The Netherlands-based Royal Philips has obtained 510(k) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the spectral breast density measurement application for use with its MicroDose SI full-field digital mammography (FFDM) ...
U.S. and Australian researchers say the cause of aging in mammals may be reversible and the key is the chemical NAD that facilitates cell communication. Senior author David Sinclair of the Harvard Medical School in Boston and colleagues ...
Oticon Medical, a manufacturer of bone anchored hearing systems, has obtained 510(k) approval the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Ponto Plus bone anchored sound processors in regular version (down to a hearing loss of ...
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A novel microfluidics device by IBM could be a boon to the oncology market. The new device can assist oncologists in identifying different types of cancer, offering several improvements over existing biopsy techniques. When a patient has ...
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Intact Vascular, a developer of medical devices for minimally invasive peripheral vascular procedures, has announced the start of enrollment in the Tack Optimized Balloon Angioplasty Below the Knee (TOBA-BTK) study. This multi-center ...
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Metabolism was lost in the shadows of cancer research for decades but has recently been reclaiming some of the spotlight. Now, Mina Bissell, Distinguished Scientist with Berkeley Lab's Life Sciences Division and a leading authority on ...
Investors apparently like the potential for the ViewRay system — a combo of simultaneous MRI and radiation therapy delivery that has already been acquired by major five cancer treatment centers worldwide. Cleveland–based ...
At the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM 2013) in Washington DC (9-11 December), epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK, Pennsylavania State University and the US Commerce Department's National ...
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US-based BioVentrix has announced that placement of its Revivent-TC ventricular enhancement system, via Less Invasive Ventricular Enhancement (LIVE) procedure, has been successfully expanded to a second European clinical site. The ...
St. Jude Medical, a medical device company, has obtained CE Mark approval in Europe for its 25mm Portico transcatheter aortic heart valve implantation system. The Portico valve system offers a minimally invasive treatment option for ...
Ethicon Endo-Surgery has obtained 510(k) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its HARMONIC FOCUS+ shears with adaptive tissue technology. HARMONIC FOCUS+ now brings adaptive tissue technology to open procedures ...
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BSD Medical, a provider of medical systems, has signed an agreement with Active Medical for the sales and distribution of the MicroThermX Microwave Ablation line of products. Pursuant to the agreement, BSD recently commenced shipment of ...
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US-based Surefire Medical has completed enrollment in the Coiling vs. Surefire infusion system in Y90 (COSY) clinical trial. This randomized prospective study investigates the feasibility and benefits of performing Selective Internal ...
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A US company has prodcuted a bathroom tissue which looks common in the daytime, but glows green when it gets darker, foreign media reported. Whether it's locating a fresh roll from a dark cupboard or having a helpful point of reference ...
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Certara, a provider of software and scientific consulting services, has partnered with LabLogic Systems to integrate Certara’s Phoenix WinNonlin pharmacokinetic (PK)/pharmacodynamic (PD) modeling and non-compartmental analysis product ...
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