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Innovative OCT System from LightLab Featured on Popular TV Show

LightLab Imaging announced that the demonstration of its new Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) system by a leading interventional cardiologist was featured on the TV show Good Morning America.

24 May 2010

Artificial Corneal Prosthesis from Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Dr. Joachim Storsberg from Potsdam-Golm’s Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP devised the material and manufacturing methodology for a corneal prosthesis, which is made up of plastic.

21 May 2010

Volcano Announces Successful Completion of Clinical Trials Using its OCT System

Volcano Corporation announced today the successful completion of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) cases with Volcano's second generation OCT catheter and system.

21 May 2010

Dental Curing Lights Utilize UV Blocking Glass to Limit Tissue’s Heat Exposure

Dental curing lights utilize coated glass filters, such as a UV blocking glass, to selectively emit specific bands of light.

From ZC&R Coatings for Optics, Inc. 21 May 2010

Fritz Ruck Chosen to Market Tek-Clear Intraocular Lens in Germany

Tekia, Inc., an ophthalmic medical device company, announced today it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement, for Germany, with Fritz Ruck/T-MED of Baesweiler, Germany to market its Tek-Clear Accommodative Intraocular Lens used in the treatment of presbyopia, an eye disorder that affects near vision in middle age and older people worldwide.

21 May 2010

Narrow-Band Imaging Helps to Assess Mucosal Angiogenesis in IBD Patients

Angiogenesis plays a crucial role in neoplastic and non-neoplastic chronic inflammatory disorders, including inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Several reports have shown that blockade of angiogenesis in preclinical models of IBD is a promising new therapeutic approach.

21 May 2010

St. Jude Medical Signs Acquisition Agreement with LightLab Imaging

St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, and LightLab Imaging, Inc. today announced a definitive agreement under which St. Jude Medical will acquire LightLab, a subsidiary of Goodman Co., Ltd. (JASDAQ: 7535) for approximately $90 million in cash.

20 May 2010