The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has granted patent No.2,446,356 to Quick-Med Technologies' MultiStat family of patented matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors (MMPIs). MultiStat family, which comprises of 10 patented compounds, ...
TAMPA, FL (BRAIN) — Organizers of the Amgen Tour of California are producing a new series of events in partnership with Ride 2 Recovery, a nonprofit whose mission is to improve the health of recovering Iraq and Afghanistan war ...
US health insurance provider UnitedHealthcare, a business unit of UnitedHealth, has added a new accident protection plan to its voluntary benefits insurance product portfolio intended for employers. The new accident protection plan offers ...
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EndoGastric Solutions announced that patient enrollment has been completed for its Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) versus Medical Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) Management of Refractory GERD symptoms (TEMPO) trial. The ...
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Boston Scientific has obtained CE mark approval for its Synergy Everolimus-Eluting platinum chromium coronary stent system, designed to improve post-implant vessel healing. The coronary stent, which features a combination of ...
Medtronic has completed enrolling patients in a clinical trial of its Amphirion drug-eluting balloon, designed to treat critical limb ischemia. The CE-marked Amphirion drug-eluting balloon features proprietary FreePac proprietary ...
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Alfa Medica, a supplier of medical equipments, has entered into an agreement to distribute BioElectronics' RecoveryRx postoperative and wound care therapy delivery device, ActiPatch musculoskeletal pain relief therapy and Allay menstrual ...
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Cohera Medical has gained investigational device exemption (IDE) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to commence the first no-drain clinical trial of its internal surgical adhesive. Designed for use during abdominoplasty ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Aimago's new tablet-based diagnostic imaging tool to identify poorly perfused tissue. The non-invasive EasyLDI perfusion assessment device uses the laser doppler imaging (LDI) ...
Ceretec has launched a nitric-oxide (NO) lung diffusion gas mixture, NO-Diff, for use in membrane diffusing capacity (DLNO) testing in pulmonary function laboratories in the US. The gas product, classified as Class 1 medical device by ...
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Hausten Healthcare has entered into an agreement to distribute Snoasis Medical's BioXclude in Japan. BioXclude is a barrier membrane composed of allograft amnion-chorion tissue which can be used by dental professionals in guided bone and ...
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MiMedx Group has reported positive results from a study of its EpiFix, a dehydrated human amniotic membrane allograft, designed as a treatment for diabetic neurovascular foot ulcers. The controlled, randomized trial, which enrolled 80 ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(K) approval to Cytomedix to use its Angel Concentrated Platelet Rich Plasma (cPRP) system to process a small sample of blood or a mixture of blood and bone marrow aspirate. ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to NovaBay Pharmaceuticals' NeutroPhase skin and wound cleanser for use in moistening and debriding graft and donor sites. The approval allows the company to use ...
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Wright Medical Group has unveiled Ortholoc 3Di Reconstruction Plating system for foot and ankle surgery. The Ortholoc 3Di Plating system utilizes the company's Ortholoc 3Di polyaxial locking technology and facilitates surgeon to adjust ...
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