Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week articles from July 2003

Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week archives from July 2003

Off-pump bypass results in fewer neurological complications.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery may have fewer neurological complications after surgery if a pump supporting the heart and lungs is not used, researchers reported at the American Heart...

Numerical models aid study of blood flow patterns in artificial heart valves.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Numerical modeling techniques, developed at the Georgia Institute of Technology to simulate the flow of water around hydraulic structures such as bridge foundations, are being used to better understand...

Bypass technique aids recovery in children with respiratory problems.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A form of heart-lung bypass commonly used in newborns battling respiratory distress also benefits older children and teens experiencing lung failure caused by severe smoke inhalation, asthma, and other...

Many patients receive less than adequate nutrition when fed via PEG tube.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Many patients receive less than adequate nutrition when fed via PEG tube. According to recent research published in the journal Gesundheitswesen, "Over a period of 6 months starting from October 1,...

New microchip technology gives artificial limb users more movement.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Advanced Control Research Ltd. (ACR), U.K., is developing a new microchip system that will give prosthetic arm users more movement and control of their artificial limbs thanks to an Invention &...

Study says obese aren't at higher risk of postsurgery complications.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of a prospective study in the journal Lancet suggest that excluding obese people from surgery because of fears about postoperative complications is unjustified. Despite a lack of convincing...

FDA clears Zenith AAA Endovascular Graft system.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Following the unanimous recommendation in April by its Public Advisory Circulatory System Devices Panel, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Cook Incorporated clearance to sell its...

Medical Modeling assists in surgical separation of adult conjoined twins.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical Modeling, LLC, producer of medical imaging-based anatomical models, confirmed that it is helping an international team of surgeons in Singapore who will be performing a landmark separation of...

Background reduced in apoptosis studies by combining TUNEL kit, imaging system.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In order to reduce background in apoptosis studies, a TUNEL assay was combined with an analytical imaging system. "Apoptosis or programmed cell death is often altered in malignancies and is...

Medicare will cover implantable cardioverter defibrillators.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As President George W. Bush and U.S. lawmakers debated in early June 2003 the best way to change Medicare, federal officials announced an expansion of benefits for those needing a medical device that...

Chiropractors say new study is further support for safe alternatives to drugs.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study showing that spinal manipulation is just as effective as traditional medical care for treating back pain should come as welcome news to patients looking for safe, drug-free alternatives to...

Hill-Rom launches bariatric bed system.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hill-Rom, a provider of patient care environment and care process solutions, has launched the TotalCare Bariatric Bed to help hospitals manage the impact of the growing bariatric (or obese) patient...

"Immortalized" cells enable researchers to grow human arteries.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a combination of bioengineering and cancer research, a team of Duke University Medical Center researchers has made the first arteries from non-embryonic tissues in the laboratory, an important step...

Report shows competitive cytokine and growth factor market.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Niche suppliers of cytokine and growth factor products, such as immunoassay kits, reagents, and recombinant proteins, are competing well against larger companies with a more broad product line. ...

Protein interaction discovery tool launched, technology used in SARS studies.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc., (CIPH) announced the launch of its new Interaction Discovery Mapping (IDM) platform based on the SELDI ProteinChip Biomarker System and that the company's technology is being...

MSC.Software and Biomechanics Research Group form partnership.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MSC.Software Corp. (MNS), a global provider of virtual product development products, including simulation software, services, and systems, announced a strategic partnership with San Clemente,...

Massachusetts General Hospital to use Medwave's technology.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medwave, Inc., (MDWV) announced that Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) of Boston recently purchased Medwave's technology to monitor patients in the neurological intensive care unit at the hospital....

Novel flow cytometry assay can measure lymphocyte levels in RBC-contaminated samples.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel flow cytometry assay can measure lymphocyte levels in samples contaminated with red blood cells. "Determination of lymphocyte subpopulations is usually carried out by flow cytometry using...

LifeCell and Stryker Howmedica Osteonics enter marketing services agreement.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- LifeCell Corp. (LIFC), a company involved in the development and commercialization of biological products to repair or replace the body's damaged tissue, announced that it has entered into an exclusive...

Test identifies patients at high risk of bone complications.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Data show that the bone marker N-telopeptide (Ntx) may predict the clinical outcome of patients with bone complications that stem from a variety of different cancers, according to a study presented at...

MRI may distinguish hemangioblastomas from other cerebellar tumors.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MRI may distinguish hemangioblastomas from other cerebellar tumors. "We examined the signal intensity on diffusion-weighted imaging and the apparent diffusion coefficients (ADC) relative to normal...

National breast cancer foundation comments on MRI diagnostics.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) presented three studies on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showing that MRI may have significant implications for...

Plasmapheresis was used to sucessfully lower the titers of autoantibodies.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Plasmapheresis was used to lower the titers of autoantibodies to treat bullous pemphigoid. Recent research published in the Journal of Dermatology "reports a case of bullous pemphigoid successfully...

Phase II trials begin for treatment of catheter occlusion.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nuvelo, Inc., (NASDAQ:NUVO) announced the commencement of dosing in a Phase II trial with alfimeprase for the treatment of catheter occlusion. The multi-center, randomized, double-blind study, which...

Cell therapy manufacturing capacity increased 100%.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cambrex Corporation (CBM), a provider of cell therapy services, announced that it is constructing a new facility to accommodate four cGMP suites dedicated to cell therapy manufacturing. The...

FDA approves TandemHeart PTVA system component.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CardiacAssist, Inc., announced that it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Transseptal Cannula, a part of CardiacAssist's TandemHeart Percutaneous...

Device companies break off negotiations for sale of protractor line.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dexterity Surgical, Inc., (DEXT) announced that Davol, Inc., a subsidiary of C.R. Bard, Inc., and the company have broken off negotiations relating to Davol's purchase of certain assets of the company....

New microfluidics LabChip system to be distributed globally.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Caliper Technologies Corp. (CALP) and Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., (BIO) announced that the companies have entered into a multiyear product development and commercialization agreement to develop and...

Protein crystallography product developer announces new distribution partnership.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- RoboDesign International, Inc., announced that they have entered into a worldwide marketing partnership with Rigaku/MSC to distribute RoboDesign's CrystalMation line of products for protein...

Study: RF technology increases survival rates colon cancer.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- RITA Medical Systems, Inc., (RITA) announced that the results of a study conducted at The Cleveland Clinic showed that its proprietary radiofrequency (RF) ablation technology can dramatically improve...

Immunoassay contact awarded to Roche.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Roche Diagnostics Corporation announced that it has been awarded a new contract to provide immunoassay instruments, reagents, and consumables to AmeriNet members. Covered under this contract are Elecsys...

Canadian distribution agreement for drug testing products announced, NASDAQ listing continued.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Spectral Diagnostics Inc. (TSX: SDI) announced an exclusive distribution agreement with Medtox Scientific, Inc. Spectral will be the exclusive distributor in Canada for Medtox's rapid Drugs of Abuse...

Novel liquid occlusive effective for wound dressing.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel liquid wound dressing can help maintain hemostasis and prevent infection. Researchers in the United States "evaluated a novel octylcyanoacrylate-based liquid occlusive dressing for...

Company announces new supply agreement for CF test.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tm Bioscience Corporation (TSX Venture: TMC) concluded a supply agreement, valued at a minimum of $1.5 million over 2 years, with an undisclosed commercial laboratory. The laboratory will purchase...

Study shows skin ulcer wound marketing more than $2 billion.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The market for wound care products aimed at the care of skin ulcers topped $2.5 billion worldwide in 2002, according to a new study released from Kalorama Information. Skin ulcers affect approximately...

Advances in xenotransplantation reported.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BioTransplant, Inc., (BTRNQ.OB) announced that scientists from Immerge BioTherapeutics, the company's joint venture with Novartis Pharma AG, have recently reported results from two studies highlighting...

Study shows safety of transdermal drug delivery.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results from a pharmacokinetic (PK) study support the safety of NexACT permeation enhancers in the development of transdermal products, according to recent NexMed, Inc. (NASDAQ:NEXM) announcement. ...

Corporate update provided for U.K.-based biotech.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Peter Garland, Cambridge Antibody Technology's chairman, released the following statement: The core value of the company is in the pipeline of products derived from our exceptional technology. The...

Software developer introduces drug safety analysis product.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Relsys International, a developer of specialized software for managing product risk associated with pharmaceuticals and medical devices, has announced the commercial availability of its Power Reports...

Intermountain selects wireless headsets for operating and emergency rooms.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- GN Netcom announced at SUPERCOMM 2003 that it has been selected by Intermountain Healthcare Group to be the standard equipment provider of wireless headsets for operating and emergency rooms. Until...

Hypertrophic eyelid conjunctival scar can occur after chalazion resection.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hypertrophic eyelid conjunctival scar can occur after chalazion resection. "The clinicopathologic case of a 53-year-old female patient with an abnormal tumor growing on the mucous part of the...

Contract manufacturing services expanded by big pharma firm.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Baxter Healthcare Corporation announced plans to enhance its parenteral contract manufacturing services for pharmaceutical and biotech companies by expanding its Baxter Pharmaceutical Solutions LLC...

Coverage of medical devices sector initiated with "hold" and "buy" ratings.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Blaylock & Partners' equity analyst David Zimbalist has initiated coverage of the medical devices sector with a "hold" rating on Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and a "buy" rating on Waters Corporation (WAT)....

Device company raises $27.5M to accelerate clinical development.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CryoCor, Inc., announced that it has closed on a $27.5 million private equity financing. The financing transaction was co-led by William Blair Capital Partners and OrbiMed Advisors. New investors...

Herley reports record third quarter results.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Herley Industries, Inc., (HRLY) reported strong financial results for the third quarter and 9 months ended May 4, 2003. Third quarter and 9-month results included increases in revenues, income from...

Landauer declares regular cash dividend.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Landauer, Inc., (LDR) announced that its board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.375 per share for the third quarter of fiscal 2003. The dividend will be paid to...

Lincare to raise $250 million from sale of convertible senior debentures.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lincare Holdings, Inc., (LNCR) plans to raise $250 million through an offering of convertible senior debentures due 2033. Lincare also plans to grant to the initial purchasers of the debentures an...

Nanotechnology company raises $38M in second round financing.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nanosys, Inc., announced the second closing of its second round of financing, bringing the total to $38 million raised in the round. The round was lead by CDIB BioScience Ventures. Participating in...

Polymeric compound producer declares quarterly dividend.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Spartech Corporation (NYSE:SEH) announced that it declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.10 per common share to common shareholders of record as of June 18, 2003. Spartech recently...

Blood test provides solution to rising obesity costs.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- American Medical Testing Laboratories (AMTL Corp.) of Hollywood, Florida, claims it can reduce the $93 billion obesity cost by telling people what foods they are allergic to as determined by their...

DNAWitness test provided break in Louisiana homicide case.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recent reports have suggested, and DNAPrint Genomics, Inc., (DNAP) confirms, that one of its proprietary genome tests was instrumentally involved in the successful resolution of the Louisiana serial...

Novel assay improves viral load measurements.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel assay improves measurement of viremia in HIV patients. "The diversity of HIV complicates viral load measurement for patient management and treatment monitoring," researchers in France...

Company receives clinical trial approval for new heart device.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Thoratec Corporation (NASDAQ:THOR), a world leader in products to treat cardiovascular diseases, said it has received conditional approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of its IDE...

Medical Outsourcing takes to the road with mobile biograph PET/CT System.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical Outsourcing Services (MOS) announced that it is now providing imaging services with the Midwest's first operational mobile biograph Lutetium Oxyorthosilicate (LSO) positron emission...

Etest useful for posaconazole susceptibility testing of filamentous fungi.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Etest method can be useful for determining the posaconazole susceptibility of fungal pathogens. In a study from the United States, "the performance of the Etest for posaconazole susceptibility...

WIDER I system effective for susceptibility testing.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The WIDER I system is effective for susceptibility testing of several common pathogens. Scientists in Spain conducted a study "to evaluate the WIDER I system for susceptibility testing of...

Drug data company releases new version of software.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Stelex-TVG, a firm providing enterprise wide compliance solutions to industries regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), announced the release of the latest version of...

Use of information management system expanded for bioanalytical studies.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- InnaPhase Corporation announced that AstraZeneca has implemented the Watson Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) in their Adlerley Park Research and Development Center based in the United...

Study establishes benefits of fluvastatin therapy for cardiac outcome.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results from the Assessment of Lescol in Renal Transplantation (ALERT) study demonstrate that statin therapy with fluvastatin is associated with reduced cardiac events and can be used effectively and...

Company accused of hiding heart valve defects.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A medical devices manufacturer faces $92.4 million in penalties after covering up malfunctions that may have led to 12 deaths during aneurysm treatments. Endovascular Technologies Inc., a subsidiary...

National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining names key partner.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) and Vykor, Inc. announced Vykor as an alliance partner of the strategic defense initiative. The NCDMM's mission is to develop...

MDS Sciex and Eksigent Technologies announce marketing agreement.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MDS Sciex, the analytical instrumentation division of MDS, Inc., (MDZ) and Eksigent Technologies, a microfluidics company, announced that MDS Sciex will co-market and distribute Eksigent's NanoLC system...

ITC to acquire equity position in Neuro Energy Development Corp.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Infinite Technology Corp. (ITCJ) announced that the company has signed a term sheet and agreement to acquire 30% of Neuro Energy Development Corp. (NEDC), a California company that produces and sells...

Pharmaceutical firm completes purchase of spine device company.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- DePuy AcroMed, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company, said it has completed its acquisition of Link Spine Group, Inc., a privately owned corporation based in Branford, Connecticut. The transaction was...

FDA approves prefilled syringe for Avonex.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biogen, Inc., (BGEN) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new prefilled syringe for Avonex (Interferon beta-1a), designed to make treatment even more convenient for...

Fatty acid analysis useful for identification.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fatty acid analysis can be useful for identifying different species of mycobacteria. In a study from Turkey, "the cellular fatty acid profiles of 67 strains belonging to three different species of...

Detecting REM sleep via blood flow in finger might help prevent heart attacks.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More heart attacks occur during the early morning hours than at other times. Most rapid eye movement (REM) or dream sleep also occurs in the early morning hours. Researchers have long suspected a...

The elderly have an increased susceptibility to infection following trauma.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Geriatric subjects have decreased neutrophil superoxide function; which combined with trauma, leads to a decrease in immune response and an increase in bacterial and fungal infections. "Previous...

Patterns and spectrum of imaging findings can facilitate diagnosis and treatment.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patterns and spectrum of imaging findings can facilitate diagnosis and treatment. "Ovarian carcinoma is the most common cause of death from a gynecologic malignancy. The most important prognostic...

Physician detailing sales organization to be established for DNAwithPap.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Digene Corporation (DIGE) announced that it has entered into an agreement with PDI, Inc., whereby PDI will establish a physician detailing sales organization dedicated solely to promoting the DNAwithPap...

Patents granted for transdermal delivery of peptide drugs.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dermatrends, Inc., a privately held research and development company devoted to transdermal and other drug delivery technologies, announced that it has received two U.S. patents giving it protected...

Life Medical Sciences announces board expansion.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Life Medical Sciences, Inc., (CHAI) announced the election of David G.P. Allan and Barry R. Frankel to its board of directors. Allan and Frankel will serve initial terms through the date of the...

Medical device company names new CFO.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Paradigm Medical (NASDAQ:PMED)(NASDAQ:PMEDW) announced the appointment of Mr. Greg Hill as the company's new chief financial officer and vice president of finance. Prior to joining Paradigm...

Respiratory medical device company expands board of directors.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Respironics, Inc., (NASDAQ:RESP) announced the appointment of John Miclot, Respironics' executive vice president and chief strategic officer, to the company's Board of Directors. The Respironics...

Stent company names physician advisory board.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alveolus announced the formation of a physician advisory board to lead the company's development and introduction of gastrointestinal stenting products in 2004. The physician board of advisors is...

Surgical device company appoints new sales head.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Orthosurgical Implants, Inc., has announced the appointment of Dipak Rajhansa to the position of vice president of sales and marketing. Mr. Rajhansa brings to Orthosurgical a diversity of experience...

Primary leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary artery is often misdiagnosed.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Primary leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary artery is often misdiagnosed. "Primary leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary artery is a rare malignancy arising from the multipotential mesenchymal cell of the...

Data released from Taxus II trial, GERD procedure.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX) announced additional follow-up data from the company's Taxus II paclitaxel-eluting stent clinical trial and new information on an experimental procedure for patients...

Licensing agreement sought for microporous polyurethane-covered stent.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CardioTech International, Inc., (CTE) announced the conclusion of an in vivo study using a novel microporous polyurethane-encapsulated coronary artery stent. This opens a potential market of $3...

Imaging of soft tissues is possible with diffraction-enhanced imaging.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Imaging of soft tissues is possible with diffraction-enhanced imaging. According to a study from the United States, "Noncalcified tissues, including tendons, ligaments, adipose tissue and cartilage,...

Angiogenesis inhibitor demonstrates no dose-limiting toxicities.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Data from a phase I study of ABT-510, Abbott Laboratories' (ABT) investigational angiogenesis inhibitor, were presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting and indicated that...

Combined use of TNFerade, radiation produced 85% response rate.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- GenVec, Inc., (GNVC) announced data from a phase I clinical trial using TNFerade in combination with radiation therapy in patients with soft tissue sarcoma. The results presented in a poster...

MIV Therapeutics announces Berlin Stock Exchange listing.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MIV Therapeutics, Inc., (MIVT) has been accepted for listing on the Berlin Stock Exchange. MIV Therapeutics will trade under the ticker symbol MIV.BE and German Securities CUSIP number WKN 798618....

Merge Technologies' national market listing approved by NASDAQ.
July 6, 2003... 2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Merge Technologies (d.b.a. Merge eFilm) (MRGE), a global radiology software and services company, announced it has been advised by NASDAQ that its application to move its common stock has been approved....