On March 4, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) announced the public release of their report for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) focused on the outcomes of two pilot projects designed to test and study various product ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Royal Philips Electronics' full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system. Having the capability to enable future Single-Shot Spectral Imaging applications like ...
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Biotechnology firm Intralytix has received generally recognized as safe (GRAS) certification from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its food safety product, SalmoFresh. SalmoFresh is an antimicrobial preparation for controlling ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ArthroCare's SpeedLock HIP Knotless Fixation implant for soft tissue fixation to bone in the hip. SpeedLock HIP, a polyether-etherketone (PEEK) implant, is designed to provide a ...
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On-X Life Technologies has gained US marketing rights to its new On-X aortic prosthetic valve with anatomic sewing ring, following the regulatory approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The prosthetic valve, which is made ...
Fibertech Inc., a leading supplier of reusable containers and pallets, has joined the Reusable Packaging Association. The company will join 24 other members who are exhibiting in the association’s Reusable Packaging Pavilion at PACK ...
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A thorough understanding of anatomy and physiology is required to perform cosmetic surgery on the breast, but some of the most fascinating facts about breasts aren't essential knowledge in the operating room. The plastic surgeons at ...
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Medtronic has obtained regulatory approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct an early feasibility study on its Native Outflow Tract transcatheter pulmonary valve (TPV), designed for the treatment of patients with ...
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Hospira is voluntarily recalling multiple lots of five different injections, due to reports of faulty packaging and contamination. According to the firm, the recall was took place as the consumers have reported that one lot of ...
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Baxter has submitted a biologics license application (BLA) supplement to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the approval of its prophylaxis treatment of FEIBA NF [Anti-Inhibitor Coagulant Complex], Nanofiltered and Vapor Heated, ...
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US-based injectable drug delivery components and systems developer and manufacturer West Pharmaceutical Services has launched ID Adapter, a new drug delivery system for disposable syringes. According to the firm, the new adapter is ...
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US-based medical device company Sotera Wireless has announced that it is showcasing its new wireless patient monitoring solution at Intermountain Healthcare's HIMSS 2013 annual conference and exhibition. The FDA-approved ViSi Mobile ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted to review Antares Pharma's new drug application (NDA) of OTREXUP, designed for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), poly-articular-course juvenile RA and psoriasis. OTREXUP ...
PneumRx has treated the first US patient in a FDA-approved RENEW clinical study of its RePneu lung volume reduction coil (LVRC), designed to treat severe emphysema. Made from shape-memory Nitinol, the CE-marked minimally invasive medical ...
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ReShape Medical has completed patient enrollment in a pivotal clinical trial of its ReShape Duo Intragastric Balloon device, designed for the treatment of obese. Using a standard endoscope, non-surgical weight loss device is placed in the ...
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