Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week

Heart Failure - Implantable defibrillators reduce death by 23% in trial

Heart Failure Therapy - Coronary sinus dissection during pacemaker implantation has little effect

Heathcare Coverage - Radiofrequency ablation for liver cancer approved for reimbursement in Japan

Hemangiomas - Higher temperature cryotherapy for hemangiomas promotes faster healing

Hemangiomas - Laser treatment for hemangiomas should be initiated early

Hepatitis B Virus - Nabi to supply Novaplus Nabi-HB

Hepatology - Cavernous hemangiomas are smaller in patients with chronic liver disease

Hernia - FDA approves TiMESH for hernia repair

Herpesvirus - Common virus may contribute to uncommon bone disease in children

High Throughput Screening - Seven new kinase assay toolboxes available

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Fewer, but more advanced, colon cancers occur in postmenopausal women on HRT

Human Papillomavirus - Researchers propagate infectious HPV16

Human Recombinant Insulin - Human recombinant insulin distribution agreement announced

Hypertension - Home blood pressure monitoring may be better than office readings

Imaging - Company announces European joint venture to sell SLICES

Imaging - Memorial Hermann selects Encompass for cardiac image and information management

Immunology - Data presented on molecular mechanism of action for HE2000

Infection Control - A critical juncture for hemodialysis-related HCV passage is saline flushing

Joint Replacement - Lighting system for minimally invasive joint replacement surgery announced

Kidney Disease - African Americans in Atlanta unaware of high kidney disease risk

Knee Replacement - Patient receives "Electronic knee" total knee replacement

Lab Instrumentation - New high content biology platform launched for basic science research

Liver Resection - Monopolar Floating Ball plus LigaSure diathermy is safe for liver resection

Malaria Diagnostics - Real-time PCR can provide rapid, accurate diagnosis

Market Analysis - Aging baby boomers, maturing technology will shock cardiovascular care services

Market Analysis - Budgets for radiation therapy equipment up

Melanoma - Study exhibits prognostic value of imaging assay in primary, metastatic melanoma

Mergers & Acquisitions - Biotechnology company completes acquisition of TissueInformatics.Inc

Mergers & Acquisitions - Interpore International, Inc., to be acquired

Mergers & Acquisitions - Millstream agrees to merger

Mergers & Acquisitions - Novacept to be acquired in $325M cash transaction

Mergers & Acquisitions - Strategic alliance expands company's presence in spinal market

Microarray Technology - CustomArray launched for DNA expression analysis

Myocardial Infarction - Study demonstrates efficacy of automated external defibrillator

Nucleic Acid Purification - RNA, cDNA purification system introduced by genomic services company

Obesity Surgery - Retrograde intussusception after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass reported

Obstetrics - Selective reduction eliminates an embryo embedded in a caesarean scar

Organ Transplant - LifePort Kidney Transporter to be marketed to European community

Orthopedic Biomaterial - Clinical trial of new orthopedic biomaterial initiated

Orthopedics - Periacetabular osteotomy has differential effects on sexuality and childbirth

Orthopedics - Ultrasound can stimulate osteogenic activity in fractured bones

Osteoarthritis - Joint function discussed at meeting

Outbreaks - Radiological abnormalities can remain long after acute Legionella infection

Overactive Bladder - Phase I trial for Oxybutynin gel completed

Pain Relief - Skin patch helps hospitalized patients relieve pain

Pain Therapy - First patients dosed in phase II AeroLEF trial for post-surgical pain

Patents - Patents granted for breast marking technology

Personnel - Biomedical company taps Larry Hiebert and David Noel

Personnel - Company expands board and appoints Joel Jaffe as a director

Personnel - Diagnostics company announces board and management appointments

Personnel - Healthcare technology company names new chief operating officer

Personnel - IVAX Diagnostics appoints Ray Earl as VP at subsidiary

Personnel - Imaging company names Mary Beth Wallingford controller

Personnel - Medical technology company names new member of board of directors

Personnel - Operations VP named at diagnostics firm

Personnel - Oral fluid diagnostics company's chief executive officer to retire by year-end

Personnel - Thomas named chief financial officer at reference lab

Prostate Cancer - IMRT and image-guided tumor localization improve radiotherapy in prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer - Radiation effective for some prostate patients with recurrent cancer

Prostate Cancer - Telomerase expression may be a marker for prostate cancer

Protein Purification - MDS Sciex launches ProteoSpin products using SiC licensed from Canadian company

Public Opinion - Poll cites consumers' unfamiliarity with nonmedical biotech

Quality Assurance - Company announces an upgrade to ISO 9001:2000 certification

Quality Assurance - Tips will help streamline cardiology workflow

Radiology - MR imaging of toxoplasmosis encephalitis in BMT recipients characterized

Rectal Cancer - Combining ultrasound and radiotherapy is safe and effective in rectal cancer

Rectal Cancer - Sphincter preservation should be the goal after anterior rectal resection

Regulatory Oversight - Diagnostics company cooperating with FDA on Application Integrity Policy

Retinal Ischemia - Effective treatments for retinal ischemia are not yet available

Scoliosis - Company announces dual-rod, minimally invasive treatment

Sepsis - Results of anti-sepsis preclinical animal trials released

Simulator - AccuTouch Endovascular Simulation System launched

Spinal Cord Injury - $3.2 M commitment to fund experimental procedure for acute spinal cord injury

Spinal Disorder - Minimally invasive lumbar fusion procedure offers escape from pain

Sports Medicine - Can training reduce knee injuries in female athletes?

Squamous Cell Carcinoma - Docetaxel, cisplatin and 5-FU are effective in squamous cell carcinoma

Staph Infections - Company initiates enrollment in phase II trial for Aurexis

Stem-Cell Research - Novel culture system efficiently produces eosinophils from embryonic cells

Stem-Cell Transplantation - MiniMACS system superior to Isolex 50 for CD34 cell selection

Stem-Cell Transplantation - Recombinant G-CSF indirectly suppresses T-cell activity

Stroke - Company awarded two new patents for stroke and aneurysm treatment

Stroke - INVOS cerebral oximeter monitoring reduces permanent stroke in study

Stroke - Stent trials demonstrate positive outcomes in high-risk patients

Structural Genomics - Fully automated high throughput multi-step protein purification system launched

Surplus Equipment - Med-XS Solutions announces surplus medical equipment management contract

Total Hip Arthroplasty - Nerve injury may occur after limb lengthening after hip replacement

Total Hip Arthroplasty - Revision with a titanium modular stem yields good results in THA

Total Hip Arthroplasty - Total hip arthroplasty in younger patients can yield good survival

Total Hip Arthroplasty - Wear in total hip arthroplasty is estimated using surrogate variables

Total Joint Arthroplasty - Survivorship analysis of THA in young versus older patents is often inaccurate

Total Knee Arthroplasty - Fixed and mobile-bearing posterior stabilized implants have normal motion

Transplant Medicine - Plasma exchange techniques temporarily support liver transplant candidates

Transplant Medicine - Valaciclovir treats chronic hepatitis B after lung transplantation

Trends - Prediction: Worldwide movement disorders market will reach $4 billion by 2009

Varicose Veins - VarEx instruments launched for ambulatory phlebectomy

Ventricular Assist Devices - Ventricular devices are a successful bridge to cardiac transplantation

Weight Loss - As obesity skyrockets, center urges action to stem tide of diabetes

Wound Care - Study demonstrates HealthRenu effectiveness in infection prevention