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Survey Shows Patients Prefer Video Recording of Colonoscopy

Colonoscopy is operator-dependent and substantial numbers of pre-cancerous polyps are missed during colonoscopy. Colonoscopies are often poorly documented, with only a few still photographs taken of anatomic landmarks and abnormal findings. Video recording is rarely used in colonoscopy except for teaching purposes; therefore, the potential impact of systematic video recording on the quality of colonoscopy is unknown.

5 Feb 2010

Palomar Medical's Lux1540 Fractional Non-Ablative Laser Handpiece Obtains FDA Clearance

Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Lux1540™ Fractional non-ablative laser handpiece has received the first clearance by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of striae (stretch marks) using a fractional laser. This new clearance will allow aesthetic practitioners to treat the millions of women worldwide who have unwanted stretch marks.

5 Feb 2010

Global Market Trend Report on Medical Lasers

Forecasts for the global market in systems, providing data for 2008 and estimates for 2009, and projections for the market and compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) from 2009 to 2014

5 Feb 2010

Scientists Find New Technique to Destroy Cancer Cells Using Lasers and Nanoparticles

Using lasers and nanoparticles, scientists at Rice University have discovered a new technique for singling out individual diseased cells and destroying them with tiny explosions. The scientists used lasers to make "nanobubbles" by zapping gold nanoparticles inside cells. In tests on cancer cells, they found they could tune the lasers to create either small, bright bubbles that were visible but harmless or large bubbles that burst the cells.

5 Feb 2010

New Report Suggests Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Device Market in US to Grow Double by 2016

According to a new global report series by iData Research, the leading authority in medical device, dental and pharmaceutical market research, the U.S. market for gastrointestinal endoscopic devices is estimated to grow at double-digit rates, reaching over $1.8 billion by 2016.

3 Feb 2010

STAAR Surgical Receives Approval to Market its Visian Implantable Collamer Lens in Japan

STAAR Surgical Company announced today regulatory approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) to market the Company's Visian Implantable Collamer® Lens (ICL) in Japan

3 Feb 2010

Viva International Inks Global Licensing Deal for Mark Nason-Branded Eyewear

Viva International Group, a worldwide leader in ophthalmic frames and sunglass distribution and manufacturing headquartered in Somerville, NJ, has announced a global licensing agreement with footwear designer Mark Nason, for the design, marketing and global distribution of Mark Nason-branded eyewear, including sunglasses and prescription eyewear.

3 Feb 2010

New Study Published on Laser-Assisted Lead Removal with Spectranetics Laser Sheath

Spectranetics Corporation (NASDAQ: SPNC) today announced publication of the four-year, retrospective LExICon (Lead Extraction in Contemporary Settings) study in the February 9th issue of the Journal of American College of Cardiology. The study evaluated the safety and efficacy of laser assisted lead removal using the Spectranetics laser sheath (SLS® II).

3 Feb 2010

Canfield's Vectra 3-D System Provides Realistic Images of Cosmetic Surgery Results

Dr. Brett Kotlus, a cosmetic surgeon at Allure Medical Spa in Shelby Township, raves about the 3-D system he uses to simulate surgery on prospective clients. The Vectra 3-D from Canfield Imaging Systems takes an image of the face or body with 12 different digital cameras at once, with a resolution of 36 megapixels.

3 Feb 2010

German University Doctor Selects SpectraScience's WavSTAT Optical Biopsy System

SpectraScience, Inc. announced today that Dr. Andreas Stallmach, Department of Internal Medicine II, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany has selected the WavSTAT Optical Biopsy System

3 Feb 2010