Tulane University School of Medicine surgeon Dr. Paul Friedlander is performing a new, less-invasive form of robotic surgery to treat head and neck cancers. The technique, which was approved by the U.S….
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NivaSonix receives USPTO notice of allowance for ‘External Ultrasound Lipoplasty’ patent
NivaSonix, LLC announced today the allowance by the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) of its core patent “External Ultrasound Lipoplasty”. Nine additional U.S. and international patents are pending with additional…
DE-MRI holds promise for predicting risks of strokes
Researchers at the University of Utah’s Comprehensive Arrhythmia and Research Management (CARMA) Center have found that delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (DE-MRI) holds promise for predicting the risks of strokes, the third leading…
LESSOnc technique promising new surgical option for certain liver cancers
Surgeons at UC San Diego Health System have identified a new application for “scarless” surgery tools that are normally used for natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES). In what is believed to…
Scientists develop novel technique to detect disordered protein folding
A team of scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have developed a novel technique to observe previously unknown details of how folded structures are…
UMMC researchers develop MOPAT tool to assess acute pain in non-communicative patients
A valid and reliable tool to assess acute pain in non-communicative patients has been developed by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. The tool is the product of four…
Nine thousand patients to take part in Nowegian study on opening of narrowed coronary arteries
Nine thousand patients will take part in a clinical trial to determine the best method of opening narrowed coronary arteries. The results of the study may lead to substantial cost savings –…
Abacus introduces new e-blood pressure control system for hospitals
Abacus Health Solutions has developed a new e-health enabled blood pressure monitoring and feedback system to improve health outcomes for hospital specialty clinics. The system is being deployed in the outpatient setting…
USPTO issues key patent to ISTO’s NuQu product for treatment of degenerative disc disease
ISTO Technologies, Inc. announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted the company a key patent covering the primary technology for ISTO’s NuQu™ product. The new patent,…
Ornim receives FDA 510(k) clearance for non-invasive monitoring of blood flow in tissue
Ornim, Inc. is pleased to announce the receipt of 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the CerOx 3210F monitor. Additionally to its previous clearance for non-invasive…
Toshiba’s Aquilion ONE dynamic volume CT system to improve stroke diagnosis, treatment
Containing costs while delivering high-quality, effective care is a directive of healthcare reform. Episode-based care is part of the reform mandate and is a payment approach that reimburses on expected costs for…
Bruker launches new fully automated and fast toxin identification system
Bruker today announces the North American launch of its compact, fully automated and fast toxin identification system, called pTD™ (portable Toxin Detector), at the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Bio-Defense and Emerging…
Integra LifeSciences launches Integra Allograft Cancellous Sponge
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp announced today the launch of Integra™ Allograft Cancellous Sponge, a compressible bone graft composed of 100% cancellous bone. The sponge-like handling characteristics of Integra™ Allograft Cancellous Sponge allow…
Human Vaccines journal publishes paper on Inovio’s new DNA vaccine delivery technology
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leader in the development of therapeutic and preventive vaccines against cancers and infectious diseases, announced today that its new generation DNA vaccine delivery technology, which provides the powerful…
TS Wiley develops hormone protocol using Idiom Decision Manager tool
The Wiley Protocol(R) is a trademarked, patent protected bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (HRT) delivery system consisting of biomimetic estradiol and progesterone in a topical cream preparation – dosed to mimic the natural…