News Articles http://www.medicaldesignonline.com/ 12/6/2008 4:40:00 AM Smith & Nephew's Endoscopy Division recently announced the launch of a redesigned and expanded family of CLEAR-TRAC Disposable Cannulas, with a new, triple-seal system that reduces fluid leakage and helps surgeons manage sutures during arthroscopic surgery http://www.medicaldesignonline.com/article.mvc/Smith-Nephew-Endoscopy-Expands-Line-Of-CLEAR-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/6/2008 4:40:00 AM St. Jude Medical, Inc. today announced regulatory approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), in addition to reimbursement approval, for its VictoryŽ family of pacemakers http://www.medicaldesignonline.com/article.mvc/St-Jude-Medical-Announces-Japanese-Approval-0002?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/18/2008 4:23:46 AM Xcorporeal, Inc. announced today the XCR-6 Dialysis Platform for self-directed kidney hemodialysis. The XCR-6 will be the smallest, lightest, and easiest to use dialysis machine ever conceived, using Xcorporeal's proprietary closed loop, regenerated dialysate technology platform http://www.medicaldesignonline.com/article.mvc/Xcorporeal-Inc-Announces-The-XCR-6-Dialysis-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/18/2008 4:16:55 AM Ascent Healthcare Solutions, a leader in the medical device industry, promoting sustainable solutions to device procurement, announced today that it has received the industry's first 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reprocess the LASSO 2515 Variable Circular Mapping Catheter manufactured by Biosense Webster http://www.medicaldesignonline.com/article.mvc/Ascent-Receives-Only-510k-Clearance-For-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/18/2008 4:07:58 AM NeuroNexus Technologies and Philips Research today announced that they have signed a joint research agreement to develop next-generation deep brain stimulation devices with the ambition to improve the treatment of neurological diseases and psychiatric disorders http://www.medicaldesignonline.com/article.mvc/NeuroNexus-Technologies-And-Philips-Partner-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/18/2008 3:59:32 AM Singapore's ParkwayHealth is the first healthcare group in Southeast Asia to offer the In-Space percutaneous interspinous distraction device, a revolutionary spinal procedure http://www.medicaldesignonline.com/article.mvc/Singapore-Medicine-Singapore-Doctors-Use-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/18/2008 3:42:00 AM Building on its reputation for excellence in the deliverability of its angioplasty products, Medtronic, Inc., announced today the U.S. market launch of the Endeavor Sprint drug-eluting stent (DES) on a rapid exchange (RX) delivery system http://www.medicaldesignonline.com/article.mvc/Medtronic-Launches-Endeavor-Sprint-Drug-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/18/2008 3:33:00 AM Plethora Solutions Holdings PLC, the specialist developer of products for the treatment and management of urological disorders, announces results of a study confirming the role its product, ErecAid, as a supplemental first line treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED) http://www.medicaldesignonline.com/article.mvc/New-Study-Confirms-The-Role-Of-ErecAid-As-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/17/2008 3:50:00 AM Researchers report promising results for the viability of a portable, handheld device using a specialized light technique that may enhance the differential diagnosis of non-melanoma skin cancers, inflamed scar tissue and normal skin in vivo. Recently published in "Lasers in Surgery and Medicine" (August 2008 issue), the peer-reviewed professional journal of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery http://www.medicaldesignonline.com/article.mvc/Future-Looks-Bright-For-Non-Invasive-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/17/2008 3:29:00 AM Voler announced recently that it is expanding current medical device design capabilities beyond prototypes and custom test systems to include the design of production medical devices for human use http://www.medicaldesignonline.com/article.mvc/Voler-Expands-Medical-Device-Design-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/13/2008 3:09:00 AM The world's first radar breast imaging system developed at Bristol University that could revolutionise the way women are scanned for breast cancer, is being trialled at North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) http://www.medicaldesignonline.com/article.mvc/Radar-Breast-Imaging-System-Could-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/12/2008 12:59:00 AM A team of researchers led by North Carolina State University has made a breakthrough that could lead to new dialysis devices and a host of other revolutionary medical implants. http://www.medicaldesignonline.com/article.mvc/New-Nanomaterial-Could-Be-Breakthrough-For-Im-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/11/2008 10:57:28 AM Mpathy Medical, a rapidly growing medical device company which has developed and brought to market a range of surgical solutions used to restore pelvic health to women, is pleased to introduce its newest product - Restorelle Y - which is the premier solution for enhanced laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy procedures to treat pelvic organ prolapse http://www.medicaldesignonline.com/article.mvc/Mpathy-Medical-Introduces-Restorelle-Y-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/11/2008 4:20:41 AM New data presented today at Scientific Sessions 2008 from Medtronic shows that survival among patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) treated only with anti-tachycardia pacing (ATP) was superior to patients who experienced at least one shock-treated episode, further demonstrating the clinical benefit of ATP http://www.medicaldesignonline.com/article.mvc/Medtronic-Data-Presented-At-American-Heart-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/11/2008 4:14:00 AM Zila, Inc. today announced that Essex Dental Benefits has begun offering coverage for ViziLite Plus with TBlue, Zila's proprietary screening device for the early detection of oral abnormalities that could lead to cancer http://www.medicaldesignonline.com/article.mvc/Essex-Dental-Benefits-To-Cover-Zilas-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/11/2008 4:06:47 AM Nomir Medical Technologies, a leader in the development of optical energy technologies for medical applications, announced today that The European Patent Office has granted a patent to Nomir which protects its core Noveon technology http://www.medicaldesignonline.com/article.mvc/Nomir-Medical-Technologies-Granted-European-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/11/2008 3:52:55 AM CNSystems Medizintechnik AG, a medical device company marketing CNAP, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the 510(k) notification for CNSystem's CNAP Monitor 500, permitting the sale of this product in the United States http://www.medicaldesignonline.com/article.mvc/CNSystems-Medizintechnik-AG-Receives-FDA-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/11/2008 3:44:12 AM Intel Corporation today announced its Intel Health Guide, a care management tool designed for health care professionals who manage patients with chronic conditions http://www.medicaldesignonline.com/article.mvc/Intel-Announces-Its-First-Home-Medical-Device-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/11/2008 3:39:00 AM Global Therapeutics, a leading developer of innovative solutions for the cardiology market, today announced initiation of the world's first clinical trial of a drug eluting stent that uses an antisense RNA therapeutics agent aimed at silencing one of the genes (c-myc) responsible for causing arteries to reclose after stenting (restenosis) http://www.medicaldesignonline.com/article.mvc/Global-Therapeutics-Initiates-Trial-Of-Next-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/11/2008 3:35:41 AM ReGen Biologics ("ReGen") announced today that the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") has scheduled a meeting of the Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Advisory Panel ("Orthopaedic Panel") to discuss and make recommendations on the ReGen collagen scaffold 510(k) http://www.medicaldesignonline.com/article.mvc/ReGen-Biologics-510k-To-Be-Considered-By-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/11/2008 3:31:38 AM