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Elevated Levels Of Cobalt And Chromium Found In Offspring Of Moms With Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants
Categorie : Medical DevicesWomen with metal-on-metal hip implants, where both the ball of the joint and the surface of the socket are made of metal, pass metal ions to their offspring during pregnancy, according to a study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center. The ions are the result of wear and corrosion as the m ...
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Sun Mar 2010
Carnegie Mellon Initiative To Commercialize Quality Of Life Technologies Boosted By NSF Grant
Categorie : Medical DevicesAn already promising initiative to assist start-up firms that commercialize technologies associated with the Quality of Life Technology (QoLT) Center is now expanding thanks to a three-year, $1.5 million Innovation Award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Engineering Education ...
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Sun Mar 2010
Saving Lives One Breath At A Time
Categorie : Medical DevicesThe National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has completed a project to help a UK company diagnose medical conditions through monitoring patients' breath. Bedfont Scientific Ltd is one of the market leaders in developing personal diagnostic gas sensors for the medical market... ...
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Sun Mar 2010
Fifty Years Of The 'Light Fantastic:' Laser Advances Spark Scientific Progress
Categorie : Medical DevicesFifty years after the first laser sparked a technological revolution, the "light fantastic" continues to impact people's daily lives - by playing DVDs, speeding Internet connections, and performing intricate surgery... ...
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Sun Mar 2010
Medtronic Introduces The Vertex Select(R) Reconstruction System
Categorie : Medical DevicesMedtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced the U.S. launch of the VERTEX SELECT® Reconstruction System. When a patient has a spinal condition that requires fusion or a procedure that must be performed from the back of the spine, also known as a posterior approach, the VERTEX SELECT® Reconstruction Sys ...
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Sun Mar 2010
Miami Children's Hospital Selects Toshiba Vascular X-Ray Equipment For Hybrid Catheterization Lab
Categorie : Medical DevicesIn hybrid catheterization procedures it is crucial that the imaging system provides the flexibility to quickly and easily access both the patient and ancillary equipment... ...
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Sun Mar 2010
FDA Issues Warning On Counterfeit Surgical Mesh
Categorie : Medical DevicesThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned health care providers and consumers about counterfeit surgical mesh being distributed in the United States under the C. R. Bard/Davol brand name. Surgical mesh products are used to reinforce soft tissue where weakness exists... ...
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Sun Mar 2010
EPIC Study Finds New Embolic Protection Device Had 97.5 Percent Success Rate During Carotid Artery Stenting
Categorie : Medical DevicesA multicenter EPIC (FiberNet® Embolic Protection System in Carotid Artery Stenting Trial) study found that the FiberNet Embolic Protection System (EPS) had a 97.5% success rate when used in patients undergoing carotid artery stenting (CAS)... ...
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Fri Mar 2010
Symptom Checker And Meditation Apps Offer Mayo's Health And Wellness Expertise Anywhere, Anytime
Categorie : Medical DevicesMayo Clinic is launching two research-based consumer applications (apps) for iPhone and iPod Touch this quarter, the first in a variety of mobile health products and services supporting the goal of making Mayo's expertise available to anyone, anywhere, anytime. Mayo Clinic Symptom Checker provides u ...
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Fri Mar 2010
Corgenix Medical Corp. Announces Launch Of Products For Automated Systems
Categorie : Medical DevicesCorgenix Medical Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CONX), a worldwide developer and marketer of diagnostic test kits, has announced the availability of its new automation friendly anti-phospholipid assay format. The new format offers high-volume testing labs the same performance as the currently avai ...
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Fri Mar 2010
Technological Advances Provide A Fillip To The European IV Therapy And Enteral Nutrition Devices Market
Categorie : Medical DevicesThe European intravenous (IV) therapy and enteral nutrition devices market currently offers a highly dynamic and lucrative environment. Advances in pharmacology and a wider range of blood products have substantially increased the number of possible drug therapies, which can be used with IV therapy d ...
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Fri Mar 2010
SDI Reports: Nearly A Third Of Physicians Use Handheld And Smartphone Devices To Access Medical Information
Categorie : Medical DevicesAccording to SDI's Mobile & Social Media Study: Physicians' Views of Emerging Technology, approximately 30% of physicians access medical information using a handheld device or smartphone. The most popular handheld device or smartphone is the Apple iPhone, with 31% of respondents owning one... ...
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Fri Mar 2010
Tantaline Gains Approval From FDA
Categorie : Medical DevicesTantaline®, the world's leading producer of surface alloys for valves, fittings, instrumentation, and custom products in highly corrosive and/or hot acid environments, announced that it has been approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA approval was granted to Tanta ...
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Fri Mar 2010
$5.6 Million Contract For Heart Assist Device For Infants And Toddlers
Categorie : Medical DevicesResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh and their collaborators have been awarded a $5.6 million federal contract to pursue the continued development of an implanted ventricular assist heart pump for infants and small children with congenital or acquired heart disease... ...
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Wed Feb 2010
Frank Semcer Is First To Be Honored With Stevens' Award For Innovation And Entrepreneurship
Categorie : Medical DevicesAt Micro Stamping headquarters in Somerset, New Jersey, it is largely what is not visible that gives the metal-forming company its edge in the highly competitive world of precision component manufacturing. Chairman Frank Semcer, Sr... ...
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Wed Feb 2010
FDA Issues Guidance To Help Streamline Medical Device Clinical Trials
Categorie : Medical DevicesThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued guidance on Bayesian statistical methods in the design and analysis of medical device clinical trials that could result in less costly and more efficient patient studies. The Bayesian statistical method applies an algorithm that makes it possible for com ...
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Wed Feb 2010
New CATCH Rule To Determine Need For CT Scans In Children With Minor Head Injury
Categorie : Medical DevicesA new tool may help standardize the use of computed tomography (CT scans) in children with minor head injury and help reduce the number of scans, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)... ...
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Wed Feb 2010
Siemens Healthcare Wins Biggest Single Order Contract, In The Middle East
Categorie : Medical DevicesSiemens Healthcare will supply state-of-the-art diagnostics imaging equipment to all Ministry of Health hospitals (around 100) across Iraq. The recently signed contract has a value of around $70 million and is the biggest single order contract to be awarded to Siemens Healthcare in the Middle East.. ...
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Wed Feb 2010
Vertec To Market Siemens Healthcare X Class Ultrasound Systems In The UK
Categorie : Medical DevicesSiemens Healthcare and Vertec Scientific have announced a distribution partnership that will see Vertec exclusively market the X Class range of ultrasound systems in the markets of emergency medicine, GP practices, rheumatology, orthopaedics, acute medicine, chest medicine and anaesthetics... ...
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Wed Feb 2010
Children's Hospital Boosts Paediatric Services
Categorie : Medical DevicesRoyal Manchester Children's Hospital, part of Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, provides an integrated paediatric service to Greater Manchester and North West England, offering the latest diagnostic medical equipment to its patients. Siemens Healthcare was selected to su ...
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Wed Feb 2010