DiFusion, a US-based medical device firm focused on surgical site infections in orthopedic and spine surgery, has completed a series of in vitro tests and an in vivo study at Clemson University to validate the efficacy of its new ...
INVISALIGN, a San Jose company, uses 3-D printing to make each mouthful of customised, transparent braces. Mackenzies Chocolates, a confectioner in Santa Cruz, uses a 3-D printer to pump out chocolate molds. And earlier this year, Cornell ...
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Australian stocks finished lower as investors sold off mining stocks due to weaker commodity prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 38.3 points, or 0.78 per cent, lower at 4888.3 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index was 40.3 ...
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Australian shares have opened half a percentage point weaker as falling commodity prices hit mining stocks, and banking shares rally. At 10.30am AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 26.6 points, or 0.54 per cent, at 4900 points. ...
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HYDERABAD: Kolkata-based Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI), which is a laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Institute, is developing low-cost medical implants using special ceramics, said a ...
Stryker Corporation’s Orthopaedics division and OrthoSensor, a provider of intelligent orthopedics, have announced an extension of their co-marketing agreement for Stryker’s Triathlon Knee System and OrthoSensor’s ...
DiFusion Technologies has received the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval for its Vestakeep Peek-based Xiphos ALIF (polyetheretherketone) spinal implant for use in Interbody Fusion (IBF) devices. Evonik's Vestakeep Peek is ...
London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) in Canada has performed Bonebridge, a bone conduction hearing implant. Developed by MED-El Medical Electronics, Bonebridge is a technology that makes it possible for hearing impairments, including ...
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pSivida has announced the availability of the sustained release pharmaceutical product indicated for the treatment of chronic diabetic macular edema (DME), Iluvien, in Germany. Alimera Sciences, pSivida's licensee, has reported the ...
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The University of Pennsylvania, MIT and the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana are in the process of creating a surreal design involving LEDs, implants and tattoos. Researchers are working to create an implant that uses ...
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Over the last decade, nanotechnology has found its way into almost all sectors. Nanolayers are finding applications in wind turbines to improve the aerodynamics and prevent surface icing. Moreover, microelectronics these days are largely ...
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Sorin Group has received an investigational device exemption (IDE) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to commence a clinical study of its PERCEVAL S sutureless aortic tissue valve. The bioprosthetic valve is designed ...
Medical technology provider Integra LifeSciences has introduced Integra Compact Cranial Closure System that provides titanium implants for non-loadbearing (non-facial) operative cranial neurosurgical procedures. Featuring a small and ...
Spinal implants and instruments manufacturer Southern Spine has launched StabiLink MIS Spinal Fixation System. The FDA-approved and CE-marked minimally invasive system provides spinal fixation in lumbar fusion procedures, including the ...
St. Jude Medical has obtained CE mark for its deep brain stimulation (DBS) systems, designed for the treatment of primary and secondary dystonia. The Brio, Libra and LibraXP DBS devices, which are placed using two thin leads with small ...
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