The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to EOS imaging's new sterEOS 3D imaging software. The sterEOS 1.5 software, which is part of the company's full body, low-dose 3 D EOS imaging system, features new ...
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Cohera Medical, a developer of absorbable surgical adhesives and sealants, has obtained regulatory approval to commence human clinical trials on its single-part synthetic surgical sealant in Europe. Designed as an adjunct to standard ...
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IBM's Jeopardy!-winning supercomputer, Watson, may have started out the size of a master bedroom, but it will eventually shrink to the size of a smart phone, its inventors say. The supercomputer is currently performing "residencies" at ...
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• Green Product1 sales increased to 45% of total sales (EUR 11.3 billion) in 2012 • Total investments in Green Innovation at EUR 569 million in 2012, mainly driven by investments in sustainable LED lighting • ...
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Covidien has completed patient enrollment in its VISIBILITY and DURABILITY Iliac stent clinical study series. The prospective, multinational, multicenter studies, which have enrolled 150 patients from 23 centers in the US and Europe, are ...
Auckland-based medical device company Nexus6 has secured $3m from Australia-based life sciences investment firm BioScience Managers. Nexus6 will use the capital to support international expansion of its asthma monitoring technology and ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Dallen Medical's Compressyn Staple, designed for use in rigid small bone fixation, specifically in foot, ankle, and hand applications. Using the company's patented ...
US-based medical specialty organization American College of Physicians (ACP) has entered into a collaboration agreement with CECity, a developer of a social cloud-based performance improvement platform MedConcert. The collaboration will ...
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Applying the same technologies used for voice recognition and credit card fraud detection to medical treatments could cut healthcare costs and improve patient outcomes by almost 50%, according to new research. The research by Indiana ...
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Health care supply chain and contracting company Novation has awarded an innovative technology contract to Nihon Kohden America to provide its continuous vital signs monitoring system. Under the three year contract, Novation's members ...
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Laserwelt has entered into an agreement to distribute Verisante Technology's non-invasive optical system, designed for the evaluation of skin lesions that may be clinically suspicious for melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma and/or basal cell ...
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Healthcare products company Covidien has purchased California-based CV Ingenuity, which is focused on improving patient outcomes in the treatment of vascular diseases. CV Ingenuity's core technology Drug Coated Balloon (DCB), which ...
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Global healthcare products provider Covidien has singed an agreement to acquire CV Ingenuity for undisclosed sum. The transaction is also expected to increase Covidien's research and development expenditures to fund the clinical ...
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Pfizer and Humedica have formed a multi-year strategic partnership to jointly advance capabilities to receive insights from real world data. As part of the alliance, the companies will conduct data-driven collaborative research to ...
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Sound Physicians Chairman Edward G. Murphy, MD will share key opportunities and challenges for providers and hospitals considering forming an ACO and the role of hospitalists in that delivery model at the 3rd National Accountable Care ...
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