Archives for June 2008
PDLabs offers Transdermal Verapamil (TV) 15% Gel, a painless, non-invasive treatment for fibrotic tissue disorders such as Peyronie’s disease. TV 15% has been used to treat over 13,000 patients since 1998.
Peyronie’s disease is a connective […]
19 June 2008 |
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Starion Instruments‘ uses focused thermal energy and pressure to simultaneously seal and divide tissue. By applying direct heat instead of electrical, radio frequency or ultrasonic energy, Starion products can reduce unintended thermal injury, minimize instrument […]
19 June 2008 |
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Maple Leaf HIFU Co. offers Ablatherm High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) treatment for localized prostate cancer.
During the procedure, a probe is placed into the rectum after spinal or epidural anesthesia has been administered. This probe […]
18 June 2008 |
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The Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative, a patient database funded by a $700,000 annual grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, sheds new light on the safety of bariatric surgery. [The statistics are the first […]
18 June 2008 |
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Keren Medical is developing anastomosis suturing technology for minimally invasive surgeries (an anastomosis is an operation to connect two body parts). The company’s flagship product is a patented surgical instrument that allows surgeons to more […]
17 June 2008 |
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Luminex, developer of xMAP, an open architecture multiplexing technology with applications throughout the life sciences industry, announced yesterday an underwritten public offering of 3,500,000 shares of common stock.
Based on a current share price of $20, […]
17 June 2008 |
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In this quick interview from the AUA Meeting, Charlottesville, VA-based ContraVac, discusses SpermCheck Vasectomy.
Using only a few drop of semen, the diagnostic can confirm post-vasectomy sterility from home. The vasectomy failure and recanalization rate is […]
16 June 2008 |
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As someone who is celebrating a second anniversary of perfect vision, I tend to be a strong proponent of the laser eye surgery. LASIK gets the majority of press and accolades, but alternatives do exist.
Staar […]
16 June 2008 |
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Veridex, LLC, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, will acquire Immunicon for $31 million in cash. Immunicon filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday; the announcement sent shares tumbling to from $.27 to $.09.
Since 2000, Veridex and […]
13 June 2008 |
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When I first learned of NeuroMetrix, it was love at first sight. The company’s NC-stat System made it possible for physicians to diagnose neuropathies at the point of care, leading to faster diagnosis and earlier, […]
12 June 2008 |
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