System in Medical Technology

SIRO Clinpharm Completes Successful Implementation of Oracle Life Sciences Application Suite

... live with Oracle Siebel Clinical Trial Management system and Oracle Adverse Events Reporting System. ... is comprised of Siebel Clinical Trial Management system 8.0 (CTMS), Adverse Events Reporting system 4.6 (AERS), Oracle Clinical 4.5.3 (OC), Remote ...

2,500 Cases Completed With the Magnetic Irrigated Catheter

... Overall, the Niobe Remote Magnetic Navigation system has been utilized in nearly 23,000 cases ... remote magnetic, robotic or mechanical navigation system presently in the marketplace. "The ... system, we are particularly delighted that the system has maintained the safety profile for which it ...

Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Initiates U.S. Clinical Trial for Anaconda(TM) AAA Stent Graft System

... AAA (Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm) Stent Graft system in the U.S. The Anaconda system is manufactured by Scotland-based Terumo ... objective of the Vascutek Anaconda Stent Graft system Phase II IDE Study (G030036) is to assess the ...

R788 in TASKi3 Clinical Trial Does Not Meet Efficacy Endpoints in RA Patients Who Had Previously Failed Biologic Therapies - Results Incongruent

... * RAMRIS is a rheumatoid arthritis scoring system utilizing magnetic resonance imaging to ... and bone erosion) in the hands and wrists. The system was developed by OMERACT, (Outcome ... by MRI using the modified RAMRIS scoring system of wrists and hands at baseline and at month 3. ...

First Skin Cancer Patients Treated With Electronic Brachytherapy (eBx) At University of Wisconsin Riverview Cancer Center

... FDA-cleared Axxent(R) Electronic Brachytherapy system from Xoft, Inc. Electronic Brachytherapy, eBx(TM) ... cancer, and skin cancer, the Axxent eBx system is also FDA cleared for use in the treatment of ... therapy). As a platform technology, the Axxent system is designed to deliver non-radioactive therapy ...

CareFirst BCBS Covers eNO Measurement for Diagnosis, Asthma Treatment

... eNO monitoring. About the Insight eNO system The Insight eNO system has been available for use in the physician's office since March 2008. The system uses a proprietary biosensor technology to ...

Cardica Announces Publication of Pivotal PAS-Port(R) Proximal Anastomosis System Clinical Trial Results

... announced that the full results of the PAS-Port system multi-center pivotal trial, known as the EPIC ... published this month confirm that the PAS-Port system produces comparable patency, saves approximately ... of the EPIC trial. "Overall, Cardica's PAS-Port system provides a safe and reliable alternative to ...

Velos, Inc. Releases Software to Support Cancer Centers With New Workflow and Content for NCI Clinical Trials Reporting Program

... systems, announced today the availability of new system capabilities to ensure that the cancer center ... processes now have a streamlined, single system with one data source, resulting in multiple ... the system, with no changes to core code, and no system downtime for customers. Velos customers who have ...

University of Michigan Study Shows SEQUENOM's MassARRAY Technology Identifies HPV Infections Missed by Standard Hybridization Test

... Utilizing SEQUENOM's proprietary MassARRAY((R)) system that couples standard polymerase chain reaction ... MassARRAY SEQUENOM's proprietary MassARRAY system is a high performance matrix assisted laser ... and cost efficient manner. SEQUENOM's MassARRAY system facilitates a number of nucleic acid analysis ...

Relievant Medsystems Announces Completion of $20 Million Financing

... research and the launch of our Intracept(TM) system to treat low back pain," commented Paul Goeld, ... College of Medicine , Relievant's Intracept system treats chronic low back pain with a simple, ... under development, is a minimally invasive system that allows a spine surgeon to target low back ...

Accumetrics, Inc. Announces GRAVITAS Trial 50 Percent Enrolled

... our commitment to ensuring that the VerifyNow system is shown to be an integral tool in optimizing the ... based on the results of the company's VerifyNow system and P2Y12 Test reduces major cardiovascular ... function assessment. Accumetrics' VerifyNow system is the first rapid and easy to use platform for ...

AcelRx Announces Positive Phase 2 Results from a Study of ARX-01 Sufentanil NanoTabs in Treating Post-Operative Pain

... component of the ARX-01 Sufentanil NanoTab PCA system in patients undergoing unilateral knee ... fatal. About ARX-01 Sufentanil NanoTab PCA system ARX-01 is a novel drug/device combination ... management. The ARX-01 Sufentanil NanoTab PCA system avoids many of the limitations of IV PCA ...

Transave Receives $2.2 Million Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Award for Development of ARIKACE(TM)

... daily for 28 days using an eFlow(R) Nebulizer system (PARI Pharma GmbH), a novel, highly efficient, ... PARI Pharma and the eFlow (R) Nebulizer system ARIKACE is delivered by an eFlow Nebulizer system developed by PARI Pharma GmbH. The eFlow ...

Commonwealth Fund Case Study Points to 'Continuous Innovation' at Group Health Cooperative

... as necessary for a high performing health care system -- has been in the works for more than a year. ... Electronic health record (EHR) system across all group-practice sites with integrated ... Care Coordination and Transitions & system Accountability (two attributes) ...

Cepheid Receives Grant to Develop Ten-Color Real-Time PCR Detection Technology for Use in the GeneXpert(R) System

... New Capabilities Will Further Extend GeneXpert system Technology Advantages SUNNYVALE, Calif., ... virtual array technology, the new ten-color system will have the potential to simultaneously detect ... targets per sample. Cepheid's current GeneXpert system is capable of six-color detection, with the ...

ThermoGenesis Announces National Institute of Health Grant

... an integrated cell processing and delivery system designed to achieve an optimal therapeutic effect ... The BioArchive (R) system , an automated cryogenic device, is used by cord ... The Res-Q(TM), a point-of-care system designed for bone marrow stem cell processing for ...

New Poll Finds Disease Prevention is Top Priority for Americans in Health Reform

... coverage but does nothing to reform our broken system by emphasizing prevention and public health, then ... Simply put, that's too much. Reforming our system to focus on prevention will drive down costs and ... "They're looking to government to reform the system so that everyone is covered, and prevention and ...

Enrollment in Delcath's Pivotal Phase III Metastatic Melanoma Clinical Trial Achieves Seventy-Five Percent Accrual

... percutaneous hepatic perfusion (PHP(TM)) system for the treatment of cancers of the liver, ... The Phase III study is testing Delcath's PHP(TM) system for the regional delivery of melphalan to the ... unresectable tumors in the liver. The Delcath system is designed to deliver significantly higher doses ...

WORLD'S First Robotic Assisted Kidney Transplant Performed at Saint Barnabas Medical Center

... Transplant Surgery, Saint Barnabas Health Care system Renal and Pancreas Transplant Division, is the ... the Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci(TM) Surgical system to successfully implant a kidney into a living ... America, Inc. Saint Barnabas Health Care system Renal and Pancreas Transplant Division The ...

Cardiogenesis Announces Presentation of its PHOENIX(R) Combination TMR Plus Stem Cell Delivery System at the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgeons (ISMICS) Annual Meeting

... methods. Eight patients treated with the PHOENIX system completed 1 year follow up: ... the regions of myocardium treated by the PHOENIX system The PHOENIX combination delivery system is CE Mark approved and has been used in over 50 ...

Top Medical Research Centers Form Velos Advisory Group for Service-Oriented Architecture

... for the Velos eResearch clinical trial management system deployed at each of their respective ... of clinical departments and functional needs. The system fundamentally improves the way data is collected, ... patients to participate in a secure, integrated system platform. ...

Definitive Outcomes of Radiofrequency Ablation for Barrett's Esophagus Using the HALO Ablation System Reported at the Digestive Disease Week Meeting for Gastroenterologists and Esophageal Surgeons

... radiofrequency ablation using the HALO ablation system for eradicating a pre-cancerous esophageal ... of 2 ablation procedures using the HALO ablation system and 20-month follow-up, 77% of patients were ... and allows regrowth of normal cells. The HALO90 system is the company's second ablation product, which ...

Ethicon Endo-Surgery Studies Presented at DDW Demonstrate Potential of Pure NOTES Surgery With Company's Toolbox

... study, including a live video manipulation (LVM) system and magnetically anchoring and guidance system (MAGS). Study investigators specifically cited ... includes: Tissue Apposition system Steerable Flex Trocar with Rotary Access ...

PARI Pharma Reports Successful Phase Ib Clinical Results for Inhaled Liposomal Cyclosporine A and Gains FDA Orphan Drug Designation for the Prevention and Treatment of Bronchiolitis Obliterans

... via an Investigational eFlow Nebulizer system without destroying the liposome," stated Dr. ... L-CsA with an Investigational eFlow Nebulizer system would give approximately 14 mg L-CsA/week. Mean ... About the Investigational eFlow Nebulizer system and eFlow Technology The Investigational eFlow ...

New One-Year Data from REMICADE(R) SONIC Trial Show Sustained Efficacy Compared with Azathioprine in Treatment of Crohn's Disease

... is associated with abnormalities of the immune system that could be triggered by a genetic ... you may be a carrier of HBV. Nervous system disorders (like multiple sclerosis or ... bleeding or severe paleness. Nervous system disorders - numbness, weakness, tingling, changes ...

FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Approval of the SEDASYS(R) System

... voted in favor of approval of the SEDASYS(R) system for use by physician/nurse teams to administer ... by the Panel included that the SEDASYS(R) system only be used in adult patients age 70 and under, ... is strong clinical support that the SEDASYS(R) system reduces the risk of over-sedation, which may ...

Study in the New England Journal of Medicine Shows Non-Surgical Treatment for Pre-Cancerous Condition of Esophagus is Effective and Reduces Risk for Cancer Development

... of endoscopic ablation therapy using the HALO system for eradicating Barrett's esophagus in ... reveal that ablative therapy using the HALO system (BARRX Medical, Inc.) is highly effective for ... Additionally, ablative therapy using the HALO system reduced the risk of progression to cancer in the ...

Siemens Corporate Research Develops RAPID2 System for Fast Discovery of Discriminative Pathogen Signatures

... ) announced that it developed the RAPID2 system to speed the biomarker discovery process for the development of rapid diagnostic tests. This system marries the power of information technology with ... pathogenic bacteria. "The advantage of our RAPID2 system is that it provides an efficient framework for ...

PARI Pharma's Nebulized DSCG Shows Results Similar to Inhaled Steroids in Asthma Studies Presented at ATS

... small droplet Investigational eFlow Nebulizer system designed to deliver drugs to the deep lungs. One ... ~ 3.3 microns) Investigational eFlow Nebulizer system has similar effects on asthma control, symptoms, ... properties of DSCG with the drug delivery system were not understood. "We believe our novel, ...

Boston Scientific Begins Clinical Trial for Next-Generation Nitinol Stent to Treat Iliac Artery Disease

... Company's EPIC(TM) Self-Expanding Nitinol Stent system for the treatment of iliac artery disease, a form ... with 6F (2.1 mm) sheaths, and the stent delivery system is compatible with 0.035'' (0.89 mm) guidewires. ... artery disease. The EPIC Nitinol Stent system is an investigational device and is limited by ...

MitraClip(R) Therapy Data Demonstrate Clinical Benefit in High-Risk Patients With Mitral Regurgitation

... percutaneous mitral repair using the MitraClip(R) system in symptomatic high-risk surgical patients with ... in the year after treatment with the MitraClip system was reduced by 55 percent and significantly lower ... Menlo Park, Calif., has developed a proprietary system which enables percutaneous repair of cardiac ...

SYNTAX Analysis Finds Treatment With TAXUS(R) Express2(R) Stent System More Cost Effective Than Bypass Surgery in Patients With Complex Coronary Artery Disease

... Express2(R) Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent system was consistently associated with fewer patient ... that PCI benefits patients and the health care system overall with shorter hospital stays, increased ... Express2(R) Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent system to CABG surgery in patients with left main ...

Boston Scientific Launches Third-Generation Platinum Chromium Drug-Eluting Stent

... Element(TM) Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent system in select markets worldwide. The TAXUS Element ... platinum chromium alloy used in the Element Stent system was engineered specifically for coronary ... both strength and flexibility. The Element Stent system platform also features a new stent architecture ...

Pivotal Data Show Bronchial Thermoplasty Can Improve Quality of Life and Reduce Asthma Attacks and Emergency Room Visits for Adults with Severe Asthma

... regulatory approval. The FDA granted the Alair system PMA Expedited Review Status in October 2008, ... disease" and because the "Alair system offers a breakthrough technology which has the ... Bronchial Thermoplasty Delivered by the Alair system Bronchial thermoplasty is a non-drug procedure ...

Pelleve Receives FDA Clearance for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Facial Wrinkles

... clearance to Pelleve(TM), a skin tightening system for the non-ablative treatment of mild to ... "Today's FDA clearance of the Pelleve system represents a very exciting step in the ... at six months. The Pelleve Skin Tightening system is an effective, non-invasive, economical and ...

TriLink BioTechnologies, Inc. Announces Supply Agreement With Osmetech Molecular Diagnostics

... Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Detection (CFCD) system and the eSensor(R) XT-8 system for Warfarin Sensitivity. As part of the ... testing, respectively. The eSensor(R) XT-8 system is designed to support a broad test menu. A ...

PLC Medical Systems to Demonstrate RenalGuard(R) at EuroPCR 2009

... the CE Mark Certificate for the RenalGuard system in December 2007, and concluded its pilot safety ... Cavezzo, Italy for distribution of its RenalGuard system into Italy, and in May 2009, PLC announced its ... and CO2 Heart Laser, RenalGuard and RenalGuard system are trademarks of PLC Systems Inc. ...

Boston Scientific Data Show Real-World Survival Rates for Implantable Cardiac Device Patients Exceed Rates From Clinical Trials

... more than 130,000 patients on the LATITUDE system since its introduction in 2006, making it the most rapidly adopted remote cardiac device monitoring system in the industry(1). The LATITUDE system enables physicians to schedule remote follow-ups ...

HIV/AIDS Research Network Recommends Use of Abbott RealTime Viral Load Test for NIH-Sponsored Clinical Trials

... Abbott RealTi m e HIV-1 Assay and Abbott m 2000 system have been recommended as a standard protocol for ... of the Abbott RealTi m e HIV-1 assay and m 2000 system for upcoming clinical trials in 2009 and beyond ... m e HIV-1 Assay on the m 2000 System. The system is one of the fastest and most sensitive viral ...

New Study Shows Probiotic Strain Effective in Boosting Immune Response to Flu Virus

... the ability of Ganeden BC30 to boost the immune system of healthy adults against viruses that cause some ... beneficial effects of Ganeden BC30 on the immune system and adds to the emerging body of evidence that ... bacteria found naturally in the body's digestive system and have best been known for their ability to ...