Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week articles from May 2002

Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week archives from May 2002

Ultrasound senses 'feel' of breast lesions.(acoustic radiation force impulse imaging)
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New and promising ultrasound techniques devised at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering can "remotely palpate" tissues, detecting and in some cases characterizing breast abnormalities that are...

Tiny device blocks 'useless' part of heart, prevents blood clots.(PLAATO, or percutaneous left atrial appendage transcatheter occlusion, prevents blood clots)
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A tiny device implanted into the heart to prevent blood clots could reduce the risk of strokes in people with atrial fibrillation (AF), researchers report in the April 9, 2002, rapid-access publication...

Cholesterol in skin reveals heart disease risk, study says.(Cholesterol 1,2,3 test measures cholesterol in the skin on the palm of the hand)
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cholesterol in the skin on the palm of the hand can identify people at risk of heart disease, according to a new study presented this week at a scientific meeting sponsored by the American Heart...

Cygnus Receives approval for second-generation GlucoWatch Biographer.
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cygnus, Inc., (CYGN) announced that it has received supplemental premarket approval (PMA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the GlucoWatch G2 Biographer. The GlucoWatch G2...

Enrollment target achieved for Spectranetics' LACI phase 2 study.(Laser Angioplasty for Critical Limb Ischemia)
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Spectranetics Corp. (SPNC) announced that it has reached the enrollment target of 137 registry patients in its LACI (Laser Angioplasty for Critical Limb Ischemia) Phase 2 study, which tests use of...

Gene amplification provides rapid mycobacterial detection.
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Diagnostic screening for exclusive mycobacterial genes could significantly hasten confirmation of tuberculosis infection, researchers say. "The worldwide...

Computerized Thermal Imaging names newest board member.(Kempton J. Coady, III)
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Computerized Thermal Imaging, Inc., (CIO) announced that it has named Kempton J. Coady III to its board of directors, filling a vacancy on the seven member board. Coady brings more than 20 years of...

SurgiFrost used successfully in first five patients.
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CryoCath Technologies, Inc., announced that SurgiFrost, a cryosurgical probe to treat cardiac arrhythmias, has been used successfully on the first five patients. The company anticipates a worldwide...

Biomerica's EZ-Detect colorectal test to be marketed in Israel.(Brief Article)
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biomerica, Inc., (BMRAC), a global medical technology company, announced that C.T.S., Ltd., in Israel has signed a 1-year exclusive distribution agreement for Biomerica's proprietary EZ-Detect Fecal...

Cypher Sirolimus-eluting stent receives CE mark approval.(Cordis Corp.)
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cordis Corp., a Johnson & Johnson company, reported its new Cypher Sirolimus-eluting Stent received CE Mark approval in Europe for treatment of de novo coronary artery lesions (less than or equal to 30...

Biolase first quarter sales exceed projections.(Biolase Technology Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biolase Technology, Inc., (BLTI), a medical technology company focused on pain-free medical and dental procedures, announced that its sales for the first quarter of 2002 exceeded analysts projections....

New laser procedure targets stretch marks.(Brief Article)
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Promising clinical research using the excimer laser is underway for the repigmentation of aged, white, disfiguring stretch marks. The study, conducted by David J. Goldberg, MD, director of laser...

Blood Analysis Portal available for global commercialization.(Diametrics Medical Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diametrics Medical, Inc., (DMED) announced the Blood Analysis Portal, jointly developed with Philips Medical Systems - a division of Royal Philips Electronics (PHG), is now available commercially...

Compumedics gets E.U. approval for Somte medical recorder.(Brief Article)
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Compumedic, Ltd., the Australian-based medical technology company announced it had received approval by the European Union to market its recently released Somte sleep-cardiology recording system. ...

Diagnostic tool indicates if fat is being burned.(THINZ MetaboSTIX from Alva-Amco Pharmacal Co.)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new diagnostic tool, THINZ MetaboSTIX, can tell both dieters and fitness-conscious alike whether they are metabolizing or "burning" fat. THINZ MetaboSTIX, created by Alva-Amco Pharmacal...

ATS Medical announces 1st quarter 2002 results.
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ATS Medical, Inc., (ATSI) announced that revenue for the 3 months ended March 31, 2002 totaled $3.9 million versus $4.3 million for the 3 months ended March 31, 2001. Sales in the United States in...

Abaxis announces $5.8 million financing.(Brief Article)
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Abaxis, Inc., (ABAX) a medical products company manufacturing point-of-care blood analysis systems, announced it has completed a private financing that has raised approximately $5.8 million. Of...

Angeion reports fourth quarter and year end 2001 results.(Brief Article)
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Angeion Corp. (ANGN) reported a net loss of $2.2 million, or $0.61 per diluted share for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2001. This compares with a net loss of $2.1 million, or $0.61 per...

Cell Robotics reports fourth quarter and year-end results.(Cell Robotics International Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cell Robotics International, Inc., (CRII) reported increases in annual revenues for both the year and the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2001, over the same periods in 2000. Annual revenues for...

CTI files registration statement for IPO of common stock.(CTI Inc.)(initial public offering)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CTI, Inc., announced that it has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The company and...

CardioGenesis receives $2.8M from sale of Microheart, investment by State of Wisconsin Investment Board.
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CardioGenesis Corp. (CGCP), a market leader in angina-relieving Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR) and Percutaneous Myocardial Revascularization (PMR), announced that it has raised a total of $2.8...

Diomed's EVLT key to practice building.(EndoVenous Laser Treatment)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diomed, Inc., (DIO), a provider of clinical modalities used in minimal and micro-invasive medical procedures, announced that EndoVenous Laser Treatment (EVLT) was formally released at the annual...

Smith & Nephew gets FDA clearance of computer-assisted surgery instruments and software.(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Smith & Nephew (SNN), the advanced medical devices company, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given market clearance to specially designed computer-assisted instruments and...

Abaxis calls patent lawsuit meritless.(Brief Article)
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Abaxis, Inc., (ABAX) said the patent infringement lawsuit filed by Idexx Laboratories, Inc., in the United States District Court in Maine as meritless. The claim appears to involve Abaxis'...

Former SurgiLight director charged with stock fraud.(J. T. Lin)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SurgiLight, Inc., (SRGL), a leader in the development of laser systems for various ophthalmic applications, announced that J.T. Lin, the company's founder and a former director and officer, has been...

Equity Securities reiterates long-term buy recommendation on Diomed.(Brief Article)
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The following was issued by Equity Securities, a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, CRD number 42941: Equity Securities analyst Todd M. Pitcher reiterated his long-term buy...

Hanger announces appointment of VP-chief information officer.(Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc.)(Edward Mitzel)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc., (HGR) is pleased to announce that Edward L. Mitzel has been named vice president-chief information officer reporting to Thomas F. Kirk, president and chief operating...

EpiCept reports new patent allowed for treatment of postsurgical pain with patch.(Brief Article)
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Epicept Corp., a specialty pharmaceutical company focusing on innovative pain relief therapies, announced that the U.S. Patent Office recently issued a notice of allowance in connection with one of...

Boston Scientific announces first human use in U.S. of paclitaxel-eluting stent system.(Brief Article)
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) announced the first human use in the United States of its paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system, as part of its TAXUS IV clinical trial. Several patients were treated...

CompuCyte completes restructuring, financing round.(Brief Article)
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CompuCyte Corp. announced that it has concluded a restructuring of its operations, allowing the company to refocus on its successful line of LSC Laser Scanning Cytometers. CompuCyte also reported the...

Integrated Surgical Systems signs software development agreement with Stryker Japan.(Brief Article)
May 12, 2002... 2002 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc., (RDOC), a pioneer in medical robotics and a leader in image-directed, semiautonomous robotic products for surgical applications, has announced a major agreement to...

Tl-201 brain SPECT unsuitable for lymphoma diagnosis.(brain mass spectrometry)(Brief Article)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Thallium (Tl)-201 brain mass spectrometry (SPECT) is not suitable for diagnosing lymphoma in AIDS patients, researchers in the United States explain. ...

New evidence supports revolutionary brain pacemaker.(Brief Article)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Less than 7% of all Parkinson disease (PD) patients across Europe that could benefit from deep brain stimulation have benefited from the Activa Parkinson's Control Therapy, despite it being the most...

Minimally invasive surgical procedure for arthritis may delay knee replacement surgery.(Brief Article)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A promising new treatment for people suffering from early stage osteoarthritis of the knee is now available in the United States. The UniSpacer Knee System, manufactured by Sulzer Orthopedics, Inc., a...

Beating-heart bypass surgery reduces postoperative complications.(Brief Article)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of a study in the April 6, 2002 issue of the Lancet suggest that coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery done on the beating heart reduces the risk of short-term complications compared with...

New devices extract more information from fewer pinpricks.(Brief Article)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Imagine sticking yourself with a pin on the pad of your finger tip up to seven times a day. It's an unpleasant idea, but that is exactly what is now being asked of many diabetics. Several large...

PET scans reduce unnecessary colorectal surgeries.(positron emission tomography)(Brief Article)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More than 60% of surgeries planned for patients with suspected recurrence of colorectal cancer were found to be unnecessary as the result of a positron emission tomography (PET) scan, according to a...

Novel assay useful for Giardia duodenalis detection.(Brief Article)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - A modified polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test can be used to quickly and easily detect Giardia duodenalis parasites, researchers in the United Kingdom...

MRI well-suited for measuring spinal involvement.(magnetic resonance imaging)(Brief Article)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can accurately measure the extent of spinal tuberculosis, particularly its spread into posterior spinal elements, researchers...

Medicare expands coverage of PET.(positron emission tomography)(Brief Article)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced Medicare will cover positron emission tomography (PET), a high-tech diagnostic tool, in the management of care for patients with...

Noninvasive test may be a good measure of proliferative activity in suspicious breast lesions.(Brief Article)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biofield Corp. (BZET) announced that, during the 3rd European Breast Cancer Conference in Barcelona, Spain, a scientific poster was presented which reflected initial results of concordance between the...

Owens & Minor joins Global Healthcare Exchange.(Brief Article)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Owens & Minor, Inc., (OMI), a distributor of national name brand medical/surgical supplies, has begun transacting business with customers through Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX). As an...

VA purchases Cardiac Science automated external defibrillators.(Department of Veterans Affairs)(Brief Article)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiac Science, Inc., (DFIB), a developer and manufacturer of life-saving, automated public access defibrillators (AEDs), announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has selected...

Chain of Survival project deploys AEDs throughout San Diego County.(automated external defibrillators)(Brief Article)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiac Science, Inc., (DFIB) has announced that as part of its exclusive partnership with the City and County of San Diego, the company will jointly launch San Diego Project Heart Beat, a coalition...

Pheromone Sciences files for FDA marketing approval.(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief Article)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pheromone Sciences (CDNX) announced that it has filed a 510K application with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking U.S. marketing approval for its lead product, the PSC...

Lakeland announces 10% stock dividend.(Brief Article)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lakeland Industries, Inc., (LAKE) announced that it plans to issue a 10% dividend in stock to holders of record as at July 31, 2002. The company may continue such dividends on an annual basis,...

Lumenis completes financing arrangements to refinance its convertible notes.(Brief Article)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lumenis, Ltd, (LUME) announced that it has executed a financing agreement with Bank Hapoalim B. M. to refinance its 6% convertible subordinated notes due September 1, 2002. The company also has a...

Uroplasty announces signing of preliminary term sheet with Cornell Capital Partners.(Brief Article)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Uroplasty, Inc., (UROP) announced the signing of a preliminary term sheet for an equity line of credit with Cornell Capital Partners LP. The equity line of credit would commit Cornell Capital to...

Arryx completes second round funding.(Brief Article)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Arryx, Inc., a company that provides laser systems for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, announced that it has completed a $2.1 million second round of funding. Investors include Draper...

Tm Universal Array launched by strategic partner Luminex.(Tm Bioscience)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tm Bioscience announced that Luminex is launching the bead-based Universal Array product for use with Luminex's proprietary xMAP platform. Sales of the Universal Array will result in the initiation of...

BSD Medical acquires additional FDA approval.
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BSD Medical Corp. (BSDM) has completed acquisition of the rights to the FDA approvals of Clinitherm, Inc. These approvals cover various applications of hyperthermia therapy, and broaden the FDA...

National Quality Care acquires a patent application for new dialysis device.(Brief Article)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- National Quality Care, Inc., (NQCI), has announced that it has purchased a patent application for a new portable kidney dialysis device. The patent application covering the device was recently...

Data indicates that RITA's RF technology effective in treating lung tumors.(RITA Medical Systems Inc.)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- RITA Medical Systems, Inc., (RITA) has announced that the results of a clinical study on the use of its proprietary radiofrequency (RF) ablation technology show the minimally invasive treatment appears...

Maxxim adds responsibilities for president of surgical and vascular products group.(Maxxim Medical Inc.'s Paul Mooney)(Brief Article)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Maxxim Medical, Inc., announced that Paul Mooney, president of Maxxim's surgical products group, has assumed additional responsibility for Maxxim's Vascular Group business, which manufactures, markets,...

ThermoElastic announces launch and first sales of its Bitem Dental Products in the U.S.(ThermoElastic Technologies Inc.)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ThermoElastic Technologies, Inc., (TMRO) announced that Bitem Dental Products have been successfully launched in the United States. Bitem was introduced to American dental laboratories at the...

New x-ray technique images cartilage, may lead to earlier diagnosis.(diffraction enhanced imaging)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An innovative x-ray technique called diffraction enhanced imaging (DEI), which produces images with about 27 times greater contrast than regular x-ray images, could be an extremely valuable tool to...

New procedure at reduces pain of hemorrhoid surgery.(Hemorrhoidal Circular Stapler)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new surgical procedure is proving dramatically less painful than traditional hemorrhoid surgery, according to physicians at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. Dr. Richard...

Ottawa's IMC announces Med-ic compliance monitor.(Information Mediary Corp.; Med-ic Smart Package)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Information Mediary Corp. (IMC) announced the launch of its Med-ic Smart Package at Interphex 2002 in New York City. The Med-ic Smart Package is being promoted as a state-of-the-art solution to...

Nellcor introduces OxiMax Pulse Oximetry System.(Product Announcement)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nellcor, part of Tyco Healthcare, introduced the Nellcor OxiMax Pulse Oximetry System, a technology platform that expands the clinical potential of pulse oximetry monitoring. With the OxiMax...

VisuAide unveils new GPS-based orientation tool for the blind and visually impaired.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- VisuAide, Inc., unveiled a prototype of a new GPS-based orientation product at the March 2002 CSUN Conference on Technology and Persons with Disability, and announced that it will be available the...

CardioOptics medical director to speak at NASPE scientific session.(Bruce Ferguson)(Brief Article)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CardioOptics Medical Director Bruce Ferguson presented "Direct Intra Cardiac Visualization through Blood for EP Procedures" at the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology's (NASPE) 23rd...

NEOSeed receives FDA approval for the Dfiner.(Brief Article)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NEOSeed Technology, LLC, a privately held San Francisco-based company, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for one of its core devices, the Dfiner. The Dfiner is a...

Uroplasty announces 1-for-3 reverse stock split.(Brief Article)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Uroplasty, Inc., (UROP) announced a 1-for-3 reverse stock split to be effective with respect to each share of common stock of the company that was outstanding as of the close of business on Tuesday,...

Coatings on medical devices increase effectiveness.(Brief Article)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Advances in the design of medical devices such as catheters, guide wires and stents are having a dramatic effect on diagnostic and therapeutic practice in medical care. These new devices owe their...

Nitrate reductase assay is low-cost alternative to for drug resistance testing.
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - A novel assay that measures the activity of a key Mycobacterium tuberculosis enzyme may provide a low-cost alternative for drug susceptibility testsing,...

Arixtra receives marketing authorization in European Union.(Brief Article)
May 19, 2002... 2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sanofi-Synthelabo and Organon announced that Arixtra (fondaparinux sodium) has received marketing approval from the European Commission, for the following indication: "Prevention of venous...

Helium imaging detects changes in smallest airways of lung.(Brief Article)
May 26, 2002... 2002 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri have shown for the first time that an experimental imaging technique can show changes caused by emphysema even in the...

Study proves young children can use insulin pumps effectively, safely.(Brief Article)
May 26, 2002... 2002 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study presented at the May 2002 Pediatric Academic Societies' annual meeting in Baltimore offers proof that insulin pumps are a safe and effective alternative to shots for even the youngest of...

New smaller heart-lung machine reduces risk to patients.(Brief Article)
May 26, 2002... 2002 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cleveland Clinic doctors are the first in the nation to use a new heart-lung machine designed to cause less trauma to patients undergoing heart surgery. More than 600,000 people in the United...

Study shows 46% of amputees underprescribed.(Brief Article)
May 26, 2002... 2002 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of a 3-year, 267-patient study show that 46% of the nation's lower limb amputees may be receiving prosthetic devices that limit their ability to fully function. The results were presented...

CryoCath completes enrollment in FROSTY pivotal IDE study for Freezor.(Freezor Trial of Supraventricular Tachycardia ()(Investigational Device Exemption )(Brief Article)
May 26, 2002... 2002 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CryoCath Technologies, Inc., announced it has successfully completed enrollment in its pivotal, 165 patient Freezor Trial of Supraventricular Tachycardia (FROSTY) Investigational Device Exemption (IDE)...

With proper care, bronchoscopes do not cause false-positive DNA tests.(Brief Article)
May 26, 2002... 2002 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - When properly cared for, bronchoscopes used to take bronchial aspirate samples do not increase the rate of false DNA-based tuberculosis diagnoses, according to...

Cosmetic plastic surgery steady at 7.5M despite economic recession.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 26, 2002... 2002 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The number of people having cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in 2001 remained stable at 7.5 million despite the first recession in a decade, the highest unemployment levels in seven years, and a...

Landec announces license, R&D agreement with large medical device company.(Brief Article)
May 26, 2002... 2002 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Landec Corp. (LNDC), a developer and marketer of technology-based polymer products for food, agricultural and licensed partner applications, announced that it has entered into an exclusive licensing...

Results from Aquavan Injection bolus dose clinical trial released.(Brief Article)
May 26, 2002... 2002 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Guilford Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (GLFD) announced that it has completed a phase I study of Aquavan injection administered by bolus injection. Preliminary results from the study suggest that rapid bolus...

Former Boston Scientific executive named as company's first chief operating officer.(Douglas J. Daniels, HydroCision Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 26, 2002... 2002 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HydroCision, Inc., announced that Douglas J. Daniels has joined the company as its first chief operating officer. Daniels comes to HydroCision with more than 14 years of medical-device company...

Glenn Epstein elected chairman; Larry Garberding elected to board.(Intermagnetics General Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 26, 2002... 2002 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intermagnetics General Corp. (IMGC) announced that its board of directors has unanimously elected President and CEO Glenn H. Epstein chairman of the board effective May 27, 2002, which begins the...

Hanger Orthopedic Group names VP of marketing, business development.(Brief Article)
May 26, 2002... 2002 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc., (HGR) is pleased to announce that Kent Hugill has been named vice president of marketing and business development for the orthopedic and prosthetics division reporting to...

HealthTronics Surgical Services names new board member, adds senior management.(Brief Article)
May 26, 2002... 2002 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HealthTronics Surgical Services, Inc., (HTRN) a leading provider of noninvasive surgical treatments, announced the engagement of a new director and two senior management executives. W. Price...

Puglisi joins company as VP, CFO.(Anthony J. Puglisi, vice president and chief financial officer, Langer Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 26, 2002... 2002 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Langer, Inc., (GAIT) announced that Anthony J. Puglisi has joined the company as vice president and chief financial officer. Puglisi, a certified public accountant since 1977, most recently served...

Groundbreaking surgical device provides simultaneous mechanical resection, coagulation.(Brief Article)
May 26, 2002... 2002 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Smith & Nephew, Inc., Endoscopy Division, a subsidiary of Smith & Nephew plc, announced the introduction of the Dyonics Series 9000 ElectroBlade Resector, a breakthrough tissue resection device that...

Instrumentation Laboratory, MAGNET renew agreement for critical care portfolio.(Brief Article)
May 26, 2002... 2002 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Instrumentation Laboratory (IL) announced that it has renewed a multiyear contract for its entire portfolio of Critical Care Products with MAGNET. This new agreement continues a relationship that...

Cardiac Science granted additional U.S., European patents covering defibrillator technologies.(Brief Article)
May 26, 2002... 2002 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiac Science, Inc., (DFIB) announced it has been granted two additional U.S. patents and a European patent covering technology embodied in its Powerheart Automatic External Defibrillator (AED), its...

Imaging Diagnostic signs exclusive distribution agreement with Jamco Medical for Latin America.(Brief Article)
May 26, 2002... 2002 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., (IMDS) announced that the company has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Jamco Medical, Inc., for Central and South America and the Caribbean. Jamco...