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AngioDynamics to acquire RITA Medical
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology provider AngioDynamics and oncology and medical device developer RITA Medical Systems have signed a definitive agreement whereby AngioDynamics will acquire RITA for approximately $220 million plus the assumption of approximately $3.3 million in net debt.
November 27, 2006
AngioDynamics gets clearance for soft-tissue ablation technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology provider AngioDynamics of Queensbury, NY, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given clearance for its soon-to-be subsidiary, Oncobionic, to market Irreversible Electroporation (IRE), a technology that allows for surgical ablation of soft tissue, including cardiac and smooth muscle.
November 27, 2006
US elasticity testing could cut breast biopsies by half
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Fifty percent or more of the negative breast cancer biopsies performed in the U.S. might be eliminated using ultrasound "elasticity" testing, according to a preliminary study presented at the 2006 RSNA meeting.
November 27, 2006
Skip gadolinium for MRA surveillance of endovascular coils
By Shalmali Pal
CHICAGO - Gadolinum-enhanced MR angiography (MRA) for following up coil treatment in intracranial aneurysm patients makes the exam more costly and less efficient, according to a presentation this week at the RSNA meeting.
November 26, 2006
S&S Technology introduces catheter cabinet
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Motorized viewer and illuminator manufacturer S&S Technology of Houston has launched its CC300 catheter cabinet with electronic and network interface.
November 9, 2006
Stereotaxis shows Q3 revenue gain
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided interventional surgery firm Stereotaxis of St. Louis posted a surge in revenues coupled with a slight decrease in net losses for its 2006 fiscal third quarter (end-September 30).
November 9, 2006
UFE gains ground with patients, physicians
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
More women are discussing uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) with their physicians as a treatment option, according to survey results from the National Women's Health Resource Center (NWHRC).
November 9, 2006
BioSphere gets FDA nod for QuadraSphere
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer BioSphere Medical reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the 510(k) application for the company's QuadraSphere microspheres.
November 8, 2006
SenoRx
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast cancer interventional device firm SenoRx of Aliso Viejo, CA, will introduce several new improvements to its EnCor MRI biopsy system, designed to simplify the overall MRI biopsy procedure.
November 8, 2006
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Intact Medical
By Kate Madden Yee
Natick, MA-based Intact Medical plans to display its Intact Breast Lesion Excision System (BLES) in its booth at the RSNA 2006 conference.
November 8, 2006
Boston to bring Liberte to Japan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific has received Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) approval to market its Liberte bare-metal coronary stent system.
November 5, 2006
Sentinelle Medical
By Brian Casey
Sentinelle was formed to commercialize products developed through research at Sunnybrook and Women's Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, and at the 2006 RSNA show the firm will demonstrate a new table dedicated to breast and interventional MRI studies.
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