Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week articles from December 2001

Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week archives from December 2001

Handheld Echocardiography Device Could Be Stethoscope Of Future.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In clinics and doctors' offices of the future, small handheld echocardiography machines will be used to quickly screen patients' hearts for structural abnormalities that could indicate the need for more...

Fibrin Sealant Reduces Postoperative Blood Loss.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States say that a sealant containing fibrin, the protein that constitutes blood clots, can safely reduce blood loss after surgical...

Novel Technique Developed For Measuring Antiretroviral Toxicity.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States and Italy have devised a novel method for measuring mitochondrial toxicity caused by antiretroviral HIV drugs. ...

Even With Additive, Non-PVC Bags Unsuitable For Storage.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Blood products should continue to be stored in PVC bags despite the development of improved blood storage solutions, researchers in the United States say. ...

Implanted Heart Pumps Prolong, Improve Lives Of Terminally Ill.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Implanted heart pumps can extend and improve the quality of life of terminally ill heart failure patients, a 3-year landmark study of 129 patients at 22 major medical centers has found. Supervised...

Brain Imaging Works Well In Children, Too, Researchers Assert.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Brain imaging works well in children, too, according to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. The results are good news both for scientists studying brain...

Scientists Engineer New Heart Parts from Patients' Own Bodies.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by C.W. Henderson, senior medical correspondent - Scientists are using patients' own blood or cells to engineer new heart parts. Cardiovascular surgery requires replacement parts such as heart...

Flow Cytometry Can Differentiate Hematogones From Neoplastic Cells.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in Texas say that flow cytometry can be used to distinguish healthy but immature B cells from potentially malignant cells. "Bone marrow...

RTI Inks Deal With MSD For New Spinal Allograft.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Regeneration Technologies, Inc., (RTI) has signed an agreement with Medtronic Sofamor Danek (MSD) for the distribution of a new allograft. The terms of the new agreement call for an increased share of...

NMT Medical Agrees To Sell Vena Cava Filter Assets.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NMT Medical, Inc., (NMTI) has signed an agreement to sell assets of the company's vena cava filter business to C.R. Bard, Inc. (BCR). In exchange for these assets, NMT will receive $27 million in...

Noninvasive Orthotripsy Remedy Now Available.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nearly one in four Americans suffers from chronic heel pain, a potentially disabling condition that can lead to lost work time, extensive treatments and even surgery. But a revolutionary new technology...

Aspirin Is Not Cost-Effective Substitute For Screening.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Some animal studies have shown that aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have an antitumor effect in the colon. Also, some studies in people suggest that these drugs may...

Combination Therapies Offer New Management Options For Acne.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The latest chemical peels and lasers are revolutionizing the way dermatologists approach acne. For patients who are dealing with acne that has not responded to topical or oral medications,...

Getting The Red Out Of Rosacea.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Imagine your face flushing even when you're not embarrassed. Imagine struggling with a noticeable facial skin condition that you assumed you'd outgrown. These are the challenges that adults with...

New Noninvasive Procedures Treat Leg Veins Problems.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For the approximately 80 million Americans affected by venous disease, covering up their varicose or spider veins with clothing, cosmetics or, in the worst case, a suntan is as much a part of their...

New Clinical Competence Statement Released For ECG Interpretation.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The electrocardiogram (ECG) has been providing clues to the heart's electrical activity and overall health since the early 1900s. Still, divining the meaning behind the jagged peaks and valleys that...

Software Program Receives FDA Approval As Device To Aid Conception.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Toni Weschler, MPH, fertility expert and author, and Ovusoft, LLC, have received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of TCOYF Fertility Planning Software. TCOYF is the first FDA-approved...

Bioject Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2002 Results.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bioject Medical Technologies, Inc., (BJCT) reported that net loss for the second quarter of 2002, ended September 30, 2001, was $1.55 million on revenues of $1.10 million. This compares with a net loss...

Laser And Coronary Catheters Cleared For Marketing In Japan.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Spectranetics Corp. has received regulatory approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare to market Spectranetics' laser and various sizes of its Extreme and Vitesse C coronary catheters...

Molecular Analysis Can Help Predict Drug Resistance.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in Europe and Mauritania say that cheap and easy molecular analysis of pathogenic organisms can be used to predict incipient drug resistance. ...

Clinical Studies Compared Leading Pulse Oximetry Technologies.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study results of the Masimo SET pulse oximeter were presented during a special lecture series on technology, monitoring, and equipment at the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists...

Ear Muffin Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance For Use With ALGO Screeners.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bio-logic Systems Corp. (BLSC) has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Ear Muffin for use in conjunction with the installed base of the Natus Medical...

Recognition Of Spine Fractures Impacts Diagnosis And Treatment.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recent study presented at the 23rd annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research emphasizes the importance of identifying vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women. ...

Nellcor Awarded CPT And ICD-9 Procedure Codes For Fetal Pulse Oximetry.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fetal pulse oximetry procedures have been awarded an American Medical Association (AMA) CPT code and an ICD-9 code by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (formerly the Health Care Financing...

Method To Deliver Oxygen-Carrying Fluid To Heart May Save Trauma Victims.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Very few survive a traumatic injury that causes cardiac arrest after profound blood loss. Massive hemorrhage means loss of life-sustaining oxygen to the heart and brain. Blood pressure drops, the heart...

FDA Clears Reprocessed Unipolar Laparoscopic/Endoscopic Instruments.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Alliance Medical Corp.'s 510(k) submission for reprocessed Ethicon unipolar laparoscopic/endoscopic instruments. This clearance allows Alliance...

Cellular Transplants Now Being Used to Relieve Heart Disease.
December 9, 2001... 2001 DEC 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by C.W. Henderson, senior medical correspondent - The first patient with severe heart failure has been treated with her own skeletal muscle cells via a catheter delivery system. Preliminary data...

Tiny Filter Traps Debris From Procedure, Could Prevent New Heart Attack.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For the first time, researchers have successfully tested a device that traps potentially artery-blocking debris that is dislodged into the bloodstream during coronary angioplasty, according to a report...

PET Scans Provide Important Post-Treatment Prognostic Data.(positron emission tomography)(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Positron emission tomography (PET) scanning after treatment for Hodgkin disease (HD) can identify patients likely to need further medical interventions,...

Surgeons Use Surgical Pen That Draws Lines On Heart In Treatment.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is one of nine centers in the United States to evaluate an experimental surgical "pen" for the treatment of the most common cardiac rhythm disorder,...

Synthetic Coronary Bypass Graft Successful In Preclinical Study.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiotech International, Inc., has reported completion of the first phase of the development program to commercialize its proprietary CardioPass synthetic coronary artery bypass graft. The...

First-Trimester Ultrasound Can Screen For Genetic Abnormalities.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- With experience already gathered in about 1500 tests since April 2000, New York Weill Cornell Medical Center of New York-Presbyterian Hospital is offering women in the first trimester of pregnancy a...

Video Capsule Technology Gives Look Inside Small Bowel.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The latest technology to detect trouble in the small intestine is now available at the Atlanta (Georgia) Veterans Affairs Medical Center. In the past, doctors have had difficulty diagnosing...

Low-Tech Handheld Device Detects Counterfeit Drugs.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have adapted a simple low-tech device normally used to examine urine specimens to test and detect counterfeit drugs. They...

Nanogenerator Delivers Radioactivity Directly To Cancer Cell.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A team of researchers has developed a molecular-size atomic generator that slips into cancer cells like a tiny Trojan horse and produces extremely small but potent radioactive particles that destroy...

Boston Scientific To Acquire RadioTherapeutics.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire RadioTherapeutics Corp. (RTC) subject to usual closing conditions. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed Upon...

Radiology Helps Confirm Infection Quickly.(computed tomography)(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As the medical community continues its pursuit of the most efficient method to confirm cases of inhalational anthrax, computed tomography (CT) has been shown to be quick and accurate in enabling...

Photodynamic Therapy Effective In Skin Cancer Trial.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PhotoCure ASA reports very positive results from a phase III multicenter clinical trial in Australia, where 102 patients with 165 basal cell carcinoma lesions were treated with photodynamic therapy...

Smith & Nephew Receives FDA Approval For Exogen 2000+.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Smith & Nephew (SNN) has received premarket approval (PMA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market Exogen 2000+, the next generation in technology for the Exogen product line, a...

New Silicone Implant To Be Used In Clinical Trial.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new kind of silicone breast implant, which may signal a return to silicone gel implants, will be used in a clinical trial beginning at Magee-Women's Hospital. The study, which is being...

Sutureless Techniques Bolster Speed, Precision.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Putting patients on a heart-lung machine while doctors manually stitch blood vessels to coronary arteries could soon become history, according to two studies of sutureless surgical techniques presented...

New Tools Help Improve Rheumatic Practice.
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michelle Marble, senior medical writer - Advances in technology typically result in advances in diagnostics and therapeutics, according to several presenters at clinical symposia at the 65th Annual...

CardioGenesis Reports First Profitable Month In September.(2001)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CardioGenesis Corp. (CGCP) has announced results for its third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2001. With a quarter-to-quarter increase in the placement and sale of the company's laser...

DNA Microarrays Patent Upheld After 6-Year Court Fight.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The European Patent Offices's Opposition Division has found in favor of Oxford Gene Technology (OGT) in the six-year opposition to its European patent for DNA microarrays. OGT's European patent...

Study Suggests New First Line Surgical Treatment.(glaucoma, ocular hypertension)(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new procedure may provide first line treatment for glaucoma and ocular hypertension, as reported November 13, 2001, at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting. The surgical...

Study Finds Radiation Effective As Surgery In Vocal Chord Cancer.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Radiation therapy can cure throat cancer as effectively as surgery while preserving people's vocal cords and voices, University of Florida researchers have found. The study, published in the...

Researchers Construct 3-D Images Of Cells Never Seen Before.(electron microscopes at University of Colorado, Boulder)(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The University of Colorado at Boulder has acquired two new state-of-the-art electron microscopes and a suite of complementing computers that are providing three-dimensional images of cellular...

Endovascular Cooling System Safely Used In Patients.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Radiant Medical, Inc., announced promising data derived from the their successful COOL MI feasibility trial (Cooling as an Adjunctive Therapy to Percutaneous Intervention in Patients with Acute...

Nidek Receives FDA Approval For Increased Optical Zone.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nidek, Inc., has received supplemental premarket approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Nidek EC-5000 Excimer Laser System to utilize an increased optical zone during the...

Nidek Submits 510(k) For Laser to Treat Retinal Diseases and Glaucoma, Receives Clearance For Confocal Microscope.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nidek, Inc., has submitted a 510(k) application for the DC-3300 to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Once this application is accepted for filing, the FDA will evaluate the DC-3300 for uses in...

Comprehensive Management Of Knee Disease.
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michelle Marble, senior medical writer - Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic and debilitating disease with widespread public health implications. Comprehensive management of knee OA goes beyond...

Simple Device Offers Breakthrough Alternative to Knee Replacement.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Exciting and meaningful new relief for arthritic knee sufferers is now available, thanks to a simple insert device that minimizes invasive knee surgery and provides outstanding, sustained relief. ...

Targeted Radiation, Chemotherapy Combination May Be Effective.(pancreatic cancer )(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When pancreatic cancer is diagnosed, surgery to remove the tumor offers the greatest potential for patient survival. But in the vast majority of cases, surgery is not an option, forcing patients...

Electrical Brain Stimulation Reduces Symptoms.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Electrical brain stimulation can reduce the problems Parkinson patients develop after long-term use of the drug levodopa, the main treatment for Parkinson, according to a study published in the...

ROBODOC Surgical Assistant System Introduced To French Market.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc., (RDOC) has sold and installed a ROBODOC System at Hopital Intercommunal d'Eaubonne-Montmorency in Eaubonne, France. "This is our first ROBODOC System in France,...

Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Shows Promise In Coronary Artery Disease Patients.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pilot clinical results presented November 13, 2001, at the annual scientific sessions of the American Heart Association show the potential for Cordis Corporation's Cypher Sirolimus-Eluting Stent to...

Paralyzed Patients Walk on Treadmill Via Breakthrough Technology.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A revolutionary technology and robotic device that may help people with paralysis to walk again was unveiled for the first time in the United States at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago,...

SaluMedica Awarded Patent for Platform Technology.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SaluMedica, LLC, has been granted a U.S. patent for its platform technology Salubria, a hydrogel developed to replace soft tissue in the body. The new patent complements existing intellectual...

FDA Approves New Antiadhesion Treatment For Gynecologic Surgery.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a solution that surgeons can use to help reduce postoperative surgical adhesions in women undergoing open gynecologic surgery. Adhesions (scars) are...

Cryoablation Safety Profiled In Animal Models.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2001... 2001 DEC 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two leading cardiology research centers presented technical abstracts detailing the advantages of cryoenergy over radiofrequency-based (RF) treatments in reducing both thrombogenicity and the risk of...

Researcher Developing Home Test Kit For HIV Therapies.
December 23, 2001... 2001 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Since the AIDS epidemic began in the 1980s, advancements in drug therapy have improved the quality of life for those infected with the disease. Now, a University of Missouri-Columbia researcher is...

Brain Cells Are Imaged As They Form Connections.
December 23, 2001... 2001 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have produced dramatic images of brain cells forming temporary and permanent connections in response to various stimuli. The images illustrate for the first time the structural changes...

FDA Approves Study On Bifurcation Stent And Delivery System.
December 23, 2001... 2001 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted conditional approval to Advanced Stent Technologies, Inc., (AST) a development stage company that focusing on stents and delivery systems to...

Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy Still Useful.(for finding lung disease in bone marrow transplant patients)
December 23, 2001... 2001 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Fiberoptic bronchoscopy is still useful for finding pulmonary morbidity in bone marrow transplantation (BMT) patients, researchers in the United States report....

Radiofrequency Energy Sizzles Tumors Without Surgery.
December 23, 2001... 2001 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Research conducted at the Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows that by using radiofrequency energy, doctors can now "cook" tumors without actually removing...

Computerized Maps Are Latest Weapon In Battle Against Diseases.
December 23, 2001... 2001 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fever, fatigue, sore throat, muscle aches, runny nose, and an all-over miserable feeling. It's the time of year for influenza and other sicknesses, and we are all at risk. But, there is an even...

Automated External Defibrillators Predicted To Become Widespread.
December 23, 2001... 2001 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Automated external defibrillators, portable four-pound devices used to restore cardiac activity after sudden cardiac arrest, have the potential to save as many as 50,000 lives yearly and are expected...

Angioplasty, Stent Procedures For Leg Pain Cheaper, Easier On Patient.
December 23, 2001... 2001 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Using angioplasty and stents to treat a common cause of leg pain is not only just as effective as surgery but is also easier for patients, has an equivalent effect on quality of life and costs about...

NeuroVasx Issued Two Patents For Treatment Devices.(aneurysm )
December 23, 2001... 2001 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NeuroVasx, Inc., has been issued two U.S. patents for its aneurysm treatment device technologies. Aneurysms are saccular protrusions formed on an artery that are at risk of rupture if left untreated....

Spectranetics Concludes LARS Trial, Outlines Clinical Priorities for 2002.(Laser Angioplasty for Restenosed Stents)
December 23, 2001... 2001 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Spectranetics Corp. has decided to conclude its LARS (Laser Angioplasty for Restenosed Stents) trial at 138 patients in light of recent approval from the FDA to market its products to clear out...

Advanced Stent Technologies Establishes Scientific Advisory Board.
December 23, 2001... 2001 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Advanced Stent Technologies, Inc., (AST), a development stage company, has established its scientific advisory board (SAB), which met in November in Anaheim, California. "The SAB's main goal is to...

Celsion BPH Trials Clear Critical Milestone.(benign prostatic hyperplasia)
December 23, 2001... 2001 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Celsion Corp. (CLN) has enrolled all 160 patients required for completion of its pivotal benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) Phase II clinical trial, and all enrolled patients were expected to have been...

Bio-Vascular Patents Veritas Collagen Matrix Technology.
December 23, 2001... 2001 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent covering Veritas, Bio-Vascular, Inc.'s, next generation of implantable biomaterial tissue. "This new patent protects our entire Veritas...

Nanoparticle With Optical Properties Can Detect Biothreats.
December 23, 2001... 2001 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists at Northwestern University have created a nanoparticle with a new shape that could be a useful tool in the race to detect biological threats. The nanoprism, which resembles a tiny...

Radiofrequency Ablation Technology Effectively Relieves Pain.(RITA Medical Systems Inc.)
December 23, 2001... 2001 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- RITA Medical Systems, Inc., (RITA) of Mountain View, California, announced that preliminary results from an ongoing clinical study show that the its proprietary radiofrequency ablation technology...

Arterial Stiffness Correlates With Atherosclerotic Build-Up.(as measured by the DynaPulse hemodynamic monitor)
December 23, 2001... 2001 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A research team from Harbor-University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center reported a direct relationship between brachial artery elasticity, as measured by a noninvasive DynaPulse...

NuVasc Stent Graft Receives CE Mark.(CardioVasc Inc.)
December 23, 2001... 2001 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CardioVasc, Inc., has received a CE Mark from TUV Product Services for its first product, the NuVasc Stent Graft. The company's technology platform incorporates patented material surface strategies...

RADinfo Systems And NewWave Technologies Announce Distributor Agreement.(for resale distribution of CD PowerPACS and other PACS components)
December 23, 2001... 2001 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- RADinfo Systems and NewWave Technologies, Inc., have agreed to an arrangement whereby NewWave will distribute RADinfo Systems' products and services. Specifically, the relationship allows NewWave to...

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research Is Promising.(Cyberonics Inc. research on vagus nerve stimulation therapy for chronic depression)
December 23, 2001... 2001 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cyberonics, Inc., (CYBX) announced that the acute results of the 60-patient depression pilot study of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) in the treatment of patients with chronic or recurrent depression...

Companies Support Nonprofit Effort To Educate Public.(about lab tests)
December 23, 2001... 2001 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two more companies from the diagnostics industry have agreed to sponsor Lab Tests Online, a noncommercial web site that describes lab tests and related issues in easy-to-understand language. The...

Researchers Screen For Causes Of Sudden Death in Athletes.("Operation Beating Heart" program)
December 23, 2001... 2001 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Yale University surgeon James "Butch" Rosser, MD, has devised a portable, cost-effective testing program called "Operation Beating Heart" to detect potential causes of sudden death in young,...

Seizure Prediction Could Change Treatment.(of epilepsy)
December 23, 2001... 2001 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the University of Florida and the Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center have been granted a U.S. patent for a seizure-prediction technique that one day may change the course of...

MIICRO and P.E.T.Net To Collaborate On New Pharmaceutical Imaging Center.
December 23, 2001... 2001 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- P.E.T.Net Pharmaceuticals and MIICRO, Inc., have signed a five-year collaborative agreement to develop a positron emission tomography (PET) research center for MIICRO's neuroimaging research and...

Studies Provide Further Proof That Eros Therapy Device Is Effective.(in the treatment of female sexual dysfunction)
December 23, 2001... 2001 DEC 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- UroMetrics, Inc., announced the results of three new company-sponsored clinical study results presented at the annual Female Sexual Function Forum (FSFF) in Boston, Massachusetts, October 26, 2001. ...