Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week articles from February 2004

Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week archives from February 2004

"Nanotubes" could make better probes to study brain function.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Purdue University researchers have shown that extremely thin carbon fibers called "nanotubes" might be used to create brain probes and implants to study and treat neurological damage and disorders. ...

"Camera pill" promising for diagnosis of small bowel disease.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An ingestible video camera that produces digital images of the small intestine can "see" areas other diagnostic techniques cannot and holds promise in the diagnosis of small bowel disease, according to...

Microfabricated needles used for transdermal delivery of insulin.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have microfabricated needles that were used for transdermal delivery of insulin. "Arrays of micrometer-scale needles could be used to deliver drugs, proteins, and particles across skin...

Selective coatings boost the efficacy of lipoprotein separation equipment.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Selective coatings boost the efficacy of lipoprotein separation equipment. "Cholesterol is found in four major classes of blood particles including chylomicrons, very low-density lipoproteins...

Porcine tissues provide ample support for prefabricated skin flaps.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Porcine tissues provide ample support for prefabricated skin flaps. According to recent research published in the journal Annals of Plastic Surgery, "the feasibility of porcine small intestinal...

Focused ultrasound surgery can destroy tumor tissue noninvasively.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) shows promise for noninvasive thermoablation of several types of tumors. "There is an increasing interest in high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for...

VScan maker to begin last phase of testing in the United States.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical Services International, Inc., (MSITF) has entered the final phase of testing required to submit its application for approval of the VScan HIV 1&2 rapid test kit. The company anticipates...

Abdomino/pelvic CT and urinalysis are most useful in diagnosing abdominal pain.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diagnostic testing in the emergency department (ED) led to a change in the pretest most likely diagnosis in one-third of the patients with nontraumatic abdominal pain, researchers report. According...

Habitual running did not alter properties of human Achilles tendon.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A program of running for previously untrained subjects did not result in changes in the mechanical properties or cross-sectional area of the Achilles tendon. "Whether the cross-sectional area (CSA)...

PET pinpoints mood disorders that may undermine methamphetamine addiction therapy.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University of California (UCLA) Neuropsychiatric Institute researchers measuring brain activity with positron emission tomography (PET) have found that methamphetamine abusers suffer abnormal brain...

New genetic testing technology for Alzheimer disease offered at U.S. hospital.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center are among the first in the country to use a new molecular diagnostic tool to help develop genetic tests for Alzheimer disease. St. Joseph's...

Endoluminal renderings allow doctors to manage cardiac patients better.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Endoluminal renderings allow doctors to manage cardiac patients better. According to recent research published in the Circulation Journal, "remarkable progress has been made in the treatment of...

Fibrosing mediastinitis, vena cava thrombosis can occur in Behcet disease.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fibrosing mediastinitis, superior vena cava thrombosis can occur in Behcet disease; anticoagulants will not work. According to a study from Turkey, "we present CT, MRI and venography findings in...

Accelerometry can detect heel contact in stimulation assisted walking.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Accelerometers worn on the trunk are valid sensors to detect heel contact events during functional electrical stimulation (FES) assisted walking. According to a study from Ireland, "Current sensors...

Clinical significance of CTA-imaged coronary plaque determined.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The clinical significance of computed tomography angiography (CTA)-imaged coronary plaque morphology has been elucidated. Multi-detector-row CTA "is a new technology that allows for non-invasive...

Aortic angioplasty effective for treatment of infrarenal abdominal aorta stenosis.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aortic angioplasty can provide long-term control of atherosclerotic blockage in the infrarenal abdominal aorta. Scientists in France conducted a study "to assess the long-term outcome of...

Sacramento clinic opened by back pain treatment center.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Back 2 Backs, Inc., a group of health-care facilities offering a medical service that is highly effective for the relief of chronic lower back pain, announced the opening of a new clinic in Sacramento,...

Technology licensed from Infectio for bacterial detection system for platelets.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chiron Corporation (CHIR) and Infectio Diagnostic, Inc., (IDI) announced that Chiron has licensed IDI's proprietary nucleic acid-based technology for the rapid detection of bacterial contamination in...

Patent issued for biomarkers.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ViaLogy Corp. has been issued U.S. Patent No. 6,671,625, which describes use of its Quantum Resonance Interferometry (QRI) technology for detection and quantitation of biomolecular events above and...

Researchers present diagnostic criteria for stage pT1 bladder cancer.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Criteria allow pathologists to categorize superficial bladder tumors into noninvasive (pTa) tumors and tumors that have invaded the lamina propria (pT1), as the latter having a significantly poorer...

Bisphosphonates may affect bone resorbtion activity of giant cells.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Abundant tubular vesicles form in giant cells after bisphosphonate treatment, which may reflect disturbed vesicular trafficking and may affect the bone resorbing activity of giant cells, researchers...

A change in local neurotransmitter balance may cause of tumor-related epilepsy.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Epilepsy in brain tumors patients is related to tumor progression and damage caused by radiotherapy to the brain. According to published research from Israel, "The aim of the study was to correlate...

Brain tumors are well defined by amide proton transfer contrast imaging.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The new amide proton transfer (APT) technique can show a single well-defined region of hyperintensity in brain tumor tissue, researchers say. According to published research from the United States,...

Combined neurosurgical techniques improve tumor removal, reduce operative trauma.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers use minimally invasive neurosurgical techniques to remove tumors located around the sellar region. "According to a study from Germany, "Most of the infiltrative tumoral lesions located...

EGFR mutation occurs only in tumors with EGFR amplification.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In vivo environments select for EGFR amplification, whereas in vitro cell cultures select against this gene alteration. "Despite the high incidence of EGFR amplification in patient glioblastoma...

Many brain tumors may be associated with unknown heritable conditions.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Some nervous system tumors are related to familial incidence, researchers report. "We used the nationwide Swedish Family-Cancer Database to analyze the risk for nervous system tumors in offspring...

Neuroendoscopic biopsy has some benefits over open surgery.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neuroendoscopic tumor biopsy is less invasive method than open surgery and can treat the hydrocephalus during the same operative procedure. It also has the availability of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)...

Researchers remove esthesioneuroblastomas transnasally.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Endoscopic-assisted craniofacial approach for esthesioneuroblastomas provides excellent exposure and avoids an external facial incision. "The surgical management of esthesioneuroblastoma with...

Stereotactic radiosurgery for metastatic brain tumors benefits selected patients.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sterotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for metastatic brain tumors is beneficial for patients with controlled primary lesions and no other distant metastases "According to recent research from Japan, "The...

ChromaVision test may help determine treatment for cancer patients.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ChromaVision Medical Systems, Inc., (CVSN) announced that data presented at the 26th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium showed that a new ACIS test called ACIS-assisted chromogenic in situ...

Diffuse invasive lobular carcinoma may be a separate diagnostic category.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers propose a separate diagnostic category for diffuse invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) of the breast, which has an unfavorable prognosis. According to a study from Sweden, "Invasive lobular...

FDA clears HER2 breast cancer management test.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ChromaVision Medical Systems, Inc., (CVSN), a provider of automated cell-imaging systems and manufacturer of the ACIS digital microscope system, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

Fine-needle aspiration is less sensitive than core biopsy of breast lesions.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is most accurate when experienced cytologists are available and when the aspiration can be immediately assessed for evaluation of material adequacy, researchers...

Women's self-reports of cancer screening test utilization are generally valid.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Self-reporting of cancer screening utilization are generally accurate, although women may underestimate the time since last screening, researchers find. According to a study from the United States,...

p33(ING1b) enhanced estrogen-induced ERalpha activity through the AF2 domain.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- p33(ING1b) acts like a coactivator for ERalpha and stimulates estrogen-induced ERalpha transcriptional activity consistent with a function for p33(ING1b), researchers report. According to a study...

Adolescent diet may be related to proliferative benign breast disease.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vegetable fat, vitamin E, and fiber intakes during adolescence were inversely associated with risk of proliferative benign breast disease (BBD) in the population studied, researchers say. According...

FDA continues ban on most silicone gel implants.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will continue its decade-plus ban on most silicone gel breast implants for now, health officials announced January 8, 2004, saying they still have serious...

Integra dermal regeneration template for deep hand burns is effective.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cosmetic and functional results of treating deep hand burns with a synthetic dermal regeneration template are favorable, researchers say. "Adequate acute treatment of the deeply burned hand and any...

Lighting the way to early cancer detection.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists at the University of Sussex are pioneering a noninvasive way to identify cancers. The team has vastly improved a system for detecting cancer in the early stages, without putting patients...

Company receives agreements for $1.7M in cardiac safety monitoring and services.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- eResearchTechnology, Inc., (eRT) has received agreements for approximately $1.7 million in cardiac safety monitoring and services from a top 10 global pharmaceutical organization and a growing...

Australian Patent issued for multi-channel cerebral oximeter technology.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Somanetics Corporation (SMTS) announced that the Australian Patent Office has awarded AU Patent No. 760195, covering the application of noninvasive, near-infrared spectroscopy to measure continuously...

Telehealth program suitable for management of heart failure patients.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel telehealth program is suitable for use with heart failure patients. Scientists in the United States conducted a study "to determine the feasibility of providing a heart failure disease...

Researchers identify key risk factor for cataracts.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ophthalmology researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a key risk factor for the development of cataracts. For the first time, they have demonstrated an...

Cells' ability to open blood's floodgates hinges on unexpected factors.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A mystery of basic cell metabolism that has persisted for a century has come a major step closer to giving up its secrets. Teams of scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St....

Collaboration and license agreement set in the field of cellular therapy.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ViaCell, Inc., announced a collaboration and license agreement with Amgen Inc. in the field of cellular therapy that provides ViaCell with licenses to certain cellular growth factors and provides Amgen...

Gene profiles of liquid-based Pap smears augment cytological evaluations.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gene profiles of liquid-based Pap smears augment cytological evaluations. According to recent research published in the journal Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology, "the Papanicolaou...

Cardiac genes linked to chagasic cardiomyopathy identified.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiac genes involved in the development of chagasic heart disease have been identified. "Chagas disease, caused by infection with Trypanosoma cruzi, is a major cause of cardiomyopathy in endemic...

Researchers propose a grading system for classical chondrosarcomas.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Based on the authors' grading system, the histological grade indicates the risk of local recurrence, especially in chondrosarcomas that are inadequately treated. "In the past, six histological...

Alliance to develop DNA testing products.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cepheid (CPHD) announced that it has entered into a strategic commercial relationship with bioMerieux for bioMerieux to develop DNA testing products embodying its proprietary NASBA (Nucleic Acid...

Deal signed with Daiichi for screening technology.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., to utilize Anadys' affinity-based screening technology Atlas against...

Hospital is first to sign for electronic medication service.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- RxHub, the company that electronically routes up-to-date patient medication history and pharmacy benefit information to physicians in their offices and at hospitals for safer medication management, and...

McKinley Medical, dj Orthopedics collaborate to address pain management market.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- McKinley Medical, an affiliate of The Broe Cos., announced its largest North American agreement to date; the agreement is with dj Orthopedics for the distribution of McKinley's new patented infusion...

Noven earns milestone payment from P&G Pharmaceuticals.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (NOVN) announced that it has earned a $500,000 cash payment for attaining a development milestone under its product development agreement with P&G Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,...

Overactive bladder alliance struck with Johnson & Johnson.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dynogen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced that it has entered into a collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development (J&JPRD), a division of Janssen Pharmaceutica, N.V. in...

Colorectal cancer screening and education is feasible in a workplace.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Workplace screening for colorectal cancer should target older employees and employees with clerical and blue-collar jobs. "The uptake of fecal occult blood testing in a workplace based colorectal...

Modest folate supplementation may suppress colon cancer development.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Animal studies suggest that the timing and dose of folate need to be established for safe and effective chemoprevention in humans, researchers say. "According to recent research published in the...

FDG PET scan is highly sensitive in detecting primary colorectal cancer.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Primary colorectal cancer can be detected with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) in a stage that permits surgical resection, researchers report. According to a study...

Marker mutation panel may detect proximal colon cancers missed by sigmoidoscopy.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "Stool DNA mutation analysis using this marker panel may greatly increased detection of proximal tumors. "This study evaluates the potential ability of a specific panel of DNA mutations to identify...

Late recurrent intra-atrial reentry tachycardia rare after catheter ablation.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Late recurrence of intra-atrial reentry tachycardia is uncommon after catheter ablation in congenital heart disease patients. In a study from Tennessee, "Forty-seven catheter ablation procedures...

Treatment of fetal congenital heart defects reviewed.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Treatment for congenital heart disorders in fetal patients has been reviewed. "Fetal cardiac interventions are relatively new and promising therapeutic options for modifying congenital heart defects...

Minimally invasive technique may reduce leg wound infection after CABG.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A meta-analysis reveals that leg wound infection was significantly lower among patients whose vein harvesting was performed with minimally invasive techniques. "The great saphenous vein remains the...

NippleScope maker gives overview of 2003 accomplishments, 2004 expectations.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- At Lifeline BioTechnologies, Inc.'s, (LBTT) year-end annual management meeting, company executives reviewed the accomplishments during the year against the objectives it set out to complete in 2003. ...

Cord blood bank in Turkey orders BioArchive Systems.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ThermoGenesis Corp. (KOOL) announced that the company has received an order for two BioArchive Systems from the company's distributor, HITIT, on behalf of Baby Life A.S. Cord Blood Bank. The...

Novolin Innolet Doser preferred over vial and syringe in diabetes study.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In elderly people with diabetes and visual or motor disabilities, use of the Novolin InnoLet human insulin (rDNA origin) doser instead of a vial and syringe reduced the need for nursing assistance with...

Flamel Technologies announces receipt of milestone payment.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Flamel Technologies, S.A., (FLML) announced that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Flamel have determined that Flamel has met the technical success requirements necessary to trigger the payment of a $2 million...

GlaxoSmithKline licenses formulation technology for respiratory drugs.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SkyePharma, PLC, (SKP) announced a license agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to provide access to one of SkyePharma's proprietary formulation technologies for application to the delivery of...

Pharmaceutical company enters discovery tools and software licensing agreement.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Symyx Technologies, Inc., (SMMX) has entered into an agreement with Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) to deliver a Symyx Discovery Tools Polymorph/Pre-Formulations Workflow system and to license applications of...

Grant contracts to supply AEDs in rural Arizona, Michigan, Texas, Wyoming.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiac Science, Inc., (DFIB), a manufacturer of automated public-access defibrillators (AEDs) and provider of comprehensive AED/CPR training and AED program management services, announced that the...

New device can help defend against novel biological agents.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The ability to analyze and defend against novel biological agents has been strengthened by the development of a new device that can monitor the metabolism of living cells in near real time. "So far...

Alcohol intake may not be important in association with esophageal cancer.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nitrosamines, which enhance the risk of developing esophageal carcinoma, may play a role in the etiology of the disease, researchers say. "Difficulty in its early diagnosis, fast progression and...

Flushing after alcohol intake may indicate cancer risk.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A questionnaire about flushing after alcohol intake may be used in large-scale epidemiological studies as a surrogate marker of ALDH2 genotype to predict individual cancer risk. "Alcohol flushing...

New report presents options for oversight of genetic testing of human embryos.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new report by the Genetics and Public Policy Center at Johns Hopkins University outlines policy options to address the scientific and ethical challenges raised by genetic testing of human embryos. ...

Biologics company to retain NASDAQ National Market listing.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hemosol, Inc., (HMSL) has received notice from a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel that it regained compliance with the Nasdaq National Market's minimum bid price requirement by demonstrating a...

Chip maker forecasts fourth quarter revenues.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc., (CIPH) announced that its preliminary revenue forecast for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2003, will be approximately $15.0-15.5 million, as compared to previous...

Companies enter amendment to dapoxetine license agreement.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PPD, Inc., (PPDI) has entered into an amendment to the dapoxetine license agreement with ALZA Corporation, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Under the terms of the amendment, certain sales-based...

Device company announces proposed initial public offering.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Kinetic Concepts, Inc., has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The offering...

Device company announces two-for-one stock split.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chindex International, Inc., (CHDX) announced that its board of directors has unanimously approved a two-for-one split of the company's common stock, including its Class B common stock. ...

Device company effects 1-for-5 reverse stock split.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HealtheTech, Inc., (HETC), effectuated a 1-for-5 reverse split of its outstanding common stock after the close of the markets on December 31, 2003. As previously announced, the reverse stock split...

Diagnostics company files financials on prior sale of subsidiary.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Avitar, Inc., (AVR) announced that it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unaudited pro forma financial information related to the sale of substantially all the assets of a...

Instrumentarium applies for delisting.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As previously announced, General Electric Co., through its GE Medical Systems division, has initiated compulsory acquisition proceedings in accordance with the Finnish Companies Act to acquire all the...

Medical device company closes $26.9 million financing.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Spiration Inc. has raised $26.9 million in a series E round of funding. The investment was co-led by new investors InterWest Partners and Investor Growth Capital with significant support from...

Pharmaceutical company announces interim funding.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Halsey Pharmaceuticals (HDGC) has secured interim financing from certain existing debenture holders. The company estimates that such financing will fund the company's operations through January...

Technology company affirms first quarter earnings guidance.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hutchinson Technology, Inc., (HTCH) said it expects earnings for its fiscal 2004 first quarter ended December 28, 2003, to be near the middle of its prior earnings guidance of $0.55-0.65 per share for...

Circuit technology company raises $21 million from international investors.
February 1, 2004... 2004 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fluidigm Corp. announced a $21 million financing led by EDB Investments Pte, Ltd., (EDBI), the wholly owned investment arm of the Singapore Economic Development Board, and New York, New York-based...