wins Manny Award for Best Medical Device Campaign
May 11, 2011 8:36 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsAUSTIN, Texas, May 11, 2011 /- HCB Health, one of the top 25 independent healthcare communications agencies in the nation and the leading healthcare agency in the Southwest, won a Manny Award for best medical device campaign in the 22nd annual Manny Awards, a national competition honoring...
Healthpoint Biotherapeutics Introduces OASIS® Ultra Tri-Layer Matrix
May 11, 2011 7:39 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsFORT WORTH, Texas, May 11, 2011 /- Healthpoint Biotherapeutics today announced the introduction of OASIS® Ultra Tri-Layer Matrix, a natural extracellular matrix (ECM) material derived from three layers of porcine small intestinal submucosa (SIS). The three-layer construct of ECM was...
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2011 Financial Results
May 11, 2011 3:34 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsPARSIPPANY, N.J., May 11, 2011 /- Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCRX ), an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011, provided an update on the execution of its pre-commercial and launch strategies for...
Dermatologist Using Robot for Dermatologic Emergencies
May 11, 2011 3:34 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsDELRAY BEACH, Fla., May 11, 2011 /- Dermatology patients in Palm Beach County now have the comfort of knowing their doctor is available to see them for emergencies even when he is on vacation. Dr. Steven Hacker, a top selling author for physicians, and recognized by his peers as one of...
Surgical Care Affiliates Announces Investor Conference Call to Discuss 2011 First Quarter Results
May 10, 2011 9:35 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsBIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 10, 2011 /- Surgical Care Affiliates ("SCA") today announced that it will host an investor conference call at 10:00 a.m. Central Time on Monday, May 16, 2011, to discuss its 2011 first quarter operating results. A 30-day replay will be available approximately an hour...
BioDrain Medical, Inc. Retains EKN Financial Services as Its Exclusive Financial Advisor and Placement Agent
May 9, 2011 8:37 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsMINNEAPOLIS, May 9, 2011 /- BioDrain Medical, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BIOR ), producer of the FDA-cleared Streamway™ System for automated surgical fluid disposal, announced today that it has retained EKN Financial Services, Inc. ("EKN"), a New York-based registered broker/dealer,...
Covidien Announces Patient Enrollment is Complete in Parietex ProGrip(TM) Self-Fixating Mesh Inguinal Hernia Repair Study
May 9, 2011 3:37 am | by Covidien | News | Comments600 patients enrolled in post-marketing study comparing outcomes of inguinal hernia repair with self-fixating mesh to gold-standard repair technique using sutures NORTH HAVEN, Conn., May 09, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products,...
Accuray Announces Results for Third Quarter of Fiscal 2011
May 6, 2011 2:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsSUNNYVALE, Calif., May 5, 2011 /- Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY ), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2011, ended March 31, 2011. For the third quarter of fiscal 2011, Accuray reported total revenue of...
Reportlinker Adds Minimally Invasive Surgical Devices, World Market
May 5, 2011 3:47 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsNEW YORK, May 5, 2011 /- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Minimally Invasive Surgical Devices, World Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p096410/Minimally-Invasive-Surgical-Devices-... Minimally invasive surgery (MIS)...
Boston Scientific reports stolen medical devices
May 4, 2011 7:36 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | News | CommentsBoston Scientific Corp. has announced that a shipment of medical devices was stolen last month on its way to the company's sterilization facility. The Natick-based medical device company said that the devices, which include endoscopy and urology/women's health devices, could cause...
Zimmer Holdings to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 Health Care Conference
May 2, 2011 8:39 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsWARSAW, Ind., May 2, 2011 /- Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SIX: ZMH), a global leader in musculoskeletal care, announced that it will be participating in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 Health Care Conference at the Encore at Wynn Las Vegas in Nevada, on May 10, 2011, at 8:00...
IRIDEX Granted U.S. Patent for Stepped Angled Laser Handpieces Used in Eye Surgery
May 2, 2011 3:37 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 2, 2011 /- IRIDEX Corporation (Nasdaq: IRIX ) today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office had issued to IRIDEX a patent applying to a group of specially designed laser handpieces used in invasive ophthalmic surgical procedures. The patent, No....
Zimmer Introduces New Generation of the Wallis® Dynamic Stabilization System
April 29, 2011 5:37 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsWARSAW, Ind., April 29, 2011 /- Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SIX: ZMH), a global leader in musculoskeletal care, today announced the launch of the next generation of its Wallis® Posterior Dynamic Stabilization System, the UniWallis ™ System, in Europe and Asia Pacific....
CryoLife Launches BioGlue® Surgical Adhesive in Japan
April 25, 2011 5:36 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsATLANTA, April 25, 2011 /- CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE: CRY ), an implantable biological medical device and cardiovascular tissue processing company, today announced that its BioGlue Surgical Adhesive has launched in Japan and is expected to be available in hospitals by late May 2011. BioGlue...
Accuray Incorporated to Report Financial Results for Third Quarter of Fiscal 2011
April 14, 2011 6:38 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsSUNNYVALE, Calif., April 14, 2011 /- Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY ), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, today announced that it will report results for its third quarter of fiscal 2011, ended March 31, 2011 on Thursday, May 5, 2011 after the market closes. A conference...
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Launch of XIAPEX® in EU by Pfizer
April 11, 2011 3:36 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsMALVERN, Pa., April 11, 2011 /- Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AUXL ), a specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the Company will receive a $30 million regulatory milestone payment from its EU partner, Pfizer Inc. (Pfizer), following the first sale of XIAPEX in...
ImageXpres Posts OTC Markets 2010 Annual Report
April 8, 2011 8:39 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsROCHESTER, N.Y., April 8, 2011 /- ImageXpres Corporation (Pink Sheets: IMJX ), today officially reported its full-year 2010 financial results and annual report that highlighted the key business accomplishment during the past fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. Overall financial results...
Pacira Pharmaceuticals to Present at BioCentury Future Leaders in the Biotech Industry Conference
April 8, 2011 3:36 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsPARSIPPANY, N.J., April 8, 2011 /- Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCRX ), an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced James Scibetta, chief financial officer, is scheduled to present at the BioCentury Future Leaders in the Biotech Industry Conference on Friday,...
Ascension Orthopedics Announces TITANâ„¢ Modular Shoulder Implantations at Union Memorial Hospital
April 7, 2011 8:40 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsAUSTIN, Texas, April 7, 2011 /- Ascension Orthopedics, Inc., a world leader in PyroCarbon orthopedic devices, announces additional implantations of the TITAN Modular Total Shoulder. The surgeries were performed by Anand Murthi, M.D. at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD....
Cardinal Health to Release Third Quarter Results on April 28
April 7, 2011 4:37 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsDUBLIN, Ohio, April 7, 2011 /- Cardinal Health plans to release third-quarter financial results for its fiscal 2011 on Thursday, April 28, prior to the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The company has scheduled a webcast and conference call for April 28 at 8:30 a.m. EDT...
Data From Landmark Clinical Trial of Abbott's MitraClip® System Demonstrate Durable Clinical Benefits for Patients With Mitral Regurgitation Two Years After Treatment
April 4, 2011 6:38 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsNEW ORLEANS, April 4, 2011 /- Abbott (NYSE: ABT ) today announced data from its EVEREST II (Endovascular Valve Edge-to-Edge REpair STudy) study showing that patients with significant mitral regurgitation (MR) treated with the company's investigational percutaneous catheter-based...
Major New Study Shows Aortic Valve Replacement Via Catheter Produces Better Outcomes Than Traditional Open-Heart Surgery
April 3, 2011 3:37 pm | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsDETROIT, April 3, 2011 /- A major new study presented today at the yearly scientific meeting of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) in New Orleans shows conclusively that replacing defective aortic valves in elderly patients through non-invasive "catheterization" – rather than...
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Reports Fourth Quarter and 2010 Financial Results
March 31, 2011 3:37 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsPARSIPPANY, N.J., March 31, 2011 /- Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCRX ), an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2010, provided an update on the execution of its pre-commercial and...
