Medical Device Week articles from June 2007

Medical Device Week archives from June 2007

DME competitive bidding plan under way in 10 metro areas.
June 1, 2007... Bids due by July 13 DME competitive bidding plan under way in 10 metro areas By MARK McCARTY Medical Device Daily Washington Editor With the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) routinely claiming that the Centers...

Citing "lost confidence," Arrow dismisses Anderson as CEO.
June 1, 2007... McNeil Trust eyes takeover Citing 'lost confidence,' Arrow dismisses Anderson as CEO A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Arrow International (Reading, Pennsylvania) yesterday reported that it has dismissed its CEO and chairman,...

Report from Europe.
June 1, 2007... Report from Europe ReGen Biologics highlights its meniscus implant at show A Medical Device Daily Staff Report The European subsidiary of ReGen Biologics (Franklin Lakes, New Jersey) used this week's congress of the International...

Hahnemann surgeons present MIS treatment for neck pain.
June 1, 2007... Hahnemann surgeons present MIS treatment for neck pain By DIANA TUCKER Medical Device Daily Contributing Writer Clinicians at Hahnemann University Hospital (Philadelphia) recently hosted an interactive panel discussion and...

Financings roundup.
June 1, 2007... Financings roundup Interventional Spine raises $24M in 'C' round; AB adds $4.5 million A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Interventional Spine (Irvine, California) reported that it has closed its Series C financing, raising a...

Deals roundup.(Advanced Cell Technology agrees to acquire Mytogen)(Radiation Therapy Services acquires Maryland radiation therapy treatment center)(Genesis HealthCare merger)
June 1, 2007... Deals roundup ACT to acquire Mytogen for $6M; RTS in $18 million center buy A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Advanced Cell Technology (ACT; Alameda, California) reported it has agreed to acquire Mytogen (Charlestown,...

AB&C and KFDunn in merger, form new life sciences division.(Aloysius Butler & Clark)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... AB&C and KFDunn in merger, form new life sciences division A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Aloysius Butler & Clark (AB&C; Wilmington, Delaware), a national healthcare marketing company, and KFDunn (New Castle, Delaware), a...

Court report.(Richard Scrushy and Don Siegelman found guilty)
June 1, 2007... Court report Scrushy claims tough sentencing is payback for earlier acquittal A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Richard Scrushy, founder and former head of rehabilitation conglomerate HealthSouth (Birmingham, Alabama), is...

Patent watch.(diaDexus patent on blood analysis)(Caliper Life Sciences patent on in vivo imaging)
June 1, 2007... Patent watch Patent covers PLAC test for stroke and heart attack risk assessment A Medical Device Daily Staff Report diaDexus (South San Francisco, California) reported that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued...

Agreements.
June 1, 2007... Agreements HealthSouth, Motorika team up to integrate robotic technologies A Medical Device Daily Staff Report HealthSouth (Birmingham, Alabama), a provider of inpatient rehabilitative services, and Motorika (Mt. Laurel, New...

People in Places.
June 1, 2007... People in Places * Barry Thomas, global leader of Cook Medical's (Bloomington, Indiana) aortic intervention strategic business unit since 2003, has been promoted to VP of that division. Thomas will also facilitate Cook's Asian strategic...

Product Briefs.
June 1, 2007... Product Briefs * Delcath Systems (Stamford, Connecticut) said it was informed that the National Cancer Institute (NCI) institutional review board has approved expansion of the company's ongoing Phase III trial to include additional...

Northstar reports enrollment complete in EVEREST study.(Northstar Neuroscience )(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Northstar reports enrollment complete in EVEREST study A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Northstar Neuroscience (Seattle) reported completion of enrollment and randomization in its EVEREST investigational study, a pivotal trial of...

Abbott submits final module for PMA approval of Xience V DES.
June 4, 2007... 2nd in 2nd-generation DES line-up Abbott submits final module for PMA approval of Xience V DES By HOLLAND JOHNSON Medical Device Daily Managing Editor Abbott Laboratories (Abbott Park, Illinois) late last week reported...

Flo 24 trial extends treatment for Ischemic stroke up to 24 hours.
June 4, 2007... Flo 24 trial extends treatment for Ischemic stroke up to 24 hours By AMANDA PEDERSEN Medical Device Daily Staff Writer There may be some things more terrifying than a stroke -- but not many. Ischemic stroke is a heartbreaking,...

International report.(Merlyn Medical distributed in Japan)(Chinese distribution deal for AMDL)(Bridgetech Holdings Internation signs strategic alliance with ValiRx)
June 4, 2007... International report Merlyn Medical signs Japanese distributor for airway products A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Merlyn Medical (Tustin, California) has signed an agreement with Suzuken Co. (Nagoya, Japan) to serve as sole...

DexCom's Seven is next step in continuous glucose monitoring.
June 4, 2007... DexCom's Seven is next step in continuous glucose monitoring By AMANDA PEDERSEN Medical Device Daily Staff Writer DexCom (San Diego) reported late last week that it has received FDA approval for Seven, a seven-day STS Continuous...

Deals roundup.(Kensey Nash acquires MacroPore Biosurgery business of Cytori Therapeutics)(HealthSouth selling Birmingham campus)(eXegenics acquires Ophthalmic Technologies)
June 4, 2007... Deals roundup Kensey Nash buys Hydrosorb line from Cytori for $3.2 million A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Kensey Nash (Exton, Pennsylvania) reported acquiring substantially all of the assets of the MacroPore Biosurgery spinal...

Agreements.(Clinical report)
June 4, 2007... Agreements Immunicon seeks to end agreement with Veridex, citing contract breach A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Immunicon (Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania) reported late last week that it is seeking to end its exclusive...

Briefly Noted.(IRIDEX NASDAQ compliance)(Neuralstem and American Stock Exchange listing )(HLTH new name for Emdeon )
June 4, 2007... Briefly Noted IRIDEX to request NASDAQ hearing IRIDEX (Mountain View, California) reported that it plans to request a hearing before the NASDAQ listing qualifications panel following the receipt of the expected notice stating that the...

Cancer Clinics of Excellence to offer "best-in-class" cancer care.(Company overview)
June 4, 2007... New ventures Cancer Clinics of Excellence to offer 'best-in-class' cancer care A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Cancer Clinics of Excellence (CCE; Nashville, Tennessee) said that it has launched with the goal of bringing...

Product Briefs.
June 4, 2007... Product Briefs * AcroMetrix (Benicia, California) said that it has received FDA clearance for the VeriSure Pro HBV DNA external quality control. This control is for use on Chiron's procleix ultrio assay for the detection of HBV DNA...

First patient enrolled in SONOMA for Boston Scientific NexStent.
June 4, 2007... First patient enrolled in SONOMA for Boston Scientific NexStent A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Boston Scientific (Natick, Massachusetts) reported the enrollment of the first patient in the SONOMA post-market approval study of the...

People in Places.(appointments)(Brief article)
June 4, 2007... People in Places * Jeremy Curtis has been named VP of worldwide marketing of ATS Medical (Minneapolis). Curtis most recently was general manager, diagnostic cardiology marketing, for GE Healthcare. ATS makes products and services focused...

Advanced imaging may soon allow "preemption" of disease.
June 5, 2007... NIH symposium Advanced imaging may soon allow "preemption" of disease By MARK McCARTY Medical Device Daily Washington Editor BETHESDA, Maryland -- We've heard of "personalized" medicine. More recently, it's been called...

Heart valve developments open new frontiers for cardiologists.
June 5, 2007... Heart valve developments open new frontiers for cardiologists By JOHN BROSKY Medical Device Daily Contributing Writer BARCELONA -- Valve replacement is the new frontier for minimally invasive coronary interventions and three...

Court report.
June 5, 2007... Court report Cummins files defamation suit vs. SunTrust and two analysts A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Robert "Skip" Cummins, former CEO of Cyberonics (Houston), filed a defamation lawsuit Friday against SunTrust Banks...

Washington roundup.
June 5, 2007... Washington roundup AHRQ offers e-'compendium' of report cards for healthcare A Medical Device Daily Staff Report The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ; Washington) has reported the development of a new Internet tool...

Agreements roundup.(Home Access Health and American Diabetes Assoication enter agreement)(Cholestech and Onsite Health Diagnostics partnership)
June 5, 2007... Agreements roundup Home Access in pact with ADA for cardiometabolic risk factors A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Home Access Health (Hoffman Estates, Illinois), a personalized diagnostics company, said it has entered into a...

Patent watch.(AnazaoHealth patent for Stabilized and Lyophilized Radiopharmaceutical Agent)(Fujirebio Diagnostics patents for HE4 biomarker)(Brief article)
June 5, 2007... Patent watch Anazao Health wins allowance for cancer radiopharma agent A Medical Device Daily Staff Report AnazaoHealth (Tampa, Florida) said that a patent will be issued to the company for a Stabilized and Lyophilized...

Financings roundup.(Hercules Technology Growth Capital investment in EKOS)(Brief article)
June 5, 2007... Financings roundup EKOS adds $10 million to back launch of peripheral devices A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Hercules Technology Growth Capital (Palo Alto, California), company providing venture debt or equity to venture...

Training of physicians seen key to marketplace success.
June 5, 2007... Training of physicians seen key to marketplace success Training of interventional cardiologists in the new valve replacement procedures is seen by the companies involved as a key to their success With a transapical intervention such as...

Qiagen to buy Digene for $1.6B; Flextronics, Solectron to merge.
June 5, 2007... Consolidations continue in the diagnostics sector Qiagen to buy Digene for $1.6B; Flextronics, Solectron to merge By HOLLAND JOHNSON Medical Device Daily Managing Editor Big consolidations in the diagnostics sector continued...

IMI extends buying spree with $326.3M Cholestech purchase.(Inverness Medical Innovations )(Stryker sells Physiotherapy Associates to Water Street Healthcare Partners)
June 5, 2007... IMI extends buying spree with $326.3M Cholestech purchase By HOLLAND JOHNSON Medical Device Daily Managing Editor Rapid diagnostics maker Inverness Medical Innovations (IMI; Waltham, Massachusetts) continued its recent buying spree...

Product Briefs.
June 5, 2007... Product Briefs * Boston Scientific (Natick, Massachusetts) reported the publication of an article in the Journal of American College of Cardiology (JACC) reviewing the Taxus ATLAS clinical trial, which evaluates the company's...

People in Places.(Mark Paiz leaves Quidel)(Paul Goldenberg sales manager at SunTech Medical)(Brief article)
June 5, 2007... People in Places * Mark Paiz will resign as the COO of Quidel (San Diego), effective Aug. 31. The company said it will not continue with the role of COO but will pursue a commercial operations lead. Quidel is a provider of point-of-care...

AnazaoHealth develops process for radiopharma freeze-drying.
June 6, 2007... Society of Nuclear Medicine notebook AnazaoHealth develops process for radiopharma freeze-drying By MARK McCARTY Medical Device Daily Washington Editor WASHINGTON -- Thanks to Starbucks and the makers of Mr. Coffee, caffeine...

In wake of Moisture Plus recall.
June 6, 2007... AMO to focus on 'rub' solutions In wake of Moisture Plus recall By AMANDA PEDERSEN Medical Device Daily Staff Writer In the wake of a voluntary global recall of its Complete Moisture Plus Multi-Purpose Solution, American...

Report from Europe.(emergency treatment of heart attack patients)(Air Liquide acquires Linde Gas UK)(COBRED consortium gets EU dollars)(Clinical report)
June 6, 2007... Report from Europe Heart attack patient outcomes better if taken to specialists A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Research presented at this week's British Cardiovascular Society annual conference shows that many heart attack...

ev3 to study EverFlex stent for treatment of PAD under an IDE.
June 6, 2007... ev3 to study EverFlex stent for treatment of PAD under an IDE By AMANDA PEDERSEN Medical Device Daily Staff Writer Usually when a device company begins a clinical trial of a new product its first priority is to get the device...

Financings roundup.(Company overview)
June 6, 2007... Financings roundup Response Genetics seeks $21M through a 3-million share IPO A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Response Genetics (RGI; Los Angeles) has priced its initial public offering of 3 million shares at $7 a share, with...

Deals roundup.(NxStage Medical acquires Medisystems)(Quest Diagnostics acquires AmeriPath)(Pioneer Surgical Technology acquires Encelle)
June 6, 2007... Deals roundup NXStage in $79M Medisystems buy; holder rejects Biomet buy A Medical Device Daily Staff Report NxStage Medical (Lawrence, Massachusetts), the manufacturer of the NxStage System One portable kidney dialysis machine,...

Patent watch.(Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems receives array patent)(Brief article)
June 6, 2007... Patent watch New IP relates to Cyberkinetics' next-generation BrainGate device A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems (Foxborough, Massachusetts), a device company focused on developing...

Grants/contracts.
June 6, 2007... Grants/contracts Imperial College provides funds to BC for POC AIDS monitoring A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Beckman Coulter (BC; Fullerton, California) has been awarded a grant by the Imperial College London to develop a...

Product Briefs.(Endovalve's valve and anchor design)(Imaging3 seeks FDA approval for 3-D real-time imaging device)(Verathon introduces video laryngoscope)
June 6, 2007... Product Briefs * Endovalve (San Francisco) reported that it has developed a to-scale functional model of the valve and anchor design, successfully demonstrated important feasibility criteria and begun preclinical animal testing. "The...

People in Places.(Vidacare appoints Jullette Saussy)(Brief article)
June 6, 2007... People in Places * Jullette Saussy, MD, has been named medical director of Vidacare (San Antonio, Texas). Saussy has served in multiple EMS leadership positions for the City of New Orleans, including as the director and medical director...

MDMA installs 2 board members, completes new officer elections.
June 6, 2007... MDMA installs 2 board members, completes new officer elections A Medical Device Daily Staff Report The Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA; Washington) recently added to its board Mark Sieczkarek, president/CEO of Conceptus...

Research team unveils 1st-ever PET/MRI scans of human head.
June 7, 2007... Society of Nuclear Medicine 2007 Research team unveils 1st-ever PET/MRI scans of human head By MARK McCARTY Medical Device Daily Washington Editor WASHINGTON -- The emphasis on molecular medicine continues unabated, as a...

PreMD aims for broad screening claim with cholesterol skin test.
June 7, 2007... PreMD aims for broad screening claim with cholesterol skin test By KAREN YOUNG Medical Device Daily Staff Writer PreMD (Toronto), a predictive medicine company, is seeking FDA 510(k) approval of an expanded claim for its skin...

International report.(Exact Sciences in license agreement with NorDiag)(FxioMed dermal filler gains Australian approval)(Affymetrix plant in Singapore)
June 7, 2007... International report Exact Sciences, NorDiag enter into collaboration on CRC A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Exact Sciences (Marlborough, Massachusetts) and NorDiag (Oslo, Norway) said they have entered into a collaboration and...

ILSI-Biomed Israel event pushes academic IP into the limelight.
June 7, 2007... Israeli technology transfer ILSI-Biomed Israel event pushes academic IP into the limelight By RAE FISHMAN Medical Device Daily Israel Correspondent Zichron Ya'akov -- Once upon a time there was a tall, impervious barrier...

Agreements.
June 7, 2007... Agreements Cardio3 BioSciences partners with Mayo Clinic for stem cell research By AMANDA PEDERSEN Medical Device Daily Staff Writer Cardio3 BioSciences (Braine L'Alleud, Belgium) and the Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minnesota)...

Deals roundup.
June 7, 2007... Deals roundup Greatbatch moves forward with tender offer for Enpath purchase A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Greatbatch (Clarence, New York) reported that its tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of...

New ventures.
June 7, 2007... New ventures Endovasc creates BioFlow unit to develop biodegradable stents By AMANDA PEDERSEN Medical Device Daily Staff Writer Endovasc (Montgomery, Texas) reported the creation of BioFlow as a new, wholly owned subsidiary,...

Financings roundup.
June 7, 2007... Financings roundup Tepha closes on private $10.7M; Clarity board okays stock split A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Privately held Tepha (Cambridge, Massachusetts) reported that it has closed a $10.7 million financing led by The...

Washington roundup.(FDA to form Risk Communication Advisory Committee)(Advanced Medical Technology Association praises Bush administration on Japan commitment for medical technology)
June 7, 2007... Washington roundup FDA to form group to advise on risk/benefit communication A Medical Device Daily Staff Report The FDA this week said that it plans to form a new advisory committee designed to counsel the agency on how to...

Siemens' MRI/PET technology a "big step" in diagnostic imaging.
June 7, 2007... Siemens' MRI/PET technology a 'big step' in diagnostic imaging If the development of a computed tomography/positron emission tomography (CT/PET) imaging system was a small step for diagnostic imaging, a system capable of performing...

Briefly Noted.(downsizing at Hutchinson Technology)(Brief article)
June 7, 2007... Briefly Noted Hutchinson Technology to cut 500 staff Hutchinson Technology (Hutchinson, Minnesota) said that it is reducing its operating costs in order to achieve FY08 profitability at anticipated levels of demand for its suspension...

Product Briefs.(Immersion Medical's LaparoscopyVR Surgical Simulation System)(Innocoll's CollaRx gentamicin surgical implant)(MIV Therapeutics' hydroxyapatite-coated stent trial )
June 7, 2007... Product Briefs * Immersion Medical (San Jose, California) has introduced the LaparoscopyVR Surgical Simulation System. The LapVR system, including hardware and software designed by Immersion, comes in a self-contained cart and provides a...

People in Places.
June 7, 2007... People in Places * David O'Halloran was named president/COO of Gebauer (Cleveland). Former president John Giltinan retains the title of CEO and chairman of the board. Immediately preceding his appointment as president, O'Halloran...

Senate panel debating terms of 'real, constructive patent reform'.
June 8, 2007... First of two articles Senate panel debating terms of 'real, constructive patent reform' By MARK McCARTY Medical Device Daily Washington Editor WASHINGTON -- With the case of NTP v. Research in Motion as one of the more...

Impulse completes enrollment in Optimizer III FIX-HF-5 trial.(Clinical report)
June 8, 2007... Impulse completes enrollment in Optimizer III FIX-HF-5 trial By AMANDA PEDERSEN Medical Device Daily Staff Writer Two years after a 70-year-old retired construction worker became the first enrollee in the Fix Heart Failure 5...

Report from Europe.(Cypher sirolimus-eluting coronary stent)(Cardiac Science sells automated defibrillators to Dutch rail system)(Medicsight plc shares on Alternative Investment Market)(Clinical report)
June 8, 2007... Report from Europe Danish stent study boosts use of Cordis' Cypher over Taxus A Medical Device Daily Staff Report An analysis of data from the Western Denmark Heart Registry has found that patients who received a Cypher...

Hadasit helping to showcase Israel's innovative offerings.
June 8, 2007... Israeli technology transfer Hadasit helping to showcase Israel's innovative offerings By RAE FISHMAN Medical Device Daily Israel Correspondent Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO), located on two joint campuses with the Hebrew...

Deals roundup.
June 8, 2007... Deals roundup Sensing mutiny, buyout group ups offer for Biomet to $11.4 billion By HOLLAND JOHNSON Medical Device Daily Managing Editor In the wake of influential proxy advisory service Institutional Shareholders Services'...

Agreements roundup.(Phenomenex signs distribution agreement with Beckman Coulter's ProteomeLab products )(Brief article)
June 8, 2007... Agreements roundup Phenomenex in distribution pact for Beckman's ProteomeLab IgY A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Phenomenex (Torrance, California), a worldwide supplier of separation science consumables, said it has entered a...

Patent watch.
June 8, 2007... Patent watch NMT infringement suit vs. Cardia gets sent back to trial court A Medical Device Daily Staff Report NMT Medical (Boston) reported that it and the Children's Medical Center Corporation (CMCC; Boston) have prevailed in...

Financings roundup.(Singulex raises private financing)(Analogic authorizes share repurchase)(Osiris Therapeutics private placement)
June 8, 2007... Financings roundup Singulex raises private $19.1M; NeoGenomics sells $4M in stock A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Singulex (Hayward, California) reported that it has raised $19.1 million in a private financing led by OrbiMed...

Product Briefs.(Cynosure launches Smartlipo LaserBodySculpting )(FDA clears NOVX Systems to market drug screening)(Paradigm Medical Industries introduces software for P60 ultrasound biomicroscope)
June 8, 2007... Product Briefs * Cynosure (Westford, Massachusetts) reported the launch of a new, higher power Smartlipo LaserBodySculpting workstation. The new 10-watt workstation is intended for high-volume aesthetic laser practices, allowing a...

People in Places.(Patrick Gallagher at Acusphere)(Biogen Idec board adds Marijn Dekkers)(Maurizio Vecchione president of CompuMed)(Joseph DeVivo president of Smith & Nephew division)(Spectranetics appoints Donald Fletcher)(Brief article)
June 8, 2007... People in Places * Patrick Gallagher was named senior VP of business development of Acusphere (Watertown, Massachusetts). Gallagher most recently was VP of corporate business development for Mylan Laboratories. Acusphere is a specialty...

Senate patent reform bill gets mixed reviews from industry.
June 11, 2007... Second of two articles Senate patent reform bill gets mixed reviews from industry By MARK McCARTY Medical Device Daily Washington Editor Congress often needs five years to hammer out legislation that satisfies both houses and...

BodyMedia's SenseWear system shows better weight loss results.
June 11, 2007... BodyMedia's SenseWear system shows better weight loss results By KAREN YOUNG Medical Device Daily Staff Writer BodyMedia (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is touting study results for its metabolic assessment and behavioral therapy...

Advances in Diagnostics & Imaging available now.
June 11, 2007... Advances in Diagnostics & & Imaging available now The latest version of Medical Device Daily's overview of the clinical diagnostics and diagnostic imaging sector, Advances in Diagnostics & Imaging, Vol. 2, is now available. The book,...

International report.
June 11, 2007... International report Stanford, government of India set up new biodesign program A Medical Device Daily Staff Report The Stanford University Program in Biodesign (Stanford, California) is partnering with the government of India to...

Financings roundup.(Cardica, Redwood City, California)(Greatbatch, Clarence, New York)
June 11, 2007... Financings roundup Cardica raises private $11.9M; Greatbatch registration cleared A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Cardica (Redwood City, California) reported that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement in...

NeurogesX presents positive data from trial of pain patch.
June 11, 2007... NeurogesX presents positive data from trial of pain patch By JIM SHRINE Medical Device Daily Staff Writer Positive data are being reported in Europe, where NeurogesX (San Carlos, California) intends to seek its first approval, from...

Contracts.(Brief article)
June 11, 2007... Contracts Quest signs multi-year contract extension with CIGNA HealthCare A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Quest Diagnostics (Lyndhurst, New Jersey), a provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, said it has...

Briefly Noted.(Infinity Acquisition)(Includes multiple articles)(Younger America)
June 11, 2007... Briefly Noted Infinity now Younger America Infinity Acquisition (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) reported that it has changed its name to Younger America and has been approved for a symbol change to commence trading under the new symbol...

Product Briefs.
June 11, 2007... Product Briefs * I-Flow (Lake Forest, California) reported that preliminary results of an ON-Q prospective human study in colorectal surgery were presented at the annual meeting of the surgical infection society (SIS) in Toronto. This...

People in Places.(Kermit Randa)(Acuo Technologies)(Brief article)
June 11, 2007... People in Places * Acuo Technologies (St. Paul, Minnesota) reported the appointment of Michael Simon to further drive business development efforts "Powered by Acuo." Simon was most recently a global sales manager with EMC. Acuo develops...

MTI licenses NASA software for detecting signs of heart disease.(Medical Technologies International)
June 12, 2007... MTI licenses NASA software for detecting signs of heart disease By AMANDA PEDERSEN Medical Device Daily Staff Writer Ask Gary Thompson what attracted his company, Medical Technologies International (MTI; Palm Desert, California),...

Health alert devices create a new market in Old Europe.
June 12, 2007... Health alert devices create a new market in Old Europe By JOHN BROSKY Medical Device Daily Contributing Writer PARIS -- Several personal health alert devices arrived on European markets recently, each targeting a mass market but...

Report from Europe.
June 12, 2007... Report from Europe Abbott gets CE mark for its FreeStyle Navigator system A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Abbott Diabetes Care (Alameda, California) last week reported receiving CE-mark approval for the FreeStyle Navigator...

Research shows positive results for Biodesix drug therapy test.(Clinical report)
June 12, 2007... Research shows positive results for Biodesix drug therapy test By KAREN YOUNG Medical Device Daily Staff Writer Biodesix (Steamboat Springs, Colorado), which is focused on developing products in personalized medicine, reported the...