Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. - Operative surgical robotics developer reports record third quarter sales

IsoTis Orthbiologics - New bone matrix product available

ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Positive results reported from Xibrom study in ocular inflammation

Joint Replacement Center of Korea - Use of strut and impacted cancellous allografts reduces mechanical failure

Kensey Nash Corporation - Surgical repair patch receives 510(k) approval

Kurume University - Novel technique developed for surgical treatment of cystic jaw disease

Leiden University Hospital - Doctors transplant ovary to woman's arm to preserve her fertility

Loyola University - Study begins on blood substitute in trauma patients at the scene of injury

Mayo Clinic & Mayo Foundation - Harris-Galante total hip arthroplasty has excellent long-term outcome

McGraw-Hill Professional - Information technology companies expand strategic alliance

Medical Action Industries Inc. - Supplier of medical and surgical disposable products reports record revenue

Medical College of Wisconsin - Gene mutations increase risk for surgery in children with bowel disease

MediCor Ltd. - Reconstructive surgery and dermatology company names board members

Medtronic, Inc. - Medical device company introduces new spinal technologies

NuVasive, Inc. - Medical device company reports third quarter 2004 financial results

Ovarian Cancer - Second-line therapy of advanced disease with GnRH analogs shows promise

Queen Mary's Hospital, Kent - Non-invasive ventilation use in surgical patients characterized

Queen's University, Kingston - Post-CABG drop in heart rate variability is reversible

Radianse, Inc. - NIH grant to be used to measure surgical care processes

Scripps Research Institute - Drug used to stabilize vessels, block cancer cells from leaving bloodstream

St. George's Healthcare NHS Trust - Premyomectomy uterine artery embolization minimizes operative blood loss

Steris Corporation - Michael B. Wood named to board of directors of healthcare industry provider

Tel Aviv University - "Wandering resident" revision arthroplasty technique evaluated

Telemedicine - Ford Hospital telecasts surgery to India

University College London - Heat shock protein acts as efficient carrier for GnRH vaccine

University of Bonn - Vasospasm rate compared in transsylvian and transcortical approach

University of Michigan - Researchers: Religious faith shortens hospital stays, aids recovery

University of Naples 'Federico II' - Vascular complications of endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery characterized

University of Pittsburgh - Injectable calcium hydroxylapatite improves voice quality

University of Technology Carl Gustav Carus - GENEPI could be tool to refine and fine-tune treatment for cancer

University of Tennessee - Alendronate and estrogen could slow progression of osteoarthritis

Yonsei University - Burch colposuspension outcome compared with and without abdominal hysterectomy