Medical Device News And Recent Industry Posts



Varian to exhibit RapidArc radiosurgery technology

Varian Medical Systems will exhibit RapidArc Radiosurgery technology at the 2012 International Conference of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) in San Francisco, US, which will be held later this week.

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Varian to exhibit RapidArc radiosurgery technology

Code Refinery software wins ISO certification

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) has granted ISO 13485:2003 and ISO 9001:2008 certifications to Code Refinery’s software for use in medical, laboratory and in vitro diagnostics devices.

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Code Refinery software wins ISO certification

The High Edge Chocolate Story

This video explains – through the medium of chocolate – how a medical device company can use a specialist regulatory consultancy to help them get their product CE marked and ready for market. Visit www.highedge.co.uk for more information.

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The High Edge Chocolate Story

Cheap New Paper-Based Diagnostic Test For Diabetes

With epidemics of Type 2 diabetes looming in rural India, China and other areas of the world where poverty limits the availability of health care, scientists are reporting development of an inexpensive and easy-to-use urine test ideally suited for such areas…

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Cheap New Paper-Based Diagnostic Test For Diabetes

CardioKinetix Announces Positive Two-Year Clinical Data for First-of-Its-Kind Minimally Invasive Treatment for Heart Failure

PARIS & MENLO PARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CardioKinetix Inc., a medical device company pioneering a catheter-based treatment for heart failure, today announced two-year clinical results for the first-of-its-kind catheter-based Parachute™ Ventricular Partitioning Device, a Percutaneous Ventricular Restoration (PVR) therapy for patients with ischemic heart failure. Results were presented today during a Trials, Registries and Late Breaking Science Hot Line session at the 2012 EuroPCR Conference

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CardioKinetix Announces Positive Two-Year Clinical Data for First-of-Its-Kind Minimally Invasive Treatment for Heart Failure