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Roche Diagnostics purchases NimbleGen microarray workflow assets from BioMicro Systems

Roche Diagnostics has purchased assets from BioMicro Systems for all products associated with the Roche NimbleGen microarray workflow. These assets consist of key instrumentation in the comprehensive Roche NimbleGen microarray workflow including the NimbleGen Hybridization Systems (both 4- and 12-bay models).

12 Mar 2010

Boston Scientific's Express LD Iliac Premounted Stent System for use in iliac arteries receives FDA approval

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Express® LD Iliac Premounted Stent System for use in iliac arteries. The Express LD Iliac Stent is the first and only low-profile, premounted, balloon-expandable stent approved by the FDA for use in treating iliac artery disease. The Company said it plans to launch the product immediately in the United States.

12 Mar 2010

bioMerieux introduces FDA cleared chromID VRE for detecting Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis

bioMerieux – a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics – today announced the launch of the first Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared chromID™ VRE, a simple and cost-effective solution in the struggle against vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). chromID VRE is the first to receive an FDA 510(k) clearance for the qualitative detection of Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis showing acquired resistance to vancomycin in stool specimens.

12 Mar 2010

Study questions frequency of heart angiograms

A recent study raises questions about the frequency of doctors' use of elective heart angiograms, which showed no disease in almost 40 percent of patients. BusinessWeek reports: "Doctors may be sending patients too quickly for elective angiograms to detect heart disease, exposing them to radiation and driving up U.S. health-care costs, a study suggests.

12 Mar 2010

Covidien to use FDA, Health Canada approved Mo 99 from Maria for manufacturing Tc 99m generators

Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Health Canada have approved the use of the Maria Research Reactor (Maria) in Poland as a site to irradiate highly-enriched uranium targets for Molybdenum 99 (Mo 99) production. Covidien will use the Mo 99 obtained from Maria in the manufacture of its Technetium 99m (Tc 99m) generators. Patients should begin to benefit from Maria-produced Mo 99 in the United States and Canada later this month.

12 Mar 2010

PSA test is still the best option for diagnosing prostate cancer

When it comes to the documented 40 percent effectiveness of PSA testing in preventing death from prostate cancer, neither the American Cancer Society nor the discoverer of the PSA protein, Richard Ablin, are telling the public the complete story.

12 Mar 2010

Microchip Biotechnologies renamed as IntegenX

Microchip Biotechnologies, a maker of automated microscale biotech laboratory systems, today announced that it has changed its business name to IntegenX. The new name articulates the company's focus on integrating sample preparation and analysis technologies into complete products that address generic problems shared by life science and biotechnology research laboratories worldwide.

12 Mar 2010

Children's National Medical Center implements Streamline's Audit Integrity Manager Solution

Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. a leading provider of document workflow solutions for hospitals, today announced that Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC, will be implementing its Audit Integrity Manager Solution for more efficient enterprise compliance with government and healthcare related regulations.

11 Mar 2010

Intel, Mayo Clinic and GE launch new initiative to study care and benefits of home-based telemedicine

Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. was pleased on learning the news that Intel, The Mayo Clinic and GE Healthcare have launched a new initiative to study the care and cost benefits of home-based telemedicine for elderly patients with chronic illnesses.

11 Mar 2010

Smith & Nephew launches TWINFIX Ultra PK Suture Anchor for rotator cuff repair

Smith & Nephew's Endoscopy Division today announced the introduction of the TWINFIX™ Ultra PK Suture Anchor, a new anchor to address wide variation in bone density and tissue quality for rotator cuff repair in the shoulder. The device is currently being featured at Smith & Nephew Endoscopy's booth at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting in New Orleans.

11 Mar 2010

NeoMed invests in CytoCore

CytoCore Inc., the developer of cost-effective products used in the practice of cytology for the detection and diagnosis of cancer and cancer related diseases, announced today that NeoMed has made an investment in CytoCore Inc.

11 Mar 2010

Illumina sequences DNA of American actress Glenn Close

Illumina, Inc. today announced that it has sequenced the DNA of American actress Glenn Close, the first publicly named female to have her DNA sequenced to full coverage.

From Illumina, Inc. 11 Mar 2010

Melexis, ProximaRF join forces to enable fast, easy development of Data Logging applications

Melexis, an early and innovative semiconductor player in the RFID market, and ProximaRF, a provider of versatile HF reader solutions, join their forces to enable fast and easy development of Data Logging applications.

11 Mar 2010

MedPro Safety Products, Helvoet Pharma sign JDA for PFSS

MedPro Safety Products, Inc., a leading developer of transformational technologies that enable safer medication delivery and blood collection, has entered into a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Belgium-based Helvoet Pharma for the technical development and commercialization of MedPro’s pre-filled safety syringe (PFSS).

11 Mar 2010

DenMat's LUMINEERS Smile Design Studio to produce Snap-On Smile

DenMat Holdings, LLC, has recently announced its acquisition of the Snap-On Smile® brand and all intellectual property surrounding it. Snap-On Smile will be produced exclusively by DenMat's LUMINEERS® Smile Design Studio, an ISO 9001 certified laboratory offering a comprehensive range of superior esthetic and restorative services.

11 Mar 2010

Rex Medical receives FDA Clearance for Cleaner Rotational Thrombectomy System

Rex Medical, L.P., today announced that it has received 510(k) Clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the Cleaner™ Rotational Thrombectomy System. Cleaner™ technology is indicated for mechanical declotting of occluded native vessel dialysis fistulae and synthetic dialysis access grafts.

11 Mar 2010

Medela launches new website on breast feeding and insurance

Medela today announced the launch of an important new resource - www.breastfeedinginsurance.com - where new and expectant mothers can access comprehensive information and tools to help them discover if their breastfeeding related expenses, such as breastpump rental/purchase or lactation consultants, are covered by insurance.

11 Mar 2010

Sanvita deploys Pivotstream to integrate prescriber data into web-based analytics portal for sales and management

Faster, better intelligence about physicians, competitors, and markets will now enable Sanvita LLC, a leading provider of Consumer Blood Glucose products, to optimize their strategic decision making ability. Pivotstream, the on-demand analytics and business intelligence provider, integrates prescriber data into a web-based analytics portal for Sanvita sales and management.

11 Mar 2010

Lorom West certifies to ISO 13485: 2003 QMS for Medical Devices

Lorom West, a premier manufacturer of custom cables, wire harnesses, PCB and high quality OEM/ODM products today announced successful certification to the ISO 13485: 2003 Quality Management Standard (QMS) for Medical Devices.

11 Mar 2010

Miami Children’s Hospital installs Toshiba InfinixTM CF-i bi-plane system with CAT-880B hybrid catheterization table

In hybrid catheterization procedures it is crucial that the imaging system provides the flexibility to quickly and easily access both the patient and ancillary equipment. To form its new hybrid catheterization suite, Miami Children’s Hospital, a pioneer in hybrid procedures, recently installed Toshiba America Medical Systems’s InfinixTM CF-i bi-plane system with the new CAT-880B hybrid catheterization table.

11 Mar 2010

Device / Technology News

Roche Diagnostics purchases NimbleGen microarray workflow assets from BioMicro Systems

Boston Scientific's Express LD Iliac Premounted Stent System for use in iliac arteries receives FDA approval

bioMerieux introduces FDA cleared chromID VRE for detecting Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis

Study questions frequency of heart angiograms

Covidien to use FDA, Health Canada approved Mo 99 from Maria for manufacturing Tc 99m generators

PSA test is still the best option for diagnosing prostate cancer

Microchip Biotechnologies renamed as IntegenX

Children's National Medical Center implements Streamline's Audit Integrity Manager Solution

Intel, Mayo Clinic and GE launch new initiative to study care and benefits of home-based telemedicine

Smith & Nephew launches TWINFIX Ultra PK Suture Anchor for rotator cuff repair

NeoMed invests in CytoCore

Illumina sequences DNA of American actress Glenn Close

Melexis, ProximaRF join forces to enable fast, easy development of Data Logging applications

MedPro Safety Products, Helvoet Pharma sign JDA for PFSS

DenMat's LUMINEERS Smile Design Studio to produce Snap-On Smile

Rex Medical receives FDA Clearance for Cleaner Rotational Thrombectomy System

Medela launches new website on breast feeding and insurance

Sanvita deploys Pivotstream to integrate prescriber data into web-based analytics portal for sales and management

Lorom West certifies to ISO 13485: 2003 QMS for Medical Devices

Miami Children’s Hospital installs Toshiba InfinixTM CF-i bi-plane system with CAT-880B hybrid catheterization table

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