Minimally Invasive Devices, a developer of FloShield laparoscopic vision system that prevents loss of vision during laparoscopic surgery due to obscuration of the optics, has secured $9m from Series B financing. The company said Canaan ...
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US-based surgical and therapeutic solutions provider Vycor Medical has obtained Hong Kong patent for its VBAS minimally invasive brain access system. VBAS, a suite of clear cylindrical disposable devices, is designed to provide ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted regulatory approval to Medicrea group's PASS LP system for the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. The system, which the company claims to be the lowest profile pedicle screw ...
Island Abbey Foods, a Canadian producer of specialty food and natural health product, has launched Honibe Honey Vitamins, a new addition to Honibe's natural health product category. The company noted that Honibe Honey Vitamins offers ...
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c (tobramycin inhalation powder) 28mg per capsule has obtained FDA approval for the treatment of bacterial lung infection in certain cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. TOBI Podhaler is new non-nebulized formulation and delivery system of ...
Global provider of corrosion control technologies Cortec has unveiled its newly reformulated Cor-Pak VpCI Stretch Film, which provides a corrosion protection solution for primary packaging and unitization. Produced by the company and ...
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AIM, the industry association and worldwide authority on bar code, RFID, RTLS and mobile computing, is pleased to announce the appointment of two expert consultants from the industry to move the association forward. Ken Koldan will be ...
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Some common Chinese herbal remedies contain aristolochic acid, which has been linked to kidney disease and cancer. And despite efforts by the Food and Drug Administration to keep the ingredient out of herbal products sold in this country, ...
Global producer of packaging films Klöckner Pentaplast has received the 'Certificate of Verification' from NSF International for its line of SmartCycle post-consumer recycled (PCR) content polyester films. The certificate verifies ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to EOS imaging's new sterEOS 3D imaging software. The sterEOS 1.5 software, which is part of the company's full body, low-dose 3 D EOS imaging system, features new ...
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Quantel Medical, a France-based provider of technologies for the treatment of ocular diseases, has obtained 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Vitra Multispot laser system. The device, which features ...
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Quidel and Life Technologies have received 510(k) approval from US FDA to market the Quidel Molecular Direct C. difficile Assay with Life Technologies' QuantStudio Dx and 7500 Fast Dx Applied Biosystems Real-Time PCR Instruments. The ...
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The Natural Products Assn. (NPA) Board of Directors calls for all foods containing genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) to be accurately labeled under a national uniform standard so consumers can make educated decisions about foods they ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted six months pediatric exclusivity for Hospira's Precedex (dexmedetomidine HCl) injection in the US. Precedex, an alpha-2 agonist, is approved for use only in adults and the US regulator ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Mylan Specialty's abbreviated new drug application for the generic equivalent to Sunovion's Xopenex inhalation solution, Levalbuterol inhalation solution USP, 0.31mg/3mL (0.0103%), ...