Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week articles from December 2002

Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week archives from December 2002

Brain coils slash death, disability.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Preliminary results of a long-term study suggest that coils inserted into burst aneurysms in the brain decrease by 25% the risk of patient death and disability during the first year after the procedure,...

Prototype developed for ultrasonic patch to deliver insulin.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Penn State engineers have developed a prototype for an ultrasound insulin delivery system that is about the size and weight of a matchbook that can be worn as a patch on the body. "The new Penn...

Less-invasive endovascular embolization effective for some cases.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study in The Lancet examines various treatments for intracranial brain aneurysms. According to the study, one effective treatment for ruptured cerebral aneurysms is a less-invasive procedure...

Device instantly screens and relieves pain from occlusal interference.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Best-Bite Discluder, invented by a veteran dental practitioner to instantly screen and relieve the pain caused by occlusal interference, was unveiled at the American Dental Association (ADA)...

New laser/light therapies treat some hard-to-treat skin conditions.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Psoriasis, eczema, seborrheic dermatitis, vitiligo, and hypopigmentation are common skin disorders that affect millions of Americans. While treatment of these conditions often requires topical and...

Aspirin reduces death, suffering from complications following bypass surgery.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study involving 17 countries, 70 medical centers, and more than 5000 patients has shown that early aspirin use following cardiac bypass surgery is associated with greatly reduced risk of dying and...

Surgeons now can perform procedures endoscopically.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Endius announced expanded capabilities of its Atavi Atraumatic Spine Fusion System, enabling surgeons, for the first time, to perform single- and two-level fusion and fixation as well as decompression,...

Advances in radical retropubic prostatectomy minimize blood loss.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - With the proper technique, the risk of significant blood loss during prostate removal can be virtually eliminated, researchers in France argue. Christian...

Financing to help company accelerate development of renal assist device.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nephros Therapeutics, Inc., announced the successful completion of a Series C financing totaling $17 million to accelerate the clinical development of its lead product, the Renal Assist Device (RAD)....

Lumenis wins FDA clearance for first three-color, solid-state ophthalmic laser.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lumenis, Ltd., (LUME) announced the Novus Varia multicolor photocoagulation laser system received marketing clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for the treatment of a wide range of...

Novare launches Cygnet dual-action aortic cross-clamps.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novare Surgical Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of precision atraumatic surgical instruments, has introduced its Cygnet line of dual-action aortic cross-clamps. The clamp's neck is designed to be...

ATS Medical names new president and CEO.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Michael D. Dale has assumed the position of president and CEO of ATS Medical, Inc. (ATSI). "We are fortunate to have been able to attract Mr. Dale to assume the positions of president and CEO for...

J. Wallace Parce named chief technology officer, VP research.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nanosys, Inc., announced that J. Wallace Parce has joined the company as chief technology officer and vice president of Research. Prior to joining Nanosys, Parce was cofounder and vice president of...

Mark Di Ianni joins Synarc as chief operating officer.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Synarc, Inc., announced that Mark Di Ianni has joined the company as chief operating officer. Di Ianni has 25 years of experience in the clinical trials service industry and joins Synarc from...

MedicalCV names Dr. Steven J. Phillips senior VP, medicine and new technology.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MedicalCV, Inc., (MDCVU) announced that Steven J. Phillips, MD, has joined the company as senior vice president of medicine and new technology. Phillips is board-certified in general and thoracic...

Medtox Scientific elects Robert Marzec to board of directors.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medtox Scientific, Inc., (TOX), announced the election of Robert J. Marzec to its board of directors. Marzec, most recently a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers and audit site leader in the firm's...

Randy Lindholm joins Metrika's board of directors.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Metrika, Inc., a provider of single-use diabetes monitoring products, has named Randy D. Lindholm to its board of directors. Bringing additional medical industry experience to Metrika's board, this...

First platelet pathogen inactivation system receives CE clearance.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Subsidiaries of Baxter International Inc. (BAX), and Cerus Corporation (CERS) announced CE Mark declaration for the illuminator device for the Intercept Blood System. This represents the final...

Study halted after endovascular treatment proves superior to invasive surgery.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results released from the International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial (ISAT) demonstrate that less invasive endovascular treatment with detachable platinum coils produces better outcomes for patients...

Silicone implants do not have FDA approval, contrary to recent reports.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Inaccurate news stories on breast implants have confused physicians and patients across the country, according the National Center for Policy Research (CPR) for Women & Families. The U.S. Food and...

Tailor-made cancer drugs: Wave of the future?
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Today, even the best cancer treatments kill about as many healthy cells as they do cancer cells, but John-Stephen A. Taylor, PhD, professor of chemistry at Washington University in St. Louis, has a plan...

Annual growth of 16% forecasted in atrial fibrillation market through 2010.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects roughly 2.3 million Americans, more than two-thirds of whom are 70 years or older. Although many patients have few or no symptoms, approximately one-half are...

Novare, CoroNeo ink distribution agreement on reusable instruments.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novare Surgical Systems, of Cupertino, California, and CoroNeo, Inc., of Montreal, Quebec, announced they have entered into a distribution agreement, whereby Novare will be the exclusive distributor of...

Botox treatments best performed by medical professional.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- While dermatologists have many ways to treat the telltale signs of facial aging, one of the most popular approaches is to temporarily "disable" the muscles that cause wrinkles by injecting botulinum...

Handheld calorimeter presented at conference.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HealtheTech, Inc. (HETC) a Colorado-based company that develops and markets medical devices and software that measure and monitor important health parameters, demonstrated its MedGem device, a handheld...

Photogen announces revised $9 million financing.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Photogen Technologies, Inc., (PHGN) announced the signing of definitive documents to restructure its previously announced financing. As revised, the company will sell at least $9.0 million common...

LifeCell to market the Harvest SmartPReP Platelet Concentration System.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- LifeCell Corp. (LIFC) announced that it entered into an agreement with Harvest Technologies Corp. granting LifeCell the exclusive right to market the Harvest SmartPReP Platelet Concentration System to...

Remodulin therapy receives nationwide Medicare reimbursement coverage.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- United Therapeutics Corp. (UTHR) announced that all four of the United States Medicare durable medical equipment regional carriers (DMERCs) have now issued policies and procedures allowing for the...

New system follows progression of inflammatory, degenerative diseases.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CompuMed, Inc. (CMPD), a healthcare informatics company providing diagnostic software solutions for the medical community, announced that it has filed a provisional U.S. patent application for software...

Permanent injunction issued for infringement of trocar seal patent.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Applied Medical Resources Corporation announced that the U.S. Federal District Court for the Central District of California, Southern Division, issued an order in October 2002 to permanently enjoin Tyco...

Advanced technology removes unwanted fat.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The most rewarding part of diet and exercise is the physical changes your body experiences. However, sometimes these aren't enough to tone and shape those stubborn body parts like the thighs,...

Raymedica gets South Korean marketing approval for PDN device.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Raymedica, Inc., a Minneapolis-based developer and manufacturer of medical devices, announced receipt of full marketing approval from the South Korean FDA for the company's prosthetic disc nucleus (PDN)...

FDA issues approvable letter for estrogen-releasing intravaginal ring.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Galen Holdings PLC , an international pharmaceutical company, announced that it has received an approvable letter for its estradiol acetate intravaginal ring from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

Quest Diagnostics announces delay in Unilab transaction.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Quest Diagnostics, Inc., (DGX), a provider of diagnostic testing, information, and services, announced that it is continuing discussions with the Federal Trade Commission regarding its proposed...

Mid America Heart Institute reports on new test for measuring heart damage.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Physicians from the Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City, Missouri, have reported on a new method for evaluating damage caused by a heart attack. Their findings appeared in the Journal of the...

Device aids diagnosis of premature rupture of fetal membrane.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A startup medical device company, N-Dia, Inc., recently presented its product, AmniSure, at the Medtech Insight's conference "Investment In Innovation." AmniSure is a new diagnostic device that...

Needle safety device receives FDA 510(k) clearance.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Kawasumi Laboratories America, Inc. has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance to market a needle safety device to protect oncology clinicians from Huber needle stick injuries...

Center aims to train surgeons in new techniques.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Centerpulse Orthopedics Inc., a subsidiary of Centerpulse (CEP), announced that it has established the Center for Orthopedic Innovation to help surgeons perfect their techniques with innovative...

NMT Medical discusses recent FDA STARFlex decision.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a conference call with investors, NMT Medical, Inc., (NMTI) provided further detail into the FDA panel's decision not to recommend approval of the company's premarket approval (PMA) application...

Supportive positioning aid for premature infants launched.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CAS Medical Systems, Inc. (CAMY) announced that it has acquired the Premie Nestie, developmentally supportive positioning aid for premature infants from Tiny Things, Inc., the developer of the product....

Masimo announces second generation low noise optical probe.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Masimo, the developer of the Signal Extraction Pulse Oximetry, announced the launch of its second generation Low Noise Optical Probe Technology, LNOP II with improved signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). ...

Technology enables continuous monitoring on general care floor.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Carson-Tahoe Hospital, a 128- bed acute care facility located in northern Nevada, announced that it has standardized on Nellcor oximetry by purchasing 16 Nellcor OxiMax N- 595 Pulse Oximeters and two...

FDA advisory panel recommends approval of drug-eluting stent.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cordis Corporation, a Johnson & Johnson company, announced a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Circulatory System Device Panel advisory panel voted 8-0 in favor of FDA approval with recommended...

Medical Bio Care enters U.S. aesthetic market.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical Bio Care (MBC), a developer and manufacturer of medical devices using fluorescent pulsed light (FPL) technology for the medical and aesthetic markets, announced that it has completed the...

Quidel's QuickVue Dipstick Strep A test approved in Japan.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Quidel Corp. (QDEL), a provider of rapid point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests, announced that its QuickVue Dipstick Strep A test received regulatory approval and a reimbursement code from the Japanese...

Siemens' new imaging platform features RadiSys single-board computer.
December 1, 2002... 2002 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A long-life single-board computer (SBC) from RadiSys Corp. (RSYS) is a key component of a new, multispecialty diagnostic ultrasound system recently introduced by Siemens Medical Solutions. This new...

CF Complete test launched; provides sequencing of cystic fibrosis gene.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Quest Diagnostics, Inc., (DGX), a provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, introduced its new CF Complete test at the 52nd annual meeting of The American Society of Human Genetics. ...

Surgeons perform first Zeus robotics system-assisted gastric bypass.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Although a casual observer in the operating room at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on October 8, 2002, could have been pardoned for initially believing that the surgeon was playing high-tech video games,...

New 20-minute rapid HIV test nears FDA approval.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A broad, growing coalition of public health officials, health organizations, and HIV/AIDS groups are calling for widespread availability of new rapid HIV tests through a "waived" status under the...

New test for Lipoprotein(a) helps detect cardiovascular disease risk.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dade Behring (DBEH) announced that it has introduced an automated test for the detection and measurement of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)], for use on its BN instruments. Several studies have identified...

Company wins exclusive use of fluorescence detection technology.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lumiphore, Inc., announced that it has been granted an exclusive license to two patents covering fluorescence detection technology using lanthanide complexes developed at the University of California,...

Health and weight monitoring devices rank high with consumers.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Given the results of the recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which found that the percentage of overweight Americans continues to climb, it's no surprise that consumers are...

Pittsburgh researchers release visible human browser.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) have publicly released the PSC Volume Browser (PVB), an interactive graphical interface and rapid-retrieval system. When used with the...

NASA to develop biohazard 'smoke' detector.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, have demonstrated a prototype device that automatically and continuously monitors the air for the presence of bacterial spores. ...

Nyer names new audit committee chairman, elects new, independent director.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nyer Medical Group, Inc., (NYER) announced it has appointed director and committee member, James J. Schweiger, as new chairman of the independent audit committee and elected John M. Milledge to the...

Stryker Corp. announces management changes.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- John W. Brown, chairman, president, and CEO of Stryker Corp. (SYK), announced that David J. Simpson, vice president, chief financial officer, and secretary of the company has been appointed to executive...

Vascular Solutions adds Gary Dorfman and John Erb to board of directors.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vascular Solutions, Inc., (VASC) announced the appointment of John Erb and Dr. Gary Dorfman to the company's board of directors, effective immediately. In addition, the company announced that Gerard...

Suros Surgical Systems offers new petite needle.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Suros Surgical Systems, Inc., has added a new 9-gauge petite needle to its ATEC advanced breast biopsy and excision system product line, making outpatient vacuum-assisted biopsies a reality for...

Ocular Sciences increases distribution channels for Toric and Color lens lines.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ocular Sciences (OCLR) announced significant expansion of the distribution channels for its Toric and Color lens product lines. The expanded distribution comes after the recent release of...

California company licenses DNA sample processing technology.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MicroFluidic Systems, Inc., (MFSI), a privately held company, of Pleasanton, California, has secured an exclusive license to U.S. patent no. 6,100,084, entitled "Micro-sonicator for Spore Lysis," from...

OpusDent launches the OpusDuo combination of Er:YAG and CO2 Lasers.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- OpusDent, a designer and manufacturer of lasers for dental applications and the dental business unit of Lumenis (LUME), launched the OpusDuo, its new flagship dental laser, at the American Dental...

Bioanalytical measurement systems supplier reports third quarter results.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Molecular Devices Corp. (MDCC) announced that its revenues and earnings per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, were within management's previously stated guidance and consensus analyst...

Caliper Technologies reports third quarter financial results.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Caliper Technologies Corp. (CALP) reported that in the third quarter of 2002, total revenues were $6.6 million, and the net loss was $9.4 million, or $0.38 per share. In the same period last year,...

CryoLife reports third quarter and 9-month results.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CryoLife, Inc., (CRY), a tissue-processing and medical device company, reported financial results for the third quarter and 9-month period ended September 30, 2002. Revenues for the third quarter...

Lumenis, Ltd., announces third quarter 2002 preliminary results.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lumenis Ltd. (LUME) announced preliminary financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002. The company reported that it expects net revenues for the third quarter will be...

Luminex Corp. reports 2002 third quarter results.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Luminex Corp. (LMNX) announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2002: Revenues were $3.6 million, compared with $6.2 million in the third quarter of 2001. Net loss for the...

MedSource reports first-quarter results.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MedSource Technologies, Inc., (MEDT), an engineering and manufacturing services provider to the medical device industry, reported results for the fiscal 2003 first quarter ended September 29, 2002. ...

Moore Medical announces third quarter 2002 net income.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Moore Medical Corp. (MMD) announced third quarter 2002 earnings of $0.20 per share, versus a loss of ($0.04) per share in the third quarter of 2001. Earnings per share for the third quarter of 2002...

Orthofix reports increased revenues with earnings up 20% for the third quarter.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Orthofix International, N.V., (OFIX) announced that for the 3 months ended September 30, 2002, sales were $44.5 million, compared with sales of $40.2 million recorded during the same period in 2001, an...

Ostex International announces third quarter 2002 results.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ostex International, Inc., (OSTX) reported results of operations for the 3 and 9-month periods ended September 30, 2002. Total revenue for the third quarter was $1,655,000, as compared with third...

Owens & Minor reports double-digit earnings growth for third quarter 2002.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Owens & Minor (OMI) announced earnings of $12.5 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002, up 11% from the prior year quarter, excluding unusual items and goodwill amortization. ...

PLC systems reports second consecutive profitable quarter.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PLC Systems, Inc., (PLC), the leader in carbon dioxide (CO[subscript]2) Laser Revascularization technology used to treat patients with severe angina, or heart pain, reported its results for the 3 and 9...

Palomar medical reports third quarter results.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc., (PMTI) said that for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002, its total revenues increased by 130%, its product revenues increased by 161%, and its gross profit...

Quest Diagnostics reports increased revenues and earnings for third quarter 2002.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Quest Diagnostics, Inc., (DGX), a provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, announced that for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002, net income increased to $87 million, or $0.87...

Stryker operating results for quarter and 9 months ended September 30, 2002.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Stryker Corp. (SYK) reported that net sales were $745.6 million for the third quarter of 2002, representing a 20% increase over net sales of $619.3 million in the third quarter of 2001; and $2182.4...

Vascular Solutions announces increased revenues for third quarter.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vascular Solutions, Inc., (VASC) announced results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2002: Net sales were $3,040,758, an increase of 20%. Net loss for the third quarter of 2002 was $0.20...

Vital Images achieves record third-quarter revenue.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vital Images, Inc., (VTAL), a medical imaging software company, reported record revenue and significantly improved net income for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002. Revenue for the third...

Lumenis creates two new strategic alliances in ophthalmology.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lumenis, Ltd., (LUME) announced it has signed an exclusive OEM purchase agreement to provide laser systems to Ellex Medical Pty. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of Nd:YAG photodisruptor lasers located in...

Medrad ships first syringes from China manufacturing facility.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medrad announced that disposable syringes for use in medical imaging procedures have been assembled and shipped from Dong Guan, Guangdong in the People's Republic of China, marking the first time Medrad...

CardioTech International to buy Gish Biomedica.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CardioTech International, Inc., (CTE) and Gish Biomedical, Inc., (GISH) announced the execution of a definitive agreement allowing CardioTech to acquire Gish Biomedical. At the effective time of...

Patent portfolio licensed from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nanosys, Inc., announced the signing of an exclusive field-of-use license agreement for a broad set of nanotechnology patents from Professor Paul Alivisatos at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory....

RITA addresses impact of temporary infusion pump supply issue.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- RITA Medical Systems, Inc., (RITA) announced that it was experiencing a supply disruption with an accessory infusion pump used with its StarBurst XLi disposable devices. As a result, system sales...

OrthoScan launches radiation-free, palpation-based imaging diagnostic system.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- OrthoScan Technologies, Inc., announced Ortelius800 - a radiation-free, three-dimensional, palpation-based imaging system for the diagnosis and monitoring of spinal deformities, such as scoliosis and...

Lumenis receives FDA clearance for integrated laser.
December 8, 2002... 2002 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lumenis, Ltd., (LUME) announced its Selecta Duet combination laser system has been granted clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treating open angle and angle closure glaucoma as well...