Medical Device Law Weekly

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Exclusive license granted to key microRNA patents

Biosense Webster, Inc. - Endocardial Solutions intends to vigorously defend patent infringement claims

Breast Cancer - Wife of Brett Favre diagnosed with breast cancer

Cardiac Science, Inc. - Three state laws mandate public access defibrillators

Cooltouch, Inc. - Diomed initiates patent infringement litigation

Dartmouth Medical School - Study questions safety of procedures at hospitals without cardiac programs

Endovasc, Inc. - Company transfers technology into Angiogenix, Liprostin, subsidiaries

EntreMed, Inc. - Cancer vaccine candidate patent strengthens company's pipeline

Legal Issues - Florida man sues Merck over withdrawn pain reliever Vioxx

Liponex Inc. - U.S. patent allowance granted for CRD5 cholesterol, atherosclerosis treatment

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Spalteholz technique used to determine canine tumor microvasculature

Scieran Technologies, Inc. - General Patent files patent suit against Bausch & Lomb Surgical

UCLA researchers - Scanning our brains for political difference

Abbott Laboratories - AxSYM Troponin-I ADV test aids in heart attack detection

Abbott Laboratories - FDA clears AxSYM immunoassay system

Actelion Ltd. - Hypertension prevalence high in patients with connective tissue disease

Acusphere, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company announces results of special meeting

Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge - Peptide YY and neuropeptide Y2 receptor gene links to obesity studied

Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. - Ophthalmic surgical device maker reports 31.2% increase in revenue

Advancis Pharmaceutical Corporation - Pharmaceutical firm names Donald C. Anderson VP of discovery

Aeolus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Antioxidant mimetic treatment protects islets for transplantation in diabetics

Agenix Limited - Blood-clot imaging technology gets U.S. FDA approval for phase 2 clinical trial

Akorn, Inc. - Deal signed to license, supply Calcium-DTPA and Zinc-DTPA

Albany Medical College - Pharmacokinetic properties of reverse transcriptase inhibitors reviewed

Alzheimer Care - New Mexico to take over Alzheimer care center

Am. College of Radiology Imaging Network - Trial explores whole-body MRI to detect cancer, focus treatment in children

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons - Orthopedic surgeons urge Americans to prevent, diagnose and treat osteoporosis

American Fertility Association - Drug company grants funds for collaborative longitudinal study of IVF children

Amrad Corporation, Ltd. - Biotech company to receive third $3M milestone payment

Arabian Gulf University - Tests confirm a higher viral hepatitis rate among Arabian dialysis patients

Aradigm Corporation - Biotech firm reports loss of $0.13 per share

Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. - Device company reports 22% increase in revenue

Aston University, Birmingham - Approach could be effective in preventing progression in selected glaucoma cases