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Implanted Devices Detect High-Risk Heart Failure Patients

Implanted devices intended to optimize the cardiac function of patients with heart failure have provided new insights into which patients might be at higher risk of dying suddenly from their disease, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. Besides maintaining optimal electrical stimulation to the heart, these CRT-D (cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillation)...

Carnegie Mellon scientists create PNA molecule with potential to build nanodevices

No matter how healthy a life one leads, no person has managed to live much longer than a century. Even though the advances of the modern age may have extended the average human life span, it is clear there are genetic limits to longevity. One prominent theory of aging lays the blame on the accumulation of damage done to DNA and proteins by “free radicals,?highly reactive molecules produced by the...

Researchers make long DNA 'wires' for future medical and electronic devices

Ohio State University researchers have invented a process for uncoiling long strands of DNA and forming them into precise patterns. In the early online edition of the Proceedings of th...

Underwater listening devices yield discoveries about endangered large whales

Why whales emit their characteristic calls remains largely a biological mystery, but listening for the distinctive underwater sounds provides a valuable way to track the movements of endangered large whales. Autonomous data-recording devices equipped with hydrophones (underwater microphones), deployed in remote waters off Alaska, have been used in recent years to track seasonal occurrences of bl...

Nano-devices hold promise for early-stage cancer detection

They are miniature labs that can be swallowed like a pill, injected through a catheter, or woven into fabric. Their function is to screen for, detect, and potentially treat, cancer and other diseases when they are still at a single-cell size in early development stages. They will also detect harmful pathogens in food and water. Engineering researchers at McMaster University will be escal...

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AquaMax DW4 from Molecular Devices

Description:The AquaMax DW4 liquid handling system from Molecular Devices provides precise dispensing and thorough washing all in one instrument. The system handles a variety of plate formats for dispensing and plate washing96-, 384- and 1536-welland is the first to handle 1536-well microplate washing. AquaMax DW4 has been optimized to dispense from four different channels to accommodate up to four fluids.<P...
Company:Molecular Devices

GenePix Pro Microarray Image Analysis Software from Molecular Devices

Description:GenePix Pro is the industry standard microarray image analysis software because of its unique combination of imaging and analysis tools, visualizations, automation capabilities, performance and ease of use. GenePix Pro is included with every GenePix scanner, and it also imports TIFF images from third-party scanners and all types of arrays. A wide range of spot finding and analysis features ensure...
Company:Molecular Devices

Acuity Enterprise Microarray Informatics Software from Molecular Devices

Description:Acuity is the complete enterprise microarray informatics platform for microarray data storage, data filtering and data analysis. Buy Acuity once and use it forever without paying ongoing license fees. Acuity has all the analysis tools you need to get the most from your data, from quality control statistics and normalization, all the way through to the m...
Company:Molecular Devices

MetaVue from Universal Imaging Corporation (a subsidiary of Molecular Devices)

Description:The MetaVue Imaging System is the cost-effective solution for entry level imaging applications. With commands tailored to common research imaging tasks, MetaVue enables time lapse, digital photography, morphometric analysis and simple image analysis. Compatibility with MetaMorphs extensive and proven device control library means that MetaVue has the power to drive motorized microscopes, filter...
Company:Universal Imaging Corporation (a subsidiary of Molecular Devices)

GenePix Pro from Universal Imaging Corporation (a subsidiary of Molecular Devices)

Description:GenePix Pro is the industry standard microarray image analysis software because of its unique combination of imaging and analysis tools, visualizations, automation capabilities, performance and ease of use. GenePix Pro is included with every GenePix scanner, and it also imports TIFF images from third-party scanners and all types of arrays. A wide range of spot finding and analysis features ensure...
Company:Universal Imaging Corporation (a subsidiary of Molecular Devices)

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Devices at Biology Technology

Measurement of proteasome inhibition in live cells in Molecular Devices microplate fluorometers

Proteins inside eukaryotic cells exist in a dynamic state, in a highly-regulated balance between synthesis and degradation. Whereas prot...

Comparison of Performance Characteristics of Different Biolistic Devices

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TomoTherapy to sell medical devices in India

The Madison-based medical technology company has announced that it is partnering with . to distribute its TomoTherapy Hi-Art Sys...

Security concerns grow with mobile tech devices

By now, most technologically savvy people have heard the horror stories about mobile communications devices, mostly laptops, being reported lost or stolen from entities like the According to <a hr...

Am I spoiled if I expect well-designed mobile devices?

Angus H., whose e-mail domain...

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Devices at Medicine News

Injection supports Heart Devices

According to a new study a clot-buster injection may unclog a mechanical heart pump, reconditioning the blood flow. Markus Rothenburger, M.D., researcher from University Hospital in Germany,// felt that this is a simple solution to a very serious problem for heart failure patients who receive left ventricular assist devices. A left ventricular assist device is a mechanical pump-like d...

Futuristic devices are here to take care of dental problems

In the Chicago Dental Society's 140th Midwinter Meeting that begins in US today, it is expected //that dentists from the world over can take a peek to some very innovative and original dental care devices that will be on display there. The convention is also one of the largest exhibitions of oral care products in North America. The showcase of products from 46 countries will include flav...

Government Organisation Proposes Strict Guidelines For SubStandard Medical Devices

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) in India has decided to prepare a set of guidelines for uniform action against the manufacture// of not of standard quality (NSQ) medical devices, diagnostic reagents, diagnostic kits etc. The guidelines drawn out would prescribe the exact procedures to be followed and action to be taken against the manufacturers by every state drug...

Making MRIs Safe for Patients With Implantable Heart Devices

New research shows that people who have implanted heart-assist devices, such as pacemakers and defibrillators, may safely use magnetic resonance imaging .// Pacemakers and defibrillators are battery-operated implantable devices used to regulate an abnormal heartbeat known as arrhythmia. Researchers say doctors have feared that the electromagnetic fields of the MRI may heat up metal compo...

Scientists Concerned Over Increasing Malfunction Of Heart Devices

Scientists in the US are worried over the increasing malfunction of heart devices, which they say were directly responsible for 61 deaths between 1990 and 2002. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released // a study at a meeting with physicians and heart-device manufacturers recently, which found that 4,225 defibrillators had failed between 2000 and 2003. Same number of defibrillator...

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TheraSeed devices

Description:Palladium-103 is the isotope used in Theraseed devices. It is about the size of an uncooked grain of rice, are implanted and emit low energy radiation. Within just three months it has given up 97% of its energy and has lost almost all of it by six months....
Company:Theragenics Corporation

Scoliosis Devices

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Company:Corin Group PLC

INTER FIX and INTER FIX RP Threaded Fusion Devices

Description:The INTER FIX and INTER FIX RP Threaded Fusion Devices are designed to maximize both the porosity and strength of the implant. Both the INTER FIX and INTER FIX RP Threaded Fusion devices combine the features and benefits in both standard and reduced profile design....
Company:Medtronic Neurological and Spinal

SPRING-GRIP™ (Single Use Non-conductive Anchoring Devices)

Description:The Auto Suture™ SPRING-GRIP™ single use nonconductive anchoring devices are available in 5 mm, 10 mm, 11 mm and 12 mm sizes for use with the SURGIPORT™ radiolucent trocars and 5 mm, 5 mm-10 mm, 5 mm-11 mm, 5 mm-12 mm and 10 mm-15 mm sizes for use with the VERSAPORT™, SURGISPIKE™, PREMIUM SURGIPORT™, SURGIPORT™ III and VISIPORT™ radiolucent trocars...
Company:Autosuture

VALTRAC™ Devices (Single Use Biofragmentable Anastomosis Ring)

Description:VALTRAC™ Single Use Biofragmentable Anastomosis Rings. Biofragmentable ring for end-to-end, end-to-side and side-to-side anastomosis. VALTRAC™ Ring is indicated for single and multiple intestinal anastomoses but not for gastric and esophageal anastomoses. The device may be used in any disease process for which intestinal resection and anastomosis is indicated, e.g.,...
Company:Autosuture

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Devices at Medicine Technology

Inovio Biomedical Highlights Enhanced DNA Vaccine Potency with Electroporation DNA Delivery Technology and New Devices at Gene Therapy Meeting

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 6, 2007 - Inovio BiomedicalCorporation (AMEX:INO), focused on the development of DNA vaccinesfor cancers and infectious diseases and a novel alternative tosurgery to treat localized cancers, announced today the companydelivered multiple presentations on preclinical study results andnew device innovations relating to its electroporation-mediated DNAdelivery te...