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Japan PMDA Approves Given Imaging’s PillCam SB 3 System

Given Imaging Ltd, a world leader in gastrointestinal medical devices and pioneer of capsule endoscopy, today announced that Japan's Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) has granted approval for the PillCam SB 3 system.

23 Sep 2013

New Strategic Partnership to Provide One-Stop Source of Innovative Aesthetic Laser Devices

LSO Medical SAS, a leading French laser manufacturer for aesthetic and surgical applications, and GME German Medical Engineering GmbH, a German company developing and marketing laser applications, announced today the formation of a strategic partnership.

18 Sep 2013

WCUI’s Psoria Light Receives Full Patent Status from US Patent and Trademark Office

Wellness Center USA, Inc. (WCUI), a Schaumburg, IL -alternative healthcare, medical device solutions and online nutraceutical sales company, today announced that wholly-owned subsidiary Psoria-Shield's flagship product Psoria-Light(R) has been granted full patent status from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for one of several patent applications, 8,481,982.

12 Sep 2013

Researchers Advance Capability of Photoacoustic Imaging Technique

A medical imaging technology that holds promise for screening prostate and thyroid cancers begins with a pulse of light.

10 Sep 2013

CAO Introduces Precise SHP Diode Laser System for Dental Procedures

The CAO Group (CAO), a world-leading, high-technology dental company, has launched the latest in restorative dental products with the new Precise®SHP Diode Laser, equipped with the most sophisticated technology for diode laser procedures.

From CAO Group, Inc. 7 Sep 2013

Light to Heal Ailing Hearts

When a beating heart slips into an irregular, life-threatening rhythm, the treatment is well known: deliver a burst of electric current from a pacemaker or defibrillator.

30 Aug 2013

Caliber Imaging & Diagnostics Selects H.C. Wainwright as Advisor for Global Expansion

Lucid, Inc. , d/b/a Caliber Imaging & Diagnostics (Caliber I.D.), a leader in noninvasive optical biopsies of skin and manufacturer of VivaScope® confocal imaging systems, has entered into a strategic advisory agreement with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, designed to benefit the growth of Caliber I.D. as it continues to develop its business through a variety of channels.

29 Aug 2013

Mayo Clinic Treats Chronic Dry Eye with Intense Pulsed Light therapy

Intense Pulsed Light therapy (IPL) is being used at Mayo Clinic in Arizona to treat chronic dry eye, a condition affecting millions of people in the U.S., particularly those in the desert Southwest.

23 Aug 2013

Eclipse Launches Crowd Sourcing Campaign for At-Home Smart Breast Health Imaging Device

Eclipse Breast Health Technologies Inc., a health products design and development company, today announced Eclipse is executing a crowd sourcing campaign on Indiegogo to raise $650,000 to bring Eclipse to the market as soon as possible so it can benefit women in early detection of breast abnormalities, by tracking and comparing images from month to month.

23 Aug 2013

Dilon to Distribute Digirad's Lines of Nuclear Imaging Cameras

Digirad Corporation, the leader in solid-state diagnostic imaging technology and services, and Dilon Diagnostics, the world leader in molecular breast imaging, today announced that they have signed an exclusive international distribution agreement for Dilon to distribute Digirad's lines of nuclear imaging cameras including the ergo™, a large field-of-view general purpose imaging system, the Cardius® x.act, a triple-head cardiac dedicated SPECT imaging system with VCT Attenuation Correction, and the Cardius® XPO dedicated cardiac SPECT imaging systems line.

23 Aug 2013