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OFS to Showcase HCXtreme Optical Fiber Designed for Medical Industry

OFS, Specialty Photonics Division (OFS), a leading provider of specialty optical fiber, cable, and assemblies, will exhibit for the first time at the 2010 American Society for Laser, Medicine, and Surgery Conference (ASLMS); located in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 15-17.

12 Apr 2010

PresbyLens Clinical Study Commenced by ReVision Optics

ReVision Optics, a leading company in the research, development and manufacture of custom optical products to correct and maintain vision, announced today that it has begun its US clinical trial of the PresbyLens® corneal inlay.

12 Apr 2010

LASER 2010 to Highlight Latest Research Developments in Laser Medicine

The world’s top laser experts will gather in Phoenix, AZ, to share innovations in lasers and emerging technologies at the 30th Annual Scientific Conference of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS). “LASER 2010” will be held April 14-18, 2010, at the downtown Phoenix Convention Center.

8 Apr 2010

New Report on Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Device Market in the U.S.

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: U.S. Market for Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Devices 2010

7 Apr 2010

Molecular Devices to Demonstrate Microscope-Based Platform at SBS Meeting

Today, Molecular Devices, Inc. announced that it will launch two new products—the IonWorks Barracuda System & the 96 Cell-Wash Head for the AquaMax 2000/4000 Microplate Washer—as well as its new Molecular Devices brand at the Society for Biomolecular Sciences (SBS) Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, April 13-16.

7 Apr 2010

Optical Imaging Technique Helps to Visualize Transplanted Stem Cells

A study published in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (19:1) has found that using the FDA-approved contrast agent Indocyanine Green (ICG) to label human embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hESC-CMs) substantially improved efforts to optically track stem cells after transplanting them into heart tissues.

7 Apr 2010

Canon Announces FDA Clearance for its Fully Hybrid Digital Retinal Camera

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in medical imaging, today announced the Canon CX-1 Hybrid Mydriatic/Non-Mydriatic Digital Retinal Camera has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

6 Apr 2010

Physicians Use Endoscopic Ultrasonography to Diagnose Gastrointestinal Disorders

For patients suffering from gastrointestinal disorders, timely diagnosis is extremely important.

6 Apr 2010

Australian Podiatric Surgeon Certified to Offer PinPointe FootLaser Treatment

PinPointe USA, Inc., a privately held emerging medical device company developing advanced laser-based technology and products for the treatment of onychomycosis (toenail fungus) today announced that it has certified its first PinPointe FootLaser Provider in Australia to administer its revolutionary new treatment for toenail fungus.

6 Apr 2010

Advantest Commercializes New 3D Imaging Analysis System

Advantest Corporation today announced that it has successfully commercialized a new 3D imaging analysis system, the TAS7000, which utilizes Advantest’s proprietary terahertz wave technology, to perform nondestructive scans of targeted sample materials and deliver 3D visualization of results.

6 Apr 2010