Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week back issues from October 2001:
Nitric Oxide-Releasing Materials Might Reduce Infections.
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- To varying degrees, medical implants such as catheters, artificial organs and sensors placed under the skin are critical to curing illness or making life better for the infirm, but they also raise the risk of serious infection. More than ...
Busulfan Monitoring With Chromatography-Spectrometry Fast, Accurate.
Oct 07, 2001; ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - A novel method for measuring plasma busulfan concentrations may help reduce treatment-related toxicity in patients undergoing stem cell transplantation, according to its developers in Germany. ...
Shield Protects Women From Risks Associated With Treatment Scatter Damage.
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Specialists at The Cleveland Clinic who provide radiotherapy for women with breast cancer are pioneering use of a shield designed to protect healthy breast tissue from scatter damage that might be caused by radiation that spills over ...
Lab-On-A-Chip Device Has Many Potential Uses.
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Knoxville startup company QGENICS Biosciences is looking for big things from a miniaturized platform technology developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to quickly diagnose disease, analyze DNA, proteins and other molecules. ...
Long-Term Follow-Up Shows Pediatric Cochlear Implantation Safe, Effective.
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study measuring speech perception, linguistic and communication performance of a large number of children who have used cochlear implants for five or more years indicates these devices are safe and effective in children. ...
Wearing Cooling Vest Helps Improve Symptoms.(multiple sclerosis )
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Wearing a cooling vest can help multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with muscle strength, fatigue and balance, according to a study published in the September 11, 2001 issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of ...
Computerized Tool Helps Predict Outcome Of Treatment.
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have pioneered the use of computerized devices to help patients and their physicians decide among the major treatment choices for early stage prostate cancer. Such tools, called ...
Filtered Cells Show Successful Engraftment.(Hematopoietic stem cells)
Oct 07, 2001; ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Hematopoietic stem cells recovered from cord blood using a collection filter are suitable for transplantation, according to researchers in Japan. Stem cell-collection filters (SCCFs) ...
PrISMedical Corp. Submits 510(k) Application For Sterilized Water System.
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PrISMedical Corp. has submitted its 510(k) application to the FDA for MainStream, a device that produces sterile purified water at the point of use. MainStream is intended to generate sterile water: * as medical ...
Clopidogrel Beneficial During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of the PCI-CURE study, a companion study of the landmark CURE (Clopidogrel in Unstable Angina to Prevent Recurrent Events) trial, demonstrate the early and long-term benefits of clopidogrel on top of standard therapy including ...
Therapeutic Cooling Clinical Trial Proceeds To Next Phase.
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Radiant Medical, Inc. announced September 5, 2001, that it plans to proceed to the pivotal phase of the company's COOL MI clinical trial (COOLing as an Adjunctive Therapy to Percutaneous Intervention in Patients with Acute Myocardial ...
CardioGenesis Names General Manager Of International Business Unit.
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CardioGenesis Corp. (CGCP), which develops angina-relieving transmyocardial revascularization (TMR) products, has named William von Brendel, a veteran of the international sales and distribution of medical device products, Vice President ...
Data Sciences Elects Michael Berman To Board Of Directors.
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Data Sciences International Inc. (DSI), which specializes in wireless (telemetric) implantable vital sign monitors for biomedical research, has elected Michael Berman to its board of directors for a one-year term. Berman, who most ...
Medivance Announces Two Additions To Sales Force.
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medivance Inc., a medical device company specializing in therapeutic noninvasive temperature management, has named Edgar Rey Vice President of Sales and Randall Greene Director of U.S. Sales. Rey will direct worldwide sales functions for ...
Micro Companies Alliance Hires New Director Of Business Development.
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Terry Harrell has joined Micro Companies Alliance (MCA) in Alabama, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bio-Vascular Inc. (BVAS), as director of business development. Harrell will direct the company's efforts to build a worldwide manufacturing ...
Ascension Orthopedics Nearing Final Approval For Joint Replacement System.
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ascension Orthopedics Inc. (AOI) has received a recommendation for PMA approval of the Ascension MCP total joint replacement from the FDA Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel. The Ascension MCP is a two-component, total joint ...
Update Provided On Left Ventricular Assist System.(LionHeart from Arrow International, Inc.)
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Arrow International, Inc. (ARRO) announced that during the month of August 2001 there were no additional implants of the Arrow LionHeart, a fully implantable left ventricular assist system (LVAS). A total of 21 patients, 14 in ...
Artificial Heart Patient Celebrates 60-Day Mark.
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The University of Louisville surgeons who implanted an AbioCor totally Implantable Replacement Heart device in Bob Tools at the Jewish Hospital in Kentucky on July 2, 2001, reported that the patient continues to improve as the team marks ...
Boston Scientific Completes Acquisition Of Cardiac Pathways.
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Boston Scientific Corp. has completed its acquisition of Cardiac Pathways Corp. by merging its wholly owned subsidiary, Adam Acquisition 2001 Inc., with Cardiac Pathways. In connection with the merger, Boston Scientific has petitioned ...
Cardiac Science Announces Second Quarter, Six Months Results.
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiac Science Inc., has completed the transition to a recurring revenue model in the U.S. hospital market, whereby the company places its Powerheart device in hospitals at no cost, in exchange for a supply contract for the purchase of ...
CardioDynamics Launches GMI Initiative Program To Penetrate Government Market.(Government Market Initiative )
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CardioDynamics International Corp. (CDIC) has launched its Government Market Initiative (GMI) Program. Recently, the company, which markets Impedance Cardiography (ICG) technology and manufactures BioZ noninvasive digital cardiac ...
Patent Allowance Allowed Monoclonal Antibody-Based Technology.
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Qualigen, Inc. announced that it has received notice from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that its patent application covering a monoclonal antibody-based technology for rapid separation of cells from blood and other bodily fluids ...
Natural Pharmaceuticals To Supply Boston Scientific With Paclitaxel.
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Boston Scientific Corp. has entered into an agreement with Natural Pharmaceuticals Inc., under which Natural Pharmaceuticals will exclusively supply Boston Scientific paclitaxel for use with a wide range of medical devices. Paclitaxel is ...
Advanced Bionics Launches New Web Site.(www.bionicear.com offers information on bionic ear and cochlear implant technologies)
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Advanced Bionics Corp. announced the launch of www.bionicear.com - a new web site featuring information on bionic ear and cochlear implant technologies - to enable people with severe-to-profound hearing loss to make educated decisions ...
Phase I Data Of Antrin Photoangioplasty Are Promising.(Pharmacyclics Inc.)
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pharmacyclics, Inc., announced preliminary results of its ongoing Phase I clinical trial of photoangioplasty with Antrin (motexafin lutetium) injection, indicating the treatment is feasible and well tolerated in patients with coronary ...
Restenosis Blocked By Use Of Sirolimus-Eluting Stent.
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cordis reported results from a landmark European clinical trial suggesting the Cypher Sirolimus-eluting Stent dramatically reduces late loss and the incidence of restenosis (reblockage of arteries) to zero after placement in patients ...
Cook And Guidant Reach Agreement On Distribution Of New Paclitaxel-Coated Systems.(paclitaxel-coated coronary stents for the treatment of restenosis)
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cook Inc., has established a strategic alliance with interventional device manufacturer Guidant Corp. to further develop and distribute paclitaxel-coated coronary stents to reduce restenosis. Under the agreement, Cook will gain access to ...
Nycomed Amersham Extends Human Antibody Agreement With Affitech AS.
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nycomed Amersham Imaging, which specializes in medical diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy products, and Affitech, Oslo, Norway have entered into a research agreement for the discovery of fully human antibodies for diagnostic ...
Gastric Bypass Strips Credited For Bio-Vascular Revenue Growth.(Peri-Strips)
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bio-Vascular Inc. (BVAS) reported that its consolidated net revenue increased 12% to $7,087,000 in its third quarter ending July 31, 2001, from $6,354,000 in the same period of fiscal 2000, at least partly due to the success of its ...
LifePoint Announces First-Quarter Losses.
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- LifePoint Inc. (LFP) reported a net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2001 of $2,503,194 ($0.08 per share) as compared with $1,447,384 ($0.05 per share) for the quarter ended June 30, 2000. LifePoint continues as a development-stage ...
LifePoint Inc. Completes Private Placement Worth More Than $13 Million.
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- LifePoint Inc. (LFP) has announced the completion of the final round of an equity private placement offering. The terms of the financing were adjusted and include a fixed-price conversion for the Series C 10% convertible preferred stock ...
FDA Approves Cochlear Implant Technology.(COMBI 40+ cochlear implant system from MED-EL Corp.)
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MED-EL has received U.S. FDA approval for the advanced COMBI 4O+ cochlear implant system, which allows severe to profoundly hearing impaired people to gain immediate access to the advances of MED-EL technology, including the first ...
Symphonix, Siemens Offer Targeted Outreach Program To U.S. Audiologists.(Symphonix Devices Inc.)
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Building on a series of joint business initiatives that began in 1999, Symphonix Devices Inc. (SMPX), a hearing technology company, and Siemens, which develops hearing instruments, have begun a collaborative outreach program with ...
CryoLife Files Premarket Approval Application For Aortic Heart Valve.(CryoLife-O'Brien stentless porcine heart valve)
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CryoLife Inc. (CRY), has filed a premarket approval application (PMA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the CryoLife-O'Brien stentless porcine heart valve. The CryoLife-O'Brien heart valve is directed toward the adult aortic ...
MedicalCV Gets Premarket Approval For Aortic, Mitral Prostheses.(Omnicarbon cardiac valve)
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued premarket approval (PMA) for the MedicalCV's Omnicarbon cardiac valve. With the PMA, the Omnicarbon aortic and mitral valves are now available in the United States as a replacement for ...
Alliance Submits Documentation For Imavist In Response To FDA Approvable Letter.(Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp.)
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. (ALLP) has submitted documentation to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding Imavist (AF0150), an ultrasound contrast agent being developed jointly by Alliance and Schering AG, Germany. The ...
Cancer Center Fuses PET With Radiotherapy CT Planning Images.(Cancer Therapy and Research Center)
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC), through its medical physics team, is now able to overlay high-resolution positron emission tomography (PET) onto Marconi CT planning images for NOMOS intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) ...
FDA Grants Clearance To Home Bone Measurement Device.(Ostex International Inc.'s Rx Home-Use monitors bone resorption changes during osteoporosis therapy)
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rx Home-Use, a disposable, commercially available test that delivers a quantitative bone breakdown result in five minutes, has been granted clearance and CLIA Waiver status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The device is ...
Promising Early Results From Laser Assisted Liposuction Trial.
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Currently 10 members of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery from around the United States are engaged in a study of low-level, laser-assisted liposuction. Preliminary results indicate that this type of liposuction is not ...
Conventional Contact Tracing Inferior To Genetic Testing For Clusters.(tuberculosis transmission tracing)
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Conventional methods of tracing the spread of tuberculosis should be validated against more accurate genetic analyses, researchers in Barcelona argue. "Molecular epidemiology has ...
Positive Clinical Results Indicate Procedure Is Highly Effective.(intracoronary radiation to unclog blocked stents)
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of the 1,098 patient European registry trial (RENO) support the routine use of intracoronary radiation for primary treatment of blocked stents. Novoste Corporation announced the results of its RENO registry trial, ...
SynerGraft Ready For Marketing In Europe.(CryoLife Inc. receives product certification)
Oct 07, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CryoLife Inc. (CRY) has received a CE (product certification) Mark allowing the commercial distribution of its SynerGraft Model 100 tissue-engineered vascular graft within the European Community. The new vascular graft was ...
Vacuum-Assisted Circuit Can Reduce Pediatric Transfusion Needs.(during cardiopulmonary bypass)
Oct 14, 2001; ... 2001 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Children undergoing heart bypass surgery can benefit from the use of vacuum-assisted bypass circuits, according to researchers in Japan. "Open-heart surgery without homologous blood ...
Mycobacterial Growth Indicator Tube Suitable For Use.
Oct 14, 2001; ... 2001 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - The fully automatic BACTEC Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT) 960 system is a fast, simple, and accurate method for tuberculosis screening, according to researchers in Taiwan. ...
Portable Device Detects Abnormal Brain Activity.(NeuroGraph from Thuris Corp.)
Oct 14, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- What do pilots, divers and pharmaceutical trial participants have in common with people being screened for Alzheimer disease or other ailments affecting the brain such as strokes? The answer is NeuroGraph, a portable device that ...
Microvolume Laser Scanning Effective For Whole Blood Platelet Analysis.
Oct 14, 2001; ... 2001 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States say that microvolume laser scanning cytometry (MLSC) is an effective technique for studying platelets in whole blood samples. "Enumerating and ...
Physicians Unveil New Technique For Stroke Analysis.(perfusion-weighted CT scan)
Oct 14, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new imaging technique described in the September issue of Stroke will allow physicians to quickly administer the appropriate treatment to a patient who has suffered a stroke and to predict clinical outcome. "People are ...
Hip Implants Recalled For Potential Fracture Problem.
Oct 14, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- FDA has announced that eight U.S. firms that make hip implants are or will be voluntarily recalling certain of their hip implants due to a potential problem with a component. The component, a zirconia ceramic femoral head, ...
Harmonic Scalpel Is More Effective In Extirpation Of Thyroid.
Oct 14, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A New York head and neck surgeon has conducted a study that indicates that the harmonic scalpel is more effective in extirpation of the thyroid. Thyroidectomy is an established procedure for the treatment of benign and ...
Semiautomatic Defibrillator Introduced.(the AccessAED from Access CardioSystems)
Oct 14, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Access CardioSystems has introduced the AccessAED, a semiautomatic defibrillator delivering defibrillation in a small, light, and affordable unit. Access CardioSystems focuses on cardiac resuscitation devices, and aims for universal ...
Heart Laser Demonstrates Long-Term Relief For Cardiac Patients.
Oct 14, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiac patients who have received carbon dioxide (CO[2]) transmyocardial revascularization (TMR) using PLC Systems' Heart Laser are experiencing excellent long-term clinical benefits. The angina relief benefits are sustained ...
Humanitarian Device Exemption For Joint Implant Obtained.
Oct 14, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Avanta Orthopaedics Corporation announced that on August 28, 2001, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted it Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) status for its Avanta Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) Implant Prosthesis. ...
South Carolina Woman First In State To Undergo New Treatment.(catheter-based radiation treatment for brain tumors)
Oct 14, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Jean McKenzie has three grandchildren on the way and, after undergoing a new procedure for treating brain tumors at the Medical University of South Carolina, new hope. "I'm a lot more optimistic now than I was," said the ...
Edward, Cardiologists Donate 40 AEDs To Local Communities.(Edward Cardiovascular Institute, automated external defibrillators)
Oct 14, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People who suffer sudden cardiac arrest outside the hospital have only a 5% chance of survival, but automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are helping change this alarming statistic by bringing quick help to victims when minutes, even ...
Second Abiocor Implant Performed In 70-Year-Old Patient.(artificial heart)
Oct 14, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The University of Louisville, Kentucky, surgeons who implanted the world's first totally implantable heart at Jewish Hospital on July 2, 2001, announced September 13, 2001, that they have performed the second such surgery. ...
Extensive Animal Trial Completed On Distal Protection Device.
Oct 14, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scion Cardio-Vascular Inc. has received two U.S. patents covering the company's Sci-Pro Distal Protection Device, a guidewire-based filter designed to provide protection during interventional procedures. The device is simple to use and ...
Enrollment Completed In Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Trial.
Oct 14, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cordis Corporation reported the completion of enrollment in SIRIUS, a multicenter, prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical study of patients with blockages reopened in diseased coronary arteries to evaluate the safety ...
Bayer Diagnostics Announces Expanded Agreement On Blood-Gas Systems.
Oct 14, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bayer Corp. has signed an agreement for its Diagnostics Division with Premier Inc. to provide Premier's members with its full line of blood gas products. Premier is among the largest not-for-profit hospital and health care alliances in ...
NovoRapid Insulin Approved For Pump Therapy In Europe.(NovoLog in the US)
Oct 14, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novo Nordisk A/S announced that the European Medicines Evaluation Agency (EMEA) approved the insulin analogue NovoRapid (insulin aspart [rDNA origin]) for continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII or pump therapy). "An ...
Clinical Trial Examines Sonotherapy For Reducing In-Stent Restenosis.
Oct 14, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PharmaSonics, Inc. has initiated SPLASH, a new Phase II trial to study the Intravascular Sonotherapy System for the reduction of the rate of restenosis in patients with failed coronary stenting, so-called in-stent restenosis. ...
4-D Neuroimaging Named One Region's Fastest Growing Technology Companies.(Orange County/San Diego, California)
Oct 14, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- 4-D Neuroimaging ("4-D") (FDNX) has been named to Deloitte & Touche's "2001 Orange County/San Diego Technology Fast 50" program, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the area. Rankings are based on the percentage ...
Cygnus Receives $750,000 Grant To Advance Research On Biosensors.
Oct 14, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cygnus Inc. has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). In November 2000, Cygnus ...
New Device Helps Improve Diabetes Management.(InDuo System from Novo Nordisk A/S and LifeScan combines blood glucose monitoring and insulin delivery)
Oct 14, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The world's first device that combines blood glucose monitoring and insulin delivery, designed to help people better manage their diabetes was launched at the 37th Annual Meeting of European Association for the Study of Diabetes. ...
Long-Term Benefits Of Vibrant Soundbridge Reported.(implantable middle ear hearing device from Symphonix Devices, Inc.)
Oct 14, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of a study on the long-term effects of the Vibrant Soundbridge were presented September 10, 2001, at the American Academy of Otolaryngology (AAO) Annual Meeting and OTO EXPO confirming that the device is safe and effective for ...
Intravascular Ultrasound System Introduced.(the Galaxy System from Boston Scientific Corp.)
Oct 14, 2001 ... 2001 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) has launched the Galaxy System, its next-generation intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging. It is now available in the United States and Canada and is scheduled for release in Europe and Japan next year. ...