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IRIDEX Receives US Patent for Laser-Based MicroPulse Technology

IRIDEX Corporation , manufacturer of laser-based medical devices, has received a US patent for its MicroPulse technology.

21 Aug 2010

Surgeons Use Transoral Laser Microsurgery to Treat Head and Neck Cancer

Surgeon s at the Washington University School of Medicine and the Barnes-Jewish hospital’s Siteman Cancer Center are following a new approach to treat neck and head cancer.

19 Aug 2010

New Fiber-Based DPSS Lasers from Attodyne

Manufacturer of innovative picosecond-pulsed lasers, Attodyne Lasers, has launched two new air-cooled DPSS (diode-pumped solid-sate) lasers, the APL-4000-1064 and the APL-500-1064.

18 Aug 2010

Optical Pacing of Embryonic Heartbeats with Laser Pulses

A research team announced that they have paced embryonic quail hearts with infrared light pulses. Michael Jenkins from the Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Biomedical Engineering led the research team.

17 Aug 2010

New Iris Imaging System Announced by AOptix

AOptix Technologies, developer of biometric identification solutions, has released the new InSight VM iris recognition system, which is suitable for office buildings, airports and other such public places.

17 Aug 2010

Laser Components Introduces New Fiber Strippers for Medical Applications

Laser Components has developed the new sterilizable fiber strippers for the laser medicine applications. The strippers offer an easy and safe removal of an optical fiber’s buffer during an operation.

16 Aug 2010

Erchonia Announces Global Distribution Partnerships for Zerona Laser

Erchonia has announced global distribution partnerships for its new Zerona body-contouring laser in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, South Africa, Australia and Turkey.

16 Aug 2010

OptiMedica Announces Divesture to Focus on Laser Cataract Surgical Technology

OptiMedica has signed an agreement with Topcon, a Japanese provider of optometric and ophthalmic products, to sell its glaucoma and retina assets. OptiMedica has made the divesture to focus on the developing technologies for cataract treatments.

12 Aug 2010

SMI, Omega Optical to Develop Multispectral Imaging Endoscopes

Spectral Molecular Imaging (SMI), subsidiary of Cascade Technologies, will receive $750,000 NIH grant to speed up the development of a new generation of medical endoscopes with patented multispectral imaging technology.

From Omega Optical, Inc. 12 Aug 2010

New Laser-Based Fluid Jets Hold Promise for Novel Drug Delivery

Physicists at the Duke University have devised a new laser-based technique to generate sharp fluid jets that are precise enough to inject drugs into a living cell.

12 Aug 2010