Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week articles from September 2003

Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week archives from September 2003

Hybrid fermentation devices increase the output of recombinant molecules.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hybrid fermentation devices increase the output of recombinant molecules. "Fermentations employing genetically modified (recombinant) bacteria have complex metabolisms that are sensitive to the...

Researchers distinguish between kinds of dementia using brain imaging.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Until now, scientists have been unable to distinguish between dementia caused by Alzheimer disease and that caused by poor blood flow to the brain. But researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical...

Collagen-hydroxyapatite/tricalcium phosphate microspheres deliver rhTGF-beta 1.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Collagen-hydroxyapatite/tricalcium phosphate microspheres deliver rhTGF-beta 1 for bone regeneration. "The purpose of this study is to evaluate the carrier capability of...

Nuclear medicine bone scan can give a potentially misleading appearance.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nuclear medicine bone scan can give a potentially misleading appearance. According to a study from the United States, "Nuclear medicine bone scan is an essential diagnostic imaging tool both for the...

Intraoperative infusion of magnesium has beneficial effects on surgical outcome.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intraoperative infusion of magnesium has beneficial effects on cardiac surgical outcomes. According to recent research published in the Journal of International Medical Research, "Pre- and...

Internal thoracic artery can be developed by an inferior epigastric AV fistula.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An internal thoracic artery can be developed by an inferior epigastric AV fistula. "Arteriovenous fistulae increase the diameter of their feeding artery. It may be advantageous to increase the...

Scientists develop greater accuracy in recording baby's heart rates in the womb.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A team from Imperial College London based at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea, Hammersmith and the Royal Brompton Hospitals has worked with equipment developed by scientists at QinetiQ, Europe's largest...

Biomaterials company receives U.S. patent on polymer technology.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Life Medical Sciences, Inc., (CHAI) announced that it has been issued a patent covering novel resorbable polymeric materials exhibiting reverse thermal gelation properties that may be used in a variety...

Rights acquired to ALS gene therapy from Salk Institute.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ceregene, Inc., announced that it has signed an option agreement with the Salk Institute for Biological Studies for exclusive worldwide rights to its amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) gene therapy...

Progress reported on Cellegesic phase III trial.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cellegy Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (CLGY) announced that it has made considerable progress with a new 150-patient phase III clinical trial with Cellegesic (nitroglycerin ointment) for the treatment of pain...

Seniority of surgeon did not affect aneurysm surgery outcome.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The seniority of the surgeon performing aneurysm repair, among registrars, senior registrars, and consultants, did not affect the outcome of the operation. "Specialist surgical registrars perform...

Vancomycin-resistant infections are low among liver transplant candidates.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vancomycin-resistant infections are low among liver transplant candidates. "The orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) population has been particularly affected by the increase in vancomycin-resistant...

Ventracor reports on first patient.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical investigators have provided a progress report on the pilot trial of Ventracor's artificial heart being conducted at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. Chief medical investigators Professor...

Patient enrollment completed in phase IIb CART-2 study with AGI-1067.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AtheroGenics, Inc., (AGIX) has recently completed enrollment in a phase IIb clinical trial evaluating its proprietary v-protectant drug candidate, AGI-1067, as a treatment for atherosclerosis and...

Array analysis of autoimmune disease leads to vaccine development.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have developed protein arrays that could be used to diagnose autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, earlier than is currently possible. The approach, described in the...

FDA approves Photofrin for the ablation of high-grade dysplasia.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Axcan Pharma, Inc., announced that it has received approval from the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of Photofrin photodynamic therapy (PDT) in the ablation of high-grade dysplasia...

Percutaneous transhepatic retrieval of a displaced biliary stent is feasible.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Percutaneous transhepatic retrieval of a displaced biliary stent is feasible. According to a study from Germany, "Biliary stents play an important role in the treatment of jaundice due to malignant...

A novel skin model invites new ways to explore angiogenesis in vitro.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel skin model invites new ways to explore angiogenesis in vitro. "We have previously shown that reconstructed human skin engineered from autologous keratinocytes, fibroblasts, and sterilized...

FDA license granted for new HIV test kit.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., (BIO, BIO.B) has received a license from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its HIV-1/HIV-2 PLUS O EIA test kit used for diagnostic testing and the screening of blood...

Diffusion-weighted imaging can detect bone marrow alterations.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diffusion-weighted imaging can detect bone marrow alterations. "Diffusion-weighted imaging allows for measurement of tissue microstructure and reflects the random motion of water protons,"...

The mandibular head regenerates from grafted periosteum in the rabbit model.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The mandibular head regenerates from grafted periosteum in the rabbit model. "Grafted periosteum has a rich potential to induce heterotopic bone formation. In the current study, the authors...

Rotationplasty may be an effective partial limb salvage procedure.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rotationplasty may be an effective partial limb salvage procedure. According to a study from South Korea, "In patients having malignant or aggressive bone tumors around the knee joint and requiring...

Company plans to increase sales of I-Plant prostate cancer seed.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Implant Sciences (IMX) announced that they will initiate a direct marketing and sales program to sell their I-Plant Seed brachytherapy seeds for use in the treatment of prostate cancer. This...

Research: GliaSite RTS is a safe and effective treatment for brain tumors.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Proxima Therapeutics, Inc., a developer of site-specific radiation therapy systems for brain and breast cancer, announced publication of data from a multicenter study of its GliaSite Radiation Therapy...

Duke University's hyperthermia treatment acquired.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Celsion Corporation has obtained exclusive rights to an advanced phased array radio frequency (RF) heating system designed specifically for use with chemotherapeutic drugs for the treatment of locally...

First component of rolling NDA submitted for RSR13.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Allos Therapeutics, Inc., (ALTH) announced that it has begun submission of a new drug application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company's investigational radiation...

De-epithelialized TRAM flaps are an alternative to autologous tissue use.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- De-epithelialized TRAM flaps are an alternative to use of autologous tissue in breast implantation surgery. "Since the 1980s, many patients have benefited from the use of the transverse rectus...

Mitochondrial genes linked to tumor cell radiation resistance.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A pair of mitochondrial genes have been linked to radiation resistance in malignant cells. "To identify genes that are differentially expressed in a methotrexate (MTX)-resistant cell strain...

John Muir/Mt. Diablo selects TCS Symphony for cath image management/archiving.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- John Muir Medical Center of the John Muir/Mt. Diablo Health System (Walnut Creek, California), has selected Medcon Telemedicine Technology, Inc., (Whippany, New Jersey) to provide cardiac image...

Cataract removal, nonpenetrating glaucoma surgery can be combined.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cataract removal and nonpenetrating glaucoma surgery can be combined. According to published research from France, "Combined glaucoma and cataract surgery has gained increasing success over the...

CT can visualize temporal bone anatomic changes.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CT can visualize temporal bone anatomic changes prior to cochlear implantation. According to a study from Sweden, "Cochlear implantation is a treatment for patients with severe sensorineural hearing...

$50,000 development grant will support Oregon's bioscience industry.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Oregon Bioscience Association (OBA) announced a partnership between the association and the Oregon Economic and Community Development Department (OECDD), a state organization whose mission is to...

Liposome technology company initiates cooperative alliance.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CytoGenix, Inc., (CYGX) has completed an agreement with BioZone Laboratories, Inc., of Pittsburg, California, to investigate the synergy of their technologies to develop and test new formulations for...

Partners HealthCare enters clinical research alliance.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Guava Technologies, Inc., a company focused on changing the way that cell analysis is performed, and Partners HealthCare, an integrated healthcare delivery system, announced that they have formed a...

ThinPrep imaging system agreement signed.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cytyc Corporation (CYTC) and Danner Laboratory, Inc., announced the completion of an agreement to install Cytyc's ThinPrep Imaging System at Danner Laboratory's San Diego, California, facility. The...

Immunochemical fecal occult blood testing can prevent advanced colorectal cancer.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immunochemical fecal occult blood testing can prevent advanced colorectal cancer. According to a study from Japan, "To evaluate colorectal cancer screening with fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) in...

Contact lenses help poor visual acuity after unsuccessful refractive surgery.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Contact lenses help poor visual acuity after unsuccessful refractive surgery. "A retrospective review of case notes of consecutive patients referred to a contact lens clinic after unsuccessful...

Poverty increases risk of complications and death after CABG.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Poverty increases the risk of complications and death after heart bypass surgery, finds new research. The researchers base their findings on more than 3,500 patients in need of coronary artery...

Contract signed for exclusive provider for MRI magnet base.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Air Products announced that its KeepCOLD Cryogenic Fill Services Program will be the exclusive cryogenic provider for Siemens Medical Systems' entire United States magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...

Kidney stone patients can now be reliably tested, treated.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Litholink Corporation announced that it is offering to physicians nationwide the first commercially available test for the management of cystinuria. Cystinuria is an inherited metabolic disorder in...

Improved single nucleotide polymorphism-based genotype assays developed.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A series of improved single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based genotype assays have been developed. Scientists in California described "a new mechanism for allelic discrimination - allele-specific...

Novel HIV-based cDNA cloning system may aid genetic research.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel HIV-based cDNA cloning system may aid genetic research. "Expression cloning of cDNAs is a powerful tool with which to identify genes based on their specific functional properties,"...

Amelogenin, 17 DNA loci effective as paternity markers in incest case.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Amelogenin and chromosome 17 DNA loci are effective as paternity markers in incest cases. Scientists in Croatia "performed a paternity test in a case of incest between brother and sister." ...

Reduction in work force announced at lab-on-a-chip company.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Caliper Technologies Corp. (CALP) announced that it is reducing its work force by approximately 50 positions, or 9% of its total head count. The reduction is part of ongoing integration efforts...

Agreement signed for use of chemical assay.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Avitar, Inc., (AVR) announced that it has signed a Letter of Understanding with Immunomatrix, Inc., for the exclusive right to utilize Immunomatrix's high sensitivity chemical assay technologies in...

Company's system helps reduce medication errors.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- B. Braun Medical, Inc., announced the launch of a new high speed production line in Irvine, California, to meet the growing customer demand for the Duplex Drug Delivery System, a new system designed to...

Disaster relief fund in jeopardy.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Over the past year, the American Red Cross spent $114.3 million from its Disaster Relief Fund to provide assistance to victims of more than 3,300 disasters throughout the United States and its...

Simpler means for making adenoviral cDNA expression libraries have been found.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Simpler means for making adenoviral cDNA expression libraries have been found. According to a study from Japan, "cDNA expression cloning is a powerful method for the identification of genes that are...

APF112 phase II submitted for FDA review; royalty income increases 11%.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A.P. Pharma, Inc., (APPA) reported financial results for the 3 months ended June 30, 2003, reflecting increased royalty income and contract revenues as well as higher research and development expenses...

Actimmune sales increase; company meets guidance.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- InterMune, Inc., (ITMN) announced results from operations for the second quarter and 6 months ended June 30, 2003. For the second quarter of 2003, InterMune recorded total net product sales of...

Biosurgical device company reports net loss of $22.3M.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CryoLife, Inc., (CRY) reported financial results for the second quarter 2003. Revenues for the second quarter 2003 were $15.7 million compared to $23.3 million in the second quarter 2002. Net loss...

Biotech company reports $0.36 per share loss.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adolor Corporation (ADLR) reported financial results for the 3- and 6-month periods ended June 30, 2003. For the 3 months ended June 30, 2003, the company reported a net loss of $11.5 million or...

Biotherapeutics company reports loss of $0.24 per share.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Applied Molecular Evolution, Inc., (AME, AMEV) reported financial results for the second quarter of 2003. For the quarter ended June 30, 2003, the company reported a net loss of $5.0 million or...

Board authorizes $1B share-repurchase program at medical products firm.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The board of directors of Cardinal Health, Inc., (CAH) authorized the purchase by Cardinal Health of up to $1 billion of its common shares. The share-repurchase authorization permits the company to...

Body monitoring device company raises $4M.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BodyMedia announced the closing of a $4 million series C preferred stock financing round. The round was led by Draper Fisher Jurvertson ePlanet and Draper Triangle Ventures; Saturn Partners and the...

Cell imaging systems provider secures equipment financing line.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ChromaVision Medical Systems, Inc., (CVSN), a provider of automated cell-imaging systems and manufacturer of the ACIS digital microscope system, announced that it has entered into an agreement for a...

Coagulation monitoring systems company closes latest funding round.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HemoSense, Inc., a point-of-care blood coagulation monitoring system company, announced the closing of its latest round of funding. Participating in this round were leading medical investment firms...

Company updates Cialis progress, reports results for second quarter of 2003.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ICOS Corp. (ICOS) summarized recent events and released its financial results for the 3 and 6 months ended June 30, 2003. For the 3 and 6 months ended June 30, 2003, worldwide product sales of...

Company's second quarter marked by record revenues, improved operating results.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IMPAX Laboratories, Inc., (IPXL) reported financial results for the 3 months and 6 months ended June 30, 2003. Revenues for the second quarter of 2003 were $14,067,000, up more than 173% compared...

Device company reports 129% increase in net income.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Arrhythmia Research Technology, Inc., (HRT) and it's wholly owned subsidiary Micron Products, Inc., (Micron) reported total revenue of $1,940,000 and net income of $285,000 for the second quarter of...

Dialysis company reports net loss of $0.19 per share.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aksys, Ltd., (AKSY) reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2003. For the second quarter of 2003, Aksys reported total revenues of $301,000 compared to no revenue for the second quarter of...

Dialysis company reports second quarter and 6-month results for 2003.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fresenius Medical Care, AG, (FMS), a provider of dialysis products and services, announced the results for the second quarter and the first 6 months of 2003. The company reported a 7% increase in...

Electrophysiology company achieves several milestones in second quarter.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- EP MedSystems, Inc., (EPMD) reported second quarter revenue of $2,338,000, up slightly from the first quarter 2003 revenue of $2,291,000, but down when compared to $3,095,000 reported in the second...

Epilepsy device maker reports 16% increase in sales.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cyberonics, Inc., (CYBX) announced financial results for the first quarter ended July 25, 2003, of its fiscal year ending April 30, 2004. Net sales increased $3.6 million (16%) to $26.7 million...

Expenses to commercialize PowerLink AAA technology affect 2Q results.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Endologix, Inc., (ELGX) announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2003. Total revenues were 49% lower at $989,000, compared with $1,940,000 for the second quarter of 2002....

Genomics technology company provides update on its second quarter.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Epoch Biosciences, Inc., (EBIO), a provider of products that accelerate genomic analysis, reported revenues for the second quarter of $2.5 million compared to $2.5 million in the like period in 2002....

Gliadel Wafer sales increase; company reports net loss in second quarter.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Guilford Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (GLFD) reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2003. For the second quarter, Guilford reported a net loss of $5.4 million, or $0.18 per share,...

Grants to fund rapid, portable detection systems for HIV, blood lead.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alderon Biosciences of Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, announced the award of two new research grants. As the original developer and manufacturer of the LeadCare, a U.S. Food and Drug...

Healthcare supplier reports second quarter diluted EPS up 18% to $0.74.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Henry Schein, Inc., (HSIC), a provider of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners in the combined North American and European markets, reported record second quarter financial...

Hearing-care company has second consecutive quarter of profitable operations.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HearUSA, Inc., (EAR), citing increasing revenues and ongoing benefits from its cost control efforts and expanded nationwide presence, reported second quarter net income of $490,165, or 1 cent per...

Heart valve company raises $12.3M in private placement of common stock.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Michael D. Dale, president and CEO of ATS Medical, Inc., (ATSI) announced the execution of agreements to sell 4.4 million shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $12.3 million in a private...

Imaging company pleased with third quarter progress.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hologic, Inc., (HOLX), a provider of women's diagnostic imaging systems, announced results for the quarter ended June 28, 2003. Third quarter fiscal 2003 revenues totaled $52,389,000, a 9% increase...

Information technology company pays dividend, launches product.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CareDecision Corp., (CDED) announced that as of July 21, 2003, it has completed distribution of an 8% stock dividend. Robert Cox, CEO, commented, "The issuance of a dividend represents the...

MDE acquisition highlights medical device company's fourth quarter.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Invivo Corp. (SAFE) announced revenues of $16,948,000 for the fourth quarter ended June 30, 2003, as compared to revenues of $11,362,000 for the fourth quarter ended June 30, 2002. Revenues for the...

New products contribute to second quarter increases for medical products company.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Horizon Medical Products, Inc., (HMP) reported financial results for the 3 and 6 months ended June 30, 2003. Net sales for the 3 months ended June 30, 2003, were $6,618,538, up 9% over $6,087,516...

Pharmaceutical distributor reports earnings of $0.29 per share.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- D&K Healthcare Resources, Inc., (DKHR) reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.29 on net income of $4.2 million for the fourth quarter fiscal 2003 ended June 30, 2003. The results compare...

Pharmaceutical firm reports loss of $0.14 per share.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., (BMRN) announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2003. The net loss was $9.1 million ($0.14 per share) for the second quarter of 2003 compared...

Phoenix firm completes new $275 million credit facility.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- EaglePicher, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of EaglePicher Holdings, Inc., announced that it has completed a new $275 million senior secured credit facility and sold $250 million of 9.75% senior notes...

Pneumo Sleeve maker reports second quarter loss of $536,000.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dexterity Surgical, Inc., (DEXT) announced results of operations for the second quarter ended June 30, 2003. The company reported a second quarter 2003 net loss applicable to common stock of...

Robotics company has profitable second quarter, thanks to record sales.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intuitive Surgical, Inc., (ISRG), an operative surgical robotics company, reported its first profitable quarter with second quarter 2003 net income of $0.9 million, or $0.05 per share, compared to a net...

Status of stock offering reported by laser company.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biolase Technology, Inc., (BLTI) announced that it and its independent accountants have decided to seek guidance from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the accounting affect of...

Strong Euro affects urological device maker's second quarter results.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- EDAP TMS, S.A., (EDAP) reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2003. The company's revenues for the second quarter of 2003 were EUR 4.7 million compared to EUR 4.7 million...

Series B financing raises $26.4M to fund infectious disease program.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ActivBiotics, Inc., announced an initial closing of $26.4 million on its Series B round of financing. MDS Capital Corp. led the funding round that included other new investors BioVentures...

OrCel data results published.
September 7, 2003... 2003 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The results of Ortec International's (ORTN) multicentered controlled pilot study assessing the effectiveness of its product, OrCel, in treating diabetic foot ulcers, was recently featured in Wounds. ...