Boston Scientific has entered into a definitive agreement to buy all the assets of Vessix Vascular for an upfront payment of $125m. Under the acquisition, Vessix Vascular will be integrated into Boston Scientific's peripheral ...
Boston Scientific has entered into a definitive agreement to buy a developer of-gener nextation mapping and navigation systems, Rhythmia Medical. US based Rhythmia Medical's mapping and navigation technologies are used with catheter ...
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Teleflex Incorporated has introduced a new continuous peripheral nerve block catheter for clinicians who use ultrasound-guidance when placing nerve block catheters. The echogenic, coil-reinforced catheter, Arrow FlexBlock, is made of ...
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Win-Med, a distributor of airway management devices, has entered into a collaboration agreement with ETView Medical. Under the agreement, Win-Med will distribute ETView's VivaSight airway management platform in northern Italy for a ...
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Stevenson Memorial Hospital (SMH) is set to unveil its new Digital Mammography Suite on 30 May 2012. The new Digital Mammography Suite will be equipped in the SMH's Diagnostic Imaging department. The new equipment captures and ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared VuCOMP's premarket approval (PMA) application for new version of M-Vu computer-aided detection (CAD) system. The new CAD system, M-Vu version 2, is designed for use in digital ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) approval to Reflectance Medical's CareGuide Oximeter. CareGuide Oximeter monitors hemoglobin oxygen saturation of microvascular blood in skeletal muscle tissue (muscle ...
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Arterial Remodeling Technologies has reported positive results of its biodegradable stent from first-in-human Arterial Remodeling Transient DIsmantling Vascular Angioplasty (ARTDIVA) study. The bioresorbable stent, which promotes ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Toshiba America Medical Systems' new Vantage Titan 1.5T line. Vantage Titan 1.5T line, which features the 8-, 16- and 32-channel MR systems, comprises a 71 cm bore, Toshiba's ...
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iCAD has launched a new PowerLook advanced mammography platform (AMP), designed for imaging breast tissue. The PowerLook AMP is a computer-aided detection (CAD) system which provides tissue and lesion characteristics to support the ...
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IBA Molecular has entered into an agreement to manufacture and distribute Piramal's new diagnostic imaging agent, 18F-Florbetaben, in the US and Europe. 18F-Florbetaben, which is currently in development for use with positron emission ...
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BD Medical has introduced a new 27-gauge thin-wall BD Hyflow needle, designed for use with its prefillable syringe systems. The inner diameter of the BD Hyflow needle enables injection of highly-viscous drug formulations and increases ...
Cardinal Health has entered into an agreement to manufacture and distribute Eli Lilly and Company's new diagnostic imaging agent, Amyvid, at seven sites throughout the US. Amyvid, a radioactive diagnostic agent, tagged with a ...
Ulthera has received a regulatory clearance to market and distribute its patented Ulthera system in Brazil. The system combines ultrasound imaging with focused ultrasound therapy, in a treatment known as Ultherapy, to treat the face ...
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Inscopix, a provider of in vivo cellular imaging solutions, and SRI International have entered into a collaboration agreement on neuroscience imaging R&D program. Under the agreement, SRI's Center for Neuroscience and Metabolic ...
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