CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE: CRY), an implantable biological medical device and cardiovascular tissue processing company, today announced that its BioGlue Surgical Adhesive has received Shonin approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor…
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Mobile phone companies urged to display safety warnings more prominently
User manuals for the most popular phones tell users not to place devices directly against their bodies but the advice is often buried in the small print. Research into the potential danger…
Integra LifeSciences to feature Inforce Reinforcement Matrix at ASSH Annual Meeting
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq:IART) announced today that it is featuring the Inforce® Reinforcement Matrix at the 65th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) on October…
Ultrasound device helps bones heal faster and stronger
Researchers tested the therapy on patients with fractured shin bones, or tibias, which had not properly healed after more than four months. Half the 100 participants were treated with an ultrasound probe…
New imaging technique may help in early detection of prostate cancer
Prostate cancer– the most common cancer afflicting American men — may be effectively diagnosed at an early stage without ionizing radiation, using a non-invasive imaging technique known as contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), according…
AnalizaDx SIA technology, Nanosphere Verisens assay effective for prostate cancer diagnosis
At the annual meeting of the North-Central American Urological Association, Mark Stovsky, MD, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine – Case Medical Center, and principal investigator, presented positive data combining the…
AnalizaDx SIA technology, Nanosphere Verisens assay effective for prostate cancer diagnosis
At the annual meeting of the North-Central American Urological Association, Mark Stovsky, MD, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine – Case Medical Center, and principal investigator, presented positive data combining the…
Viking Systems launches Next Generation 3DHD Visualization System
Viking Systems, Inc. (OTCBB:VKNG) reported today that it officially launched its Next Generation 3DHD Visualization System on October 4, 2010 at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress (ACS) held October 3-7…
SMI completes development of SkinSpect for early detection of melanoma
Cascade Technologies Corp. (OTCBB: CSDT) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Spectral Molecular Imaging, Inc. (SMI), completed, under a previously introduced accelerated timeline, the development of its initial product SkinSpect™, aimed at…
Integra Total Wrist Fusion System for wrist arthritis to be presented at ASSH Annual Meeting
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq:IART) announced today that it is featuring the IntegraTM Total Wrist Fusion System at the 65th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)…
Scientists develop first screening method to identify river blindness disease
The breakthrough will assist massive effort to eliminate the widespread tropical scourge Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have developed the first screening method that rapidly identifies individuals with active river blindness,…
FDA clears Integra LifeSciences’ Vu aPOD Prime anterior lumbar interbody fusion device
Integra LifeSciences (Nasdaq:IART) announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Vu aPOD™ Prime anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) device. ALIF…
Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation hosts conference to discuss therapeutic medicine advancements
The Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation is hosting the 2nd International Symposium on MR-guided Focused Ultrasound in Chantilly, Virginia from October 17-20. Leading researchers and clinicians from around the world will gather at…
Way of VAD implantation can impact stroke occurrence
A surgical team from the University of Central Florida College of Medicine and Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, has presented findings from the first study to demonstrate that the way a…
Mt. Sinai surgeons pioneer scar-free gallbladder removal
A team of surgeons from Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York who have pioneered scar-free gallbladder removal are offering the procedure to all suitable patients and extending this new type of surgical…