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Global Medical Fiber Optics Market to Grow at 7.6% CAGR During 2013-2019

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Medical Fiber Optics Market - Forecast to 2019: Major players are LEONI, TRUMPF, SCHOTT, ROFIN, Coherent, Vitalcor and Timbercon" report to their offering.

20 May 2014

New Optical Approach to Brain Scanning

Scientists have advanced a brain-scanning technology that tracks what the brain is doing by shining dozens of tiny LED lights on the head.

20 May 2014

New Imaging System Can Generate 3-D Movies of Entire Brains at Millisecond Timescale

Researchers at MIT and the University of Vienna have created an imaging system that reveals neural activity throughout the brains of living animals.

19 May 2014

ENT Microscope Leica M320 F12 Now Available With a Multifocal Objective Lens and Integrated Full HD 1080p Camera

eica Microsystems’ office and clinic ENT (Ear, Nose, Throat) surgical microscope Leica M320 F12 is now available with a new multifocal objective lens and a fully integrated high-definition (HD) 1080p camera.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 16 May 2014

New Technology Could Bring Photodynamic Therapy into Deep Areas of the Body

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an effective treatment for easily accessible tumors such as oral and skin cancer.

16 May 2014

UC San Diego Neurosurgeons Employ Monteris MRI-Guided Laser Technology to Treat Malignant Tumors

Monteris Medical announced that their novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided laser technology, the NeuroBlate System, was recently applied by neurosurgeons at UC San Diego Health System to a malignant tumor deep inside a patient’s brain. This is the first time that this FDA-cleared laser ablation device has been used in California.

8 May 2014

Patient Demography and Geographic Shift Influences Growth of Ophthalmology Devices Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Ophthalmology Devices Market 2014-2018: OCT Scanner, Fundus Camera, Tonometer, Pachymeter, Perimeter, Slit Lamp, Excimer, YAG Laser, Femtosecond Laser, IOL, Contact Lens" report to their offering.

5 May 2014

Mauna Kea Technologies Receives Regulatory Approval in Japan for its Cellvizio Product

Mauna Kea Technologies, leader in the optical biopsy market, announced today it received regulatory approval in Japan for the company’s Cellvizio flagship product. The approval by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) includes a Class 1 authorization for the Cellvizio technology as well as a Class 2 designation, known as NINSHO approval, covering the use of Cellvizio probes in endoscopic use.

29 Apr 2014

Medical Fiber Optics Market Witnesses Significant Growth

According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research "Medical Fiber Optics Market-Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019," the global medical fiber optics market was valued at USD 863.1 million in 2013 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.6% from 2013 to 2019, to reach an estimated value of USD 1,336.1 million in 2019.

29 Apr 2014

EPFL Spin-Off, Aïmago Medical Imaging Company, to be Acquired by Novadaq

Novadaq® Technologies Inc., the leading developer and provider of clinically relevant imaging solutions for use in surgical and diagnostic procedures, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Aïmago SA.

28 Apr 2014