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FDA grants ArthroCare marketing clearance for Parallax Contour Vertebral Augmentation Device

ArthroCare Corp., a leader in developing state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgical products, announced today that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Parallax® Contour® Vertebral Augmentation Device (Contour) specifically for void creation in a vertebral body followed by injection of bone cement. Vertebral body void creation followed by bone cement augmentation is commonly used to treat painful vertebral compression fractures.

24 Sep 2010

OrbusNeich completes enrollment in Combo Bio-engineered Sirolimus Eluting Stent clinical trial

OrbusNeich today announced at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2010 in Washington the completion of patient enrollment in the randomized clinical trial of the Combo Bio-engineered Sirolimus Eluting Stent (Combo Stent) with 183 patients included at sites in Asia, Australia, Europe and South America.

24 Sep 2010

UNC's bariatric surgery center receives BSCN accreditation

The program has been accredited as a Level 1b facility by the Bariatric Surgery Center Network (BSCN) Accreditation Program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). This designation means that UNC Hospitals has met the essential criteria that ensure it is fully capable of supporting a bariatric surgery care program and that its institutional performance meets the requirements outlined by the ACS BSCN Accreditation Program.

24 Sep 2010

Aortic stent graft market in Latin America to expand to over $150M by 2015

According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, Latin American physicians will increasingly adopt abdominal and thoracic endovascular aortic repair in place of surgical repair through 2015 as awareness of the benefits of endovascular techniques grows and physician training improves.

24 Sep 2010

Preclinical data of novel drug-resistant hypertension therapy presented at TCT 2010

Preclinical data of a novel therapy designed to treat drug-resistant hypertension (high blood pressure) was presented Tuesday, September 21st, at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2010 Conference in Washington, DC, by Christopher D. Owens, MD, MSc, Assistant Professor in Residence, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of California, San Francisco.

24 Sep 2010

Increased awareness, improved treatments not mammograms responsible for drop in breast cancer deaths, Study finds

A new study suggests that increased awareness and improved treatments rather than mammograms are the main force in reducing the breast cancer death rate.

24 Sep 2010

New EID/Qb technique offers real-time monitoring of AVF function during dialysis

A simple equation provides real-time feedback to detect access recirculation in arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) during hemodialysis, reports a study in the September/October issue of ASAIO Journal, Official Journal of the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs.

24 Sep 2010

New data demonstrates safety and efficacy of Resolute drug-eluting stent

Coronary artery disease, a leading cause of death and poor quality of life worldwide, runs the gamut from simple to complex, which complicates the daily practice of interventional cardiology. New clinical data from a second, large international study that enrolled "all comers," regardless of disease complexity and comorbidities, again demonstrated the strong performance of the Resolute drug-eluting stent (DES) from Medtronic, Inc. for patients across this continuum.

24 Sep 2010

TAVI procedure reduces mortality rate in patients with aortic stenosis

Just released data from a clinical trial shows promise for a new minimally invasive treatment option for patients with severe aortic stenosis who are too sick for traditional forms of open-heart surgery. As compared to standard medical therapy, the new procedure, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), significantly reduced mortality rates in patients who received the new valve.

24 Sep 2010

CIC proposes criteria to improve endpoints for cancer immunotherapy trials

The Cancer Research Institute (CRI) Cancer Immunotherapy Consortium (CIC), the leading global initiative in advancing the emerging field of immuno-oncology, has proposed criteria for improved endpoints for cancer immunotherapy trials, which were published online on September 8 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

24 Sep 2010

CAP meeting to highlight medical diagnostic procedures

New science in cancer, genetic testing, molecular diagnostics, medical ethics, and gender-based disorders will be featured topics when nearly 1,200 pathologists gather at the Hyatt Regency Chicago on September 26 - 29 for the annual scientific meeting of the College of American Pathologists (CAP).

24 Sep 2010

Breast cancer incidence drops, linked to decline in HRT use

A new Canadian study shows that a significant drop in breast cancer incidence among post-menopausal women from 2002 to 2004 coincided with a sharp drop in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use during the same period. This is the first study to show the link between HRT use and breast cancer among Canadian women.

24 Sep 2010

$Study finds high rate of C-sections in women suffering from pelvic fractures$

Study finds high rate of C-sections in women suffering from pelvic fractures

In research led by a Saint Louis University surgeon, investigators found that women who give birth after suffering pelvic fractures receive C-sections at more than double normal rates despite the fact that vaginal delivery after such injuries is possible. In addition, women reported lingering, yet often treatable, symptoms following their pelvic fracture injuries, from urinary complications to post-traumatic stress disorder.

24 Sep 2010

InspireMD to launch MGuard Prime MicroNet stent system at TCT Conference

InspireMD, developers of the novel MGuard(TM) coronary MicroNet stent system, will introduce MGuard Prime at its booth #2052 at the TCT Conference in Washington DC, September 23-25, 2010. MGuard Prime presents an advanced Co-Cr Design of 80 micron struts along with InspireMD's unique MicroNet(R) Mesh Technology.

23 Sep 2010

Children conceived by IVF score better than age- and gender-matched peers: Study

Children conceived by in vitro fertilization (IVF) perform at least as well as their peers on academic tests at all ages from grade 3 to 12, according to a new University of Iowa study.

23 Sep 2010

Ultrasonix launches new SonixVCR diagnostic ultrasound imaging recording system

Ultrasonix Medical Corporation, a leading developer and manufacturer of high quality diagnostic ultrasound imaging systems is pleased to announce today the introduction of SonixVCR, a software-based innovation that records, stores, and exports entire exams in a standard digital format.

23 Sep 2010

Gersak develops Convergent Procedure for atrial fibrillation

During the recent Atrial Fibrillation Session of the Techno College at the European Association of Cardiac Thoracic Surgeons in Geneva, Switzerland, Professor Borut Gersak, Head of Cardiac Surgery from University Medical Center in Ljubljana, Slovenia challenged his audience of more than 1,000 medical professionals to think differently about existing atrial fibrillation surgical approaches.

23 Sep 2010

Erasmus Medical Center Professor to present LEADERS trial result at TCT symposium

Three-year data from the prospective, randomized LEADERS trial demonstrate the equivalence of a biolimus A9-eluting stent with a biodegradable polymer vs. a sirolimus-eluting stent with a durable polymer. The results will be presented at the 22nd annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation.

23 Sep 2010

Study finds adverse cardiac events rare during year after negative cardiac CTA scan

Adverse cardiac events are rare one year after patients are admitted to the emergency room with low-to-moderate risk chest pain and are discharged due to a negative cardiac computed tomography angiogram (CTA), according to a study in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. Cardiac CTA is a noninvasive heart-imaging test that determines whether fatty deposits or calcium deposits have built up in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle.

23 Sep 2010

New interactive source of mammography launched

Women confused about when to have a mammogram have a new interactive source of information — MammographySavesLives.org — launching this week along with a series of public service announcements on television and radio stations across the country.

23 Sep 2010

Medical Procedure News

FDA grants ArthroCare marketing clearance for Parallax Contour Vertebral Augmentation Device

OrbusNeich completes enrollment in Combo Bio-engineered Sirolimus Eluting Stent clinical trial

UNC's bariatric surgery center receives BSCN accreditation

Aortic stent graft market in Latin America to expand to over $150M by 2015

Preclinical data of novel drug-resistant hypertension therapy presented at TCT 2010

Increased awareness, improved treatments not mammograms responsible for drop in breast cancer deaths, Study finds

New EID/Qb technique offers real-time monitoring of AVF function during dialysis

New data demonstrates safety and efficacy of Resolute drug-eluting stent

TAVI procedure reduces mortality rate in patients with aortic stenosis

CIC proposes criteria to improve endpoints for cancer immunotherapy trials

CAP meeting to highlight medical diagnostic procedures

Breast cancer incidence drops, linked to decline in HRT use

Study finds high rate of C-sections in women suffering from pelvic fractures

InspireMD to launch MGuard Prime MicroNet stent system at TCT Conference

Children conceived by IVF score better than age- and gender-matched peers: Study

Ultrasonix launches new SonixVCR diagnostic ultrasound imaging recording system

Gersak develops Convergent Procedure for atrial fibrillation

Erasmus Medical Center Professor to present LEADERS trial result at TCT symposium

Study finds adverse cardiac events rare during year after negative cardiac CTA scan

New interactive source of mammography launched

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