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Toshiba Medical Systems has begun marketing the Aquiduo
PCA-7000B, a combined PET/CT (positron emission tomography/computed tomography)
scanner with a movable gantry, in Japan.
MedicalCV, a cardiovascular surgery device manufacturer, plans to discontinue
distribution of its Omnicarbon mechanical heart valve product line at the end
of this fiscal year -- April 30.
IRIS International, a manufacturer and marketer of automated in-vitro diagnostic
urinalysis systems and medical devices used in hospitals and clinical reference
laboratories, has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA to market its new Body
Fluids Module for analyzing cerebrospinal and serous body fluids utilizing the
company's iQ200 product platform.
The FDA has approved Confluent Surgical's DuraSeal Dural Sealant System -- the
first and only product indicated as an adjunct to sutured dural repair during
cranial surgery to achieve watertight closure -- with a condition to conduct
a postapproval study, the company said.
Abbott Laboratories said that it has received conditional approval from the
FDA to begin a U.S. clinical trial for its ZoMaxx drug-coated stent, pitting
its stent against Boston Scientific's Taxus Express2.
Richard Walmsley, Chief Executive Officer of Norwood Devices, a division of
medical technologies group Norwood Abbey, announced the company had received
Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approval for its Centurion SES Epikeratome
the key component of Epi-LASIK technology, the next generation of vision
correction surgery.
Varian has introduced a revolutionary, new design for nuclear magnetic resonance
probes used to determine the molecular structures of proteins and other biomolecules
in the solid state.
CardioTech International announced that it has submitted to its European Notified
Body an application to obtain CE Marking approval of its CardioPass Artificial
Coronary Artery Graft.