Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week articles from October 2003

Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week archives from October 2003

New "gating" device improves imaging of heart and lungs.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the heart and lungs is a valuable diagnostic tool in the medical industry, but the detailed images it produces are often marred by artefacts (unwanted signals)...

Denver Children's Hospital first to use pediatric robot surgical system.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Children's Hospital of Denver, Colorado, announced that David Partrick, MD, director of surgical endoscopy for infants and children completed the first pediatric robotic surgery in the world using a...

Stent-grafts a safe therapeutic option for patients with impending rupture.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- True aneurysms and dissecting aneurysms of the chest aorta both represent life-threatening situations because with increasing diameters they tend to rupture and lead to fatal bleeding. Surgical...

18F-FLT more accurate than 18F-FDG for differentiating unclear lung lesions.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women. To successfully fight the disease, doctors use a variety of techniques to diagnose the cancer and determine the extent of its...

Urethral slings are gaining acceptance as an established surgical procedure.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Urethral slings are gaining acceptance as an established surgical procedure. "In the last decade, a rapidly growing number of novel surgical procedures has been introduced into daily clinical...

Advances in MRI imaging may lead to new standards for faster diagnosis.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The notoriously long and arduous process of diagnosing multiple sclerosis may soon be simplified, a researcher at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas has reported. In a...

REPEL-CV pivotal clinical trial begins.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Life Medical Sciences, Inc., (CHAI) has initiated the pivotal clinical trial on its REPEL-CV bioresorbable adhesion barrier. REPEL-CV is designed to reduce the formation of adhesions (scar tissue)...

Differences in beta-amyloid deposition exist in two transgenic models.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Differences in beta-amyloid production and deposition in brain regions exist in two transgenic models. "Mutations in the amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene are associated with altered production...

Polymer-coated stents offer a way to delivery gene therapy to immune cells.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Polymer-coated stents offer a way to delivery gene therapy to immune cells. According to a study from the United States, "metallic stents coated with a polyurethane emulsion containing plasmid DNA...

Reopening the closed artery: Is it useful?
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Acute myocardial infarction is typically caused by abrupt blockage of a coronary artery. Timely reopening of the artery by clot-dissolving agents (thrombolysis) or by angioplasty may salvage myocardium,...

Assay for itraconazole drug monitoring developed.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An assay for determining itraconazole levels in treated patients has been developed. Published research from Germany described a "method for the simultaneous quantification of the antifungal drug...

Minnesota company inks agreement with LightWave Ablation Systems.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MedicalCV, Inc., (MDCVU), a Minnesota-based cardiothoracic surgery device manufacturer, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a technology platform for the treatment of atrial...

There is risk of bile duct cancer after congenital biliary dilatation resection.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There is high risk of bile duct cancer after congenital biliary dilatation resection. According to recent research published in the journal Oncology Reports, "Congenital biliary dilatation (CBD) is...

MRI can perform dynamic bladder imaging without radiation exposure.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MRI can perform dynamic bladder imaging without radiation exposure. "Both multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are used to evaluate the bladder...

Novel LC-based assay detects Hemopure doping in athletes.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel liquid chromatography (LC)-based assay can be used to detect Hemopure doping by athletes. "Since January 2000, hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers, such as Hemopure, belong to the list of...

Trials for investigational pathogen inactivation system halted.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cerus Corporation (CERS) and subsidiaries of Baxter International, Inc., (BAX) announced that they are voluntarily halting phase III trials for their pathogen-inactivated red blood cell program. ...

Data shows efficacy of using PI3k inhibitor in treating malignant gliomas.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ComChem announced that Cancer Research published the results of preclinical research performed in the lab of Donald L. Durden, MD, PhD, of the Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM). The...

Capsular contracture is corrected by conversion to 'dual-plane' positioning.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Capsular contracture is corrected by conversion to 'dual-plane' positioning. "Little has been published regarding the treatment of patients with long-established capsular contracture after previous...

Data from Theratope vaccine trial to be presented at breast cancer symposium.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biomira, Inc., (BIOM, BRA) announced that data from the final analysis of its Theratope vaccine phase III clinical trial in metastatic breast cancer will be presented at the 26th Annual San Antonio...

Mammography re-read with work-up films improved sensitivity.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mammography re-read with work-up films improved sensitivity. According to published research from Australia, "This study examines the influence of workup on the accuracy of diagnostic mammography...

Three-dimensional imaging is best for detecting breast tumors.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Three-dimensional imaging is best for detecting breast tumors. "Although X-ray mammography is widely developed for breast tumor detection, it suffers from spatial superposition in its...

Transverse resection is a new technique of reduction mammoplasty.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Transverse resection is a new technique of reduction mammoplasty. "In patients who undergo breast reconstruction after unilateral mastectomy for breast cancer, the contralateral natural breast is...

Dual-energy imaging in full-field digital mammography is investigated.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dual-energy imaging in full-field digital mammography is investigated. "A dual-energy technique which employs the basis decomposition method is being investigated for application to digital...

Study of ON-Q pain relief device begins.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- I-Flow Corp. (IFLO) announced that the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has commenced a study with the ON-Q Post-operative Pain Relief System in women undergoing breast reconstruction...

Venous outflow vessels important in microvascular breast reconstruction.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alternative venous outflow vessels can be important in microvascular breast reconstruction. "The lack of adequate recipient vessels often complicates microvascular breast reconstruction in patients...

Company licenses colon cancer diagnostic patent rights to LabCorp and Baylor.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genzyme Genetics, a business unit of Genzyme Corp. (GENZ), announced that it has entered into two licensing agreements that provide access to its cancer diagnostic patent rights related to the APC and...

Data from phase III study of Combidex published.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Advanced Magnetics, Inc., (AVM) and Cytogen Corporation (CYTO) announced that data from the phase III clinical study of Combidex (ferumoxtran-10) in lymph nodes were published in the September issue of...

MADIT II compares efficacy of implantable defibrillator in Europe, U.S.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sudden cardiac death from ventricular tachyarrhythmias is the leading cause of death in Europe and the U.S. It affects hundreds of thousands of people each year. Many of them have known heart...

What makes automated external defibrillators a good buy?
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Automated external defibrillators - user-friendly, heart-shocking devices that treat people with cardiac arrest - are showing up more frequently in locations such as airports, schools, houses of...

10-Minute cardiac troponin I test receives U.S. FDA clearance.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- i-STAT Corporation (STAT), a manufacturer of point-of-care diagnostic systems for blood analysis, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to market its 10-minute i-STAT System Cardiac...

CS100 automatic balloon pump cleared by FDA for marketing and launched.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Datascope Corp. (DSCP) announced the worldwide launch of the CS100 automatic intra-aortic balloon pump, recently cleared for marketing in the U.S. by receipt of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

Researchers compare cytology and colposcopy for diagnosing cervical lesions.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers compare cytology and colposcopy for diagnosing cervical lesions. "The main objective of work was to determine a diagnostic value of cytology and colposcopy as a method of screening and...

C-section has minor risk of maternal HSV-2 brain inflammation.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cesarean sections can have an HSV-2 meningitis or encephalitis risk for the mother. "Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) encephalitis is rare, especially during pregnancy. In immunocompetent...

Pain center introduces DRX9000.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Fort Lauderdale Pain Relief Center, in Florida, has announced the introduction of the DRX9000 to the cache of equipment and services offered to relieve chronic back pain. "The DRX9000 is an...

Research, supply, comarketing agreement signed for assay development.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., (BIO; BIO.B) announced that it has entered into a research, supply, and comarketing agreement with Cell Signaling Technology, Inc., (CST). Under this exclusive...

Left ventricular pacing alone comparable with biventricular pacing in severe disease.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study presented at the European Society of Cardiology meeting in Vienna shows that left ventricular and biventricular pacing provide similar improvement of the main mechanisms of benefit of...

Off-pump coronary surgery is safe and effective.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Off-pump coronary surgery is safe and effective. According to recent research from Argentina, "The learning curve in off pump surgery must be followed due to the fact that beating heart coronary...

New data confirms safety of Lipitor in combination with anti-blood-clotting drug.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of a new study showed that patients taking Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium), when used in combination with clopidogrel bisulfate, an anti-blood-clotting agent, experienced equal blood-clotting...

Breast implants linked to increased suicide rate.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who undergo cosmetic breast implant surgery may have a threefold increase in their risk of suicide, suggests a study authored by a team of Finnish and American researchers. A paper on the...

Delayed minimally invasive cranioplasty reduces operative time.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Delayed minimally invasive cranioplasty reduces operative time. "Minimally invasive cranioplasty is presented. Stereolithography is a new technology applied for the manufacture of custom-made...

Researchers introduce a multifunctional, modified rigid neuroendoscopic system.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers introduce a multifunctional, modified rigid neuroendoscopic system. "The authors combined a monopolar electrode and a suction/irrigation channel with a 0-degree, 4-mm Hopkins rigid...

Biological characterization of first mouse model for kidney stones.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ingenium Pharmaceuticals, AG, announced the publication of the first mouse model for cystinuria type I, a disease commonly known as kidney stones. The mouse mimics the clinical manifestations of the...

Modified protein crosslinking method improves ChrIP analysis.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A modified crosslinking technique enables the study of DNA from unusually sturdy proteins. "Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChrIP or ChIP) has commonly been used to map protein-DNA interaction sites...

Alliance targets development of automated gene expression analysis pipeline.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Corimbia, Inc., a developer of statistical tools and Affymetrix gene expression data analysis, announced Children's National Medical Center, a children's research center in muscular degenerative...

Ultrasonography is an essential part of dermatologic oncology.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ultrasonography is an essential part of dermatologic oncology. "The diagnostic uses of high-resolution ultrasonography (7.5-20 MHZ) have dramatically advanced in the past 20 years. We present...

Micro-PET is expected to advance medical research and clinical analysis.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Micro-PET is expected to advance medical research and clinical analysis. According to a study from the United States, "positron emission tomography (PET) has been used clinically to measure enzyme...

Radiolabeled angiostatin could be a beneficial tumor imaging agent.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Radiolabeled angiostatin could be a beneficial tumor imaging agent. "Angiostatin (AS) is a potent antiangiogenic agent which inhibits tumor growth through specific action on proliferating...

Device company sells 14 stand-up MRIs.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fonar Corporation (FONR), The MRI Specialist, reported that during the summer months of June, July, and August, the company sold 14 Fonar Stand-Up MRI scanners. Most of the $19.6 million in revenues...

Mass spectrometric method for PCBs and pesticides in serum developed.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have developed a new high-resolution mass spectrometric approach for the measurement of polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides in human serum. According to recent...

MiraiBio to distribute AUTOPURE LS in United States, Central and South America.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gentra Systems, Inc., and MiraiBio, Inc., (a subsidiary of Hitachi Software Engineering, Co., Ltd.) have entered into a multiyear agreement that appoints MiraiBio as a distributor of Gentra's AUTOPURE...

Progress reported in development of new drug delivery device portfolio.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antares Pharma, Inc., (ANTR) announced that it has completed preliminary clinical testing on several of its new device products, and these devices are now available for licensing for use with specific...

Atrix submits eighth ANDA to FDA.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Atrix Laboratories, Inc., (ATRX) announced that the company has submitted its eighth Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval of a generic...

New filter successfully removes dislodged embolic material in first human cases.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rubicon Medical Corp. (RMDC), a Salt Lake City-based developer and manufacturer of medical devices and products, has successfully completed the first human cases of its Rubicon Filter. The studies...

Agreement signed for financing of PET equipment.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CTI Molecular Imaging, Inc., (CTMI), a provider of positron emission tomography (PET) equipment, molecular probes and services, and De Lage Landen Financial Services, Inc., of Wayne, Pennsylvania,...

Cardiology device maker reports sale of stock.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CardioDynamics (CDIC) announced that 500,000 shares of the company's stock were purchased from the Allen E. Paulson Trust and 250,000 shares owned personally by the Trustee, J. Michael Paulson, by an...

Device company confirms no cash dividend on its preferred stock.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- EaglePicher Holdings, Inc., confirmed that it did not declare or pay a cash dividend on its Series B 11.75% cumulative redeemable exchangeable preferred stock on September 2, 2003. EaglePicher...

Drug transport company reports record operating results for fiscal 2003.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IOMED, Inc., (IOX) reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2003. For the fourth quarter and fiscal year, IOMED reported net income of $0.04 and $0.10 per...

Funding will help company prepare for NDA filing for SnET2.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Miravant Medical Technologies (MRVT), a pharmaceutical development company specializing in PhotoPoint photodynamic therapy (PDT), announced that it has raised $6.0 million through a convertible debt and...

Medical device maker projects 621% increase in revenues.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CardioTech International, Inc., (CTE) announced that as a service to investors, the company is providing revenue guidance for the second quarter of FY 2004, ending September 30, 2003. The company...

Orthopedic company announces cash tender.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc., (HGR) announced that it is commencing a cash tender offer for any and all of its $150,000,000 outstanding principal amount of 11.25% senior subordinated notes due 2009 and...

Research tools company updates outlook for 2003.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., (CRL) announced updated guidance for the third quarter and full-year 2003. For the third quarter, at current exchange rates, the company now expects...

SEC guidance issued on device company's revenue recognition question.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biolase Technology, Inc., (BLTIE) announced that, based upon guidance from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission received on August 28, the company will amend previously issued financial...

Tissue repair biotech company closes private placement.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BioSyntech (BSYI) confirmed that a previously announced private placement has been closed for an amount of $633,000, representing the issuance of 633 units at a price of $1000 per unit. Each unit...

Microvascular free tissue transfer results in a functional outcome after trauma.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Microvascular free tissue transfer results in a functional outcome after trauma. According to published research from the United States, "Although reconstruction of complex distal lower extremity...

Fiber technology company receives US$450K in research and development grants.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- OmniGuide Communications Inc. (OGCI), a company developing hollow-core photonic bandgap fibers and components, has received commitments for US$450K in government research and development grants from the...

Company launches GeneChip CustomExpress 11-micron array format.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Affymetrix, Inc., (AFFX) has launched its new GeneChip brand CustomExpress 11-micron array format, which can measure up to 61,000 transcripts and sets a new standard for gene expression data capacity on...

Novel assays detect thrombosis-associated mutations.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A series of novel genetic screens have been developed for the detection of thrombosis-associated mutations. "Hemostatic gene polymorphisms have been shown to be associated with arterial and venous...

Benefits of WAVE system reviewed at colorectal cancer meeting.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Transgenomic, Inc., (TBIO) announced that the application of its WAVE System for DNA analysis was to be discussed at the Fourth Joint Meeting of the Leeds Castle Polyposis Group and the International...

Low cDNA allele expression helps identify ankyrin-1 mutations in hereditary spherocytosis.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Low expression of a cDNA allele can help identify ANK1 polymorphisms in hereditary spherocytosis (HS) patients. "Nonsense/stop mutations in the ankyrin-1 gene (ANK1) are a major cause of dominant...

GDx VCC developer inks exclusive contract with Vision Source.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Laser Diagnostic Technologies, Inc., developers of the GDx VCC - the technology for detecting and tracking glaucoma by measuring the retinal nerve fiber layer - has entered into an exclusive arrangement...

Staphylococcus levels on tampons may be higher than previously reported.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Staphylococcus levels on tampons may be higher than previously reported. According to recent research published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, "culturing has detected vaginal Staphylococcus...

Images of cervical cancer intratumoral blood flow correlate with tumor findings.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Images of cervical cancer intratumoral blood flow correlate with tumor findings. According to published research from Spain, "the objective of this study was to evaluate whether intratumoral blood...

The modified oblique Keller procedure spares flexor tendons.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The modified oblique Keller procedure spares the flexor tendons. "According to recent research from the United States, "A first metatarsophalangeal joint resection arthroplasty that combines a...

Can we make a new sinus node?
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Heart block is a condition in which the cardiac pacemaker impulse that is normally initiated in the right atrium of the heart cannot reach the ventricles because of disease in the conducting system. ...

Stem-cell company provides cardiac risk assessment calculator.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Heart attacks generally don't provide telltale signals before they occur, so it is vital to assess risk as early as possible. Now, getting that potentially life-saving information is just a click...

CHARM Programme demonstrates benefits of Atacand.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Data presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) annual meeting demonstrated that Atacand (candesartan cilexetil) reduces both cardiovascular deaths as well as hospital admissions for heart...

Diovan reduces atrial fibrillation by 35%.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diovan (valsartan) reduces new cases of atrial fibrillation by 35% (p=3D0.0002) versus placebo in heart failure patients who also take usual heart failure treatments, according to new data from the...

Tricentrix Holder launched in U.S.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (EW) has launched its new, patented Tricentrix holder system for use with the Carpentier-Edwards Perimount Plus mitral pericardial valve in the U.S. The system,...

Nationwide shipment of new Zicam products begins.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Matrixx Initiatives, Inc., (MTXX), developer and distributor of the expanded line of Zicam products, has commenced nationwide shipment to retail customers of three new oral delivery forms of the Zicam...

Company completes $2.3 million equity financing.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hypertension Diagnostics, Inc., (HDII) announced that it has raised $2.3 million dollars from the sale of common stock, convertible preferred stock, and common and convertible preferred stock warrants...

Platelet populations become different after abdominal uterine removal.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Platelet populations become different after abdominal uterine removal. "This study was designed to clarify the quantitative relationship between platelet aggregation and the secretion of adenosine...

Stent receives FDA approval for treatment of iliac artery disease.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cordis Endovascular received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for primary stenting of the iliac arteries with the S.M.A.R.T. nitinol stent and the S.M.A.R.T. control nitinol stent. A...

Progress in noninvasive imaging described.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There has been increasing awareness of the importance of composition of athero-thrombotic plaque as a major risk factor for acute coronary syndromes. Several invasive and noninvasive imaging techniques...

Peptide mimetic of Gal-alpha 1,3-Gal blocks human natural antibodies.
October 5, 2003... 2003 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A peptide mimetic of Gal-alpha 1,3-Gal is able to block human natural antibodies. "The carbohydrate of Gal-alpha1,3-Gal is thought to be the major antigenic epitope present on pig vascular...