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Electro-Optical Raises $11.5 Million for Melanoma Device
Electro-Optical Sciences (EOS), an Irvington, NY-based company that’s working on a device for diagnosing melanoma, has raised $11.5 million in a private placement.
The money will go toward continued development of EOS’s flagship product, MelaFind, a point-of-care hand-held imaging device that emits multiple wavelengths to capture images of pigmented skin lesions, and extracts data. Using classifier […]
Medical Devices Present Promising Career Alternative
A July 31 CNET.com column says medical devices may be the answer for job seekers who, despite a fascination with medicine, are disenchanted with the idea of becoming a healthcare professional.
“Healthcare conjures up images of hospital gowns, undecipherable medical bills, antiseptic smells and old people writhing in pain….It’s also not an easy path to riches […]
New Cerebral-Aneurysm Device Cleared in Europe
ev3, a Plymouth, MN-based endovascular device firm, has received CE Mark approval for a new product that treats cerebral aneurysm. The Axium Detachable Coil System was approved for the endovascular embolization of intracranial aneurysms and other neurovascular abnormalities such as arteriovenous malformations and arteriovenous fistulae.
Coiling procedures involve the delivery of platinum coils to the aneurysm […]
