Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week articles from April 2003

Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week archives from April 2003

PET predicts response to Paxil in study.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) neuroscientists using positron emission tomography (PET) brain imaging have discovered distinct patterns of brain activity that predict the effectiveness of...

The future of clinical cancer management may depend on one chip.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The future of clinical cancer management may depend on one chip. According to recent research from the United States, "Recent advances in gene expression profiling technology have now made it...

Children with hemodialysis catheters may be at risk for bleeding.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Children with hemodialysis catheters may be at risk for bleeding. According to recent research from the United States, "Hemodialysis catheters are routinely flushed with high-concentration heparin...

Ipsilateral free fibula transfer avoids using vessels at the recipient site.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ipsilateral free fibula transfer avoids using vessels at the recipient site. According to a study from the United States, "We describe an ipsilateral free fibula transfer for segmental femur...

Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis ineffective for C. perfringens typing.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pulsed-field gel is not suitable for molecular typing of Clostridium perfringens. "In 1998, 21 inhabitants of a German nursing home fell ill with acute gastroenteritis after consumption of minced...

US dissection is successful, avoids electrocautery complications.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ultrasonic dissection is successful and avoids electrocautery complications. According to recent research from Austria, "The implementation of UltraCision (the Harmonic Scalpel) can be seen as a...

Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy should be gold standard.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy should be the gold standard. According to recent research from France, "Early laparascopic cholecystectomy within 5 days of onset of symptoms of acute...

UNC to test new device for failed livers.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Prospects for surviving acute liver failure are very slim, and statistics place mortality as high as 90%. A liver transplant may be the only alternative before fatal complications set in, yet not...

Researchers develop protocol to predict outcomes of rapid sequence intubation.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers develop a protocol to predict outcomes of rapid sequence intubation. "Our emergency department (ED) at Louisiana State University developed a unique approach to airway management by...

Stentless porcine/pericardial conduit treats an aortic fungal false aneurysm.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Stentless porcine/pericardial conduit treats an aortic fungal false aneurysm. According to a study from England, "Fungal prosthetic valve endocarditis is an uncommon but serious condition with high...

MIV completes agreement for commercialization of stent coating technology.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MIV Therapeutics, Inc., (MIVT) and the University of British Columbia (UBC) announced the completion of two license agreements, which have facilitated the transfer of the HAp coating technology to MIV...

Gulick joins medical products company as VP, business development.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Global Medical Products Holdings, Inc., (GMDP) announced the appointment of Brent Gulick to the recently created position of vice president of business development. Gulick will be responsible for...

Dale named as new board member.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Michael D. Dale, president and CEO of ATS Medical, Inc., (ATSI) announced that Eric W. Sivertson has been appointed to the ATS Medical board of directors. Sivertson joins the ATS Board with over 25...

Lumenis announces new executive VP of medical unit.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lumenis (LUME) announced the appointment of Wade Hampton as executive vice president of the medical business unit. Hampton was vice president of international in the Coherent Medical Group when it...

Regan named vice president for manufacturing.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Corgentech, Inc., announced that Jack Regan has been appointed vice president for manufacturing. Regan joins Corgentech from Genentech, where he served as senior director of manufacturing...

A precoated femoral component in hybrid THA is not detrimental to fixation.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A precoated femoral component in hybrid THA is not detrimental to fixation. "This is a mid-term report at 10 years' mean follow-Lip of a study of a precoated femoral component used in primary hybrid...

Newly designed total artificial heart will help investigate long-term use.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Newly designed total artificial heart will help investigate long-term use. "The undulation pump is a small, continuous flow displacement type blood pump, and the undulation pump total artificial...

Surgeons implant tenth AbioCor.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Surgeons have implanted a self-contained mechanical heart into a 10th patient, the device's manufacturer announced March 10, 2003. The grapefruit-sized AbioCor heart is meant for patients with...

Coretherm system launched for office-based treatment of BPH.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ACMI Corporation and ProstaLund Operations AB announced the launch of the CoreTherm System for office-based treatment of Bening Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH). ProstaLund recently received PMA clearance...

SealChip is focus of three sessions at scientific meeting.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aviva Biosciences Corporation announced that its planar patch-clamp biochip, SealChip, was the subject of three scientific presentations at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, held in...

NIST, UW-Madison research may lead to new breast cancer detection methods.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Other than skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in the United States. More than 180,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. Research has led to...

First use of Cancion cardiac recovery system in a human has short-term success.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- First use of Cancion cardiac recovery system in a human has short-term success. According to a study from Austria, "Animal studies have shown clearly that a peripheral circulatory support system can...

Continuous CO[subscript]2 insufflation used to de-air cardiothoracic wound cavity.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Continuous CO[subscript]2 insufflation used to de-air cardiothoracic wound cavity "Insufflation of carbon dioxide into the chest wound is used in open-heart surgery to de-air the heart and great...

CFVAD support has effects on skin tissue microcirculation, aortic hemodynamics.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CFVAD support has effects on skin tissue microcirculation, aortic hemodynamics. According to recent research from the United States, "Continuous flow ventricular assist devices (CFVADs) are thought...

Strategic partnership with tissue bank announced.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- GenSci Regeneration Sciences, Inc., The OrthoBiologics Technology Company, announced that it has entered into an agreement with AlloSource, one of the nation's largest non-profit tissue bank...

Researchers review alternatives to surgical resection of liver metastases.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers review alternatives to surgical resection of liver metastases. According to a study from the Peoples Republic of China, "The liver is the most common site of distant metastasis of...

Silicone oil keratopathy occurred in a photorefractive keratectomy-treated eye.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Silicone oil keratopathy occurred in a photorefractive keratectomy-treated eye. "Three years after uneventful excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy in both eyes, a 34-year-old man sustained a...

A significant difference in outcome is found between low, high volume hospitals.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A significant outcome difference in coronary artery bypass graft surgery has been found between low, high volume hospitals. According to a study from the United States, "There are more than 120...

Strict thermoregulation attenuates myocardial injury during CABG.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Strict thermoregulation attenuates myocardial injury during coronary artery bypass graft surgery. According to a study from Israel, "We assessed the cardioprotective effects of perioperative...

Two cases of anomalous LAD origin treated successfully with CABG.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two cases of anomalous origin of LAD are treated successfully with coronary artery bypass graft surgery. "We experienced two cases of anomalous origin of the left anterior descending artery (LAD)...

Magnets prove successful for retaining complex craniofacial prostheses.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Magnets prove successful for retaining complex craniofacial prostheses. According to recent research from England, "Where reconstruction with autogenous tissue is contraindicated in craniofacial...

Freezor Catheter recommended for approval by FDA panel.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CryoCath Technologies, Inc., announced that its Freezor Cryoablation System has been recommended for approval to treat AtrioVentricular Node Reentry Tachycardia (AVNRT), currently the most prevalently...

MassARRAY gene expression analysis method published.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sequenom, Inc., (SQNM) announced the publication of MassARRAY-based gene expression analysis, the latest in an expanding base of DNA analysis customer applications. The application combines...

Patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators need frequent assessments.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators need frequent assessments. According to a study from Canada, "A survey on the follow-up practices of patients with implantable cardioverter...

SUNI spin-off to expand market share in digital radiography.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Suni Imaging Microsystems, Inc., (SUNI) announced that it has established a wholly owned subsidiary, Suni Medical Imaging, Inc., which will perform product development, manufacturing, and marketing of...

New cosmetic light therapy system unveiled at International Beauty Show.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Creative Enterprises International, Inc., announced the launch of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved Bioptron Cosmetic Light Therapy System, a painless hand-held cosmetic light therapy...

Primary Technology, LLC, receives notice of allowance for patent.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Primary Technology, LLC, a privately held Florida corporation specializing in cosmetic medical device manufacturing, announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has given notice of...

Double vision after refractive surgery can be minimized.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diplopia, or double-vision, can occur after undergoing laser-assisted in situ refractive surgery (Lasik), but can be minimized if the proper screening criteria for this procedure are followed, according...

Accurate measurement of LV volumes compared with quantitative gated scintigraphy.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Accurate measurement of LV volumes compared with quantitative gated scintigraphy. According to a study from Japan, "This study was performed to assess clinical feasibility of rapid freehand scanning...

Researchers develop a high power density submicron electron beam source.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers develop a high power density submicron electron beam source. According to recent research from Russia, "An electron-optical system (with a thermal field electron source-cathode) is...

Color duplex method of choice for quality control after carotid endarterectomy.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Color duplex is considered the method of choice for quality control after carotid endarterectomy. According to recent research from Italy, "We compared the intraoperative diagnostic value of CDS vs...

Intubation with a charge couple device camera provides a wide field of vision.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intubation with a charge couple device camera provides a wide field of vision. According to recent research from Japan, "We developed an orotracheal intubation device equipped with a charge couple...

Nitric oxide is important role in ischemic preconditioning in the rat model.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nitric oxide is important role in ischemic preconditioning in the rat model. According to recent research from Germany, "The purpose of this study was to determine whether nitric oxide (NO) plays a...

Actinic keratosis, seborrheic wart, nevus all found on a single eyelid.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Actinic keratosis, seborrheic wart, nevus all found on a single eyelid. "A 67-year-old woman had three different tumors of the eyelids. The most prominent one was a nevus of the free margin of the...

Biosurgery company reports 11% growth in its second year.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genzyme Biosurgery (GZBX), a division of Genzyme Corp., reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2002. In its second full year of operations, Genzyme Biosurgery reported...

Extension given by NASDAQ to meet requirements for continued listing.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CardioGenesis Corporation (CGCP), the market leader in angina-relieving Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR) and Percutaneous Myocardial Revascularization (PMR), announced that a NASDAQ Listing...

MedicalCV reports 2003 3Q, 9-month results; receives NASDAQ delisting notice.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MedicalCV, Inc., (MDCVU), a Minnesota-based heart valve manufacturer, reported net sales for the third quarter ended January 31, 2003, of $867,105, which is an 18% increase over net sales of $735,260 in...

Medtox Scientific announces results for fourth quarter and full year.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medtox Scientific, Inc., (TOX) announced fourth-quarter and year-end revenues and earnings for the periods ending December 31, 2002. For the 3-month period, revenues were $12,123,000, down slightly...

Shareholders approve stock split for device company.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The shareholders of Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (ANPI; ANP), at the company's annual general meeting of shareholders, approved a 2-for-1 stock split. In light of receiving shareholder approval,...

World Heart Corp. announces 2002 results and provides corporate update.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- World Heart Corp. (WHT) announced its 2002 year-end results. Revenues rose 22%, loss declined 24%, and cash used in operations declined 47%. WorldHeart is a global medical device company,...

iCAD reports 2002 fourth quarter and year end results.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- iCAD, Inc., (ICAD), which designs, develops, and markets computer-aided detection (CAD) imaging technology and systems for the early detection of breast cancer, reported its operating results for the...

Stretta procedure for treating GERD is safe and effective.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Stretta procedure for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease is safe and effective. "Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most common disorders of the gastrointestinal...

Percutaneous cholecystostomy has a high success rate with few complications.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Percutaneous cholecystostomy has a high success rate with few complications. According to recent research from Turkey, "Cholecystectomy and open cholecystostomy are associated with a high mortality...

Newly developed 3D endoscopic system is valuable in GI endoscopy.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Newly developed 3D endoscopic system is valuable in GI endoscopy. According to a study from Japan, "Although there have been earlier reports on the use of three-dimensional endoscopic systems in...

A new tri-leaflet mechanical valve has excellent blood compatibility.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new tri-leaflet mechanical valve has excellent blood compatibility. According to recent research from the United States, "An ideal heart valve prosthesis, which has both the flow dynamic...

Infection, blockage reduced catheter survival in more than 50% of cases.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Infection, blockage reduced catheter survival in more than 50% of cases. "The use of acute vascular access catheters (AVACs) has facilitated the delivery of hemodialysis to patients lacking...

Osteotomy for hemophilic arthropathy of the knee especially aids young patients.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Orthopedists at the University of Bonn evaluated "the long-term value of corrective osteotomy around the knee... by means of clinical and radiographic parameters." According to a report by T....

A spigelian hernia can be diagnosed with CT scan and treated laparoscopically.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A spigelian hernia can be diagnosed with CT scan and treated laparoscopically. According to a study from France, "Spigelian hernia (SH) develops in the spigelian aponeurosis. In some cases, its...

Radiological assessment is gold standard for diagnosing loose components in THA.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Radiological assessment is the gold standard for diagnosing loose components in total hip arthroplasty. According to a study from Switzerland, "We analyzed follow-up data from 18,486 primary total...

TriPath Imaging announces agreement with Quest Diagnostics.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- TriPath Imaging, Inc., (TPTH) announced that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Quest Diagnostics, Inc., (DGX), a provider of diagnostic laboratory testing, information, and services....

Factors affecting light-scattering properties of cervical cells studied.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rice University bioengineers have studied "how the light scattering properties of cervical cells are affected by changes in nuclear morphology, DNA content, and chromatin texture, which occur during...

Self-mixing in a diode laser used for cardiovascular diagnostics.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biomedical engineers in Estonia report they've developed "a simple optical method for pulse wave profile, pulse wave delay time, and blood flow measurement." K. Meigas and colleagues, Tallinn Tech...

Multienzyme multiplex PCR effective for Klebsiella pneumoniae typing.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel multienzyme multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay provides an effective method for typing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates. Researchers in the Netherland "developed and optimized a...

Phage-enabled amperometric assay valuable for pathogen analysis.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A phage-enabled amperometric assay could be valuable for pathogen analysis. In a recent study from Israel, researchers described "a novel electrochemical method for the rapid identification and...

Novel ompA-based PCR assay effective for C. pneumoniae detection.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay based on the Chlamydia pneumoniae ompA gene may improve detection of this microorganism. C. pneumoniae, "an important respiratory pathogen, is...

Rapid immunoassays suitable for Clostridium difficile detection.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rapid immunoassays are suitable for diagnosing Clostridium difficile infection. C. difficile "is one of the most frequent causes of nosocomial gastrointestinal disease," explained researchers in the...

Real-time amplification suitable for herpesvirus detection.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Real-time amplification assays are suitable for diagnosing herpesvirus infections. In a recent study from the Netherlands, "procedures using real-time technique were developed to demonstrate the...

Multilocus sequence typing fails to detect E. coli diversity.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Multilocus sequence typing fails to detect genetic variations in pathogenic Escherichia coli strains. E. coli O157:H7 "is a major cause of foodborne illness in the United States," according to...

First of its kind - Pyxis patient station installed.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital debuted the Pyxis Patient Stations (PPS) recently installed in all patient rooms at the facility. This is the first system of its type installed in America. The PPS...

Clinical pathways for total joint arthroplasty may reduce costs, hospital stays.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Clinical pathways for total joint arthroplasty may reduce costs, hospital stays. According to recent research from the United States, "Although many hospitals have implemented clinical pathways to...

Laparoscopic urology is gaining popularity in the United Kingdom.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Laparoscopic urology is gaining popularity in the United Kingdom. "Laparoscopy in urology has been slow to develop in the United Kingdom," researchers in England report. "Much of the pioneering...

New techniques in reconstruction offer alternatives to leg amputation.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New techniques in reconstruction offer alternatives to leg amputation. According to a study from England, "Major congenital limb deficiencies are rare and the experience of most orthopedic surgeons...

Improved radiofrequency ablation is promising for treating liver malignancies.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Improved radiofrequency ablation is promising for treating liver malignancies. "Radiofrequency (RF) thermal ablation is a promising and rapidly evolving technique for the minimal invasive treatment...

A comprehensive analysis of vasculature is needed for surgical planning.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A comprehensive analysis of vasculature is needed for surgical planning. According to recent research from Germany, "For liver surgical planning, the structure and morphology of the hepatic vessels...

Hand-assisted laparoscopic liver surgery is successful.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hand-assisted laparoscopic liver surgery is successful. According to recent research from Japan, "We report a case of laparoscopic left lobectomy combined with right hemicolectomy for cystic liver...

Postoperative pain well managed with a single ketamine/morphine epidural.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Postoperative pain was managed well with a single ketamine/morphine epidural. According to a study from Spain, "In cirrhotic patients undergoing hepatic surgery, postoperative analgesia remains a...

First spine procedure performed in U.S. using new Dynesys system.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Centerpulse Spine-Tech announced that Reginald Davis, neurosurgeon at Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, performed the first procedure in the United States to treat lower back and...

MedPanel announces new product for early-stage medical companies.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MedPanel, Inc., an online research company focused on the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries, introduced a new product at the recent Medtech Insight Investment In Innovation...

Medline, DuPont enter marketing relationship for protective surgical apparel.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medline Industries, Inc., and DuPont Medical Fabrics have entered into a new marketing relationship in which DuPont will provide technologically advanced medical fabrics for Medline's Proxima line of...

Memry Corp. announces 3-year agreement with United States Surgical.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Memry Corp. (MRY) announced it has signed a 3-year agreement with United States Surgical, a business unit of Tyco Healthcare, to manufacture and supply Nitinol-based specimen retrieval bags. The...

Merger of surgical specialty companies approved by shareholders.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CardioTech International, Inc., (CTE) and Gish Biomedical, Inc., (GISH) announced that at special meetings held yesterday their respective shareholders approved proposals necessary to effect the merger...

Orthofix acquires 100% of its U.K. distributor.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Orthofix International, NV, (OFIX) announced that it will complete a share purchase agreement to acquire the remaining 48% minority interest in its U.K. distribution company, Intavent Orthofix, Ltd.,...

Quest Diagnostics announces final results of Unilab exchange offer.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Quest Diagnostics, Inc., (DGX) announced the final calculations regarding the consideration to be paid to Unilab shareholders who elected cash in the previously announced exchange offer. In the...

Refocus acquired by Presby in merger transaction.
April 6, 2003... 2003 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Refocus Group, Inc., (RFCG.OB) announced the close of a private placement with commitments totaling $12.5 million and the simultaneous merger with Presby Corp. The combined company will operate...