Medical Device Law Weekly

Abortion - Bill would require viewing graphic photos before abortion

Bio-Matrix Scientific Group, Inc. - Company submits first patents for stem cell, tissue management devices

Candela Corporation - Medical device maker reports 18% increase in revenue

Critical Therapeutics, Inc. - Company initiates phase II study of CTI-01; receives CTI-01 U.S. patent

Glucon - Company gets patent for photoacoustic assay and imaging system for diabetes

Legal Issues - Family of Minot woman sues Trinity Health

Medical Malpractice - Senate president's wife settles malpractice lawsuit

Micromet AG - New license agreement signed for single chain antibodies

Spencer Technologies - Technology company reports help for migraine sufferers

St. Jude Medical, Inc. - Medical device company agrees to acquire cardiology-focused Velocimed, LLC

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Research casts further doubt on newborn sex-assignment surgeries

AIDS Healthcare Foundation - Drug-resistant AIDS case prompts call to step up HIV prevention

Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. - Bone graft trial expanded to include Lutheran Medical Center

Acacia Research Corp. - Company initiates animal studies on compound to treat exposure to terror weapons

Academia Sinica, Taipei - Hepatitis delta antigen facilitates chaperone activities

Aerogen, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company appoints VP of operations

Albany Medical College - Study examined whether RhoA and Rho-kinase mediate TGF-beta-induced responses

Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Markers of increased cardiovascular risk evaluated

Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Obesity pandemic reviewed

Align Technology, Inc. - Clinical support expanded at device firm by acquiring orthodontic company

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi -  O. sanctum protected against isoproterenol-induced myocardial necrosis

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - RNAi pharmaceutical firm reports loss of $0.29 per share

Alzahra University, Tehran - Gentamicin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis strains characterized

Amarin Corporation plc - Neuroscience company reports loss of $0.13 per share

Ambion Diagnostics - Bead array assay screens for mutations associated with cystic fibrosis

American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery - Group stresses caution with injectable cosmetic treatments

American Academy of Pediatrics - American Academy of Pediatrics issues revised policy statement

Animas Corporation - Insulin pump maker reports 82% increase in revenue

Aphton Corporation - Trial of pancreatic cancer did not meet primary endpoint

Aradigm Corporation - Drug delivery company reports loss of $0.10 per share

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America - Foundation reveals rankings of asthma capitals