The latest content updates from the medicaldevice-network.com web site http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/ en-us http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/ http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/content/images/logo_big.gif http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsboston-implants-first-patient-with-promus-element-stent http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsboston-implants-first-patient-with-promus-element-stent Boston Scientific has announced the first European patient implant of its Promus Element Plus Stent System at the Columbus and San Raffaele Hospitals in Milan, Italy. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsolive-medical-unveils-cost-effective-surgical-imaging-system http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsolive-medical-unveils-cost-effective-surgical-imaging-system US-based medical device company, Olive Medical, has launched the industry's first surgical camera system to enable surgical imaging at a lower cost. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsfda-clears-roche-ctng-screening-assay http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsfda-clears-roche-ctng-screening-assay The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for Roche Molecular Diagnostics' cobas CT/NG test, used to detect chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) infections in both symptomatic and asymptomatic patient… Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsangiodynamics-to-take-over-navilyst-medical http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsangiodynamics-to-take-over-navilyst-medical AngioDynamics, a medical device provider, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire global medical device company Navilyst Medical from Avista Capital Partners for around $372m. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsendologix-enrolls-first-patient-in-ventana-device-trial http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsendologix-enrolls-first-patient-in-ventana-device-trial Endologix, a developer and marketer of innovative treatments for aortic disorders, has enrolled the first patient in the company's US clinical trial to evaluate the Ventana fenestrated stent graft system for the endovascular repair of juxtarenal and … Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newscardiokinetix-parachute-implant-gets-extended-european-approval http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newscardiokinetix-parachute-implant-gets-extended-european-approval The European commission has granted extended CE Mark approval for two additional sizes of CardioKinetix's Parachute ventricular partitioning device, used to treat patients with heart failure resulting from a heart attack. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsglobal-mobile-health-applications-market-to-nearly-double-in-2012 http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsglobal-mobile-health-applications-market-to-nearly-double-in-2012 The global smartphone application market for mobile healthcare is expected to reach $1.3bn in 2012, up from $718m in 2011, according to a report. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsgamma-therapeutics-zeus-scientific-partner-to-develop-elisa-kits http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsgamma-therapeutics-zeus-scientific-partner-to-develop-elisa-kits US-based early stage biotechnology venture Gamma Therapeutics has signed a manufacturing contract with Zeus Scientific, a manufacturer of autoimmune and infectious disease immunoassay kits and products for the clinical diagnostic industry. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsus-researchers-develop-new-brain-tumour-diagnostic-test http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsus-researchers-develop-new-brain-tumour-diagnostic-test Researchers at the UT Southwestern Medical Center, US, have developed a new imaging technique to diagnose brain tumours, avoiding the need for surgery in patients whose tumours are located in areas of the brain where performing a biopsy is dangerous. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsaccuray-reports-benefits-of-cyberknife-robotic-radiosurgery-system http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsaccuray-reports-benefits-of-cyberknife-robotic-radiosurgery-system Accuray has announced the results of a study demonstrating the benefits of the CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system in treating central lung tumours using stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsfda-clears-interventional-spine-intervertebral-body-fusion-device http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsfda-clears-interventional-spine-intervertebral-body-fusion-device The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Interventional Spine's Opticage expandable intervertebral body fusion device, used for the treatment of degenerative disc disease (DDD). Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsdiagnocure-announces-colorectal-cancer-assay-results http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsdiagnocure-announces-colorectal-cancer-assay-results DiagnoCure has announced that its partner for the Previstage GCC colorectal cancer staging test Signal Genetics has reported the results of a new study at the 2012 American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium held in San Fr… Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsmedtronic-enrolls-first-patient-in-arctic-front-cardiac-system-comparison-trial http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsmedtronic-enrolls-first-patient-in-arctic-front-cardiac-system-comparison-trial Medtronic has enrolled its first patient in the Fire and Ice clinical trial, which is designed to compare the long-term safety, effectiveness and ease of use of the Medtronic Arctic Front cardiac cryoablation system with the Biosense Webster CARTO sy… Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsboston-ivf-develops-new-saliva-test-to-monitor-infertility-treatment http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsboston-ivf-develops-new-saliva-test-to-monitor-infertility-treatment Boston IVF, a medical practice centre providing specialised infertility treatment, has introduced the first needle-free saliva test that will replace the daily blood tests required to monitor infertility treatment. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsalere-wins-fda-clia-waiver-for-rapid-flu-test http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsalere-wins-fda-clia-waiver-for-rapid-flu-test Alere has received a clinical laboratory improvement amendments (CLIA) waiver from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its influenza A&B test. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newscovidien-everflex-stent-meets-safety-and-efficacy-endpoints http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newscovidien-everflex-stent-meets-safety-and-efficacy-endpoints Covidien, a global provider of healthcare products, has reported the one-year results on the use of its EverFlex stent for superficial femoral artery stenting at the International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET) Conference. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsamarantus-licenses-power3-medical-nuropro-blood-test http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsamarantus-licenses-power3-medical-nuropro-blood-test US-based Amarantus BioSciences has licensed the NuroPro blood test from Power3 Medical Products. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsverisante-presents-positive-aura-clinical-study-data http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsverisante-presents-positive-aura-clinical-study-data Verisante Technology has announced positive data from the Aura clinical study conducted by the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/contractors/mechanics/pi-medical/ http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/contractors/mechanics/pi-medical/ Medical engineering and related life-science disciplines have a multi-faceted requirements profile for the motion drives employed. The spectrum goes from high-precision positioning systems to simple ... Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsfda-approves-quest-stratify-jcv-blood-test http://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/newsfda-approves-quest-stratify-jcv-blood-test The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a de novo classification petition to Quest Diagnostics' STRATIFY JCV Antibody ELISA testing service. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT