Medical Device Law Weekly

Corgentech, Inc. - New CMS procedure code may apply to E2F Decoy

Daxor Corporation - Patents granted for blood volume analyzer kit in Canada, Japan

Legal Issues - Court cases revive old debate about rights of mothers during labor

Majority Counsel - Victim attorneys commend Wyeth for amendment to Fen-Phen Trust

Myocor, Inc. - Medical company wins patent on methods and devices for mitral valve repair

OmniSonics Medical Technologies, Inc. - OmniWave Technology granted two U.S. patents

Patient Murders - Former nurse pleads guilty to 3 more murders of patients

Preventive Care - Study shows disparity in D.C. women seeking mammograms

World Heart Corporation - Accelerated enrollment expected for RELIANT Trial due to reimbursement proposal

21st Century Medicine, Inc. - Cryogenic organ banking getting closer

ATS Medical, Inc. - CEO and President Michael Dale named chairman of device company

AUSL, Parma - Low-activity serotonin transporter genotype associated with heroin dependence

Abbott Laboratories - AIDS medicine price hike may lead to licenses to other companies

Academy Sinica, Taipei - Autocrine/paracrine SFRP 2 induces cellular resistance to apoptosis

Adams Respiratory Therapeutics - FDA approves Mucinex DM extended-release tablets

Agencourt Bioscience Corporation - Genomics firm launches kinase sequencing assays

Aging - Cancer checks at 80: When is it too old to test?

Ajou University Hospital - vanA cluster rearrangements reduce drug resistance in enterococci

Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Thromboxane A₂ receptor agonists antagonize angiogenic growth factor

Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg - Pro168 exhibits control of Bax localization and apoptotic activity

Alfred I duPont Hospital Children - Children recovering from stem-cell transplants suffer diminished resistance

Algeta - Company broadens technology base with radioactive liposomes

Alliance Medical Corporation - Device reprocessor unveils customer portal

American Fdn. for AIDS Research - HCV therapy with IFN/RBV relatively safe in patients coinfected with HIV and HCV

American Oriental Bioengineering - Double-digit revenue, income growth expected by Chinese biotech firm

American Pharmaceutical Partners - FDA accepts NDA for Abraxane for treatment of metastatic breast cancer

American Red Cross - Transfusion-transmitted bacterial infection risks reviewed

Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. - Drug development company raises $31M in series B financing

Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Phase I/IIa trial of ANA380 in hepatitis patients completed

Andrx Corporation - Deal signed to market Genpharm's generic Paxil

AngioDynamics, Inc. - Mariner hydrophilic angiographic catheter launched