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Facet Solutions expands its ACADIA Facet Replacement Pivotal Study for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis to 12 sites in the USA. |
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Available as a module in Philips Pinnacle3 version 9 radiation treatment planning (RTP) software, the new planning option can be used with any VMAT-capable delivery system on the market.
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Margo Klomp, MD from the Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, reports on OrbusNeich's pro-healing stent technology when presenting final adjudicated 12 month follow up results from the randomized AMC single centre TRIAS High Risk (HR) study showed a slightly higher target lesion revascularization (TLR) rate with the Genous treated patient group compared with patients receiving the Taxus drug eluting stent.
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One of the largest non-profit group purchasing organizations (GPO) in the USA, MAGNET Cooperative, signs a sole source agreement with Elekta, enabling its members to begin purchasing Elekta's oncology delivery systems. |
24 April 2009: Elekta |
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Facet Solutions announces the publication of its one-year data for the ACADIA US Pilot Clinical Study which utilised the ACADIA Facet Replacement System for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis.
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A 51-year old female cancer patient from Switzerland is the first patient outside the USA to be treated with RapidArc radiotherapy technology from Varian Medical Systems on a Novalis Tx platform for radiosurgery and radiotherapy. |
23 April 2009: Varian |
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Clinicians in India carry out the country's first treatment using a new, faster form of radiotherapy that extends more advanced care to more patients. |
22 April 2009: Varian |
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The Chamberlain Group is introducing a new Uterine Robotic Surgery Trainer which is a lifelike, full-scale model of the human uterus and vaginal canal. |
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The Mind Research Network (MRN) is installing an Elekta Neuromag, a device for non-invasive measurement of brain activity using Magnetoencephalography (MEG) technology. |
21 April 2009: Elekta |
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Medtronic receives regulatory approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) for the Talent Thoracic Stent Graft, a lifesaving technology that allows more patients to benefit from a minimally-invasive treatment for certain types of aneurysms of the descending thoracic aorta. |
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Medtronic starts ENGAGE, the largest ever study of its kind, which will evaluate the performance of the Endurant stent graft, an implantable medical device designed to provide an advanced minimally-invasive alternative to open surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms. |
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Misonix enters into a new, three year, exclusive distribution agreement with Ekrior Lda, a Division of Avanco Sistemas Medicos, based in Barcarena, Portugal, for the distribution of the SonaStar Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator, the BoneScalpel Ultrasonic Bone Cutter, and the SonicOne Ultrasonic Wound Debrider. |
14 April 2009: Misonix |
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A new study of the DuraHeart Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS) shows sustained benefits in providing safe and reliable long-term circulatory support with an improved survival rate and an acceptable adverse event rate in advanced heart failure patients who were eligible for transplantation. |
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Patients undergoing endovascular repair of thoracic aneurysms are receiving the clinical benefits of Cook Medical's new Zenith TX2 TAA Endovascular Graft with Pro-Form for more controlled treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs). |
07 April 2009: Cook |
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The first patients in India are being treated using Accuray’s CyberKnife radiosurgery system, which is located at the Apollo Specialty Cancer Hospital in Chennai, India. |
06 April 2009: Accuray |
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Medtronic is launching the Driver Sprint RX Coronary Stent System, which received the CE Mark in February 2009 and is planned to be commercially available in more than 100 countries worldwide. |
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Abbott initiates MOBILITY, a clinical trial in the USA that is studying the safety and efficacy of the Absolute Pro Peripheral Self-Expanding Stent System in patients with iliac artery disease. |
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Leading University Hospitals in Germany and Switzerland are commencing treatments for complex cancers, including head and neck tumours, using RapidArc radiotherapy technology from Varian Medical Systems. |
01 April 2009: Varian |
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FOCUS ZONE REPORT – Market conditions in the medical device technology sector are driving two key trends that look like they will be overlapping during 2009 and the outcome is that a new spate of acquisitions are likely to be auctioned throughout the year. |
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Boston Scientific announces results from an analysis of economic and quality of life outcomes, based on one-year data from its landmark SYNTAX trial. |
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Three-year results from the SPIRIT II Clinical Trial and a pooled meta-analysis of two-year data from the SPIRIT II and III Trials have been at the 58th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology. |
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Long-term data from Abbott's SPIRIT II clinical trial demonstrates that the clinical advantages of the Xience V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System continued to increase between two and three years compared to the Taxus Express2 Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent System / Taxus Liberte Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent System (Taxus). |
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NovaLign Orthopaedics receives its first 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration to market its Intramedullary Fixation System, a new system of implants and instruments for the treatment of long bone fractures, including the humerus, tibia and femur. |
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St Jude Medical announces the first patient implants of its Libra deep brain stimulation (DBS) system for treating the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, a progressive neurological disorder that affects a person's control over his or her movements and speech. |
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A five-year study confirms the long-term strength and durability of Cook Medical’s Biodesign Hernia Graft. |
24 March 2009: Cook |
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