Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week articles from January 2002

Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week archives from January 2002

Cardiac Science Patents Automatic Defibrillator Technology.(Powerheart)
January 13, 2002... 2002 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiac Science, Inc., (DFIB) has been granted three additional U.S. patents related to its automatic external defibrillator (AED) products. The company's 62 issued patents are all related to its...

High-Dose Radiation Effective For Some Childhood Cancers.
January 13, 2002... 2002 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Directing high-level doses of radiation at malignant tumors during surgery shows promise in treating certain childhood cancers. Eleven of 13 children in an Ohio State University study remained...

Novel Device Takes Over Where Leeches Leave Off.(medical leech device)
January 13, 2002... 2002 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Since at least the time of the ancient Egyptians, the leech has often been a tool in the physician's medical kit. So intrinsic was the leech to the practice of the medical arts in antiquity and the...

ChromaVision Technology Optimizes Lymph Node Analysis.(ChromaVision Medical Systems, Inc.'s ACIS digital microscope system)
January 13, 2002... 2002 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ChromaVision Medical Systems, Inc., manufacturer of the ACIS digital microscope system, announced that results of a study using the ACIS system statistically concluded that the number of metastatic...

Imaging Product Improves Detection Of Metastatic Disease.(Immunomedics Inc.'s CEA-Scan for colorectal cancer diagnosis)
January 13, 2002... 2002 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immunomedics, Inc., announced that its approved diagnostic imaging product for colorectal cancer, CEA-Scan (arcitumomab), was the subject of a presentation at the 24th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer...

Bioject Signs Additional Agreement With Amgen For Needleless Systems.(Bioject Medical Technologies, Inc.)
January 13, 2002... 2002 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bioject Medical Technologies, Inc., (BJCT) has signed a second agreement with Amgen, Inc., following an initial clinical supply and license agreement signed in March 2000 involving Bioject's Iject...

Inlet Medical To Sell CloseSure Procedure Kit In Canada.
January 13, 2002... 2002 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Inlet Medical, Inc.'s, Inlet CloseSure Procedure Kit has been approved for sale in Canada. The kit is designed to reduce the risk of herniation into trocar ports, a common complication of laparoscopic...

FX miniRAIL Dilatation Catheter Gets CE Mark In Europe.(XTechnologies Inc.)
January 13, 2002... 2002 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- X Technologies, Inc., has received CE Mark approval for the FX miniRAIL Dilatation Catheter for coronary angioplasty procedures. The CE Mark indicates that this device conforms to EU standards and is...

Acorn Cardiovascular Names New President And CEO.(Paul R. Lunsford, Jr.)
January 13, 2002... 2002 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Acorn Cardiovascular, Inc., a manufacturer of products to improve the quality of life of heart failure patients, has appointed Paul R. (Rich) Lunsford Jr., as president and chief executive officer,...

Sulzer Medica Takes Additional Steps to Strengthen Operations.(appoints Dennis C. Wallach cardiovascular prostheses division manager)
January 13, 2002... 2002 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In an effort to strengthen operations, Sulzer Medica has appointed Dennis C. Wallach manager of the cardiovascular prostheses division. Wallach will also continue to head the group's Spine Tech...

Phase II Results Show Inactine Effectively Treats Red Blood Cells.(V.I. Technologies Inc.)
January 13, 2002... 2002 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- V.I. Technologies, Inc., (Vitex) announced results of a Phase II study of its Inactine Pathogen Inactivation System for red cells at the December 2001 American Society of Hematology meeting. The...

NMT Medical Receives PMA Approval for CardioSEAL Implant.(premarket approval)
January 13, 2002... 2002 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NMT Medical, Inc. (NMTI) has received premarket approval (PMA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration allowing commercial sale of the company's CardioSEAL cardiac septal repair implant in the...

Successful Clinical Trials In Pain Relief Near Completion.(report from Jacobson Resonance Enterprises Inc. and Serrato Enterprises Serrato Europe on cervicoarthrosis pain relief clinical trials)
January 13, 2002... 2002 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Jacobson Resonance Enterprises, Inc., (JRSE) and Serrato Enterprises Serrato Europe, S.a.r.l., have jointly announced that the double-blind clinical trials in pain relief of cervicoarthrosis are...

Artifical Vein Graft Approved For Phase II Clinical Trial.(Thoratec Corp.'s Aria coronary artery bypass graft)
January 13, 2002... 2002 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Thoratec Corporation has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of a supplement to its approved investigational device exemption (IDE) that enables it to begin Phase II of its clinical...

DNA Diagnostic Technique Could Offer More Accurate Cancer Diagnosis.(Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
January 13, 2002... 2002 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A DNA diagnostic technique developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists is expected to provide a valuable new tool to improve cancer diagnosis. The advance is described in a paper...

Home-Based Pediatric Dialysis System Gets Market Clearance From FDA.(Baxter Healthcare Corp. to market HomeChoice Pediatric automated peritoneal dialysis system)
January 13, 2002... 2002 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Baxter Healthcare Corp. has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its HomeChoice Pediatric automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) system for use with pediatric...

Bio-Vascular Reports Strong Fourth Quarter And Fiscal Year Results.
January 13, 2002... 2002 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bio-Vascular, Inc., (BVAS) has reported consolidated results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 31, 2001. In the fourth quarter, consolidated net revenue increased 35% to...

Inlet Medical Completes $850,000 Private Placement.
January 13, 2002... 2002 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Inlet Medical, Inc., a medical device company that develops and markets products for pelvic reconstructive surgery for women, has closed on $850,000 of Series D-1 participating preferred stock, for a...

Bloodless, Painless Glucose Measurement Devise Clinical Trial Starts.(MicroSense International, L.L.C. to start trials for Pushita device)
January 13, 2002... 2002 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MicroSense International, LLC, announced the start of Phase I clinical trials for Pushita, an innovative bloodless and painless glucose detection technology. Pushita utilizes a disposable optical...

Cryolife Cooperates With Health Agencies On Rare Bacterial Infection.(Clostridium sordellii infection)
January 13, 2002... 2002 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CryoLife, Inc., (CRY) is cooperating with the Minnesota Department of Public Health, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in an...

NuVasive Gets Clearance To Market Elements Of Spine Surgery System.(NeuroVision Intraoperative Nerve Guidance System)
January 13, 2002... 2002 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NuVasive has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance to market two new proprietary components of its minimally invasive spine surgery system. The NeuroVision...

Brachytherapy System Gets 510(k) Clearance.(Imagyn Medical Technologies Inc.)
January 13, 2002... 2002 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Imagyn Medical Technologies, Inc., has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to sell isosleeve, a sterilized custom preloaded needle delivery system for prostate...

CPT Codes Issued By AMA For Radiofrequency Ablation Of Liver Tumors.(Current Procedural Terminology)
January 13, 2002... 2002 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Medical Association (AMA) has issued Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for the radiofrequency (RF) ablation of liver tumors in the new 2002 edition of the AMA's CPT official...

Boston Scientific Augments TAXUS IV Information For FDA.
January 13, 2002... 2002 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) will provide additional information requested by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in support of the company's application for an Investigational Device...

Enoxaparin Sodium More Effective Than Ximelagatran In Orthopedic Surgery Patients.(Lovenox from Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc. effective in reduction of thromboembolic events in orthopedic surgery patients)
January 13, 2002... 2002 JAN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aventis Pharmaceuticals announced that Lovenox (enoxaparin sodium) Injection was found to be significantly more effective than ximelagatran in reducing venous thromboembolic events (VTE) in orthopedic...

Bone Defects Associated With Bladder Exstrophy More Extensive Than Thought.
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center and St. Vincent de Paul's Hospital in Paris have learned that bone defects associated with classic bladder exstrophy are more extensive than previously...

Noncontact Normothermic Wound Therapy Assists Healing.
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- About 2.5 million people in the U.S. have a venous leg ulceration, resulting in $2-4 billion a year in treatment costs and 2 million lost work days. However, recently released research may lead to...

BioShield Announces 99.999% Kill Rate.(against anthrax spores on surfaces)
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BioShield Technologies, Inc., announced December 17, 2001, that it has received independent laboratory tests results that proves the efficacy of BioShield products against anthrax spores and Bacillus...

Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Device Reduces Surgery Time.(for treating low-back pain)
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Raymedica, Inc., researchers presented one-year clinical results for minimally invasive endoscopic implantations of the prosthetic disc nucleus (PDN) device, used to treat low-back pain. The...

Reintroduction Of Reusable Instruments For Tonsil Surgery.(in the UK)
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The United Kingdom Department of Health announced the reintroduction of reusable surgical instruments for tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy surgery. This change follows discussions with the British...

Cohesion Receives FDA Approval for CoSeal Surgical Sealant.(in peripheral vascular surgery)
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing Cohesion Technologies' CoSeal surgical sealant for use in vascular reconstructions to achieve adjunctive hemostasis by mechanically...

ETG to Develop Handheld Bioagent Detection Systems.(Environmental Technologies Group, Inc.)
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cepheid (CPHD) has granted Environmental Technologies Group, Inc., (ETG) a worldwide, nonexclusive sublicense to key patents for development of rapid, handheld DNA analysis systems for bioagent...

New Insulin Device From Novo Nordisk Approved by FDA.
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new device cleared for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration could make insulin injections convenient, easier, and virtually painless for millions of Americans with type 2 diabetes. ...

Test Helps Doctors Find Better Treatment Options.(for HIV patients)
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dynacare, Inc., announced that it is now offering a new genotyping test to help doctors find better treatment options for their patients affected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The...

Cordis Acquires TERAMed for Proprietary AAA Technology.(catheter-based system for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm)
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cordis Corp., a Johnson & Johnson company (JNJ), has acquired TERAMed, Inc., a privately held company developing a proprietary, catheter-based system for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm...

Boston Scientific Completes Radiotherapeutics Deal.
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) has completed its acquisition of Radiotherapeutics Corp. (RTC). Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Boston Scientific had announced the signing of a definitive...

Boston Scientific To Acquire Smart Therapeutics.
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) has exercised a preexisting option to acquire Smart Therapeutics, Inc., a development company that focuses on self-expanding technologies for intracranial therapies. ...

Protective Ultraviolet Light Dosage Requirements Updated.
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ultraviolet Devices, Inc., announced the initial results from its joint research with Pennsylvania State University (W.J. Kowalski, PhD) into the disinfection of Bacillus anthracis spores with...

Diametrics Names Chairman of the Board.
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diametrics Medical, Inc., (DMED) a supplier of biochemical testing and monitoring solutions for acute care markets, has appointed Andre de Bruin, a Diametrics board member since 1996, chairman of the...

Hamilton Jordan Named to Proxima Therapeutics Board of Directors.
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Proxima Therapeutics, Inc., a privately held developer and maker of accelerated cancer treatments using internal radiation therapy, has appointed Hamilton Jordan to its board of directors. ...

Vanderweil Fills Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Practice Posts.(Vanderweil Engineers )
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vanderweil Engineers has named two key additions to the company, strengthening the firm's focus on the growing pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. Peter Bishop joins as director of business...

U.S. FDA Approves Wearable Defibrillator For Heart Patients.(made by Lifecor Inc.)
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a vest-like medical device that is worn under clothing to monitor and treat abnormal heart rhythms in people at risk of dying from sudden cardiac...

CDC Provides Additional Information Relating To Rare Bacterial Infection Case.(U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CryoLife, Inc., a company that develops and commercializes cryopreserved and tissue-engineered implantable heart valves, vascular and orthopedic reconstruction grafts, and surgical adhesives, announced...

Women Who Have Surgery For Ulcerative Colitis Risk Infertility.
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients who undergo surgery for ulcerative colitis experience many side effects, including living with a colostomy pouch, but evidence now shows that female patients are also at risk for lower...

Coronary Magnetic Resonance Angiography Equal To X-Ray Angiography.
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Three-dimensional coronary magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is highly accurate in diagnosing coronary artery disease while eliminating the risks and discomfort of the more traditional x-ray...

Quantech Files for FDA Clearance for PrePaQ Cardiac Test Cartridge.
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Quantech, Ltd., (QQQQ) has filed a 510k application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for clearance to market for public sale the PrePaQ Cardiac Test Cartridge for use in hospital emergency...

General Accounting Office Probes Tainted Medical Research.
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Universities and federal health officials must do more to prevent financial conflicts that could taint biomedical research and harm human subjects, a congressional review says. The study by the...

Curon Medical Submits 510(K) Application For Secca System.
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Curon Medical, Inc., (CURN) has submitted a 510(K) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clearance to market its Secca System for the treatment of fecal incontinence. The...

Bioject Announces Agreement Regarding Elan Stock.
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bioject Medical Technologies, Inc., (BJCT) a developer of needle-free drug delivery systems, has entered into an agreement with affiliates of Elan Corp. with respect to various matters previously in...

Generex Biotechnology Announces First Quarter Financial Results.
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Generex Biotechnology Corp. (GNBT) has reported a net loss for the quarter ended October 31, 2001 of $2,583,235, or $0.12 per share, compared with a net loss of $1,144,207, or $0.07 per share, for the...

Method Quickly Surveys Yeast Genome By Gene Function, Not Sequence.
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Combining a decade of research advances, scientists have implemented a new method that essentially searches the entire yeast genome in an instant, looking for what the genes do rather than what they...

Test Developed That Detects HIV As It Infects Normal Cells.
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A fast, sensitive laboratory test that measures the molecular components involved during the critical moment when HIV infects a normal cell has been developed. The advance was made by researchers...

Tissue Sample From Donor in Knee Surgery Case Confirmed Infected.
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed that the donor of tissue implanted in a Minnesota knee surgery patient who died was infected with the rare bacterium Clostridium...

Nomos Gets 510(k) Clearance To Market Auto-Crane.
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nomos Corp. has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its new patient positioning system, called Auto-Crane. An accessory to powered radiation therapy treatment support assemblies, Auto-Crane...

ThermoGenesis Allowed Second Patent for Autologous Thrombin Kit.
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ThermoGenesis Corp. (KOOL) has received notice from the U.S. Patent Office of the allowance of 116 patent claims for the second patent on a small handheld disposable device that produces approximately...

Study Begins On Blood Sugar Sensing Technology For Children.
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Yale expert on juvenile diabetes is heading a national group that will be testing the most advanced blood sugar sensing technology for children with type 1 diabetes, research that scientists hope...

Endocare Submits Premarket Approval Module to FDA for Prostatic Stent.
January 20, 2002... 2002 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Endocare, Inc., (ENDO) a developer of temperature-based treatments for cancer and urethral obstruction, has submitted its first Premarket Approval module to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

Disparities In Newborn Testing Among States Leave Babies Vulnerable.(to genetic birth defects)
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Disparities among states in health screening tests done at birth mean that serious birth defects in too many babies are not being diagnosed and treated in time, the March of Dimes says. "Parents...

Double Lumen Port Can Reduce Infection Risk.(double lumen port catheter helps to prevent infection in stem cell transplantation therapy for cancer patients)
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States and Europe say that a double lumen port catheter can be useful for treating cancer patients undergoing stem cell...

First U.S. Implant Of Next-Generation Endovascular Graft Successful.(Lifepath AAA Endovascular Graft from Edwards Lifesciences Corp.)
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Edwards Lifesciences Corporation announced the first U.S. implant of its next-generation bifurcated Lifepath AAA Endovascular Graft as part of a Phase II clinical study. The Lifepath AAA system is...

Invasive Biopsies Reduced By Use Of The Biofield Diagnostic System.(Biofield Corp. tests diagnostic technology for breast cancer)
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biofield Corp. announced additional results from its previously conducted multicentered breast cancer diagnostic study. A scientific poster presented during the 24th Annual San Antonio Breast...

Optimization Studies Of CardioPass Graft Completed.(by Cardiotech International Inc.)
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiotech International, Inc., has reported the completion of in vivo studies designed, in part, to allow optimization of the surgical handling characteristics of its CardioPass coronary artery bypass...

University Of Maryland Receives $2.5 Million Grant For OR Designs.(operating room)
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The University of Maryland Medical Center has been granted $2.5 million to develop an Operating Room of the Future, in conjunction with the Department of the Army. The funding is part of a...

Baylor University Medical Center Adopts ViaCirq's ThermoChem.(ThermoChem HT System for intraperitoneal hyperthermia in the treatment of cancer)
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ViaCirq, Inc., a subsidiary of Bico, Inc., (BIKO), has entered into an agreement with Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, to utilize the ThermoChem HT System and related treatment...

Numbing Patch Tested At Children's Hospital.(Vyteris develops lidocaine patch to numb the pain of blood tests and immunizations in children)
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- After feeling the pain of having blood drawn, the last thing Zachary Whalen wanted was to get stuck with a needle again. So the 10-year-old from Buckner agreed to have an experimental, medicated...

Jacobson Resonance Enterprises, Serrato Europe Secure Name New Executives.
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Jacobson Resonance Enterprises, Inc., (JRSE) and Serrato Enterprises-Serrato Europe, have hired Juan Carlos Ordonez and Pedro Blanco to join the team of Serrato Europe and spearhead the worldwide...

James Corbett Becomes New Chairman of Micro Therapeutics.
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Micro Therapeutics, Inc., (MTIX) has appointed James M. Corbett chairman of the board, succeeding George Wallace, who will remain a director. The addition of Corbett expands the number of board...

Medical Director Appointed at Rubicon Medical.(Randall Higashida)
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rubicon Medical, Inc., (RMDC), a Salt Lake City, Utah-based developer and manufacturer of medical devices and products, has named Randall Higashida, MD, to the company's board of directors and has...

ISSI Selects Howtek MultiRAD Medical Film Digitizer For Computer-Aided Imgaging.(Intelligent Systems Software Inc.)
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intelligent Systems Software, Inc., (ISSI) has selected Howtek, Inc.'s, MultiRAD 860 medical film digitizer as a component of ISSI's MammoReader computer-aided detection (CAD) technology for...

SpectRx Acquires Insulin Delivery company.(Sterling Medivations Inc.)
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SpectRx, Inc., (SPRX) has acquired Sterling Medivations, Inc., of Los Altos Hills, California, a privately held developer of insulin delivery products for people with diabetes. The acquisition...

Device Shows Enhanced Sensitivity For Detecting Bone Metastases.(ChromaVision ACIS technology from ChromaVision Medical Systems Inc.)
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ChromaVision Medical Systems, Inc., announced prospective study data showed that ChromaVision ACIS technology is a superior method of detecting bone marrow metastases, a potentially important...

Esoterix Introduces HCVComplete Testing For Hepatitis C.(Esoterix Infectious Disease Center)
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Esoterix Infectious Disease Center has launched HCVComplete, a Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) testing program. "HCVComplete provides an avenue for physicians to order any combination of tests that will...

Automated External Defibrillators Deployed In Airports.(report from Cardiac Science Inc.)
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiac Science, Inc., announced that it has been selected to outfit a number of airports across the nation with its automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Cardiac Science AEDs have recently...

Cardiac Science Raises $38 Million in Two, Separate Private Placements.
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiac Science, Inc., (DFIB), a provider of automatic external cardiac defibrillators, has completed raising a total of $38 million in gross proceeds in two private placements of its common stock. ...

Cell Robotics Reports Third Quarter Results.(Cell Robotics International Inc.)
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cell Robotics International, Inc., (CRII.OB) has announced financial results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2001. The company reported increases in product sales for both the third...

CompuMed Announces Year-End Fiscal 2001 Financial Results.
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CompuMed, Inc., (CMPD.OB) has announced its year-end results for fiscal year 2001. Total revenues for fiscal year 2001 were $1,927,000, compared with $1,913,000 in fiscal year 2000. Net loss for...

LifePoint Records First Company Revenues.
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- LifePoint, Inc., (LFP), a developer of noninvasive drug and alcohol diagnostics, has achieved a major corporate milestone with the company's first product sale and shipment, completed prior to the end...

Clinical Studies Of Stretta System Completed.(Curon Medical Inc. completes gastroesophageal reflux disease technology testing)
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Curon Medical, Inc., announced the completion of two major U.S. clinical studies evaluating the efficacy of its Stretta System for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The...

HeartMate LVAS Cited Among the Year's Most Important Medical Advances.(left ventricular assist system from Thoratec Corp.)
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Thoratec Corp.'s HeartMate VE LVAS (left ventricular assist system) has been named the second most important medical advance in the treatment of heart disease in 2001 by the American Heart Association...

Rockwell Medical Technologies to Distribute Blood Tubing Sets in US.(contract with Nipro Medical Corp. for the distribution of hemodialysis blood tubing sets)
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rockwell Medical Technologies, Inc., (RMTI) has signed an exclusive, multiyear contract with Nipro Medical Corp. to market and distribute hemodialysis blood tubing sets in the United States. Nipro,...

Philips Medical Systems Unveils Open PET/CT Scanner.(for cancer study)
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Philips Medical Systems, a division of Royal Philips Electronics, has introduced its new Gemini system, the first combined PET and CT imaging system with an innovative open layout that is unique among...

Viatronix Introduces V3D-Calcium Scoring for Early Detection of Heart Disease.
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Viatronix, Inc., has received FDA 510(k) permission to market its V3D-Calcium Scoring software. V3D-Calcium Scoring is a diagnostic tool that makes visualizing, analyzing and comparing calcium...

Federal District Court Denies Nellcor's Preliminary Injunction Against Masimo.(patent dispute regarding SatShare device)
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Federal District Court in Southern California has denied Nellcor's motion for a preliminary injunction against the Masimo SET radical pulse oximeter with SatShare. Nellcor sought to prohibit...

Med-Design Announces Second OEM Manufacturing Agreement With Owens-Illinois.
January 27, 2002... 2002 JAN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Med-Design Corp. has signed an agreement with Owens-Illinois (O-I) for O-I to manufacture Med-Design's Safety Dental Pre-filled Cartridge Injector. Under terms of the agreement, Med-Design...