Medtronic is touting a potential advance in the cardiovascular space: a recent study that shows some of the smarter algorithms it is using in its pacemakers actually slow the development of atrial fibrillation. The MINERVA study, ...
Tags: Pacemakers, Slow Heart, Rhythm Disorder
Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic may be the oldest orthopaedic practice in New Connitecut, U.S., but with the opening of their new 98,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art practice headquarters and surgery center in northwest Raleigh, they’ve ...
Bupa has announced its partnership deal with UK Sport is to continue until March 2014. This is an extension of the 2011 deal, whereby Bupa became the ‘Official Health Insurance Partner of UK Sport’. The partnership means Bupa ...
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Guerbet announced that Novation has awarded a new agreement for Dotarem (gadoterate meglumine) injection. Dotarem injection is a gadolinium-based contrast agent indicated for intravenous use with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in brain ...
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Novocure announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the NovoTAL (Transducer Array Layout) system through a premarket approval (PMA) supplement. The NovoTAL System allows certified physicians to use the ...
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EOS imaging, a developer of medical imaging systems, has announced the signing of the acquisition agreement of OneFit Medical, publisher of knee and hip surgery planning software and manufacturer of patient-specific cutting guides for ...
Picofemto, a biomedical software company specializing in neuroanalytics and personalized medicine, has announced the deployment of its first product, EEG decision support, based on its proprietary cloud-based biomedical engine, Cliniscan. ...
Tissue repair company Regentis Biomaterials has reported positive results from a clinical safety study of hydrogel implant GelrinC, designed to treat articular cartilage in injured knees. The CE mark-approved GelrinC hydrogel implant is ...
Tags: Regentis Biomaterials, Medicine
Magritek, a leading provider of compact NMR and MRI instruments, will present a paper in the New Developments in NMR Methodology program on Wednesday 25th September. Dr Andrew Coy will discuss "Two-Dimensional NMR Spectroscopy on a Desktop ...
Tags: Instruments, Meters
Kyma Technologies Inc of Raleigh, NC, USA, which provides crystalline gallium nitride (GaN), aluminum nitride (AlN) and aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN) materials and related products and services, has announced the participation of its ...
Tags: Kyma MOCVD GaN, Electrical, Electronics
Israel-based ultrasound technology provider InSightec has received the approval from Health Canada for its ExAblate system designed to treat uterine fibroids and pain palliation of bone metastases non-invasively. The third generation ...
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Medtronic, a US-based developer of medical devices, has introduced its new implantable neurostimulation systems, also called spinal cord stimulation (SCS) systems, for use in the treatment of chronic, intractable back and limb pain that are ...
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a patent to specialty pharma company AMAG Pharmaceuticals, for its ferumoxytol drug, which is used to heal anemia caused by iron deficiency. The company has been given US Patent No. ...
Cerevast Therapeutics has initiated patient enrollment in the Phase III clinical trial to evaluate the use of its Clotbust ER ultrasonic headframe for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. The Clotbust ER Phase III clinical study is ...
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InSightec has received approval from the Chinese Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) for its ExAblate system designed to treat uterine fibroids non-invasively. This system uses high intensity focused ultrasound energy to destroy the ...
Tags: InSightec, Ultrasound System