Century Medical, Inc. Distributes TriReme Products in Japan PLEASANTON, Calif. and SINGAPORE, April 22, 2013 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- TriReme Medical, Inc. and its affiliates (TriReme) announced today that its Japanese partner, Cent...
Devices, Interventional Cardiology, Distribution, Regulatory
TriReme Medical, Century Medical, Glider, PTCA catheter

Patients in Novel Clinical Trial Will Have Cardiac Rhythms Continuously Monitored with Implanted Medtronic Devices BROOMFIELD, Colo.--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)--ARCA biopharma, Inc. (ABIO), a biopharmaceutical company developing genetically...
Biopharmaceuticals, Devices, Monitoring, Cardiology
ARCA biopharma, Medtronic, Gencaro, bucindolol, atrial fibrillation

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)--RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation (RXII), a biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing innovative therapies addressing major unmet medical needs using RNA-targeted ...
Biopharmaceuticals, Personnel
RXi Pharmaceuticals, RNA interference, RNAi

OEM Platform Promises To Revolutionize Endoscopic Imaging Market SAUSALITO, Calif., April 22, 2013 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Sanovas Inc., a life science technology company developing and commercializing the next-generation of micro-...
Devices, Product Launch
Sanovas, MicroCam, endoscopy

Dutch clinic joins group dedicated to developing next-generation radiotherapy innovation for treatment of cancer patients AMSTERDAM--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)--Elekta (NSE:EKTAB.ST)(EKTAB.ST) and Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: ...
Devices, Radiology, Oncology
Elekta, Royal Philips Electronics, MRI-guided radiotherapy, radiotherapy

Former Covidien Executive, Gwen Bame, Will Focus on Strategic Programs Worldwide TEL AVIV, Israel, April 19, 2013 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) --InspireMD, Inc. ("InspireMD" or the "Company") (NYSE MKT: NSPR) said Gwen ...
Devices, Interventional, Personnel
InspireMD, MGuard

ALAMEDA, Calif.--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)--BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BTX) today announced that it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for novel technology related to the treatme...
Regenerative Medicine, Neurology, Licensing
BioTime, HyStem hydrogel, stroke, stem cell

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., April 18, 2013 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Abbott (ABT) today announced that the TECNIS® Toric 1-Piece intraocular lens (IOL) has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and is launching in the Uni...
Devices, Ophthalmology, FDA, Product Launch
Abbott, intraocular lens, TECNIS Toric, astigmatism

First tissue sealing device designed for use with TransEnterix SPIDER® Surgical System BEVERLY, Mass.--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)--Microline Surgical, Inc., a leading manufacturer of reposable instruments for minimally invasive surgery, ...
Devices, Surgery, FDA
Microline Surgical, Flexible Ligating Shears, TransEnterix SPIDER, laparoscopy

NEW ORLEANS--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)--Cook Medical has launched a new fully-retractable .035 inch embolization coil, intended for peripheral arterial and venous embolization. Embolization is a nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure perfor...
Devices, Interventional, Product Launch
Cook Medical, embolization coil, Retracta Detachable, Retracta coil

Greg Rathe, 42, Waits for Second Heart Transplant after Rejecting the Donor Heart He Received 17 Years Ago TUCSON, Ariz., April 18, 2013 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- SynCardia Systems, Inc. (www.syncardia.com), manufacturer of the world...
Devices, Cardiology
SynCardia Systems, temporary Total Artificial Heart, artificial heart

Pluristem Plans to Initiate a Phase I Trial in Rotator Cuff Injuries HAIFA, Israel, April 18, 2013 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. (PSTI) (TASE:PLTR), a leading developer of placenta-based cell therapies, announc...
Regenerative Medicine, Orthopaedic
Pluristem Therapeutics, PLX cells, PLX-PAD cells

LÖRRACH, Germany and SAINT LOUIS, France, April 18, 2013 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) --The creation of Allecra Therapeutics, a new company joining the established European BioValley Life Sciences cluster, was announced today. Allecra i...
Biopharmaceuticals, Venture Capital
Allecra Therapeutics

New system sets benchmark in radiation oncology versatility and capabilities HOUSTON--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)--The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, Texas) has purchased two Elekta Versa HD™ linear accelerators. The ...
Devices, Oncology
Elekta, Versa HD, linear accelerator, Agility, radiotherapy

WESTBURY, N.Y., April 17, 2013 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Vasomedical, Inc. (OTC BB: VASO) (the "Company"), a diversified medical technology company specializing in the design, manufacture and sale of medical devices and in the...
Devices, Personnel
Vasomedical, VasoHealthcare

Agreement brings the only non-magnetic MRI IV pump currently available on the U.S. market to more than 1,400 new customers WINTER PARK, Fla., April 17, 2013 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- HealthTrust Purchasing Group (HealthTrust), one of...
Devices, Group Purchasing
IRadimed, HealthTrust, MRidium, MRI Infusion Pump

VentriPoint also has passed its annual ISO 13485 Quality Audit SEATTLE, WASHINGTON--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) - Ventripoint Diagnostics (TSX VENTURE:VPT) (VPTDF) is announcing the granting of a CE Mark by the European Notified Body, Interte...
Devices, Cardiology, Regulatory
VentriPoint Diagnostics, VMS-2DE, cardiac ultrasound

Names Paul LaViolette as Executive Chairman and Renny Clark as Chief Financial Officer MARLBOROUGH, Mass., April 16, 2013 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- CardioFocus, Inc., developer of the HeartLight® Endoscopic Ablation System for th...
Devices, Cardiology, Personnel
CardioFocus, HeartLight, Endoscopic Ablation System, atrial fibrillation

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., April 16, 2013 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Abbott (ABT) today announced the global launch of the ACCELERATOR®a3600, a next generation automation solution, to help laboratories address the need to process tests faste...
Diagnostics, Product Launch
Abbott, ACCELERATOR a3600, laboratory automation

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 16, 2013 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- A prostate cancer patient has become the first person in the world to be treated using the latest version of Varian's Vitesse™ real time planning solution for planning and perfor...
Devices, Oncology
Varian Medical Systems, Vitesse, brachytherapy, radiotherapy