Surgery
Accuray Hires General Manager for the Asia Pacific Region
October 28, 2010 6:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsSUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 28 /- Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY ), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that Bob Wong has returned to Accuray as General Manager of the APAC (Asia Pacific, including Australia but excluding India and Japan) region effective October...
Reportlinker Adds Endoscopy Devices Market Outlook in Belgium to 2016 - Endoscopy Visualization Systems, Flexible and Rigid Endoscopes, Capsule Endoscope Systems and Others
October 26, 2010 9:34 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsNEW YORK, Oct. 26 /- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Endoscopy Devices Market Outlook in Belgium to 2016 - Endoscopy Visualization Systems, Flexible and Rigid Endoscopes, Capsule Endoscope Systems and Others...
Tengion Announces First Implantation of Neo-Urinary Conduit™ in Initial Clinical Trial in Patients with Bladder Cancer
October 25, 2010 6:35 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsEAST NORRITON, Pa., Oct. 25 /- Tengion, Inc. (Nasdaq: TNGN ), a leader in regenerative medicine, announced today that surgeons at the University of Chicago have implanted its Neo-Urinary Conduit ™ in the first patient as part of the ongoing clinical trial evaluating the Company's...
Boston Scientific Announces CE Mark Approval for Expanded Indication of WallFlex® Biliary RX Stent
October 22, 2010 4:32 am | by Boston Scientific | News | CommentsCompany's fully covered metal stent now approved for use in treating benign biliary strictures
Federal Panel Grants Lanier Law Firm Motion for Hearing on National Coordination of DePuy Hip Implant Lawsuits
October 21, 2010 11:34 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsHOUSTON, Oct. 21 /- A panel of seven federal judges has granted The Lanier Law Firm 's motion for a hearing to determine the national coordination of all DePuy hip device cases in In re: DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. ASR Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation ( MDL 2197 ) . The United States...
Merlot OrthopediX Enters into Exclusive Global Agreement with Alphatec Spine to Develop and Market Merlot's Bone Anchorage Technology for the Treatment of Spine Disorders
October 21, 2010 8:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsCLEVELAND, Oct. 21 /- Merlot OrthopediX, Inc., a Cleveland Clinic spin-off company jointly owned by Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, Frantz Medical Group, Mentor, OH and Dr. Isador Lieberman, M.D., M.B.A., Texas Back Institute, Plano, Texas, announced today that it has entered into an...
Ceregene Initiates a New Controlled Phase 2b Trial of CERE-120 for Parkinson's Disease
October 19, 2010 9:32 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsSAN DIEGO, Oct. 19 /- Ceregene, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, announced today that enrollment has begun in a new double-blind sham surgery-controlled Phase 2b study evaluating CERE-120 in Parkinson's disease patients. CERE-120 is a gene therapy product that delivers the neurotrophic...
Medical Device Industry Executive Joins OrthoAccel Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors
October 14, 2010 9:32 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsHOUSTON, Oct. 14 /- OrthoAccel Technologies, Inc., developers of the AcceleDent System , an acceleration device to enhance orthodontics, announced this week that it has engaged Todd Cooper as a Director on its Corporate Board. Mr. Cooper's directorship will involve oversight and...
LaunchCapital, CI invest $1.3M in Affinimark
October 13, 2010 6:33 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | News | CommentsAffinimark Technologies Inc., a New Haven, Conn., company that develops point-of-care tests for cerebrospinal leaks has received a $1,359,394 investment by the quasi-public agency Connecticut Innovations and LaunchCapital.
Cardium Announces New Research Findings: Excellagen Product Candidate Activates Platelet Release of PDGF, an Important Growth Factor Fundamental to the Wound Healing Process
October 13, 2010 6:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsSAN DIEGO, Oct. 13 /- Cardium Therapeutics (NYSE Amex: CXM ) today reported on new preclinical research findings that Excellagen, a topically applied formulated collagen wound management gel product candidate, activates platelet release of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) locally at...
Hologic to Host Investor Presentation at RSNA 2010
October 13, 2010 6:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsBEDFORD, Mass., Oct. 13 /- Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company) (Nasdaq: HOLX ), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, today announced the Company will host...
Accuray Incorporated to Host Analyst Meeting at ASTRO 2010
October 13, 2010 6:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsSUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 13 /- Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY ), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, will host an Analyst Meeting in San Diego, Calif., on Monday, November 1, 2010 at 3:30 p.m. PT/ 6:30 p.m. ET. This meeting coincides with the 52nd Annual Meeting of the...
"SpectroPen" Could Aid Surgeons in Detecting Edges of Tumors
October 13, 2010 5:32 am | by Georgia Tech Institute of Technology | News | CommentsBiomedical engineers are developing a hand-held device called a SpectroPen that could help surgeons see the edges of tumors in human patients in real time during surgery.
Covidien Announces New Evidence That Underscores Clinical Value of Hernia and Abdominal Wall Repair Products
October 11, 2010 9:32 pm | by Covidien | News | CommentsSurgeons present preliminary results on two pioneering clinical trials for hernia repair at 32nd International Congress of the European Hernia Society ISTANBUL, Oct 12, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, announced that its hernia...
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Initiation of XIAFLEX® Phase III Studies for Peyronie's Disease
October 11, 2010 4:31 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsMALVERN, Pa., Oct. 11 /- Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AUXL ), a specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the first subject has been dosed in the global phase III program of XIAFLEX® for the treatment of Peyronie's disease. Peyronie's disease is the...
Material Enables Fabrication of Colored, High-Strength Sutures
October 8, 2010 6:25 am | Dsm | Product Releases | CommentsDSM, which created and manufactures Dyneema Purity, the world’s strongest medical grade fiber, offers Dyneema Purity BLUE, the first 100% colored implantable grade ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber.
Baxano, Inc. Awarded Prestigious 2010 Spine Technology Awards
October 6, 2010 8:34 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsSAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 6 /- Baxano, Inc. ( www.baxano.com ) today announced that two of the company's products have been selected Best New Technology for Spine Care at the 2010 Spine Technology Awards. The iO-Flex™ System and the MicroBlade Shaver™ Device both received first...
American College of Surgeons Health Policy Research Institute Releases Surgery Workforce Atlas That Shows Surgeon Shortage Across the U.S.
October 5, 2010 7:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsWASHINGTON, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- -- A new interactive, web-based map from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Health Policy Research Institute shows, county-by-county throughout the U.S., where shortages of surgeons and other physicians threaten patient access to timely,...
Accuray Awarded $1 Million Grant by U.S. Government
October 5, 2010 7:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsSUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 5 /- Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY ), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that the company was awarded a $1 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant by the U.S. Government to be used toward further development of a...
American Medical Systems Strengthens Global Expansion With GreenLight HPS® Acquisitions in Australia
October 4, 2010 7:35 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsMINNETONKA, Minn., Oct. 4 /- American Medical Systems® (AMS) (Nasdaq: AMMD ), a leading provider of world-class devices and therapies for male and female pelvic health, today announced that eight GreenLight HPS® laser consoles have been acquired for public hospitals in the...
International Robotic Urology Symposium 2011
September 29, 2010 10:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsLAS VEGAS, Sept. 29 /- The largest medical robotic conference will convene Jan. 13-16, 2011 at the Wynn Las Vegas. It will bring together world leaders in robotic surgery and alternative therapies for benign and malignant diseases of the prostate. Hosted by the Henry Ford Vattikuti...
New Mask Study Supports CDC's Updated Guidance for Seasonal Flu Prevention Strategies
September 29, 2010 8:36 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsHAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Sept. 29 /- Crosstex International, a subsidiary of Cantel Medical Corp. (NYSE: CMN ), announced today the publication of sponsored research that suggests a far greater infection prevention value of medical face masks, commonly referred to as surgical masks, than...
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
September 28, 2010 8:32 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsDENVER and CINCINNATI, Sept. 28 /- Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C., one of the nations' leading plaintiff litigation law firms, has filed a class action lawsuit in Ohio against DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. on behalf of all United States citizens who received an implant of the...
While Ethicon Endo-Surgery and Allergan Remain Front-Runners in the $41 Million Gastric Band Market, Other Competitors Battle for Third Place, According to Millennium Research...
September 28, 2010 8:32 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | News | CommentsTORONTO, Sept. 28 /- According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, the European gastric band device market was valued at $41 million in 2010, with revenues doubling by the end of 2015. Increased awareness of health...
Treatment continues after children are cured of cancer
September 27, 2010 12:32 pm | by Baylor College of Medicine | News | CommentsDoctors at Baylor College of Medicine are leading the way in treating and researching childhood cancer at the Texas Children's Cancer Center but the center has also become nationally known for its work in an increasingly important area of pediatric cancer – survivorship issues. "At...
