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Nanoscience Instruments, Inc. Announces Distribution of NaugaNeedles Metallic Needle AFM Tips

... The world's first metallic needle AFM probes are now available from Nanoscience ... geometry, and high conductivity, metallic needle probes are enabling new applications in nanoscale ... probes are the first commercial metallic needle AFM tips. ...

FDA Approves MIXJECT(TM), a Convenient, Easy-to-Use Drug Delivery System For Watson Pharmaceutical's TRELSTAR(R) DEPOT and TRELSTAR(R) LA

... These new features include: a smaller 21-gauge needle for improved patient comfort; reconstitution without the use of a needle; and a shield covering the needle both before and after drug administration. The ... drug delivery system was designed with a smaller needle size and updated features that promote OSHA ...

BioCryst Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2007 Financial Results and Corporate Update

... studies of peramivir to examine the effect of needle length on adequate drug exposure. These data showed that a longer needle was necessary for women who were overweight ... to ensure that future trials use the correct needle lengths, and thus maintain consistent drug ...

NxStage Medical Announces Needle Supply Agreement with DaVita

... centers with MasterGuard and ButtonHole safety needle sets, subject to certain terms and conditions. ... long-standing relationship as DaVita's primary needle supplier," said Jeffrey H. Burbank, President & ... changes relating to customer demand for NxStage's needle and other products and other factors that are ...

PharmatrophiX, Initially Funded by the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, Announces Exclusive Global Collaboration with Elan

... drugs to combat Alzheimer's began journey 8 years ago "Finding a needle in a haystack - 4 molecules out of a million" NEW YORK, Aug. 6 ... ) "The road to this discovery was a search for a needle in a haystack," says Howard Fillit, M.D., Executive Director of ADDF, the ...

Flu vaccine given in microneedle skin patches proves effective in mice

... require much greater production of vaccine. Replacing a hypodermic needle with a microneedle patch also could significantly impact the way other ... safety by reducing the dangers of accidental or intentional hypodermic needle re-use. The project team plans future immunization studies in other ...

Angiotech announces positive results from Bio-Seal(TM) clinical study

... involves the placement of an expanding hydrogel plug along the biopsy needle track during the procedure, closing off the track to subsequent influx of air into the chest during respiration after the biopsy needle is withdrawn. The seal is airtight and the plug is absorbed into the body ...

PEAK Surgical Introduces PlasmaBlade(TM) Product Line Extensions for Use in General Surgery

... - PlasmaBlade needle and PlasmaBlade EXT Extend PlasmaBlade Family of Tissue Dissection ... surgeon at California Pacific Medical Center. "We expect the PlasmaBlade needle to allow us to provide even more focused precision, such as for surgical ...

StemCor Signs Agreement With Hospira to Market New Medical Device to Oncologists and Hematologists

... practice of bone marrow aspiration through the repeated insertion of a needle into multiple sites in the iliac crest of the hip, which usually requires ... of marrow with greater stem cell activity than is contained in standard needle aspirates. About StemCor Systems StemCor Systems is a privately held ...

Angiotech announces completion of Bio-Seal(TM) clinical trial enrolment

... involves the placement of an expanding hydrogel plug along the biopsy needle track during the procedure, closing off the track to subsequent influx of air into the chest during respiration after the biopsy needle is withdrawn. The seal is airtight and the plug is absorbed into the body ...

ZARS Pharma Announces Marketing Authorization of Rapydan(R) in Europe

... intact skin to provide surface anesthesia of the skin in connection with needle punctures, in children from 3 years and above, and needle punctures and ... will soon become a best-in-class therapy for patients undergoing painful needle procedures." About Rapydan Rapydan is comprised of a thin layer of a ...

Escalon(R) Announces FDA 510(K) Clearance for VascuView(TM) Visual Ultrasound System For Assisted Vascular Access

... -- Software tools including calipers for measuring vessel size and needle guide overlay to provide direction to intended vessel Mr. O'Donnell ... that is positioned within the lumen of a needle. When a Doppler-guided needle is inserted subcutaneously, the probe and monitor can differentiate when ...

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announces financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009

... in Syracuse, New York. We believe that the closure of our Syracuse production facility in November and the finalization of our move of surgical needle production to Aguadilla, combined with the difficult economic and credit market environment, may have negatively impacted our Base Medical Product ...

Plastics that convert light to electricity could have a big impact

... polymer might meet the standard. Such testing can be accomplished using a very small tool called an atomic force microscope, which uses a needle similar to the one that plays records on an old-style phonograph to make a nanoscale image of the solar cell. The microscope, developed in Ginger's ...

Sumavel(TM) DosePro(TM) (sumatriptan injection) Approved by FDA for Acute Migraine and Cluster Headache: First Product Featuring Novel DosePro Needle-Free Delivery System

... to sumatriptan injection, most injection site reactions resolved spontaneously, with no apparent difference between Sumavel DosePro and sumatriptan needle injection. About DosePro technology The DosePro technology is an easy-to-use, pre-filled drug delivery system designed to enable ...

Endocare and Galil Medical Announce Settlement of Litigation

... products utilizing a proprietary cryoablation platform that incorporates powerful freezing technology and revolutionary 17-gauge cryoablation needle design. The company has offices in Yokneam, Israel; Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania; and London. Shareholders include Thomas, McNerney & Partners, ...

Video: Varicose Veins, Much More Than a Cosmetic Issue, Can Prove a Health Risk

... (ELT): A minimally-invasive procedure that uses heat from a guided laser to close varicose veins. A small optic fiber is inserted through a needle into the varicose vein under ultrasound guidance. The laser is then activated and as the optic fiber is removed from the vein, it heats and closes ...

Regular light bulbs made super-efficient with ultra-fast laser

... to about 32 million years. During its brief burst, Guo's laser unleashes as much power as the entire grid of North America onto a spot the size of a needle point. That intense blast forces the surface of the metal to form nanostructures and microstructures that dramatically alter how efficiently can ...

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announces financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009

... in Syracuse, New York. We believe that the closure of our Syracuse production facility in November and the finalization of our move of surgical needle production to Aguadilla, combined with the difficult economic and credit market environment, may have impacted our level of Base Medical Product ...

WaferGen Biosystems, ImmuneRegen BioSciences and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center to Collaborate on Novel Wound Healing Research

... rapid turnaround time, allowing for expedited drug development decisions High sensitivity and accuracy with limited amount of sample from needle biopsy "The opportunity to involve our SmartChip Real-Time PCR System in the development of a promising therapeutic agent such as ...

Zogenix Reports FDA Provides New PDUFA Date for Sumavel(TM) DosePro(TM)

... a medication that has been used to treat migraines effectively and safely for over fifteen years, but without many of the issues associated with needle delivery. Sumavel DosePro has the potential of offering migraine relief beginning in as little as ten minutes, in a system sufferers can self ...

60 LED Lights Enhance Magnifying Lamp for Assembly, Engineering, Inspection or Research

... says Shahpurwala. The enlarged field of vision can assist repair technicians, artists, jewelers, collectible appraisers, curators, woodworkers, needle workers, fishing fly-tiers, rare book dealers or librarians, collectors of small objects and other hobbyists. "Adjustability and remounting ...

ConjuChem and Novozymes Enter Long-Term Supply Agreement for Recombumin(R) use in PC-DAC(TM):Exendin-4

... peptide alone. The product is a highly soluble liquid formulation that is injectable in a small volume (less than or equal to 0.2ml) with a 31 gauge needle and is stable in pre-filled syringes at room temperature for a minimum of one month. About Recombumin(R) Recombumin is the world's ...

Cold atoms could replace hot gallium in focused ion beams

... conventional electron microscopy. But the current technology for both applications is problematic. In the most widely used method, a metal-coated needle generates a narrowly focused beam of gallium ions. The high energies needed to focus gallium for milling tasks end up burying small amounts in the ...

Crystal Research Associates, LLC Issues Executive Informational Overview(R) (EIO(R)) on The Medical House PLC

... safer, and more convenient self-injection method. The ASI(TM) autoinjector is entirely automated-from needle insertion and medication injection to needle withdrawal and full retraction back into the device. When the shot is completed, the entire unit is disposable. With an ASI(TM) autoinjector device, ...

Vaxart Demonstrates Efficacy of Oral Avian Flu Vaccine in Preclinical Studies

... vaccination clinics. In the developing world, where medical providers and supplies are scarce, oral vaccination will reduce costs, as well as needle reuse and consequent cross-infection. The data presented today are from studies measuring the effectiveness of an orally-administered avian flu ...

Denser, more powerful computer chips possible with plasmonic lenses that 'fly'

... compared this flying plasmonic head to the arm and stylus of an LP turntable, with the photoresist surface spinning like a record. Instead of a needle moving along the grooves of a spinning record, however, the flying plasmonic head contains a nanometer-scale optical stylus that "writes" onto the ...

TriMix Laboratories Announces New Partnership With American Pharmacy Solutions

... the patient at room temperature. Additionally, TriMix gel(TM) uses FDA approved vasodilation components but does not have to be self injected with a needle because it is classified as a topical gel. TriMix gel contains active ingredients which are classified as medicine and are listed in the US ...

Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Files Patent Infringement Complaint Against Maquet Affiliates

... manufactures and distributes world-class medical devices for use in cardiothoracic surgery, interventional procedures, transfusion medicine, and needle and syringe products. ...

Anesiva Launches Needle-Free Zingo(TM) to Reduce Pain from IV Starts and Blood Draws in Children

... (IV) line placements and blood draws in children three to 18 years of age. Zingo works quickly, within one to three minutes, to relieve pain at the needle insertion site. "Zingo is the first easy-to-administer, fast-acting local anesthetic that could lead to a paradigm shift in the approach to venous ...

American Urological Association (AUA) Clinical Guidelines Recognizes Cryotherapy as Treatment Option for Prostate Cancer Patients

... products utilizing a proprietary cryotherapy platform that incorporates powerful freezing technology and revolutionary 17-gauge cryoablation needle design. Galil Medical systems enable minimally invasive, targeted ablation of benign and cancerous tumors while ensuring rapid recovery and ...

FDA Accepts Zingo(TM) Supplemental New Drug Application to Reduce Pain Associated With Peripheral Needle Insertion Procedures in Adults

... requiring venipuncture or IV line placement at the back of hand or antecubital fossa (crux of the elbow). The primary endpoint was pain upon needle insertion, utilizing the VAS pain scale. The mean pain score in the Zingo-treated patients was significantly lower than in the placebo group (p = ...

StemCor Systems, Inc. Awarded NIH SBIR Grant for Bone Marrow Aspiration Platform

... setting, and without general anesthesia. This is in contrast to the current practice of bone marrow aspiration through the insertion of a large gauge needle into multiple sites of the iliac crest of the hip, which usually requires general anesthesia, an operating room, and multiple clinical personnel, and ...

Solei Systems, Inc., Announces That the Company Is Now Publicly Traded

... determine whether the baby has certain types of birth defects. Amniocentesis can also determine the sex of the baby. It is done by inserting a long needle through the abdomen into the uterus. Approximately 2 Tbsp(30 mL) of the amniotic fluid is collected and examined. Safe Harbor Statement Certain ...

The most natural drug

... and great expense to create what are known as monoclonal antibodieslab-produced antibodies derived from a single line of cells. It was kind of the needle in a haystack approach, said OMRFs Wilson, senior author on the paper. The problem is they couldnt pick the cells that made the antibodies against ...

Self-assembled materials form mini stem cell lab

... as well as to signaling by different cells in neighboring sacs. In a clever demonstration of self-repair, if the sacs membrane had a hole (from a needle injection, for example), the researchers simply placed a drop of the PA solution on the tear, which interacted with the HA inside, resulting in ...

Galil Medical Announces the Appointment of Martin J. Emerson as President and Chief Executive Officer

... products utilising a proprietary cryotherapy platform that incorporates powerful freezing technology and revolutionary 17-gauge cryoablation needle design. Galil Medical systems enable minimally invasive, targeted ablation of benign and cancerous tumours while ensuring rapid recovery and ...

Bioheart Founder, Howard J. Leonhardt, Becomes Chairman of the Board of Directors

... development efforts with respect to a portfolio of product candidates for the treatment of heart damage, including MyoCell(R) Therapy, MyoCath(R) needle Injection Catheter, Bioheart Acute Cell Therapy and MyoCell II with SDF-1(TM). "It is with a great sense of honor, and responsibility, that I and ...

New Robotic Imaging Technology Holds Promise of Improved Cancer Care

... updates of C-arm and table movements, as well as zoom and source-to-image distance (SID) changes. -- syngo iGuide, which is designed to bring needle procedures back into the interventional suite, enabling enhanced comfort for the physician and frees up the computed tomography (CT) scanner ...

iCAD Appoints John DeLucia as Vice President of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs

... Assurance for the Critical Care Division at Smiths Medical Critical Care, which develops and manufactures Class I and II anesthesia, respiratory, needle safety devices, and a wide variety of critical care devices. During his career he has also worked at companies such as ACMI Corporation, Genzyme, ....
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