Copyright 2008 Medical News Today Latest Medical Devices News From Medical News Today. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/medical_devices/ admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin) editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors) en-us Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113998.php Acoustic waves play many everyday roles - from communication between people to ultrasound imaging. Now the highest frequency acoustic waves in materials, with nearly atomic-scale wavelengths, promise to be useful probes of nanostructures such as LED lights. However, detecting them isn't so easy. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113968.php Ruskinn Life Sciences is heralding a breakthrough in IVF treatment at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) annual conference with the unveiling of Ac-tive®, an innovative new technology capable of significantly boosting in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) conception rates. The state-of-the-art gas controlled device mimics 'in-utero' conditions for all IVF manipulations in a single workstation. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113922.php A dynamic way to alter the shape and size of microscopic three-dimensional structures built out of proteins has been developed by biological chemist Jason Shear and his former graduate student Bryan Kaehr at The University of Texas at Austin. Shear and Kaehr fabricated a variety of detailed three-dimensional microstructures, known as hydrogels, and have shown that they can expand and bend the hydrogels by altering the chemistry of the environment in which they were built. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113958.php Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Quantitative Imaging Tools for Lung Cancer Drug Assessment" report to their offering. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113904.php Omrix Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Omrix" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: OMRI) announced that it has enrolled its first patient in a Phase II clinical trial in Israel for its Fibrin Pad product candidate. This is the first clinical trial that will evaluate the Fibrin Pad's performance in surgery where severe bleeding is present and the product is applied directly onto a solid organ. The Phase II clinical trial in Israel is being conducted simultaneously with the Phase II clinical trial in the U.S. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113836.php Premier Research Group Limited, the international pharmaceutical services company, announces that its subsidiary, Premier Research Group SA, has earned ISO 13485:2003 certification in support of its global medical device operations. ISO 13485:2003 is a stringent, globally-recognized standard for management systems for medical device manufacturers and service providers. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113822.php Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE: KCI) announced that it is another step closer to introducing its V.A.C.® Therapy wound care system in Japan with the completion of a two-phase clinical study designed to determine the clinical efficacy, safety and utility of V.A.C. Therapy for wound healing in that country. Results of the study, which compared the use of V.A.C. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113773.php Western Infirmary, part of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in Scotland, has installed the first UK ACUSON S2000 ultrasound system from Siemens. It joins an existing Siemens Antares ultrasound system and will be used for abdominal, thyroid, testicular and renal transplant imaging. The system delivers enhanced imaging quality and is ergonomically designed for ease of use. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113767.php RadarFind Corporation, a health care technology company offering a Real Time Location System (RTLS) for tracking medical equipment in hospitals, said that a recent report stating radio frequency identification (RFID) can interfere with medical equipment in hospitals does not apply to its technology. RadarFind's technology experts with extensive knowledge of deploying systems within hospitals are available for media interviews to address the report. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113678.php Carbon offsets increasingly are becoming a major component in the arsenal for reducing global warming. Even Bon Jovi, the Rolling Stones and the Dave Matthews Band are doing it: acquiring carbon offsets to reduce the carbon footprint of their tours. As more organizations and businesses start trading in carbon offsets, the need for accurate measurements of carbon emissions also is becoming critically important for fair and exact exchanges. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113677.php A new paper by a team of researchers led by University of Notre Dame physicist Bolizsar Janko provides an overview of research into one of the few remaining unsolved problems of quantum mechanics. More than a century ago, at the dawn of modern quantum mechanics, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Neils Bohr predicted so-called "quantum jumps. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113663.php Detecting food-borne diseases such as campylobacter and salmonella long before they enter the food chain would help ensure that the dinner on your table is safe to eat. There is no quick and simple way to detect infectious bacteria on farms, or even in food processing and distribution plants. Samples have to be sent to labs for testing, a process that can take hours or days. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113635.php U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia Ricardo Urbina on Monday rejected a request for a preliminary injunction against a Medicare competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment, CongressDaily reports (Edney, CongressDaily, 6/30). Under the program, which will begin on Tuesday, CMS will select DME suppliers to participate in Medicare based on bids they submit. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113540.php Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, believes it has a Thermo Scientific ABgene® PCR plate to fit every major thermal cycler available. This offers the same reliable, reproducible performance in PCR and QPCR applications no matter what cycler is used. Laboratories using multiple cyclers can obtain their plastic PCR consumables from a single, reliable source. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113529.php DxS, a personalised medicine company and leaders in the provision of companion diagnostics, has today announced the launch of its K-RAS cancer mutation detection kit in Australia. This follows the kit meeting the compliance standards of Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113523.php "TIGA," the new high-tech imaging center at the University of Heidelberg founded in cooperation with the Japanese company Hamamatsu, provides deep insights: a high-tech robot makes it possible for the first time to automatically reproduce and evaluate tissue slices only micromillimeters thick - an important aid for researchers in understanding cancer or in following in detail the effect of treatment on cells and tissue. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113390.php Democratic lawmakers recently announced plans to introduce legislation in the House and Senate that would overturn a February Supreme Court decision that FDA approval of certain medical devices protects manufacturers from product liability lawsuits filed in state courts, Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113393.php The Baltimore Sun on Monday examined how FDA, with help from experts in the information technology and scientific fields, has found that medical equipment "might not malfunction because it was poorly designed or badly made ... but because the computer code running it includes a mistake. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113478.php With market analysts predicting a ten fold increase in the value of the organic light emitting display industry, from 1.5 to 15.5 billion pounds by 2014, it is no wonder that scientists and governments alike are keen to advance research into "plastic electronics". Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113460.php A new assistive technology developed by engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology could help individuals with severe disabilities lead more independent lives. The novel system allows individuals with disabilities to operate a computer, control a powered wheelchair and interact with their environments simply by moving their tongues. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113356.php CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE: CRY), a biomaterials, medical device and tissue processing company, has announced that positive mid-term performance data on the CryoValve(R) SG decellularized pulmonary human heart valve were presented on June 28th at the 34th Annual Western Thoracic Surgical Association Meeting in Kona, Hawaii. The data, used earlier this year to support the marketing clearance for the valve, were presented by John W. Brown, M.D. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113320.php Aerocrine AB (STO:AEROB) announced that its handheld airway inflammation monitor, NIOX MINO®, has been registered for marketing and sale in China. Aerocrine's method of measuring airway inflammation, using exhaled nitric oxide (NO) tests, has also been incorporated into China's national guidelines for asthma management. Tests for airway inflammation have received a reimbursement code. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113235.php A bipartisan group of five senators has written a letter asking Senate leaders to oppose a House-approved bill (HR 6331) to delay implementation of the Medicare competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment, CQ HealthBeat reports. The letter -- addressed to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113316.php OBS Medical's predictive patient safety technology, Visensia®, was the focus of a large study and peer-reviewed paper that was published in the June 23rd issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, published by the American Medical Association. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) conducted this independent evaluation and published "Defining the Incidence of Cardiorespiratory Instability in Patients in Step-down Units Using an Electronic Integrated Monitoring System. 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