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US Patent Granted for the WELLEX™ Interspinous Technology
A Key US Patent for the Treatment of Spinal Stenosis - September 26, 2011 - Eden Spine, LLC
Kroger Launches Flu Shot Campaign with PharmaJet Needle-free Injection Devices
Kroger will offer the PharmaJet needle-free injection option at over 800 Kroger and The Little Clinics locations nationwide. - September 23, 2011 - PharmaJet, Inc.
Ultra Solutions, a Top Ultrasound Equipment Supplier, Moving to Ontario, CA
Ultra Solutions, LLC, a leading provider of used and refurbished ultrasound equipment, recently consolidated all operations into a 25,000 square foot facility in Ontario, CA. The company had previous locations in Chino, CA, and Indianapolis, IN. The new address is 1137 E Philadelphia St, Ontario,... - September 22, 2011 - Ultra Solutions, LLC
Prescribe Gael, Inject Quality
Gael Ltd are seeking new channel partners for the US Healthcare market. - September 22, 2011 - Gael Ltd
NY Orthodontist Extends Invisalign Promotion for NYC Area Residents Through the End of the Year
Park Dental Care of Astoria, New York, offers patients in the metro NYC area Invisalign braces at deeply discounted prices through December 31st 2011. - September 21, 2011 - 718Dentist - Park Dental Care
SalesForce4Hire’s Kevin Schimelfenig to Serve on AdvaMed Annual Conference Panel
Custom Sales Solution Executive to Discuss Critical Funding Issues for Emerging Medical Device Companies - September 21, 2011 - SalesForce4Hire
VQ ActionCare and VQ OrthoCare® Showcase Award-Winning Lifestyle and Technology Products at AARP Life@50+ Expo
Leading Provider of Mature Adult Fitness Equipment and Non-Invasive Medical Solutions Provide Opportunity for Seniors to Sit and Get Fit While Living Pain Free - September 17, 2011 - VQ OrthoCare
Captiva Spine® Broadens Product Offering with 510(k) Clearance for CapLOX II™ Spinal System
Captiva Spine, Inc., a medical device organization dedicated to developing and distributing spinal technologies in the US and internationally, today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug administration (FDA) to market the CapLOX II™ Spinal System, a... - September 15, 2011 - Captiva Spine, Inc
Eminent Spine Releases Results from a Study of Their King Cobra Anterior Cervical Plate
Eminent Spine released results, showing no complications, of their King Cobra Cervical Plate. - September 15, 2011 - Eminent Spine
Eminent Spine Anterior Lumbar Buttress Fang Plate
Eminent Spine published a study regarding their Anterior Lumbar Buttress Fang Plate showing results of no complications. - September 15, 2011 - Eminent Spine
Eminent Spine's Pedicle Screw System
Eminent Spine has been analyzing patient data to maintain safe, effective products. - September 15, 2011 - Eminent Spine
Alcon Selects Bruker ContourGT 3D Microscope for Intra-Ocular Lens R&D
ContourGT-X8 Non-Contact, Optical Surface Profiler Enables Rapid, Repeatable Nanoscale-Level Characterization of Intra-Ocular Lenses. - September 09, 2011 - Bruker Corporation
MediPurpose Giving Away Free Kindles at NANN 2011
Attendees Can Earn Entries by Evaluating the babyLance Heel Incision Device at MediPurpose Booth 436 - September 08, 2011 - MediPurpose
Ameridose to Sponsor Health Connect Partners 2011 Fall Hospital Pharmacy Conference
Ameridose, LLC, nationwide provider of sterile admixing services to hospital pharmacies, is pleased to announce its participation as a sponsor of the 2011 Health Connect Partners Fall Hospital Pharmacy Conference. The conference will take place from September 26-28, 2011 at the Arizona Biltmore in... - September 07, 2011 - Ameridose, LLC
MediPlus Advanced Wound Care Products Receive HCPCS Codes
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has confirmed HCPCS reimbursement codes for MediPlus(tm) advanced wound care products. - September 02, 2011 - MediPurpose
Medical Scrubs Mall Announces the Winner of Its First Ever Contest for a Brand New iPad2
Medical Scrubs Mall held a contest in which medical professionals competed to win a brand new iPad2. Voting took place on the company’s website from June 27th to August 25th, and winners were announced on August 26th. Nicole Namer from Palm View Animal Hospital in Plantation, Florida was the grand prize winner. Congratulations Nicole. - September 01, 2011 - Medical Scrubs Mall
GO! Mobility Solutions Receives Patent for New Portable Commode/Shower Chair Technology
GO! Mobility Solutions announced today that its President and CEO, Rick Goldstein, has been issued U.S. Patent No. 7,980,584 by the U.S. Patent and Trade Office. The patent, entitled "Portable Commode, Shower and Bath Wheelchair Apparatus", was issued on July 19, 2011, and covers... - August 26, 2011 - GO! Mobility Solutions
2,400 SurgiLance Safety Lancets Donated for Free Glucose Screenings in Montgomery
MediPurpose donated 240 boxes of its SurgiLance SL240 safety lancets to Taylor Internal Medicine. The orange safety lancet's 22-gauge blade delivers an incision depth of 2.2 mm and is ideal for 20-40 µL blood collections. - August 26, 2011 - MediPurpose
Bagolie Friedman Injury Lawyers: Transvaginal Placement of Surgical Mesh for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Presents Serious Risks
Following a recent update by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Bagolie Friedman Injury Lawyers is directing attention toward the dangers of using transvaginal mesh implants to help prevent pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and/or stress urinary incontinence (SUI). After releasing warnings about... - August 24, 2011 - Bagolie Friedman Injury Lawyers
Announcing Vitality Medical’s New Facebook Store
Vitality Medical now offers medical supplies on their Facebook store, in addition to their already popular website. - August 24, 2011 - Vitality Medical
Women’s Specialists of Plano Drs. Dennis Eisenberg and Murray Fox Perform First Robotic Hysterectomy on New DaVinci Si Machine with 8mm Camera at Medical Center Plano
Dr. Dennis Eisenberg of Plano, Texas, a pioneer in the use of the robotic hysterectomy surgical technique, recently completed his first hysterectomy surgery at Medical Center Plano using the new DaVinci Si machine. Dr. Eisenberg was assisted on this procedure by fellow surgeon Dr. Murray Fox of Plano, TX. - August 23, 2011 - Dr. Dennis Eisenberg
Austrian Medical Distributor Medikus Reports 10+ Sales for babyLance Heel Stick
Medikus, a Semi-Exclusive Distributor for babyLance in Austria, Has Partnered with MediPurpose Since December 2010 - August 19, 2011 - MediPurpose
Queralt, Inc. Announces Document Tracking Solution for Healthcare Markets
Highly scalable solution is based on iQ3 framework and currently provides real time location for 60,000 folders. - August 16, 2011 - Queralt Inc
NewProductHelp.com to Lead Marketing Campaign for Cobb IV Tubes Invention
Gene and Bonnie C., New York residents and co-inventors, have contracted South Florida invention assistance leader NewProductHelp.com to represent their Cobb IV Tubes concept to industry. A simple yet effective improvement on a widely used medical product, the Cobb IV Tubes features a unique design... - August 15, 2011 - New Product Help, Inc.
babyLance Infant Heelstick Registered with Italian Competent Authority
Equivalent of U.S. FDA Registration, CA Registration Enables Distribution of babyLance in Italy - August 13, 2011 - MediPurpose
Modern Medical Introduces the SuperLift
The SuperLift is designed to easily and safely lift and transport patients without injury to the patient and the caregiver. - August 12, 2011 - Modern Medical
NDŌHD by Altaravision, Inc. is Sponsoring an Endoscopic Assessment of Swallowing Hands-On Practicum by ProCourse CEU's in Buena Vista, FL
NDŌHD by Altaravision, Inc. is sponsoring an Endoscopic Assessment of Swallowing Hands-On Practicum by ProCourse CEUs in Orlando, FL September 17th and 18th 2011. ProCourse is approved by the Continuing Education Board of ASHA to offer continuing education activities in Speech-Language... - August 09, 2011 - Altarvision, Inc.
Female Facial Plastic Surgeon Opens Practice in Beverly Hills
Board-Certified, Dr. Kimberly Lee, a female facial plastic surgeon, has opened the Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgery Center. Dr. Lee specializes in facial plastic surgery for women and men, in the areas of rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, facial rejuvenation, facelifts, ethnic plastic surgery, Asian... - August 06, 2011 - Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgery Center
MediPurpose Logo Granted U.S. Trademark Protection
The medical device company recently received a Certificate of Registration from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. - August 05, 2011 - MediPurpose
Ophthalmology EMR Client to Go-Live
A very popular chain of ophthalmological hospitals in India is soon going to go-live with Binary Spectrum’s OpthoEMR by mid December. A spokesperson from Binary Spectrum, a leading health care software development company, stated on Wednesday that the Optho EMR application is all set to go... - August 04, 2011 - Binary Spectrum
New Wearable SoundPOD AAC System Uses iPod or iPad to Give the Power of Communication to Those Who Can’t Speak
SoundPOD Wearable AAC System promotes voice output from natural location. - August 04, 2011 - Forbes Rehab Services
New MediPlus Advanced Wound Care Product Samples Available
Requests for Product Samples and Pricing can be Submitted Online at the Mediplus Website or by Calling Medipurpose Customer Service - July 30, 2011 - MediPurpose
First Virtual Job Fair to Offer Exciting Speakers and Topics for Life Science PhDs and MDs
The Virtual Job Summit will enable employers to recruit seasoned postgraduate life scientists from the top 15 percent of U.S. training institutions. Employers will be able to upload brochures, white papers, videos and webinar recordings to their virtual booths. Jobseekers will be able to browse among employers, download information and return during the two-day live event on October 5 and 6 to speak with employers via video chat. - July 27, 2011 - Bio Careers
Yoritex Has Produced Medical Network HUB® Prototype
Yoritex Inc. today announced that its engineers have completed a development of the first-generation Medical Network HUB® prototype – a medical diagnostic accessory for BlackBerry® smartphones. This is a great step forward to the mass production manufacturing of these type of... - July 27, 2011 - Yoritex Inc.
MarketLab Launches First Secure, Bedside Advance Directives Station
MarketLab is proud to announce their exclusive new product – and first item brought to market through their Spark product partnership program – the Advance Directives Station. The Advance Directives Station was created from a Spark submission from Julie Gaulden. From her personal... - July 27, 2011 - MarketLab, Inc.
Ameridose Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Compliance Presents at LSHP Annual Meeting
Ameridose, LLC, a leading nationwide provider of sterile admixing services to hospital pharmacies, is honored that Ameridose Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Compliance, Sophia Pasedis, PharmD, was invited to speak at the 2011 Louisiana Society of Health-System Pharmacists (LSHP) Annual... - July 26, 2011 - Ameridose, LLC
Medical Technology Company Experiences Rapid Growth in Struggling Economy
Practice Velocity®, LLC, (www.practicevelocity.com), a medical software and billing technology company specializing in urgent care, is pleased to announce it has hired its 200th employee less than a decade after it was founded. - July 26, 2011 - Practice Velocity
Magnatek Enterprises Participating in Healthtex 2011 at Bangalore
Magnatek Enterprises is participating in Healthtex 2011 being held at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre during 5 - 7 August 2011. - July 22, 2011 - Magnatek Enterprises
BioRegenerative Sciences, Inc. Releases I-Ease PF, a Stem Cell-Based, Preservative-Free, Eye Drop for Dry Eye
A new preservative-free eye drop using stem cell technology to help alleviate dry eye. - July 20, 2011 - BioRegenerative Sciences, Inc.
Kukamama Launches, Targeting Baby Boomers with Health and Wellness Products
Kukamama.com is a website for aging adults, caretakers, baby boomers, or anyone who is caring for another individual. It could also be an independent senior who is computer savvy. Daily deals are presented on heavily discounted products such as incontinence products, vision aids, diet supplements and more. The simplicity of the site helps caretakers focus on efficiently purchasing the product of the day without the distraction of advertising or busy graphics. - July 20, 2011 - Kukamama Holdings, LLC
Ameridose Supports Annual Meeting for the Louisiana Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Ameridose, LLC, a leading nationwide provider of sterile admixing services to hospital pharmacies, is pleased to have contributed to the 2011 Louisiana Society of Health-System Pharmacists (LSHP) Annual Meeting as both an Educational Sponsor and an Event Sponsor. The annual meeting took place at... - July 19, 2011 - Ameridose, LLC
KBI Medical Supplies Launches Online Tutorials
KBI Medical Supplies Launches its online tutorials. Feature of the month is Medline Excel Hybrid wheelchair. - July 17, 2011 - KBI Medical Supplies
MediPurpose Partners with Medical Product Design Firm DeviceLab
Relationship Extends MediPurpose's Resources for New Medical Product Development. - July 16, 2011 - MediPurpose
Voicebrook to Exhibit at the Association of Pathology Chairs 2011 Annual Meeting
Voicebrook to demonstrate alternative speech recognition workflows for Pathology laboratory reporting. - July 14, 2011 - Voicebrook, Inc.
Platinum-Cured Silicone Tubing from NewAge(R) Industries Offers Purity for Fluid Transfer; Well Suited for Medical, Pharmaceutical, & Food Applications
Silcon(R) Med-X tubing is manufactured from platinum-cured silicone for purity in critical fluid flow applications such as pharmaceutical, medical, surgical, food and beverage. The tubing is extremely flexible and will not support bacteria growth. Silcon Med-X does not contain plasticizers, offers the fewest number of extractables, and meets USP Class VI requirements. - July 14, 2011 - NewAge Industries, Inc.
Kopp Development Inc. Installed Their Ferromagnetic Detectors for MRI Safety Throughout Entire VISN 16
Kopp Development Inc., is proud to announce that South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN 16) outfitted all their MRI facilities with FerrAlert™ HALO detectors. After a comprehensive evaluation of all available ferromagnetic detectors on the market, VISN 16 recognized FerrAlert™... - July 12, 2011 - Kopp Development Inc.
Haag-Streit UK Introduces New MÖLLER ALLEGRA 590 Dual-Use Microscope, Designed for Both ENT and Ophthalmic Surgery
Haag-Streit UK is delighted to announce the introduction of the new MÖLLER ALLEGRA 590 surgical microscope. The ALLEGRA 590 is a dual-use microscope which has combined features for both ENT and ophthalmic surgery and has been designed for use in day clinics, surgical centres and hospitals. It is the only true ENT and ophthalmic dual-use microscope available in the market today and is ideal for clinics or practices where space is an issue. - July 07, 2011 - Haag-Streit UK
ePlanet Capital Sells Biancamed Ltd to ResMed Inc.
ePlanet Capital announces sale of Biancamed Ltd to ResMed Inc. - July 06, 2011 - ePlanet Capital
Michael Riddle Promoted to VP (Advanced Wound Care) at MediPurpose
MediPurpose, a master distributor and manufacturer of medical products, today announced Michael Riddle as its vice president of advanced wound care products. The promotion is the first for Riddle at MediPurpose. He joined the medical product company in October 2010 as director of its then new... - July 06, 2011 - MediPurpose
New Regulatory Model Proposed by the Ohio Medical Cannabis Act of 2012
The Ohio Medical Cannabis Act of 2012 is being prepared as a statewide initiative for the November 6, 2012 General Election. The press release highlights the importance of this proposed Amendment to the state constitution, and its benefits to the sick and dying. - July 05, 2011 - Ohio Medical Cannabis Act 2012