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SpineTech Now Offers High Powered Laser Therapy, Class IV for Treatment

SpineTech Neck and Back Specialists recently added High Powered Laser Therapy, Class IV to its array of services. In accordance with the clinic's high standards, it has chosen LiteCure lasers in order to treat its patients with state of the art equipment.

3 Aug 2015

LuxCath Granted U.S. Patent for Systems and Methods for Visualizing Ablated Tissue

LuxCath LLC, a medical technology company that is developing catheter-based real-time tissue contact assessment, lesion visualization, and lesion gap detection technology, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued U.S. Patent No. 9,084,611 entitled "Systems and Methods for Visualizing Ablated Tissue.”

31 Jul 2015

Adjustable-Focus Endoscope Could Facilitate More Effective, Less Painful Imaging of Internal Tissues

Colonoscopy is a safe and effective medical procedure that's proven to saves lives. Used for routine cancer screening, it can help identify colon tumors in their early stages.

30 Jul 2015

Structures Incorporated Within Individual Cells Induced to Produce Laser Light

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have induced structures incorporated within individual cells to produce laser light.

30 Jul 2015

Lung Cancer Fluorescent Imaging During Surgery Using Targeted Molecular Agents May Become a Reality

More than 80,000 people undergo resection of a pulmonary tumor each year, and currently the only method to determine if the tumor is malignant is histologic analysis.

30 Jul 2015

Korean MFDS Grants Regulatory Clearance for Syneron PicoWay Picosecond Laser

Syneron Medical Ltd., a global market leader in the aesthetic medical device marketplace, announced today that it has received Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) regulatory clearance for the PicoWay® picosecond laser. With this regulatory clearance, the Company can fulfill PicoWay orders from its Korean distribution partner, with additional commercial launch activity in Korea anticipated later in the third quarter 2015.

28 Jul 2015

UD Team Receives Keck Foundation Grant for Research on Changing the Color of Light

Researchers from the University of Delaware have been awarded a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to pursue a novel idea that might enhance solar cells, medical imaging and even treatments for cancer.

24 Jul 2015

$Intraocular Implant and Refractive Society of India Honors LENSAR CEO$

Intraocular Implant and Refractive Society of India Honors LENSAR CEO

The Intraocular Implant and Refractive Society of India (IIRSI) awarded a Special Gold Medal to Nicholas T. Curtis, CEO of LENSAR, Inc., a global leader in next generation femtosecond laser technology for refractive cataract surgery, for his outstanding contribution to industry. The award was presented in Chennai at the IIRSI Conference by Dr. C. Vijaya Bhaskar, honorable Minister for Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare for the state of Tamilnadu, with the society? Secretary General Dr. Amar Agarwal.

10 Jul 2015

Global Industry Analysis Report on Medical Fiber Optics Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Market Study on Medical Fiber Optics: Asia to Witness Highest Growth by 2019" report to their offering.

9 Jul 2015

ASRS Annual Meeting to Feature Long-Term Results of VisionCare’s Implantable Miniature Telescope

VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies, Inc. ("VisionCare"), a developer of advanced visual prosthetic devices for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), announced today the scientific presentation on its 60-month data in support of the telescope implant at the upcoming American Society of Retina Specialist (ASRS) 33rd Annual Meeting in Vienna.

9 Jul 2015