Dynasil, a manufacturer of detection systems, has signed a technology collaboration agreement with Mayo Clinic. Under the collaboration, both companies will focus on the development of a therapeutic hypothermia core cooling technology ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Covidien's Nellcor bedside SpO2 patient monitoring system. The Nellcor bedside SpO2 monitor, which utilizes OxiMax technology, is designed for detecting heart rate ...
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There's no doubt that demand for IT professionals with Linux skills is growing rapidly,and earlier this year I wrote about a brand-new certification program targeting newcomers to the open-source operating system. At the time,the Linux ...
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Asahi Kasei Medical is planning to buy ThermoGenesis' CryoSeal Fibrin Sealant system wound care product line for $2m in cash. ThermoGenesis chief executive officer Matthew Plavan said the transaction is the culmination of the company's ...
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Charles River Laboratories has inaugurated a new biomedical diagnostic testing facility in Wilmington, Massachusetts, US. The 60,000ft 2 new facility will provide controlled environments, building monitoring and mechanical systems ...
Hansen Medical will feature its Magellan robotic system at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference, which will be held at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, Florida, US, from 22-26 October 2012. The ...
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Boulder Diagnostics, a developer of new diagnostic technologies, has launched Lyme Borreliosis disease test as a diagnostic service in Europe. The SpiroFind test, which is offered by the company's clinical diagnostic service ...
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Creganna-Tactx Medical has completed the acquisition of a manufacturer of vascular and angioplasty balloons, ABT Medical, for an undisclosed sum. Under the acquisition, Creganna-Tactx will utilize the vascular and angioplasty balloons for ...
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Hansen Medical will present its Magellan Robotic System at the 39th Annual VEITHsymposium, which will be held at Hilton New York in New York, US from 13-17 November 2012. By utilizing flexible robotic technology, the Magellan robotic ...
Health Canada has approved Roche's fully automated test, designed to assess a patient's viral load of cytomegalovirus (CMV). The COBAS AmpliPrep / COBAS TaqMan CMV assay is the first approved test, which is standardized to the WHO ...
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Endosense, a provider of cardiac technologies, has completed enrolling patients in its Toccastar clinical study. The prospective, randomized, multi-center investigational device exemption trial, which enrolled 300 patients with ...
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Endosense has obtained CE mark approval for its TactiCath Quartz force-sensing ablation catheter for the treatment of atrial fibrillation and supraventricular tachycardia. The TactiCath Quartz includes a new force sensor that provides ...
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The national healthcare group purchasing organization, Premier Healthcare Alliance, has renewed a 33-month group purchasing agreement with Masimo. Under the agreement, Premier members can take advantage of special pricing and terms ...
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BD Diagnostics and Diagenode have together launched Diagenode Respiratory FLU A/B assay in Europe. The CE-marked FLU A/B primers and probes kit, which is designed to run on the BD MAX system, provides customers with a fully automated ...
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The lack of an international agreement on cybercrime and terrorism is thwarting efforts to bring terrorists to justice,said a report released this week by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime(UNODC). Nations should consider a ...