Fenwal, a Fresenius Kabi company, has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the Alyx system software version 3.1. The new software gives the Alyx system a protocol for closed system plasma collection and ...
US-based Dallen Medical has obtained 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Tensyn band, designed for the fixation of ankle syndesmosis. Previously, the company has obtained FDA 510(k) clearances for its ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Janssen Therapeutics' NS3/4A protease inhibitor 'Olysio (simeprevir)' for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection as part of an antiviral treatment regimen in combination with ...
Posted in Cardiovascular by Qmed Staff on November 22, 2013 Researchers at the Cardiovascular Innovation Institute hope to create a 3-D-printed bioartificial heart in the next decade. The bioartificial heart would be designed from a ...
If Sesame Street characters talk about healthy eating and exercise, preschoolers may listen, and their parents may learn as well, researchers in Colombia say. Dr. Jaime Cespedes, director of the Pediatric Hospital at the Cardioinfantil ...
For the week ending Nov. 16, flu activity was high in Mississippi, but low overall across most of the nation, federal health officials say. The proportion of people seeing their healthcare provider for influenza-like illness remains below ...
HealthCare.gov, the Marketplace website for health insurance for 36 U.S. states, is on track to work smoothly for the vast majority by Nov. 30, officials say. Jeff Zients, chief performance officer and deputy director of the White House ...
Twenty-four percent of U.S. women age 30 and younger say they became a parent before age 21, compared with 10 percent of men, a survey indicates. The Gallup Poll of 5,100 U.S. adults were asked a number of questions about their ...
During this year’s BIOMEDevice exposition in San Jose, California, Secant Medical will be exhibiting its biomedical textiles engineering and novel biomaterial capabilities. The technical staff will be available at booth #633, December ...
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US-based Iroko Pharmaceuticals has entered into a $75m debt facility agreement with an affiliate of OrbiMed Advisors (OrbiMed) to support general business operations and the launch of Zorvolex (diclofenac). Zorvolex is the first and only ...
US-based specialty pharmaceutical firm Impax Laboratories (Impax) has started shipment of generic Solaraze (diclofenac sodium gel, 3%), a first-to-file product, through its generics division Global Pharmaceuticals. In order to ...
In what could be a game changer in the field of medical imaging, an Israeli firm known as RealView Imaging enables physicians to manipulate and analyze a patient's internal organ anatomy in midair in real time. A physician can, for ...
Single Cell Technology (SCT) and AB Biosciences (ABB) have entered into a collaboration to identify new therapeutic antibodies. Under the deal, SCT will use its patented platform to screen plasma cells, measure the kinetics of secreted ...
US-based HD Medical has announced the launch of its ViScope MD visual stethoscope with murmur detection indicator at MEDICA, 20 November through 23 November 2013, in Germany. ViScope MD features an integrated visual display which allows ...
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CIVCO Medical Solutions, a medical technology company, has obtained 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its EX3 stepper, which is used while performing real time planning for low dose rate (LDR) or high dose ...
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