Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week articles from November 2001

Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week archives from November 2001

Off-Pump Bypass Takes Off As Alternative To Traditional Operations.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- One-month results from a major clinical trial indicate that beating-heart, or off-pump bypass surgery is as safe and effective as standard coronary bypass surgeries, researchers report in Circulation:...

Researchers Extend Life Of Heart Outside Body.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tucked away in an empty operating room at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), a human heart continued to beat - outside the body - for nearly 12 hours with the aid of an experimental...

Circulatory Support Systems Used In Over 1000 Beating-Heart Surgeries.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A-Med Systems, Inc. announced that heart surgeons around the world have now used its PARAFlow and A-Syst Systems in over 1000 patients undergoing beating-heart surgery. A-Med's innovative...

Anti-Hepatitis C Virus Assay Is First Random Access Instrument In U.S.
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Meeting the growing demand for more rapid and efficient hepatitis C testing, Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics has received Premarket Approval (PMA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a...

Cooling Body Temperature For Revived Cardiac Arrest Patients Appears Safe.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Reducing the body temperature of someone revived from cardiac arrest is feasible and safe, but cooling time must be faster to make it a practical treatment, according to a report in Circulation:...

Specialized Catheter To Deliver Stem Cells Into The Brain.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Image-Guided Neurologics (IGN) and BresaGen, Inc. have signed an agreement to produce and distribute a specialized catheter which is intended to be used for delivery of stem cells into the brain. ...

Endovascular Graft System Is An Enhanced Treatment Option.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Edwards Lifesciences Corporation announced September 27, 2001, at the 15th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Vascular Surgery in Lucerne that it has received CE-Mark approval to market its...

RF Technologies Selects National Sales Manager For Child Safety Products.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- RF Technologies, a provider of radio frequency-based technology and services for medical and industrial settings, has appointed Stan Dziewa national sales manager for the company's child and infant...

Endocare Forms Strategic Alliance With CryoCath To Penetrate Surgical Market.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Endocare Inc., a firm that develops high-performance cryoablation technology, and CryoCath Technologies Inc., which focuses on cryotherapy products to treat cardiovascular disease, have formed a...

Proxima Therapeutics Receives Certificate For Radiation Therapy.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Proxima Therapeutics, Inc. announced that the State of Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has issued a sealed source and device registration certificate for the company's GliaSite RTS...

Biofield Corp. Reinitiates FDA Review Process For Detection Device.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biofield Corp. (BZET) met with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on September 10, 2001, as the first step in reinitiating its application for approval of its Biofield Diagnostic System (BDS)....

Heartlab To Install EncompassCardiac Network At Major Los Angeles Medical Center.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the largest nonprofit hospital in the western U.S., has ordered Heartlab Inc.'s Encompass Cardiac Network. Ranked one of "America's Best Hospitals" for cardiac care in...

Comedicus Launches PerDUCER Device in Europe.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Comedicus Inc. has signed an agreement with E-MEDIRECT GmbH to initiate commercialization of its PerDUCER Pericardial Access Device and its accessories throughout the European Union. The three-year...

Gradipore and VWR International Sign Worldwide Distribution Agreement.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gradipore, a global biotechnology company (GDP) has signed a major global distribution agreement with laboratory supply company VWR International. The agreement, which is nonexclusive and does not...

Cardiac Science Completes Survivalink Acquisition.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiac Science (DFIB) has closed its acquisition of Survivalink Corp., a privately held Minneapolis-based company that is a leading provider of automated external defibrillators (AEDs). As...

Predictive Medicine Test For Hereditary Skin Cancer To Launch.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A predictive medicine test for malignant melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, is scheduled to launch in November 2001, say officials at Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc. The test, named Melaris, is...

Real-Time Pathogen Detection Enters Phase II Trial.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- EH Ventures, LLC, announced September 26, 2001, that one of its subsidiary companies, MicroDiagnosis, Inc. (MDi) is commercializing a patented, revolutionary breakthrough in the area of microbial...

Triglyceride Drug Discovery Program Advances Into Compound Screening.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Xenon Genetics Inc. announced September 27, 2001, that it has commenced high throughput screening in its triglyceride drug discovery program using a novel, genetically derived drug target and screening...

New Technology Makes Emergency Rooms More Efficient.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cerner Corporation (CERN) and Versus Technology, Inc. (VSTI) have joined forces to enhance emergency health care through a technology and marketing agreement. Cerner will incorporate the unique...

CardioDynamics Reports First Profitable Quarter, Record Sales.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CardioDynamics International Corp. (CDIC), the innovator and market leader of Impedance Cardiography (ICG) technology and manufacturer of BioZ noninvasive digital cardiac function monitoring systems,...

Orchid Introduces SNPstream MT Genotyping Platform.
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Orchid BioSciences, Inc. announced September 28, 2001, that it has introduced its SNPstream MT genotyping platform for medium throughput applications. The SNPstream MT performs multiplexed SNP...

Cygnus Seeks Approval For Children To Use GlucoWatch.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cygnus Inc. has submitted a supplemental premarket approval (PMA) application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use of the GlucoWatch Biographer by children and adolescents (ages 7-17) with...

CardioTech Awarded Grant For Development Of Infection-Resistant Coating.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CardioTech International Inc. has been awarded a second-year Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant from the National Institutes of Health totaling $249,782. This research is being...

Noninvasive Monitoring Device Receives FDA Clearance.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chromatics Color Sciences International, Inc. (CCSI) announced that on September 13, 2001, it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of its 510(k) premarket application to...

Boston Scientific Announces Dispute With Cook Over Paclitaxel-Coated Stents.
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Boston scientific Corp. (BSX) has delivered to Cook Inc. a Notice of Dispute in accordance with the coexclusive license agreement among Boston Scientific, Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Inc., and Cook that...

CryoLife Files Trademark Infringement Suit Against Sulzer Carbomedics.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CryoLife, Inc. (CRY), a life science company involved in the development and commercialization of cryopreserved and tissue-engineered implantable heart valves, vascular and orthopedic reconstruction...

Radiologix Announces One-Time Charge Related To Terminated Merger With SKM.(Saunders Karp and Megrue L.P.)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Radiologix Inc. (RGX), a firm that provides radiology services in the U.S., said that a $1 million one-time charge would be taken in the third quarter ending September 30, 2001. The charge represents...

Hologic Contract With Consorta Now Includes Digital Radiography Products.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hologic Inc., a provider of specialized medical imaging equipment, has been awarded an expansion of its existing contract with Consorta, Catholic Resource Partners to cover purchase and sale of Hologic...

Implantable Contact Lens Trial Data Released.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- STAAR Surgical Company presented new clinical data from its U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clinical trial for the ICL (implantable contact lens) at the second in a series of surgeon training...

Surgery Should Be Last Resort In Treating Gum Disease.
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Frank Lowe was advised by two periodontists that his gum disease was so far advanced he'd have to have all his teeth removed. That was four years ago. Today Lowe still has all his teeth and his gums...

BD's Blood Collection Set Gets 510(k) Clearance.(Med-Design Corp)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared BD's 510(k) application to market a new spring-based retractable blood collection set. The safety blood collection set will be royalty bearing...

Legislation Seeks Coverage of Hearing Aids, Aural Rehabilitation Under Medicare.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Medicare Aural Rehabilitation and Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2001, H.R. 2934, has been introduced to provide Medicare coverage for hearing aids and aural rehabilitation services by audiologists...

Cardiac Science Granted Additional Patent For Defibrillator, Software.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiac Science Inc. has been granted an additional U.S. patent covering its Powerheart Automatic External Cardioverter Defibrillator and RHYTHMx ECD tachyarrhythmia detection and discrimination...

Implant Sciences to Expand Production Workforce By 50%.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Implant Sciences Corp. (IMX), which manufactures I-Plant iodine-125 brachytherapy seeds for the treatment of prostate cancer, will increase its workforce by 50% to meet the growing demand for the...

Drug-Eluting Stent Trial Ends With Excellent Results.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX) reported six-month follow-up results from its TAXUS I clinical trial, a study designed to assess the safety of a slow-release dose formulation, paclitaxel-eluting...

FDA Panel Recommends Approval Of NMT Medical's CardioSEAL PMA.(Premarket Approval Application )(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Circulatory Systems Devices Panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended that NMT Medical Inc.'s CardioSEAL Septal Occlusion System be approved for use in patients with...

CapnoProbe Is A Less-Invasive Tool To Measure Tissue Metabolism.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Optical Sensors, Inc. (OPSI) announced that Paul E. Marik, MD, FCCP of Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has released results of an evaluation of the Optical Sensors Incorporated...

Results Of Lordosis Study Published.(implants for spine abnormalities)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sulzer Spine-Tech, subsidiary of Sulzer Medica, announced that an article in the recent issue of the journal Spine showed the BAK/L Interbody Fusion System can be implanted without altering lumbar...

Genzyme Biosurgery Wins HealthTrust Contract For Chest Drainage Devices.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genzyme Biosurgery has signed a three-year contract with HealthTrust Purchasing Group, one of the largest health care group purchasing organizations in the United States. Genzyme Biosurgery, a...

ORATEC Purchases MedFlo Pain Management Pump Assets.(ORATEC Interventions Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ORATEC Interventions Inc. (OTEC), a medical device company that specializes in the use of thermal energy to treat spine and joint disorders, has entered the postoperative pain management market through...

New Technology To Aid Fight Against Bioterrorism.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Transgenomic, Inc. announced September 28, 2001, that its WAVE system has been proposed as a solution for the identification of victims of the recent terrorist attacks, based on the results of a study...

Glue And Coils Help Prevent Malformations And Aneurysms.
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A unique treatment at The Ohio State University Medical Center is using surgical glue and coils to correct abnormally connecting blood vessels that are linked to seizures, headaches and sometimes...

Nanobarcodes Particles Facilitate Biological Assays.
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers from SurroMed, Inc. and Pennsylvania (Penn) State University report on the fabrication, optical properties and initial application of Nanobarcodes particles. Nanobarcodes particles...

Thermal Lens Microscopy Can Measure Cell Surface Molecules.
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in Japan say that modified thermal lens microscopes can be used to measure important molecules on the surface of blood cells. "To detect and...

New Cardiac Monitor Improves Care Of Critically Ill Burn Victims.(PiCCO system from Pulsion Medical Inc.)
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors and nurses at the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center say a new, more efficient cardiac monitoring system is helping improve the care of critically ill patients. The new PiCCO system...

Blood Urea Levels During Dialysis Not Suitable For Measuring Clearance.
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Blood urea measurements taken before the end of dialysis are not suitable for determining the efficacy of the procedure in individual patients, researchers in...

Lap Band Procedure Is Alternative For Obese To Shed Pounds.
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Surgeons at the Ohio State University Medical Center are among the first in the country to use a device that is expected to make surgery a more viable alternative for people who need to lose a...

Cardiac Cryoablation System Clinical Trial Enrollment Completed.(CryoCor Inc. begins to test atrial fibrillation and arrhythmia treatment system)
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CryoCor, Inc. announced that patient enrollment has been completed in the first clinical trial of the CryoCor Cardiac Cryoablation System for the treatment of atrial fibrillation and other cardiac...

System Addresses Concern Of Prion Proteins In Red Blood Cells.(Inactine system from V.I. Technologies Inc.)
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- V.I. Technologies, Inc. (VITEX) announced in October (2001) that its Inactine system demonstrated high efficiency in removing prion proteins from red blood cell concentrates. Prion proteins in...

Breakthrough Diagnostic Device Starts Clinical Studies.(Palpagraph breast-mapping device from UltraTouch Corp.)
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- UltraTouch Corporation of Exton, Pennsylvania held a news conference in October (2001) to unveil the Palpagraph and announce the start of clinical studies using this revolutionary breast-mapping...

Specialists Recommend Quicker Adoption, Wider Use Of New Technologies.(for the diagnosis and treatment of early breast cancer)
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The following statement was issued by the University of Southern California Health Sciences: Modern, cutting-edge technology and techniques such as mammography, breast ultrasound and minimally...

HygieniKit Protects Breast Milk From Bacteria and Viruses.(Ameda HygieniKit milk collection system)
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There is good news for mothers who rely on electric breast pumps to provide breast milk to their babies. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviewed and cleared the claim that the...

Automatic Bedside Defibrillators Installed At California Hospital.(Cardiac Science Inc. installs Powerheart bedside monitor-defibrillators at St. Luke Medical Center in Pasadena, California)
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiac Science, Inc. (DFIB), developer of the only technology that monitors patients' heart activity externally, identifies life-threatening arrhythmias and immediately administers life-saving...

First Stent Graft Procedure Performed In United States.(abdominal aortic aneurysm stent graft procedure)
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In 1992, Dr. Juan Parodi traveled from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Montefiore Medical Center in New York to perform the first ever U.S. abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) stent graft procedure with Dr....

BresaGen, IGN Will Produce And Distribute Proprietary Stem Cell Delivery Device.(Image-Guided Neurologics)
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BresaGen Ltd. (BGN), through its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary BresaGen Inc., and Image-Guided Neurologics (IGN), a medical device company based in Melbourne, Florida, have agreed to produce and...

Cerus, Baxter Report Inactivation of Trypanosoma Cruzi Parasite.(Baxter Healthcare Corp.)(Helinx technology inactivates Chagas disease parasite)
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cerus Corp. and Baxter Healthcare Corp. announced preclinical data demonstrating the ability of Helinx technology to inactivate Trypanosoma cruzi, a parasite that causes a chronic and debilitating...

Warning Issued About Hip And Shoulder Joint Replacements.(made by DePuy International Ltd.)
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Medical Devices Agency (MDA) has issued advice to hospitals in England and Scotland asking them to review all patients who have been fitted with a particular type of hip or shoulder joint...

Phylos, Lawrence Livermore Lab To Develop High Throughput Methods.
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Phylos, Inc. has partnered with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to develop high throughput methods for protein production to create research reagents and microarrays that may be used to design...

Secca System Receives CE Mark For Radio-Frequency Energy.(Curon Medical Inc. will be allowed to market system within the European Union)
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Curon Medical Inc. has received CE Mark approval of the Secca System, a minimally invasive product used for the treatment of fecal incontinence. The CE mark indicates that the Secca System meets...

Dougherty & Company Initiates Coverage of Bio-Vascular With A Strong Buy.
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aaron A. Lindberg, equity research analyst at Dougherty & Company, initiated coverage of Bio-Vascular Inc. (BVAS) with a "strong buy" recommendation. The stock closed yesterday at $5.00. ...

360-Degree Display Aids Firm In Defining Protein Structures.(Actuality Systems Inc. sells spherical 3-D display to Structural GenomiX Inc.)
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Actuality Systems, Inc. has announced that the first beta customer for its spherical 3-D display is Structural GenomiX, Inc., (SGX) in San Diego, California. SGX transforms genomic information into...

Newborn Screening Device Combines OAE And ABR.(Everest Biomedical Instruments Co.'s AUDIOscreener combines evoked otoacoustic emissions and auditory brainstem response tests)
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Everest Biomedical Instruments Co. has introduced the AUDIOscreener, a portable computer-independent device that combines evoked otoacoustic emissions (OAE) and auditory brainstem response (ABR) tests...

Baxter Calls For Scientific Analysis Following 23 Zagreb Dialysis Deaths.(Baxter International Inc. investigates dialysis deaths in Croatia)
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health and police officials briefed Croatia's cabinet during an emergency session on the investigation of the deaths of 23 people who were undergoing dialysis. The move came after Croatian...

Radiology Information Systems Now Doing Business as RADinfo Systems.
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PACS & Teleradiology solutions provider, Radiology Information Systems Inc. is now doing business as RADinfo Systems. The company's legal name will remain Radiology Information Systems Inc. The...

FDA Accepts Module 4 Of PMA Application For CTLM System.(Imaging Diagnostic Systems Inc. receives premarketing approval)
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Imaging Diagnostic Systems Inc., (IMDS) has received the letter of acceptance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for module 4 of its premarket approval (PMA) application. Module 4 contained...

Fischer Imaging Receives Final FDA Approval For SenoScan.(SenoScan Full Field Digital Mammography System)
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fischer Imaging Corp. (FIMG), which manufactures digital mammography and medical imaging systems, has received final U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to market its SenoScan Full Field...

Pending U.S. Patent Covers Prosthetic Disc Nucleus Device.(from Raymedica Inc.)
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Raymedica Inc., a development-stage medical device developer and manufacturer, has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for an additional patent covering an...

Implant Sciences Awarded Over $1,000,000 In Government Contracts.(for spinal cancer and ocular melanoma treatment using I-Plant Iodine-125 brachytherapy implant technology)
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Implant Sciences Corp. (IMX), which manufactures I-Plant Iodine-125 brachytherapy seeds for the treatment of prostate cancer has been awarded four government contracts and grants totaling approximately...

Ultrasound Contrast Agent Improves Detection.(of prostate cancer)
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. announced a landmark clinical study to take place at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, using Alliance's Imavist (AF0150) contrast agent...

Advisory Panel Meeting Not Required For CoSeal Sealant.(Cohesion Technologies Inc.)
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cohesion Technologies Inc. (CSON), a developer of biosurgical products including surgical hemostats, sealants, adhesion prevention barriers, and adhesives has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug...

Gliatech Submits Manufacturing Corrective Action Plan to FDA For ADCON-L.
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gliatech Inc. (GLIA) has submitted its Corrective Action Plan (CAP) to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which identified approval of an acceptable manufacturing CAP as one of the key items...

Collagen Nerve Cuff Cleared For Repair Of Severed Peripheral Nerves.(Collagen Matrix Inc. given marketing okay)
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Collagen Matrix, Inc. announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the Collagen Nerve Cuff, a resorbable, flexible tubular guide for the...

Safety Alert Removed For ABS2000.(Immucor Inc. now allowed to upgrade automated instrument-reagent system)
November 11, 2001... 2001 NOV 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immucor Inc. (BLUD), a firm that provides automated instrument-reagent systems to the blood transfusion industry, has received written notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearing...

Researchers Work To Improve Designs Of Joint Replacements.(Brief Article)
November 18, 2001... 2001 NOV 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, are working to improve the wear and performance of artificial joints made of ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene. The team uses...

New Technique Reduces Time, Risk For Transplants.(liver transplants)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2001... 2001 NOV 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Surgeons at the Ohio State University Medical Center have developed a procedure that eases liver transplantation, and in the process reduces the risks often associated with the highly complex surgery....

First Patient Receives Device For Support Of Both Ventricles.(Thoratec Implantable Ventricular Assist Device)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2001... 2001 NOV 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Thoratec Corporation announced that a 63-year-old German man suffering from heart failure has become the first patient receiving the Thoratec Implantable Ventricular Assist Device (IVAD). It also marks...

Mass Spectrometry Suitable For Mycolic Acid Measurement.(Brief Article)
November 18, 2001... 2001 NOV 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in France say that a form of mass spectrometry optimized for use with proteins provides a powerful tool for mycolic acid analysis. "Mycolic...

Type Of Treatment Determines Quality Of Life In First Year.(in prostate cancer patients)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2001... 2001 NOV 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The type of treatment patients receive for prostate cancer can impact their quality of life, particularly during the first year after treatment, according to a new study. Published in the November...

CyberKnife Gets FDA Clearance For Noninvasive Cancer Surgery.(Brief Article)
November 18, 2001... 2001 NOV 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing Accuray Inc.'s CyberKnife with Dynamic Tracking Software (DTS) to provide radiosurgery for lesions, tumors, and conditions anywhere...

University of Pittsburgh Receives $1.5 Million Grant For BARI 2D Study.(study of coronary heart disease in diabetes type 2 patients)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2001... 2001 NOV 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) has received a $1.5 million grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb for the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2D (BARI...

CryoLife Named A Forbes Magazine 'Best Small Company'.(Brief Article)
November 18, 2001... 2001 NOV 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CryoLife Inc. (CRY), a life science company involved in the development and commercialization of cryopreserved and tissue-engineered implantable heart valves, vascular and orthopaedic reconstruction...

Bio-Terrorism.Info Database and Weekly Report Launch Powered by NewsRx Artificial Intelligence Technology.
November 18, 2001... 2001 NOV 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NewsRx has leveraged its technology platform to create Bio-Terrorism.Info, a new database and weekly report. NewsRx is the leading provider of life science databases and daily and weekly health news....

New Pathfinder Approach With Radioactive Tracer Reduces Surgical Trauma.(tests for cancer in lymph nodes near cancer cite)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2001... 2001 NOV 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A revolutionary technique to treat breast cancer could safeguard patients from painful and disabling side effects of surgery, Professor Umberto Veronesi, scientific director of the European Institute...

Hologic Signs Agreement With Broadlane For Mammography System.(Brief Article)
November 18, 2001... 2001 NOV 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hologic Inc. has been awarded an exclusive contract with Broadlane Inc., a provider of supply chain management services to the health care industry, to cover purchase and sale of Lorad mammographic...