Drug-eluting stents found safe, superior to bare metal stents
DURHAM, NC Drug-eluting stents were safe and superior to bare metal stents in preventing death and heart attacks among 262,700 "real-world" patients enrolled in a nationwide registry of cardiovascular disease, according to researchers from Duke University Medical Center. The findings were pre...Immune reaction to metal debris leads to early failure of joint implants
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center have identified a key immunological defense reaction to the metals in joint replacement devices, leading to loosening of the components and early failure. The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, won the annual William H. Harris, MD A...Smith & Nephew Introduces Metal Liner Option for the Modular R3(TM) Acetabular Cup System
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smith & Nephew, Inc. (NYSE: SNN , LSE: SN) Orthopaedic Reconstruction & Trauma today announced the introduction of a metal liner option for its R3 Acetabular System, an advanced multi-bearing acetabular cup system used in hip replacem...Zimmer Presents Trabecular Metal Technology Experience at AAOS Annual Meeting
WARSAW, Ind., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZMH ; SWX: ZMH), a leader in the orthopaedic industry, today announced that an interactive Trabecular Metal (TM) Technology experience will be among the highlights of the Company's presence at the 76th annual American ...Georgia Metal Finisher Expands Despite Struggling Economy
Metal finisher adds large aluminum anodizing capacity to their electroplating, anodizing, and electropolishing plant. Toccoa, GA (PREWB) February 16, 2009 -- Team Metal Finishing announced the completion of their new 16' long, 27 station aluminum anodizing line. Company...Midbrook Now Offers Custom Metal Fabrication for Hospitals
Midbrook, Inc, a Jackson based manufacturer, is expanding their custom fabrication offerings to include products for use in hospitals. Midbrook will custom design and build metal fabricated items such as cabinetry, work stations, surgical tools, and carts for use in the medical environment. ...Prospective Clinical Advantages of Trabecular Metal(TM) Technology Highlighted in Comparative Study
...steoconductive properties of Zimmer's Trabecular metal Technology. The study, published in The Journal...n acetabular bone loss adjacent to the Trabecular metal device compared to the titanium component, and a ...mplants made with Zimmer's proprietary Trabecular metal Technology. Researchers followed 17 THA ...QualCraft™ Metal Oval W/Shield
Description: QualCraft™ Radiation-Reducing Eyewear is 50% lighter than other protective eyewear. Manufactured for the ultimate combination of comfort, function, and protection....Trabecular Metal Modular Acetabular System
Description: The integration of Trabecular Metal material and modularity into a proven implant design results in a fusion of technology and versatility that not only meets surgeon demands for initial and long-term stability, but also provides a wide variety of shell and liner options to address specific patien...Lineage Acetabular Metal Liners
Description: ...QualCraft™ Radiation Protection Eyewear -- Metal
Description: QualCraft™ Radiation Protection Eyewear providex maximum comfort and eye protection! Lenses made of 0.75 mm leaded glass. Side shields of 0.30 mm leaded acrylic help seal out scatter radiation and provide excellent peripheral vision....DUR-D Digital Flexible Ureteroscope
Description:...174; series flexible ureteroscopes. It is also the first device utilizing Gyrus ACMIs proprietary, worlds smallest, ultra-miniature 1 mm Complementary metal Oxide Semi-Conductor (CMOS) distal sensor technology that was developed and announced in 2005 and is manufactured by ACMI Corporation, a subsidiary of...Robo-bats with metal muscles may be next generation of remote control flyers
Tiny flying machines can be used for everything from indoor surveillance to exploring collapsed buildings, but simply making smaller versions of planes and helicopters doesn't work very well. Instead, researchers at North Carolina State University are mimicking nature's small flyers and developin...Electromagnetic phantom exorcises specters of metal detector tests
In the comics, the Phantom is a masked crimefighter who protected the innocent from pirates, hijackers and other evildoers. While not as dashing or exciting as its costumed namesake, this electromagnetic phantoma carbon and polymer mixture that simulates the human bodyis being readied by the Natio...From sheet metal elements to host cells: DFG launches 10 new collaborative research centers
On 1 January 2009 the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) will launch ten new Collaborative Research Centres. They will be initially funded for the next four years with a total of approximately 90 million euros. Among other things, the new Collaborative Research Centr...Bare bones of crystal growth: Biomolecules enhance metal contents in calcite
Blacksburg, Va. From shells to bones, the skeletons of organisms contain small amounts of impurity elements such as magnesium. Because the levels of these elements provide important clues to past environments, a considerable effort has focused on understanding how to relate impurity contents to t...Heavy metal link to mutations, low growth and fertility among crustaceans in Sydney Harbor tributary
Heavy metal pollutants are linked to genetic mutations, stunted growth and declining fertility among small crustaceans in the Parramatta River, the main tributary of Sydney Harbour, new research shows. The finding adds to mounting evidence that toxic sediments and seaweeds in Sydney Harbour are...Scientists develop a fast system to detect metal concentrations in iron and steel industry workers
This release is available in Spanish . Researchers from the Department of Legal Medicine, Toxicology and Psychiatry of the University of Granada ( UGR ) developed a new method to detect metal concentrations in iron and steel industry workers. Continuous exposure to certain elements const...Laser technology creates new forms of metal and enhances aircraft performance
Dr. Chunlei Guo and his team of researchers for the project discovered a way to transform a shiny piece of metal into one that is pitch black, not by paint, but by using incredibly intense bursts of laser light. The black metal created, absorbs all radiation that shines upon it. "With the crea...Scientists create metal that pumps liquid uphill
In nature, trees pull vast amounts of water from their roots up to their leaves hundreds of feet above the ground through capillary action, but now scientists at the University of Rochester have created a simple slab of metal that lifts liquid using the same principlebut does so at a speed that wo...Surface plasmon resonances of metal nanoparticles in array can have narrower spectral widths
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have demonstrated experimentally and theoretically that the surface plasmon resonances of metal nanoparticles in a periodic array can have considerably narrower spectral widths than those of isolated met...BioMedical Enterprises, Inc. (BME) Receives FDA Clearance for Spine Use of Its Memory Metal Implants
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- BioMedical Enterprises, Inc. (BME), a privately held medical device company and leader in orthopedic shape memory implant technology, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given 510(k) marketing clearance to the OSSpine(TM) fo...Immobilized Metal affinity ProteinChip Arrays from Ciphergen
Description: Ciphergen's ProteinChip arrays have been developed for affinity capture of proteins from biological samples. A variety of ProteinChip chemical surfaces allow differential capture of proteins according to their unique biochemical properties. Each chip has eight different spots, allowing side-by-side...Petri Dish Perfusion Chamber Insert from AutoMate Scientific, Inc
Description:...w and outflow that dampen the fluctuations of the liquid level in the working compartment and prevent bubbles from entering the chamber. An adjustable metal suction tube is included....Fujifilm LAS-3000mini from FUJIFILM Life Science
Description:...-3000 is one of the industry's fastest and most sensitive imaging systems with a linear dynamic range over 4 orders of magnitude. YBLAS3000TREPI Epi metal Tray for Intelligent Dark Box YBLAS3000LENS High Sensitivity f0.85 Fujinon Lens VRF43LMDII YB3000MINIDX6 LAS-3000mini Dark Box YB3000MIN...MultiDoc-It Imaging System from UVP
Description:... The sturdy metal system is designed for multiple user laboratories for capturing gels, plates and membrane images for TLC applications. The MultiDoc-It is available wi...FastPrep Homogenizer and Isolation System from Thermo Scientific
Description:...er machine and Qbiogene/BIO101 System Matrix and Isolation Kits. Samples are homogenized and isolated in individual micro tubes eliminating the use of metal probes and shearing blades and their associated contamination and cleaning problems. Specialized bead matrices are added to whole cells and are 100% h...LCMS-2010EV from Shimadzu Biotech
Description:...e for high-efficiency ion transmission, and pre-rods and true hyperbolic main rods for mass analysis. The electrospray (ESI) source (probe) features a metal capillary for reliability and to insure consistent electrical contact with the spray. Both the ESI probe and optional low flow rate APCI probe come of...