SAN DIEGO--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)--Cook Medical has added a 25 gage needle to its EchoTip® ProCore™ line of fine needle biopsy (FNB) histology needles, which are designed for use in a procedure known as endoscopic ultrasound, or EUS. Th...
Devices, Oncology
Cook Medical, EchoTip, ProCore, fine needle biopsy

Latest addition to Cook Medical’s Leg Therapies product line, Zilver® PTX® Drug-Eluting Peripheral Stent, is designed to treat PAD in the superficial femoral artery (SFA) BLOOMINGTON, Ind.--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)--Cook Medical...
Devices, Interventional, Regulatory
Cook Medical, Zilver PTX, Peripheral Stent, drug eluting stent

THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)--Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPXA ), a biotechnology company developing a novel T-cell therapy for multiple sclerosis (MS), announced today that the Company is rebranding its leading MS ther...
Biopharmaceuticals, Neurology
Opexa Therapeutics, multiple sclerosis, Tovaxin, Tcelna

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)--W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) today announced that it has extended its distribution agreement in the US and Canada with ConMed Endoscopic Technologies for the distribution and marketing of it...
Devices, Interventional, Gastroenterology, Distribution
W. L. Gore, ConMed, Biliary Endoprosthesis, biliary stricture

GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 21, 2012 (HSMN NewsFeed) -- GenVec, Inc. (GNVC) today announced that effective May 23, 2012 Cynthia Collins has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer. In addition, Ms. Collins is expected to be appointed to the Bo...
Biopharmaceuticals, Personnel
GenVec

AUSTIN, TX--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)- Apollo Endosurgery, Inc., a company focused on the development of devices that advance therapeutic endoscopy to enable an entirely new generation of endoscopic surgical procedures, today announced that Ri...
Devices, Personnel
Apollo Endosurgery

MALVERN, Pa. and PHILADELPHIA, May 21, 2012 (HSMN NewsFeed) -- Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AUXL) and GlaxoSmithKline LLC, the U.S. subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK.L), announced today that they have entered into an agreement for the co-promotio...
Biopharmaceuticals, Urology
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline, Testim, testosterone gel

Acquisition bolsters PneumRx's position as a leader in interventional pulmonology MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 21, 2012 (HSMN NewsFeed) -- PneumRx, Inc. (www.pneumrx.com), a medical device company dedicated to bringing innovation and improvements to the...
Devices, Acquisitions
PneumRx, Broncus Technologies

ALBANY, N.Y., May 21, 2012 --(HSMN NewsFeed) -- AngioDynamics (Nasdaq:ANGO ), a leading provider of innovative, minimally invasive medical devices for vascular access, surgery, peripheral vascular disease and oncology, today announced the appointment of Ge...
Devices, Personnel
AngioDynamics

Winx System Allows Users to Breathe Naturally Without a Mask Clinical Data From ATLAST Study to Be Presented at 2012 American Thoracic Society Conference REDWOOD CITY, CA--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)- ApniCure, a medical device company foc...
Devices, FDA
Apnicure, obstructive sleep apnea, Winx, Sleep Therapy, sleep apnea

NEW HAVEN, Conn., May 18, 2012 --(HSMN NewsFeed) -- Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:ACHN ), a leader in the discovery and development of small molecule drugs to combat the most challenging infectious diseases, today announced the promotion of Gauta...
Biopharmaceuticals, Personnel
Achillion Pharmaceuticals

Two-year Clinical Data Demonstrate Low Adverse Event Rates, Including No Myocardial Infarction or Stent Thrombosis, for the Boston Scientific 2.25 mm PROMUS Element Platinum Chromium Stent NATICK, Mass., May 18, 2012 (HSMN NewsFeed) -- Boston Scientif...
Devices, Interventional Cardiology
Boston Scientific, PROMUS Element, Everolimus, drug eluting stent

Results Presented at EuroPCR Demonstrate Meaningful and Sustained Improvement in Clinical Outcomes, Suggesting Breakthrough Treatment for Heart Failure Patients PARIS & MENLO PARK, Calif.--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)--CardioKinetix Inc., a me...
Devices, Interventional Cardiology
CardioKinetix, Parachute, Ventricular Partitioning Device, heart failure

IRVINE, Calif., May 17, 2012 (HSMN NewsFeed) -- Masimo (MASI) announced today a new study published in the May 2012 edition of the British Journal of Anaesthesia demonstrates that Masimo's acoustic respiration rate (RRa™) from rainbow® Acoustic Monit...
Devices, Monitoring, Surgery
Masimo, acoustic respiration rate, Acoustic Monitoring, respiratory depression

May 17, 2012 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Minimus Spine, Inc. (www.minimusspine.com) announced today that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (Application 11/527,414), adding a third patent to its...
Devices, Orthopaedic, Neurosurgery
Minimus Spine, TrioJection, ozone, disc herniation

Amendment Accepted By FDA, Enhancing and Upgrading the Trial 41 US Clinical Trial Sites Now In Operation BETHESDA, Md., May 17, 2012 (HSMN NewsFeed) -- Northwest Biotherapeutics (NWBO.OB) (NW Bio) announced today that it now has 41 clinical trial s...
Biopharmaceuticals, Oncology, FDA
Northwest Biotherapeutics, DCVax, Glioblastoma

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 17, 2012 (HSMN NewsFeed) -- Accuray Incorporated (ARAY), the premier radiation oncology company, announced today the appointment of Richard Pettingill, LFACHE as a member of the company's Board of Directors effective May 11, 2012. ...
Devices, Oncology, Personnel
Accuray, CyberKnife, TomoTherapy, radiotherapy

Data from REMEDEE Study Presented at EuroPCR 2012 PARIS, May 17, 2012 (HSMN NewsFeed) -- OrbusNeich today announced that two subgroup analyses from the REMEDEE trial assessing vascular healing of the company's Combo Dual Therapy Stent versus the TAXUS...
Devices, Interventional Cardiology
OrbusNeich, Combo Dual Therapy Stent, drug eluting stent

SAN FRANCISCO, May 17, 2012 (HSMN NewsFeed) -- Varian Medical Systems (VAR) will showcase radiosurgery technologies for treating early-stage inoperable lung cancer and other conditions non-invasively at the 2012 International Conference of the American T...
Devices, Oncology
Varian Medical Systems, RapidArc, Radiosurgery, TrueBeam, radiotherapy

New, longer radiofrequency ablation catheter treats larger areas of disease SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)--Covidien (NYSE: COV ), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced the launch of the HALO90 ULTR...
Devices, Gastroenterology
Covidien, HALO90 ULTRA, Ablation Catheter, Barrett’s esophagus, endoscopy