Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week articles from November 2002

Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week archives from November 2002

Study: Capsule endoscopy cuts costs, improves patient quality of life.(Given Imaging Ltd. )
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Given Imaging, Inc., (GIVN) announced that a study by investigators in the Office of Health Policy and Clinical Outcomes at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, in the latest issue of Disease...

Tissue adhesive receives FDA approval.(United States Surgical Corp.)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The USS/DG division of United States Surgical, a division of Tyco Healthcare Group, LP has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for market release of Indermil...

Injectable filler is alternative to micro-fat injections.(Perlane injectable filler from Q-Med)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A loss of fullness in the face, crows feet, laugh lines, and now flat cheekbones are added to the list of facial improvements women as well as men demand for a quick, nonsurgical beauty "lift". ...

Saliva tests can quickly find E. coli in enteropathic HUS patients.(hemolytic uremic syndrome)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Saliva-based immunoassays can be valuable tools for finding Escherichia coli infection in children suffering from enteropathic hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS),...

Chronic illnesses can be improved if patients follow test results.
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients published an independent audit conducted by the Department of Health Studies at the University of York, on behalf of the British Allergy Foundation. ...

Roche launches Sysmex XT-2000i Automated Hematology Analyzer.(Roche Diagnostics )(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Roche Diagnostics announced that the new Sysmex XT-2000i automated hematology analyzer is now available in the U.S. This analyzer expands Roche Diagnostics' growing product line of Sysmex...

Company launches new thin-film fluorescence filters for biomedical instrumentation.(BrightLine fluorescence filters from Semrock)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Semrock, a manufacturer of advanced optical coatings and filters, announced the availability of its new BrightLine fluorescence filters for biomedical instrumentation. The new thin-film filters,...

Is the D&C dated?(dilation and curettage for menorrhagia treatment)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a new teaching module recently released by the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO), physicians should consider alternatives to the dilation and curettage (D&C)...

FDA panel recommendation conditional approval of abdominal device.(Excluder Bifurcated Endoprosthesis )(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., (Gore) has taken another step toward U.S. approval of the Excluder Bifurcated Endoprosthesis following a positive recommendation of their premarket approval application...

Andrew Fraser named director of new business development at Synovis.( Synovis Life Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Synovis Life Technologies, Inc., (SYNO), has named Andrew Fraser director of new business development. In this newly created position, he will be responsible for evaluating market opportunities for...

Thoratec names Jon Shear VP, business development.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Thoratec Corp. (THOR) has named Jon R. Shear to the newly created position of vice president, business development. Shear joins Thoratec from St. Jude Medical, Inc., where he spent the past 13...

Progress made in efforts to obtain FDA approval of cardiac ablation system.(Boston Scientific Corp.)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX) announced progress toward premarket approval (PMA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its EPT-1000 XP cardiac ablation system for the treatment of...

E.C. approves MAA for recombinant protein treatment for tibia fractures.(marketing authorization application given to Wyeth and Yamanouchi Europe B.V.)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Wyeth (WYE) and Yamanouchi Europe, B.V., the European organization of Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., announced that the European Commission has approved a marketing authorization application (MAA)...

Genesis Bioventures announces USDA review of mad cow test.
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genesis Bioventures, Inc., (GBI) announced that the U.S. government has approved appropriations for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to evaluate new rapid tests for detection of...

Imagyn purchases breast biopsy device from Tyco Healthcare.(Imagyn Medical Technologies Inc.; Tyco Healthcare Group L.P.)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Imagyn Medical Technologies, Inc., announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Tyco Healthcare Group LP to acquire all the assets related to Tyco's ABBI breast biopsy device. The...

Diagnostics biotech company establishes relationship with Ascendiant Capital Group.(Corgenix Medical Corp.)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Corgenix Medical Corp. (CONX) , an emerging diagnostic biotechnology company, announced that it has established a relationship with Ascendiant Capital Group, LLC for strategic guidance and support...

Hanger Orthopedic selects Trintech's ReconNET 6.1.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Trintech Group PLC (TTPA; TTP), a global provider of secure electronic payment infrastructure solutions, announced that Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc., (HGR) is utilizing ReconNET 6.1 to manage all its...

Premier, Nucletron, sign supply agreement for cancer treatment systems.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nucletron Corp. and Premier signed a 3-year buying agreement covering purchases of the microSelectron-High Dose Rate Brachytherapy Remote Afterloader and Simulix-HQ Simulator. This agreement, the...

Radiant receives CE mark for Reprieve Endovascular Temperature Therapy System.(Radiant Medical Inc. )
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Radiant Medical, Inc. announced that the company has received the CE Mark to market its Reprieve Endovascular Temperature Therapy System in the European Union. The Reprieve System is Radiant...

Terumo expands portfolio through distribution agreement with Pall Medical.(Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp.)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp. (Terumo CVS) and Pall Medical announced that they have signed a distribution agreement. The agreement appoints Terumo CVS the exclusive distributor for Pall...

Credit will fund validation process for diagnostic.(GeneThera Inc. )(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- GeneThera, Inc., (GETH) announced that it has secured a commitment from BioTech Research Fund I LLC for a $1 million line of credit facility to fund the continuing validation process and...

Key blood pump technology patent granted.(HeartQuest VAD from MedQuest Products Inc.)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MedQuest Products, Inc., was recently notified by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that a 'bedrock' patent for their HeartQuest VAD has been issued. U.S. Patent No. 6,394,769, "Pump Having A...

Skin cholesterol test cleared for sale in Europe.(Cholesterol 1,2,3 from IMI International Medical Innovations Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Predictive medicine company IMI International Medical Innovations, Inc., (MI) announced that it has CE-marked its skin cholesterol test, Cholesterol 1,2,3, allowing the product to be sold in Europe. ...

Med-Design submits 510(k) for Safety Dental Injector.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Med-Design Corp. (MEDC) announced the submission of a request for 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Med-Design's Safety Dental Injector on September 6, 2002. The...

Imaging Diagnostic places CTLM system in Charite Hospital.(breast abnormality diagnostic aid)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., (IMDS) announced that the company placed its CTLM system in the Humboldt University of Berlin, Charite Hospital. This installation will serve as a demonstration...

Laureate, Southern Research Institute to enter collaboration.(Laureate Pharma L.P.; Southern Research Institute )(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Laureate Pharma, LP, and Southern Research Institute announced the initiation of a strategic collaboration agreement related to developing and manufacturing drug-delivery products using Southern...

Kosmos to jointly develop pharmaceutical uses for quick dissolve film with Mova.
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mova Pharmaceutical Corp. and Kosmos Pharma, Ltd., have reached an agreement in principle to commercialize pharmaceutical and nonpharmaceutical quick-dissolve film delivery systems. This technology...

Second quarter 2002 net loss: $0.03 per share for Bionx Implants.
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bionx Implants, Inc., (BINX), a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of self-reinforced, resorbable polymer implants for use in sports medicine and fracture fixation, announced its operating...

Diagnostics maker completes first phase of capital raising program.(Avitar Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Avitar, Inc., (AVR) announced that it has completed the first phase of its capital raising program with the receipt of $1,250,000 in the form of a 3-year note from Global Capital Funding Group, LP, a...

Drug delivery company completes unsecured debt financing.(Sheffield Pharmaceuticals Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sheffield Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (SHM) announced that it has completed a $.5 million unsecured debt financing with certain shareholders of the company. The promissory notes provide for interest at...

TomoTherapy secures $9.0 million round of funding.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- TomoTherapy, Inc., announced the completion of a $9.0 million round of equity funding. The company had previously announced that it had received FDA 510 (k) clearance for the HI-ART Image Guided IMRT...

New treatment could be groundbreaking, researcher says.( Gatekeeper Reflux Repair System for acid reflux treatment)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Thirty two-year-old Frank Cienniwa went to the emergency room thinking he was having a heart attack. He left with a different diagnosis - acid reflux. "It's like a constant severe heartburn to...

Xtrak Medical announces FDA clearance for mechanical thrombectomy catheter.(XTD Thrombectomy System)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Xtrak Medical has received notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that its XTD Thrombectomy System, a catheter system for removing blood clots from hemodialysis vascular access grafts,...

Heartlab internationalizes its Encompass Cardiac Network.
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Heartlab, Inc., a leader in the development of cardiac image management software and the integration of cardiac information network systems, announced the successful completion of an...

First patients enrolled in Volcano's intracoronary thermography trial.(Volcano Therapeutics Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Volcano Therapeutics, Inc., has enrolled the first 20 patients in its international intracoronary thermography safety trial. Earlier this year, clinical sites in Auckland, New Zealand, Essen,...

Bico ends class action suit; restructuring continues.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bico, Inc., (BIKO) announced that it made the final payment in connection with its class action lawsuit, thus finally ending the Walsingham v. Bico class action litigation that began in 1996. The...

Federal Court issues formal judgment against in Softrans IUPC case.(Softrans Intrauterine Pressure Catheter patent infringement case)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Utah Medical Products, Inc., (UTMD) announced that the United States Federal District Court for the District of Utah issued a formal judgment on September 19 awarding UTMD approximately $23 million in...

Urine-based immunoassay useful for leishmaniasis diagnosis.
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - A urine-based immunoassay could be useful for diagnosing visceral leishmaniasis (VL), researchers say. "A diagnostic method has been developed to detect...

Hologic completes sale-leaseback transaction.
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hologic, Inc., (HOLX), a leading provider of women's diagnostic imaging systems and state-of-the-art digital radiography systems, announced it has completed a $32.3 million sale-leaseback transaction...

Inverness Medical Innovations to acquire Ostex International.
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc., (IMA), a leading provider of women's health and nutritional products and developer of advanced medical device technologies, and Ostex International, Inc., (OSTX), a...

Trinity Biotech buys hemostasis division of Sigma Diagnostics.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Trinity Biotech, PLC, (TRIB) announced that it has completed the acquisition of the hemostasis division of Sigma Diagnostics, part of Sigma-Aldrich (SIAL). On July 1, 2002, Trinity announced that it...

Dow enters research agreement with cellular systems model developer.(Dow Chemical Co.; Genomatica Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genomatica, Inc., announced that it has entered into a research agreement with the Dow Chemical Co. (DOW) that will utilize Genomatica's modeling platform, SimPheny, to develop an in silico metabolic...

Patent office issues notice of allowance for One-Step safety lancet.(SurgiLance Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has mailed a notice of allowance to SurgiLance Pte, Ltd., the parent company of SurgiLance, Inc., for its patent application on the One-Step safety lancet....

New patent issued for tissue regeneration technology.(Isolagen Inc.)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Isolagen, Inc., (ISLG) announced that the U.S. Patent Office issued Patent No. 6,432,710 entitled "Compositions for regenerating tissue that has deteriorated and methods for using such compositions" to...

FDA clearance granted to market device that simplifies AGF process.(Access System from Interpore Cross International; collecting platelet derived growth factors)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Interpore Cross International (BONZ) announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Access System, a new device that simplifies the AGF...

Fourth phase II SBIR NIH grant awarded to development, commercialization biotech.(Biomec Inc.)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Trevor Jones, chairman of Biomec, Inc., a biomedical technology development and commercialization firm, announced that he has accepted the resignation of Biomec's president, Andrew Lux. "I enjoyed...

Positive results reported from phase I/II study with Intranasal Ketamine.(non-opiate analgesic for post-operative pain control)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Innovative Drug Delivery Systems, Inc., (IDDS) announces positive results from a phase I/II clinical trial that assessed the safety and efficacy of its proprietary formulation of Intranasal Ketamine for...

Deactivation holds biggest opportunity for disinfection/sterilization companies.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rapid growth in the usage of endoscopes such as neuroendoscopes, colonoscopes, bronchoscopes, together with upsurge in the number of procedures performed is expected to expand the market for...

Few men understand all treatment options.(for prostate cancer)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Endocare, Inc., (ENDO), a developer of innovative diagnostic and treatment tools for cancer and other diseases, announced that an estimated 17,000 American men would be diagnosed with prostate cancer in...

Terumo AD-Syringes distributed to emerging markets.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Terumo Europe announced that it has recently started to cooperate with Glaxo SmithKline Biologicals for a major contribution to international public health by supplying Terumo Auto-Disable syringes,...

Nellcor awarded new contract with Premier.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nellcor, a provider of pulse oximetry solutions, announced that it has been awarded a 3-year contract for pulse oximetry equipment and sensors by the group purchasing arm of Premier, Inc. The new,...

Insulin pump improves metabolic control and quality of life.
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) benefited patients by providing good glycemic control, freedom from regular insulin injections, and a...

AcryMed partners with distributor to market antimicrobial wound dressings.(Medline Industries Inc. to co-market SilvaSorb)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AcryMed, Inc., a developer of wound care products, announced an exclusive agreement with Medline Industries, Inc., in which Medline will market and distribute a line of technologically advanced...

LifeCell inks agreement with SmartPrep system manufacturer.(Harvest Technologies Corp.)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2002... 2002 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Harvest Technologies Corp. announced that it signed an agreement with LifeCell Corp. (LIFC) granting LifeCell the exclusive right for the copromotion of the SmartPrep system in the United States to...

One day, nanotechnology could be used to track and kill cancer cells.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new, patented nanotechnology that one day may allow cancer patients to receive treatments through an MRI procedure in a doctor's office is being developed by scientists at the University at Buffalo's...

New treatment for sexual dysfunction.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cervical cancer patients who were treated with radiation therapy now have a new tool for fighting sexual side effects, according to a new study presented in October 2002 at the American Society for...

Manufacturers should label PVC devices made with DEHP.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is recommending that manufacturers label medical devices made with di-2- ethylhexyl-phthalate (DEHP), a chemical linked to birth defects and other illnesses that...

RIBA-3 HCV immunoassay best choice for blood product screening.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in Australia have evaluated the performance of a pair of immunoblot screens for hepatitis C virus (HCV) contamination in donated blood. Philip...

Benefits of arterial elasticity assessment presented at meetings in China.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hypertension Diagnostics, Inc., (HDII), announced that Jay N. Cohn, professor of medicine in the Cardiovascular Division at the University of Minnesota and chief medical consultant to Hypertension...

Australian test given go-ahead in U.S. schools.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Up to 200,000 high school athletes in Minnesota may soon be using an Australian-developed test to monitor the effects of sports-related concussion injuries. The Minnesota State High School League...

Esophagogastric banding has unacceptably high complication rate.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - A group from the University of Innsbruck recommended discontinuing esophagogastric banding because of the high complication rate associated with the...

New Internet protocol used successfully for ultra-telephonic stethoscope.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- American TeleCare, Inc. (ATI) announced the successful development and market introduction of a software program for transporting CareTone Ultra Digital Tele-Stethoscope signal over IP (Internet...

Urine HIV-1 antibody test approved for life insurance screening.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Calypte Biomedical Corp. (CALY) , the developer and marketer of the only two FDA-approved HIV-1 antibody tests that can be used on urine samples, announced that the West Virginia Office of the...

Edwards Lifesciences receives CE marks for two heart valve products.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (EW), a heart valve company, announced that it has received CE mark approval for European commercial sales of two new heart valve therapy products, the Carpentier-Edwards...

Akorn names new president and chief operating officer.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Akorn, Inc. (AKRN) announced that its board of directors has elected Arthur S. Przybyl president and chief operating officer of Akorn, effective immediately. In this position, Mr. Przybyl will be...

Hugues de Bantel named president of medical device company.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- EDAP TMS announced the appointment of Hugues de Bantel as president of Technomed Medical Systems, S.A., based in Lyon, France. On July 30, 2002, the company announced that its new corporate...

CryoCath announces European regulatory approval for Arctic Circler.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CryoCath Technologies Inc., a leader in cryotherapy products to treat cardiovascular disease, announced that it has received the CE Mark for Arctic Circler, a catheter to treat atrial fibrillation...

FDA streamlining of biopharmaceutical review a welcomed development.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In response to the FDA's plan to consolidate reviews of pharmaceutical products, including biologics, at the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, BIO [Biotechnology Industry Organization] president...

Military orders blood analysis systems; FDA clears phosphate assay.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Abaxis, Inc., (ABAX), a medical products company manufacturing point-of-care blood analysis systems, announced it has received an order from the Defense Logistics Agency for 20 Abaxis Piccolo blood...

FDA clearance granted for blood collection system.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Baxter Healthcare Corporation received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a fast, portable, automated blood collection system that offers the potential to increase the...

CardioNow selected by Deaconess Billings Clinic for filmless services.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Deaconess Billings Clinic (Billings, Montana), a VHA-affiliated medical center, has selected CardioNow to provide its Cardiac Image and Information Management Services (IMS) for the Cardiology...

Heartlab and Diagnostic Imaging forge distribution agreement.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Heartlab, Inc., and Diagnostic Imaging, Inc., (DI) announced that the companies have entered into a contractual agreement under which DI will distribute Heartlab's Encompass Cardiac Network in the...

Japanese patent granted on miniaturization device.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biolog, Inc., announced that it has received another patent on its proprietary miniaturization technology. This technology is applicable to the company's MicroLog microbiology...

Automated imaging company releases new clinical system.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Applied Imaging Corp. (AICX) announced the release of Ariol, the company's latest cellular imaging system. Ariol is a high-throughput system designed to automate and standardize the analysis of...

$300 million compound management market addresses key discovery bottleneck.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Products designed to track and store vast compound libraries are streamlining the process of ultra-high-throughput screening (UHTS) and spawning a booming young industry, according to a new study...

Heart patch is new medical weapon against congestive heart failure.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A patch made from the tissue of a cow's heart is emerging as one of the newest medical devices to combat congestive heart failure, the leading health problem in the U.S. Marketed by Somanetics...

Birth control patch receives approvals in Canada and Europe.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The first-ever birth-control patch, introduced earlier this year in the United States, has just been approved by Health Canada and the European Commission (EC). Known as EVRA...

Improvement after CABG the same for diabetics, nondiabetics.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Roxanna Guilford, senior medical writer - Data released at the 2002 Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons suggest that having diabetes does not have a significant impact on...

Grant will fund development of rapid genetic tests.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School and the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, EraGen Biosciences was awarded federal funding to develop an automated screening...

Dermatology product developer and DPT Laboratories complete aerosol manufacturing facility.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Connetics Corp. (CNCT), a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes dermatology products, and DPT Laboratories, Ltd., a full-service developer, manufacturer and packager of...

Axon announces collaboration on ion channel drug discovery platform.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Drug discovery instrumentation maker Axon Instruments, Inc., announced that Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, LLC, (J&JPRD) will collaborate with Axon in final-stage development...

CRO announces services agreement with MedImmune.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BioReliance Corp. (BREL) announced that it has entered into a laboratory services agreement with MedImmune, Inc. Under the agreement, BioReliance will perform a range of assays for certain of...

Cyntellect to develop novel high-content high-throughput screening applications.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cyntellect, the R&D spinoff of Oncosis, Inc., announced that Oncosis has received a SBIR grant to develop novel drug discovery applications on their Laser Enabled Analysis and Processing (LEAP)...

Controlled tissue resection system minimizes collateral tissue damage.
November 10, 2002... 2002 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ACMI announced it has received an excellent response from surgeons using its Vista CTR (Controlled Tissue Resection) system for performing bipolar resection of the prostate and bladder tumors...