SpineGuard, a developer of handheld surgical device for spine surgery, has obtained regulatory Ninsho approval to sell its PediGuard platform in Japan PediGuard is reportedly the only handheld device that is capable of alerting surgeons ...
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SpineGuard has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for three new products, designed to enhance pedicle screw penetration of small and/or difficult-to-access pedicles. The two miniaturized versions of ...
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CiDrep has entered into a strategic alliance to deliver both software-as-a-service (SaaS) and client-server healthcare IT solutions for ABEL Medical Software integrated electronic health record (EHR), practice management (PM) and ...
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Biomedical engineers from The Johns Hopkins University have partnered with clinicians to create new therapeutic eye injections for a type of central vision loss caused by blood vessel growth at the back of the eye. The new drug, with a ...
Bruker has entered into a software distribution deal with ImaBiotech to promote and distribute quantinetix software for quantitative MALDI imaging a technique facilitating the direct detection of drugs and metabolites in tissue. The ...
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On August 15, AIXTRON SE announced that the University of Cincinnati (UC), USA, has ordered a new BM system to further develop its longstanding research into carbon nanotubes (CNT). The system set up for handling 4-inch substrates has been ...
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The PPG Industries Foundation donated $5,000 to Milwaukee Public Schools to support the biomedical sciences programs in six high schools. The grant was made on behalf of the PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) Oak Creek, Wis., industrial coatings ...
The Drexel University School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems in collaboration with the College of Medicine in the US has developed a small ultrasound device that could speed up the process of healing chronic wounds. ...
Tags: Chronic Wounds, Ultrasound Device
MIT researchers have developed a new 3D colonoscopy technology, known as photometric stereo endoscopy, which helps doctors to easily detect precancerous lesions in the colon. The 3D images produced by the new device could lead to earlier ...
Ultratech Inc of San Jose, CA, USA, which designs and manufactures lithography, laser-processing and inspection systems used to make semiconductor devices and high-brightness LEDs (HB-LEDs), has moved its Ultratech/Cambridge NanoTech ...
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Researchers from Boston and Oregon have developed a silk implant that may help stop the progression of epilepsy. This biodegradable implant is designed to release adenosine, a specific chemical compound when placed in the brain. ...
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Alliqua, a US-based wound management and drug delivery company, is launching a preclinical proof-of-principal study of an experimental hydrogel transdermal patch containing lidocaine, in an effort to take advantage of the growing market for ...
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A cycling team from Global Monitoring, supplier of industrial remote monitoring and control systems, was doing more than contributing to a good cause by participating in the 65 mile American Cancer Society 41st Bikeathon?in Philadelphia on ...
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AATCC has won yet another Tabbie award, this time for an in-depth feature article on biomedical implantables published in the September/October 2012 issue of AATCC Review, written by the association’s Features Editor, Glenna Musante. ...
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Diamond turning is an important process that is used in creating precision elements through diamond-tipped lathes and various other machine tools. Multiple lathes are used which are controlled by computers. However, diamond-tipped lathes ...