TU Delft’s nuclear research reactor will be used as a back-up facility for the production of the radioactive isotope molybdenum-99, when supplies run out. Molybdenum-99 is widely used in hospitals in order…
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Covidien Announces The Launch Of The Puritan Bennett™ 560 Portable Ventilator In Europe
Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global healthcare products company and recognized innovator in mechanical ventilation and respiratory care devices, announced that the Puritan Bennett™ 560 ventilator is now available in Europe. The…
Abbott reveals Compare trial results
Abbott has released data from an investigator-initiated Compare trial assessing the company’s Xience V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System and the TAXUS Liberte Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent System (TAXUS). Compare trial endpoint was…
OrbusNeich releases PERfECT Stent study follow-up data
OrbusNeich’s six-month follow-up clinical trial data demonstrated safety profile and efficacy of the company’s Genous Bio-engineered R stent in combination with a paclitaxel-coated balloon for the treatment of de novo coronary artery…
Covidien launches Puritan Bennett 560 portable ventilator in Europe
Covidien, a provider of respiratory care devices, has launched Puritan Bennett 560 ventilator to offer mobile respiratory support to adult and pediatric patients in Europe. The Puritan Bennett 560 ventilator is compact…
Portable Laser Devices To Improve Disease Diagnosis
Portable devices that use a laser beam to probe bones, teeth, and other parts of the body for early signs of diseases like osteoporosis and tooth decay may seem like something out…
Urgent PC Neuromodulation System study results shows effectiveness in OAB patients
Uroplasty, Inc. (Nasdaq: UPI), a medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets innovative proprietary products to treat voiding dysfunctions, today highlighted results of a study “Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation Effects on…
New, easy-to-use system puts ‘Radiology in the palm of your hand’
Physicians now have access to real time radiology services virtually anywhere, anytime. The new Virtual Viewbox- (patent pending) is a portable interface system that delivers images, electronic medical records (EMR), and specialist…
New Microfluidic Chip For Discriminating Bacteria
A new “on-chip” method for sorting and identifying bacteria has been created by biomedical engineers at Taiwan’s National Cheng Kung University. The technique, developed by Hsien-Chang Chang, a professor at the Institute…
New electronic sensor detects pressure exerted by 20 milligram bluebottle fly carcass
The light, tickling tread of a pesky fly landing on your face may strike most of us as one of the most aggravating of life’s small annoyances. But for scientists working to…
Ambry Genetics Becomes First Certified Service Provider In US For NimbleGen SeqCap EZ Exome
Roche NimbleGen (SIX: RO, ROG; Pink Sheets: RHHBY) announces that Southern California (Aliso Viejo) based genomic services provider Ambry Genetics has officially become a Certified Service Provider (CSP) for the NimbleGen SeqCap…
Medtronic announces international launch of Resolute Integrity Stent System
Medtronic, Inc. announces the CE (Conformite Europeene) mark and international launch of the Resolute Integrity Stent System for the treatment of coronary artery disease, a leading cause of death and poor quality…
Researchers decode words from brain signals in paralyzed people
In an early step toward letting severely paralyzed people speak with their thoughts, University of Utah researchers translated brain signals into words using two grids of 16 microelectrodes implanted beneath the skull…
Nanostructures Made From Edible Materials Could Be Used For Gas Storage, Food And Medical Technologies
Sugar, salt, alcohol and a little serendipity led a Northwestern University research team to discover a new class of nanostructures that could be used for gas storage and food and medical technologies….
New Device Packs Power To Analyze Genes, Proteins At Patients’ Bedside
University of Florida researchers have helped to develop a device that quickly identifies genes and proteins in body fluids – a technique that could make a vital difference to the trauma patients…