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New Michigan-based Medical Product Manufacturing Effort provides solutions for I...

5/22/2013 5:00 PM EST  -   University of Michigan
May 22, 2013

The University of Michigan Pediatric Medical Device Consortium (M-PED) is launching a new medical product manufacturing video on Vimeo. This 28-minute video: “Innovative Pediatric Manufacturing: Strategies & Solutions – A Guide To Bringing Your Device To Market” features critical content on FDA manufacturing requirements for both pediatric and adult products. Two products...

Biodegradable Orsiro stent proves non-inferior to Xience Prime drug-eluting sten...

5/22/2013 4:02 AM EST  -   European Society of Cardiology
21 May 2013, Paris, France: The Orsiro stent, which is a novel stent platform eluting sirolimus from a biodegradable polymer, demonstrated non-inferiority to the Xience Prime everolimus-eluting stent for the primary angiographic endpoint of in-stent late lumen loss at nine months in the results of an imaging substudy reported at EuroPCR 2013 today.

The BIOFLOW-II substudy used intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and...

Elekta Nomination Committee’s proposals for the 2013 Annual General Meeting

5/21/2013 1:30 AM EST  -   Elekta
Stockholm, May 21 – The Nomination Committee of Elekta AB (publ) proposes that the 2013 Annual General Meeting elects Laurent Leksell as the new Chairman of the Board. Akbar Seddigh, who has been Chairman of the Board since 1999 and a Board member since 1998, has declined re-election. Laurent Leksell, who is the company’s largest shareholder, has been a Board member since 1972 and was the company’s President and CEO...

OXYSURE SYSTEMS REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2013 RESULTS

5/16/2013 8:15 AM EST  -   OxySure Systems, Inc.
Company to Host Investor Webcast at 11:30 am ET on May 16, 2013
Frisco, Texas, May 16, 2013 – OxySure®Systems, Inc. (OXYS: OTCQB) (“OxySure,” or the “Company”), today reported financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013.

First Quarter 2013 Highlights:

· Total revenues increased 762% to $240,420 from $27,884
· Recorded $125,000 license and service revenues from international...
Sectra Marie Ekström
 

Sectra and Swedish healthcare provider sign nine-year contract

5/16/2013 2:35 AM EST  -   SECTRA
Blekinge County Council has signed a nine-year contract with medical imaging IT company, Sectra (STO: SECT B). The contract includes development, maintenance and support of the comprehensive county council IT solutions for the management of medical images and patient information, Sectra RIS and PACS. The contract with Sectra also comprises products that facilitate secure communication...

Getinge issues five year bonds

5/15/2013 5:00 AM EST  -   Getinge Group
Getinge AB has raised SEK 2 billion through issuance of notes with a five year maturity. SEK 1.5 billion has been issued as a Floating Rate Note with a spread of +1.88% over three month STIBOR. SEK 0.5 billion was issued as a Fixed Rate Note with a coupon rate at 3.5%. The proceeds from the loan will be used to refinance the Therapeutic Support Systems (TSS) acquisition debt. The arranging banks were Danske Bank,...
Torbjörn Kronander
 

Public hospital in France joins the fight against osteoporosis: French women to ...

5/14/2013 2:30 AM EST  -   SECTRA
Argenteuil, outside Paris in France, a prominent public hospital is now initiating a pilot project offering women to combine their mammography examination with osteoporosis screening in a single examination.   The combined assessment of bone health is made possible by Sectra’s patented online service, Sectra OneScreen. Argenteuil is the first hospital in the...
Post-menopausal women comprise a risk group for...

EU council directive 2010/32/EU for the prevention of sharp injuries now in forc...

5/13/2013 7:38 AM EST  -   Vigmed
The directive, which was implemented on 11 May 2013, calls for increased operator safety when handling sharp devices. To ensure compliance, sharp devices must incorporate safety-engineered protection mechanisms, and hospitals are required to implement procedures for the safe use and disposal of medical sharps.
Studies indicate that around 1 million needlestick injuries occur annually among Europe´s 3.5 million...

Vein Clinics of America Opens New Center in Pikesville, Maryland

5/13/2013 6:00 AM EST  -   Attain Fertility Centers
Pikesville, MD – May 13, 2013 – Vein Clinics of America (VCA), the largest network of physicians in the United States specializing in the minimally invasive treatment of varicose vein disease, will open a new location in Pikesville, MD on May 20, 2013. David Buckwalter, M.D., will be the practicing physician at the new office located at 1809 Reisterstown Road, Suite 146. VCA now has numerous locations across 15...

Conference call regarding Elekta’s 2012/13 Full Year Report

5/10/2013 3:00 AM EST  -   Elekta
Stockholm, May 10, 2013

Elekta will publish its 2012/13 Full Year Report on June 5 as per:

· The report will be published at 07.30 CET.
· Elekta will host a telephone conference at 10:00-11:00 CET with Tomas Puusepp, President and CEO and Håkan Bergström, CFO.
To take part in the conference call, please dial in about five minutes in advance and use the access code 931950.

· UK dial-in number: +44 20...