Increasing demand for antimicrobials from end-user applications such as medical devices boosts the antimicrobial coatings market in Asia-Pacific. The need to minimize infection and in turn, the cost of treatment has spurred the use of ...
Northwestern's Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute has recently enrolled first patient in ABSORB III, a clinical trial to compare the performance of Abbott's drug eluting Absorb Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold (BVS) device with other traditional ...
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Symetis has announced its Acurate TA and Acurate TF TAVI systems have been successfully implanted in patients in Japan as part of a feasibility study to secure the Pharmaceutical and Device Agency's (PMDA) pre-market approval. Based on a ...
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Boston Scientific's Guidezilla Guide Extension Catheter has secured 510(k) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and CE Mark, which would enable the company to market the device in the US and European markets. The ...
Merit Medical, US-based cardiology, radiology and endoscopy disposable devices manufacturer and distributor, has received multiple regulatory approvals from various regulatory bodies. Merit's advanced high-pressure inflation device, ...
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AOP Orphan Pharmaceuticals has announced the spin-off of its 80% stake in Activartis, a Vienna-based biotech company, to a group of private investors. Activartis has developed dendritic cell-based technology for individualized tumor ...
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Specialty pharmaceutical company Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has obtained final USFDA approval for the abbreviated new drug application of generic Depo-Testosterone Injection, Testosterone Cypionate Injection USP, 100mg/ml and 200mg/ml. ...
Diagnostic cardiology provider GE Healthcare has plans to invest $8.7m (KRW10bn) to boost the production capacity of ultrasound systems by double in South Korea. As part of this strategy, by February, 2014, GE Ultrasound, a unit of GE ...
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Helio System (TF-FA), an investigational equipment developed for use with the Sapien XT Transcatheter Heart Valve, has been deployed successfully in four patients during a feasibility trial of its use in patients with high-risk aortic ...
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A group of researchers and scientists in the US has found that breathing vehicle tailpipe emissions can turn ‘good’ cholesterol into ‘bad’ cholesterol, contributing to clogged and hardened arteries and other related ...
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US-based medical device company St Jude Medical has commenced its EnligHTNment clinical study. The EnligHTNment study will assess whether the EnligHTN Multi-Electrode Renal Denervation System can minimize the risk of major cardiovascular ...
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CardioDx has unveiled the study results of a clinical utility study of the Corus CAD gene expression test in the real-world primary care setting for evaluating patients with signs and symptoms suggestive of obstructive coronary artery ...
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Healthcare supply chain expertise and contracting company Novation has awarded a contract to Carestream to provide its Carestream Vue RIS+PACS, Carestream Cardiology PACS and Carestream Vue for Vendor-Neutral Archive. Under the three year ...
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eCardio Diagnostics, a provider of remote arrhythmia monitoring services, has introduced a patient-friendly, wireless monitor eCardio Verite. The multi-functional monitor features both event and telemetry monitoring capabilities including ...
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Diagnostic company LipoScience has begun the clinical development phase of a diagnostic test based on the gut flora metabolite, trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO). The nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)-based TMAO assay is expected to detect ...
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