A Scottish slaughterhouse has been fined £9,500 for breaking a law designed to keep Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) out of the human food chain. Risk material was not removed from slaughtered sheep before inspection ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, policy, human food chain
Neuralstem has obtained notice of allowance for a patent that covers various methods to use expanded spinal cord stem cells such as NSI-566 to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease). The company completed Phase ...
Wellsense, a US-based developer of continuous bedside monitoring MAP system, has appointed Eitan Machover as the company's new chief executive officer (CEO) and a director. Prior to joining the company, Machover served at General Electric ...
Fukuda Denshi, a manufacturer of medical electronics equipment, has entered into an agreement to market and sell Boston Scientific's neuromodulation device and accessories throughout Japan. Under the agreement, Fukuda will distribute ...
Tags: medical electronics, Scientific neuromodulation device, Fukuda
The Iraqi government has announced that work has begun on a $350-million project to build an integrated, modern medical complex in Baghdad. Ali al-Allaq [Alallaq] (pictured), secretary-general of the Iraqi cabinet, told Al-Shorfa: ...
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Medtronic has commenced prospective, open-label, parallel-group PROMISE trial of its neurostimulation therapy device for treating patients with chronic low back pain associated with failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS). The spinal cord ...
The outbreak of fungal meningitis due to a contaminated steroid has affected 490 people and caused 34 deaths, according to updated figures released earlier this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Update: As of Nov., ...
Tags: fungal meningitis, contaminated steroid, healthcare, disease
Canada-Electric Aura Projects set the design in motion for Rick Hansen Celebration 25 which honoured the 25-year achievements of Paralympic athlete Rick Hansen.Patrick Roberge Productions(PRP)produced the 22 May event at the Pacific ...
Within the framework of the research project (AiF-Nr. 17377 N), scientists at the Hohenstein Institute in Bönnigheim are aiming to optimise functionality and comfort of sportswear for wheelchair users. Project leader Anke Klepser ...
Tags: AiF-Nr.17377 N, sports wheelchair, clothing technology, clothing cuts
The US Food and Drug Administration(FDA)has granted 510(k)clearance to Ascendx Spine's minimally invasive Ascendx VCF Repair system,designed for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures(VCFs). The VCF Repair system,unlike the ...
Neuralstem has granted license to use its spinal cord delivery platform and floating cannula to Q Therapeutics. The delivery platform and floating cannula are designed for delivering therapeutic agents to the spinal cord of patients with ...
Tags: Neuralstem, license, delivery platform, floating cannula, Q Therapeutics
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Codman & Shurtleff's pre market approval (PMA) application of Medstream Programmable Infusion system, designed as a treatment for spasticity caused by stroke, cerebral palsy, multiple ...
Tags: FDA, Medstream Programmable Infusion system, Medstream system
ConvaTec, a developer of cardiovascular technologies, has purchased all the assets of 180 Medical Holdings. 180 Medical is involved in home delivery of disposable, intermittent catheters and urologic medical supplies in the $1bn US ...
Boston Scientific has obtained CE mark approval for its spinal cord stimulator(SCS)system with 32 contacts and 32 dedicated power sources. The Precision Spectra system,which has four lead ports offering more coverage of the spinal cord,is ...
Tags: Boston Scientific, CE mark approval, SCS system, spinal cord
Vanderbilt University has entered into a collaboration agreement to license Parker Hannifin's exoskeleton that incorporates a rehabilitation technology called functional electrical stimulation. The wearable device, which incorporates a ...