Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week articles from October 2002

Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week archives from October 2002

Endocardial Solutions announces first successful human Navex procedure.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Endocardial Solutions, Inc., (ECSI) announced that its first successful Navex procedure was performed at Sinai Medical Center in Milwaukee by Jasbir Sra, MD, clinical professor of medicine at the...

Etest susceptibility testing may not be feasible for use in developing regions.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - The Etest method of assessing tuberculosis drug susceptibility may not be suitable for use in resource-poor areas, researchers in Brazil warn. I. M. Freixo...

Cardiac Science selected as provider of public access defibrillators.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiac Science, Inc., (DFIB) has been selected by two large municipalities - Buffalo, New York, and Daytona Beach, Florida, - to be their exclusive supplier of automated external defibrillators (AEDs)....

FDA approves Glucowatch for children.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a wrist watch-like glucose monitoring device for use by children and adolescents with diabetes. The device, which was approved for adult use in...

Zimmer cleared to market composite hip implant.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc., (ZMH) announced that it has received permission from the United States Food and Drug Administration to market the Epoch Hip Prosthesis. "Zimmer is the only company that uses a...

Magna-Lab, Dartmouth-Hitchcock enter clinical study agreement.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Magna-Lab, Inc., (MAGLA) a developer of non- and minimally invasive products designed to make magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology more effective for the detection and diagnosis of heart disease,...

Lumenis ClearLight receives FDA clearance.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lumenis, Ltd., (LUME) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(K) clearance to the first acne treatment device for moderate inflammatory acne vulgaris. The...

LMA North America signs supplier contract with Premier.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- LMA North America, Inc., announced that it has signed a 2-year contract for the full line of LMA airway products with the group purchasing arm of Premier, Inc., one of the nation's leading healthcare...

Memry names Dean J. Tulumaris vice president and general manager.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Memry Corp. (MRY), which develops, manufactures and markets commercial products and medical device components based on shape memory alloys, announced the appointment of Dean J. Tulumaris as vice...

Cell Robotics begins laser infant heelstick evaluation.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cell Robotics International, Inc., (CRII.OB), announced that it has finalized arrangements to begin laser infant heelstick evaluation. Gary Oppedahl, Cell Robotics' president and CEO, states, "Cell...

Molecular HIV/HCV screen fast, accurate.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States say that a nucleic acid test can quickly and accurately find HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) in donated blood. Janet Vargo...

Innovative i.v. drug to treat severe burns in children starts phase II.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Each year, thousands of children suffer burn-related accidents, often with long-lasting consequences and disfigurement. Burn injuries constitute one of the greatest hazards of childhood, and...

Pump, drugs can reverse heart failure, doctor says.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ten patients with end-stage heart failure were successfully treated with implants of mechanical pumps to rest their hearts while drugs helped repair the damaged organs, a renowned heart surgeon said...

MedicalCV acquires exclusive licensing rights to IMA Access Retractor.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MedicalCV, Inc., (MDCVU), a Minnesota-based heart valve company, announced that it has acquired the exclusive licensing rights to manufacture and distribute the proprietary IMA Access Retractor device....

Lumenis announces FDA clearance for soft tissue and root canal treatments.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lumenis, Ltd., (LUME) announced that the company has received clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its OpusDent Erbium dental lasers for soft tissue,...

FDA clears 510(k) for EP catheters.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Alliance Medical Corporation's (Alliance) 510(k) for reprocessed diagnostic electrophysiology (EP) catheters manufactured by Bard, Cordis Webster,...

Medical device company details responses to FDA.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CryoLife, Inc., (CRY), a leader in the development and commercialization of living human tissue implantable devices, and a manufacturer and distributor of stentless heart valves and surgical adhesives,...

Cholesterol 1,2,3 developer reports second quarter net loss: $0.06 per share.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IMI International Medical Innovations, Inc., (TSX:IMI) announced results for its fiscal 2002 second quarter ended June 30, 2002. Key events during the quarter included the signing of a marketing...

Neoterik announces record earnings and profits as sales increase by 66%.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neoterik Health Technologies, Inc., (NTRK) announces record earnings of $0.09 per share for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2002. There are 1,754,765 shares of common stock outstanding. The net...

Physiometrix concludes Q2 2002 with cash on hand to fund company through Q3 2003.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Physiometrix, Inc., (PHYX) announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2002: For the second quarter ended June 30, 2002, revenues were $91,293, compared with revenues of $474,852...

Surgical implant and device producer reports record 2Q sales.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Encore Medical Corporation (ENMC) announced sales of $25.6 million for the second quarter ended June 29, 2002, an increase of 205% over the $8.4 million in the second quarter of 2001. For the first...

Device manufacturer closes on first tranche of a $30M round of financing.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical device manufacturer IntraLuminal Therapeutics, Inc., Carlsbad, California, the first company to develop a guided crossing wire system for safely crossing total occlusions (TO), has recently...

SBIR award will help to develop neocartilage chondral allograft.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Isto Technologies, Inc., announced that the company has been awarded a $750,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH), National Institute of Arthritis and...

510 K filed with FDA for DNA-based group B strep test.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cepheid (CPHD) announced that its joint venture partner, Infectio Diagnostic (IDI), has issued a press release regarding its filing of a 510 K with the FDA for a group B streptococcus (GBS) test. ...

Hema Metrics granted FDA clearance for URR feature of Crit-Line device.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hema Metrics, Inc., announced that the urea reduction ratio (URR) feature associated with the Crit-Line device received FDA 510(k) clearance for sale in the U.S. The URR technology provides for...

VirtualScopics, Anderson Orthopaedic collaborate on hip replacement patient care.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- VirtualScopics, LLC, a provider of advanced medical image analysis technology, and Anderson Orthopaedic Research Institute (AORI), a joint-replacement research facility announced that they have...

FDA clears ureteral device.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fossa Medical, a medical device developer with patented innovative technologies for removing obstructions and restoring patency of the urinary and biliary systems, announced it has received clearance by...

LaserSight receives waiver from Nasdaq.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- LaserSight, Inc., (LASE) announced that the Nasdaq has approved its request for a waiver of the requirement for shareholder approval of the equity portion of the previously announced transaction under...

NMT Medical sells neurosciences business unit.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NMT Medical, Inc., (NMTI) announced that it has sold its neurosciences business to Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. (IART) for $5.4 million in cash. The transaction was structured as a sale of...

Repro-Med, Trademark collaborate on toothbrush for the incapacitated.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Trademark Medical and Repro-Med Systems, Inc., (REPR) announced a collaboration combining Trademark's Plak Vac specialty toothbrush for providing dental hygiene to patients who cannot properly care for...

Nonin and Penell to develop first Bluetooth-enabled pulse oximeter.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nonin Medical, Inc., developer and manufacturer of pulse oximetry and other medical monitoring technologies, announced an agreement with Penell A/S of Denmark, a supplier of wireless solutions for...

Patent granted covering ultrasonic lysis in test cartridges.
October 6, 2002... 2002 OCT 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cepheid (CPHD) announced the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 6,431,476 covering apparatus and methods for lysing cells and microorganisms in cartridges using ultrasonic energy. This technology is a key...

DANA Diabecare launches insulin pump initiative.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- DANA Diabecare USA announces the launch of its insulin pump "Awareness & Accessibility" initiative for the estimated 17 million Americans affected by diabetes. The company's goal is to provide...

Invention connects brain functioning to limb control.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Queen's University neuroscientist's invention to help understand the role of the brain in arm and leg movement will dramatically improve the assessment and rehabilitation of stroke and spinal cord...

Safety of silicone injections still in question.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In 1992, the FDA banned liquid silicone for injections in the body, citing its safety as "unproven." But a decade later, the most controversial of wrinkle fillers is on the verge of a comeback, as...

Surgery for kidney, prostate removal relies on laparoscope.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When given the choice, cancer patients who are confronting kidney or prostate removal most often choose the minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery over traditional open surgery. The primary...

Phase II SBIR NIH grant will be used to study collapsed lung.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Trevor Jones, chairman of Biomec, Inc., a leading biomedical technology development and commercialization firm, announced that he has accepted the resignation of Biomec's president, Andrew Lux. "I...

New compliance technology, The Pill Timer, shows promise.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Preliminary findings suggest that HIV patients using Med Time Technology, Inc.'s The Pill Timer in conjunction with an adherence program improves patients' health dramatically. Lab results show...

FDA approves Kytril for prevention, treatment of postop nausea, vomiting.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Roche announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval of its antiemetic, Kytril Injection (granisetron hydrochloride) for both the prevention and treatment of postoperative...

Surgical Safety Products announces new leadership.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Surgical Safety Products, Inc., (SSPD) has announced senior leadership changes. Tim Novak, president of SSPD, was elected chairman of the board of directors upon the resignation of William...

100 million Americans live with aching backs; most don't seek help.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Millions of Americans have low back pain so severe that it interferes with their daily activities. Yet, a significant percentage of them have not sought help from a medical doctor and many...

Defibrillators, patient monitors purchased by Turkish Ministry of Health.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiac Science, Inc., (DFIB), a leading manufacturer of life-saving automated public access defibrillators, announced that it has been selected by the Turkish Ministry of Health to outfit hospitals in...

Thoratec names Jeffrey Nelson as president, cardiovascular division.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Thoratec Corp. (THOR) has named Jeffrey W. Nelson president of its cardiovascular division, a newly created position at the company. In his new position, Nelson will have responsibility for the...

Finger-stick test launched.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- cdSCAN, the latest innovation in the screening for celiac disease (CD), has been developed by York Nutritional Laboratories. With only 1 out of 80 of the projected 1 million individuals in this...

License granted to Roche Diagnostics.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Evotec OAI AG, Hamburg, Germany (EVT), a partner for integrated high-value-added drug discovery to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, announced that it granted a license to Roche...

Tyco wins $400M contract from Consorta.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tyco Healthcare and Consorta have agreed to 5-year sole source agreements covering both surgical sutures and endo-mechanical devices worth an estimated $400 million. These agreements become...

Micralyne and MicroCHIPS form strategic R&D partnership.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Micralyne, Inc., and MicroCHIPS, Inc., announced that they have entered into an agreement for the development of MicroCHIPS' silicon chips for drug delivery. Micralyne, a developer and OEM and...

Quintiles announces enhanced centralized ECG monitoring services.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Quintiles Transnational Corp. (QTRN) announced the launch of QECG, an enhanced centralized electrocardiogram (ECG) service to help pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies analyze ECG data from...

Synovis reports 50% revenue increase, 78% net earnings increase in Q3.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Synovis Life Technologies, Inc., (SYNO) reported consolidated results for its third quarter and 9 months ended July 31, 2002. Consolidated net revenue increased 50% to $10,679,000 in the third...

CPC of America raises $3,201,930 in private placement.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CPC of America, Inc., (CPCF) a developer of the internal puncture closure and counter pulsation therapeutic medical devices, announced that it has raised $3,201,930 in its Series C Preferred Private...

MediSpectra secures $13 million venture capital funding.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MediSpectra, Inc., a privately held medical device company, announced that a $13 million round in venture capital investment has been completed, bringing the total dollar amount raised to $57 million....

Radiosurgical device manufacturer secures $9M in funding, $6M line of credit.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Accuray, Inc., has secured $9.182 million in the first phase of its Series C financing round led by president International Development Company (PIDC) based in Taiwan. In addition, PIDC is also...

Study: Benefits obtained from 'finger-stick' food intolerance test.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The medical journal, The Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, recently published an independent audit conducted by the Department of Health Studies at the University of York, on behalf of the...

Long45 Endocutter may provide easier access during weight loss surgery.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company, announced the release of the Long45 Endocutter, a laparoscopic surgical device that has a shaft 4 inches longer than any previous endocutter...

SonoSite unveils 3-pound ultrasound platform accelerates.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Unveiling the smallest all-digital ultrasound platform available in the world - the 3-pound iLook series - hand-carried ultrasound pioneer SonoSite, Inc., has enabled acceleration in the routine...

Smith & Nephew, BrainLab ink computer-assisted surgery agreement.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Smith & Nephew (SNN) has signed a 5-year agreement with software-driven medical equipment provider BrainLab. The agreement enables the companies to collaborate on the development of...

Lumenis partners with MediGroup Physician Services.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lumenis, Ltd., (LUME) has signed a primary source agreement with MediGroup Physician Services, a major physician office/surgery center group purchasing organization (GPO), for its laser and light-based...

District Court: CooperVision infringes CIBA Vision color contact lens patent.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CIBA Vision Corp. announced that the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has granted the company's motion for summary judgment of infringement in a patent infringement lawsuit...

Smallest estrogen replacement patch now available in U.S. pharmacies.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who want to prevent postmenopausal osteoporosis with the lowest effective estrogen replacement therapy dosage possible now have a new option. About the size of a dime, the newest dosage...

Cerner acquires Image Devices.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cerner Corporation (CERN) and Image Devices GmbH announced that Cerner will acquire Image Devices. This transaction will promote the continued development and enhancement of Cerner's PACS...

European direct sales operation expanded.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Digene Corporation (DIGE) announced that it has completed establishment of new subsidiaries in Germany and Switzerland and has begun domestic sales and shipments of its molecular diagnostics tests and...

Memry Corp. selected for advanced materials study.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Memry Corp. (MRY) announced it has been selected by Connecticut Innovations, Inc., (CII) for a joint program of study with the University of Connecticut to evaluate and test new orthopedic applications...

Adhibit gel approved in Europe.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cohesion Technologies, Inc., (CSON) - a leader in developing and commercializing BioSurgical products including surgical hemostats, sealants, adhesion prevention barriers and adhesives - announced that...

Sheffield regains rights to Tempo Inhaler and Premaire Delivery System.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sheffield Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (SHM) announced that it has recovered all rights to the intellectual property for the Tempo Inhaler and Premaire Delivery System for systemic disease applications...

Masimo launches training web site.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Masimo Corp., the innovator of Signal Extraction pulse oximetry, Masimo SET, announced the launch of MasimoU.com, a web site dedicated to clinical training on Masimo SET technology and pulse oximetry...

Battery-powered surgical instruments to be distributed by DePuy Orthopaedics.
October 13, 2002... 2002 OCT 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ConMed Corporation (CNMD) announced that its subsidiary, Linvatec Corporation has completed a coexclusive distribution agreement with DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company. DePuy...

Nitinol-based, self-expanding, crush-recoverable stent introduced.(Cordis Endovascular offers S.M.A.R.T. CONTROL Stent Delivery System)
October 20, 2002... 2002 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cordis Endovascular reported market introduction of its new S.M.A.R.T. CONTROL Stent, a self-expanding, crush-recoverable Nitinol stent for treating biliary obstructions. Each year, as many as...

HelpMate Robotics provides key highlights.(dba PainCare financial results)
October 20, 2002... 2002 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HelpMate Robotics, Inc., (HMRB), dba PainCare, an emerging leader in the delivery of cost-effective, high-tech pain relief through its national network of orthopedic rehabilitation, spine surgery, and...

Growing acceptance of orthobiologics spurs rapidly expanding U.S. markets.
October 20, 2002... 2002 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The growing acceptance of orthobiologic products by spinal surgeons, along with their potential clinical benefits such as shorter hospital stays, fewer follow-up visits by patients, and faster recovery...

Calypte to accelerate development of rapid HIV urine test.(Calypte Biomedical Corporation )
October 20, 2002... 2002 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Calypte Biomedical Corporation (CALY) the developer and marketer of the only two FDA-approved HIV-1 antibody tests that can be used on urine samples, announced that based upon positive preliminary...

Access CardioSystems receives FDA clearance for external defibrillators.
October 20, 2002... 2002 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Access CardioSystems announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) marketing clearance for its full-featured automated external defibrillators (AED's), the AccessAED and...

EuroSPAH intravascular sonotherapy trial results presented at society meeting.(PharmaSonics Inc.)
October 20, 2002... 2002 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PharmaSonics, Inc., announced the presentation of the results of the EuroSPAH clinical trial, a European double-blind, multicenter randomized study of antirestenotic treatment in de novo stented...

Heart valve manufacturer adds Susan L. Critzer and David B. Kaysen to board.(MedicalCV Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2002... 2002 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MedicalCV, Inc., (MDCVU) has added two new independent directors to its board, Susan L. Critzer and David B. Kaysen. Their addition brings the total number of MedicalCV board members to seven. ...

Life science consultant names Patricia Barring VP of sales for North America.(Taratec)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2002... 2002 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Taratec has promoted Patti Barring to vice president of sales for North America. Barring has 18 years of both hands-on and managerial sales experience at IT consulting and software organizations....

Maker of imaging agents names William C. Dow VP of research and development.(MetaProbe Inc.)
October 20, 2002... 2002 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MetaProbe, Inc., announced the appointment of William C. Dow, PhD, to the position of vice president of research and development. MetaProbe is focused on the development of novel imaging agents...

Micro Therapeutics names Thomas C. Wilder as president and CEO.
October 20, 2002... 2002 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Micro Therapeutics, Inc., (MTIX) announced the appointment of Thomas C. Wilder, III, as president and chief executive officer. James M. Corbett, will remain in his capacity as chairman of the...

PharmaNet names David Howard-Jones VP, business development, Europe.(Brief Article)
October 20, 2002... 2002 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PharmaNet, an international drug development company, announced the addition of David Howard-Jones as vice president, business development, Europe. David Howard-Jones has more than 23 years of...

Shareholders re-elect members to board.(Igen International Inc.)
October 20, 2002... 2002 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Igen International, Inc., (Igen), announced that at the 2002 annual meeting held in Washington, DC, the company shareholders re-elected Samuel J. Wohlstadter and Richard Cass to the board of directors...

Radiometer America to be sole supplier of blood gas products for UPMC.(University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System)
October 20, 2002... 2002 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Radiometer America Inc., Westlake, Ohio, has signed a 5-year agreement to supply blood gas analyzers and related products and services to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System...

IND application submitted for bone growth product.(Atrix Laboratories Inc. submits investigational new drug application)
October 20, 2002... 2002 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Atrix Laboratories, Inc., (ATRX) announced the submission of an investigational new drug application (INDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a novel bone growth product which uses...

VA buys automated external defibrillators.(from Cardiac Science Inc.)
October 20, 2002... 2002 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiac Science, Inc., (DFIB) a leading developer and manufacturer of life-saving, automated public access defibrillators (AEDs), announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has again...

Spencer, Terumo to codevelop cerebral monitoring systems.(Spencer Technologies Inc. and Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp.)
October 20, 2002... 2002 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Spencer Technologies, Inc., a company that develops, manufactures and markets medical products utilizing digital Power M-Mode Doppler (PMD) ultrasound technology, and Terumo Cardiovascular Systems...

Sulzer announces supply agreement with the Cleveland Clinic hospitals.(Sulzer Carbomedics Inc. to supply mechanical heart valves)
October 20, 2002... 2002 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sulzer Carbomedics, Inc., a subsidiary of Centerpulse, announced an agreement whereby they will become the preferred supplier of mechanical heart valves for the Cleveland Clinic Hospitals. "We are...

Quest Diagnostics extends exchange offer for shares of Unilab.
October 20, 2002... 2002 OCT 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Quest Diagnostics, Inc., (DGX) a provider of diagnostic testing, information, and services, extended the expiration date for its previously announced cash election exchange offer for all outstanding...