TriReme Medical, Inc. Receives CE Marking for Glider(TM) PTCA Dilatation Catheter
...anches. The product will be marketed under the name Glider(TM). The Glider(TM) is a first-in-class balloon dilatation catheter with a torquable shaft and novel tip design. These features permit the Glider(TM) to cross through tight lesions and stent struts. In addition, its unique balloon characteri...Penile extender increased flaccid length by almost a third says independent clinical study
...ection scored 2.37 out of three and sex life 2.3. Penile girth scored 1.1. "A number of surgical procedures are available that aim to elongate the shaft of the penis or enlarge the penile girth" says Dr Gontero. "However these have a number of disadvantages, including a lack of standardisation, potenti...Beauty and grooming science evolves
...s effect," which results from a slight hair extension out of the follicle as the first blade engages and from the hair being cut further down the hair shaft by the subsequent blades. But the five-blade razor goes far beyond other multi-blade razors. P&G Beauty & Grooming scientists had to carefully optimiz...Gems Sensors & Controls Introduces Highly Accurate FDA Compliant Flow Sensor
...O reinforced materials. Gems proven turbine technology is packaged into this flow sensor to provide years of dependable worry-free service. A 316 SS shaft coupled with Delrin® bearings allows for accurate measurements during quick dispensing cycles. The FT-330 is suitable for temperatures up to 8...Fossils Push Back Bipedalism to 6 Million Years Ago
... the bones -- the thigh bone, especially -- was necessary. "We took a simple caliper and measured the size of the hip joint and the strength of the shaft of the bone," Richmond said. "Our analysis showed that the overall shape profile of the bone really closely resembles early human fossils from about t...Adult Circumcision Reduces Risk of HIV Transmission Without Reducing Sexual Pleasure
... eliminating the risk of contracting HIV. No differences were found in epithelial or keratin thickness between the remnant foreskin, inner foreskin or shaft skin. The second study, by researchers in Seattle, WA; Chicago, IL; Winnipeg, Canada; Research Triangle, NC; and Kisumu, Kenya, shows that circu...BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. Announces Initiation of Phase IIb Trial for Peyronie's Disease
...ve penile plaque modeling or no modeling. About Peyronie's Disease Peyronie's disease is characterized by the presence of a collagen plaque on the shaft of the penis, which can distort an erection and make intercourse difficult or impossible in advanced cases. The plaque is not elastic and it does not ...StemCor Systems Receives CE Mark for MarrowMiner(TM) System for Bone Marrow Collection
...ists of an access guide, a powered handle that drives a flexible atraumatic shaft through which marrow is aspirated, and an integrated marrow collection container. The MarrowMiner shaft gains access to the bone marrow cavity through the access guide to allow th...Tapered Shaft Microscissors : Williams Curved SharpTipped Scissors
Description: Tapered Shaft Microscissors : Williams Curved SharpTipped Scissors...Tapered Shaft Microscissors: Curved
Description: Sharp tipped scissors with a curvature of 12 mm to follow the contour of the retina. Instrument shaft tapers to 0.6 mm diameter. For cutting membranes adherent to the retinal surface; particularly useful for cutting in small folds (i.e. macular pucker)....Scissor, Left Curved Tip, 3.4 mm Straight Shaft (a)
Description: The Arthroscopy Scissor is ideal for excising soft tissue more efficiently than a punch without tissue debris in the joint. The serrated edge on the straight scissor helps to maintain sharpness as well as hold tissue within the jaws for more efficient resection. The curved scissors, available in l...Scissor, Serrated Tooth Straight Tip, 3.4 mm Straight Shaft (b)
Description: The Arthroscopy Scissor is ideal for excising soft tissue more efficiently than a punch without tissue debris in the joint. The serrated edge on the straight scissor helps to maintain sharpness as well as hold tissue within the jaws for more efficient resection. The curved scissors, available in l...Punch, Rotary with Scoop 90 Left Tip, 3.4 mm Straight Shaft (b)
Description: The Series I Instrument program offers state-of-the-art quality in an instrument of extremely low profile, while maintaining strength and durability. Low profile cutting tips allow access to pathology in tight joint spaces. Series I instruments are available in just about every cutting tip style, s...Punch, Rotary 90 Left Tip, 3.4 mm Straight Shaft (a)
Description: The Series I Instrument program offers state-of-the-art quality in an instrument of extremely low profile, while maintaining strength and durability. Low profile cutting tips allow access to pathology in tight joint spaces. Series I instruments are available in just about every cutting tip style, s...Punch, Medium 45 Left Angled Tip, 3.4 mm Straight Shaft (e)
Description: The Series I Instrument program offers state-of-the-art quality in an instrument of extremely low profile, while maintaining strength and durability. Low profile cutting tips allow access to pathology in tight joint spaces. Series I instruments are available in just about every cutting tip style, s...Punch, Slender 45 Left Angled Tip, 3.4 mm Straight Shaft (d)
Description: The Series I Instrument program offers state-of-the-art quality in an instrument of extremely low profile, while maintaining strength and durability. Low profile cutting tips allow access to pathology in tight joint spaces. Series I instruments are available in just about every cutting tip style, s...Punch, WideBiter 90 Left Rotary Tip, 3.4 mm Straight Shaft (d)
Description: The WideBiter Punch series facilitates fast and effective resection of meniscal tears while recreating a smooth, anatomically shaped meniscal rim. The flat, crescent-shaped tip has an extremely low profile to access even the tightest joint spaces. Made in the U.S. at Arthrex California, Inc., 20 ye...Punch, WideBiter 15 Up Tip, 3.4 mm 15 Up Curved Shaft (b)
Description: The WideBiter Punch series facilitates fast and effective resection of meniscal tears while recreating a smooth, anatomically shaped meniscal rim. The flat, crescent-shaped tip has an extremely low profile to access even the tightest joint spaces. Made in the U.S. at Arthrex California, Inc., 20 ye...Fate in fly sensory organ precursor cells could explain human immune disorder
...otch pathway to specify the fate of two daughter cells called pIIa and pIIb, which arise from a single mother cell. The pIIa cells go on to become the shaft and socket cells on the exterior of the fly's external sensory organ. The pIIb, through two divisions, become the neuron and sheath internal cells of...Columbia geneticists uncover new gene involved in determining hair texture and density in humans
...he root sheath." They propose that mutations in P2RY5 most likely result in hair follicle disruptions, which then compromise its anchoring to the hair shaft and cause the abnormal bending of the bulb region, leading to woolly hair. Dr. Christiano's discoveries have led to the identification of several g...Opium and marijuana research go underground
... a mine owned by Hudson Bay Smelting & Mining Co. Ltd. Facchini says it is a superb venue for his research. Its not what you would picture an old mine shaft to be. Its clean and well-lit, its kept at a constant temperature and its one of the most secure places in the country, he says. It gives a whole new ...454 Sequencing: Science paper describes a novel, highly efficient method of sequencing ancient DNA
...nt DNA. Typically, DNA sequencing from hair involves the hair root, which contains recognizable cells. In this new study, researchers portray the hair shaft as DNA encased in a biological kind of plastic, protected from damage and isolated from contaminants. The study demonstrates the efficacy of this ...Ancient ape ruled out of man's ancestral line
...ented in hard mineral deposits in the Sterkfontein cave complex which has yielded a number of other ancient finds. It is thought he either fell down a shaft or somehow got trapped in the cave and died there to be covered by the sediment layers from which he is now being slowly extracted. These sediments ar...FDA Approves Boston Scientific's Apex(TM) PTCA Dilatation Catheter
...e (OTW) catheter platforms. The Apex Catheter represents the next generation of dilatation catheter technology, utilizing a new Bi-Segment(TM) inner shaft for improved pushability and flexibility. Additionally, it has a redesigned tip with the same low profile as the Maverick(R) PTCA Dilatation Catheter ...PEAK Surgical Introduces PlasmaBlade(TM) Product Line Extensions for Use in General Surgery
... cut through all types of tissue quickly and precisely with minimal bleeding and improved surgical incision healing for the patient. With the extended shaft on the PlasmaBlade EXT, we will be able to reach tissues and structures that reside deeper in the abdomen." "The PlasmaBlade cuts more precisely tha...StemCor Signs Agreement With Hospira to Market New Medical Device to Oncologists and Hematologists
... in the outpatient setting, and without general anesthesia. The System consists of an access guide, a powered handle that drives a flexible atraumatic shaft through which marrow is aspirated, and an integrated marrow collection container. The shaft gains access to the bone marrow cavity through the access ...BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. Buys Down Royalties for Peyronie's Disease
... based on Auxilium's manufacturing costs. About Peyronie's Disease Peyronie's disease is characterized by the presence of a collagen plaque on the shaft of the penis, which can distort an erection and make intercourse difficult or impossible in advanced cases. The plaque is not elastic and it does not ...Encision Launches Next Generation of EnTouch(R) Handles for Advanced Laparoscopic Procedures
...next generation of EnTouch handles for its AEM(R) articulating laparoscopic instrument inserts. The new ES8200 and ES8200L handles feature a stiffer shaft design to accommodate the stresses generated by organ manipulation during advanced as well as routine laparoscopic procedures. In addition, the new, e...Cardica Receives European CE Mark for C-Port Flex A System for Use in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
...oses in vessels as small as one millimeter in internal diameter; and, can be used in either on- or off-pump CABG procedures. Importantly, the flexible shaft allows surgeons to position the device to create a secure connection even in difficult to reach areas of the heart. The Flex A received 510(k) clearan...Fundamentals of Fermentation: Techniques For Benchtop Fermentors
...ary to hold the protective cap for the agitation shaft in place if you plan to invert the headplate while...erly secured to the vessel's base. The agitation shaft must have its protective cap on prior to autoclavi...tion. The protective cap on the agitation shaft should now be removed and the motor attached. Ch...