Medical equipment industry
Nellcor Incorporated has been awarded an exclusive contract by Premier Health Alliance for patient safety monitoring products under Premier's new Materials Management Business Plan. The contract will benefit Premier's network of over 280 hospitals and health systems, providing hospitals with optimum pricing and reduced equipment and
Medical equipment industry
A significant advancement in oral health diagnostics has been achieved by INNOVA Technologies Corp. with the development of a periodontal test kit that can diagnose serious gum disease in just one hour. The patented test, invented by Dr. Jaro Sodek and Dr. Chris McCulloch at the University of Toronto, utilizes
Medical equipment industry
Oncor, Inc. has announced that it has received permission from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to export its investigational in vitro diagnostic genetic test systems for HER-2/neu and Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) Mbcrlabl to the United Kingdom, Australia, and The Netherlands. This development comes after the
Medical equipment industry
Biomerica, a leading medical diagnostic products company, has taken a significant step in its strategic plan to expand its marketing and distribution in South America by signing an exclusive agreement for the distribution of its EZ DetectTM test in Chile. The EZ DetectTM test is a simple two-minute home test
Medical equipment industry
Diametrics Medical, Inc., a manufacturer of point-of-care blood chemistry equipment, has introduced a new testing cartridge for the measurement of electrolytes (sodium, potassium, ionized calcium) in whole blood. The cartridge is used with the company's IRMA(R) System, a portable analyzer that provides immediate diagnostic blood chemistry values
Medical equipment industry
Source Scientific Inc. reported a narrowed loss of $279,000, or $0.03 per share, for the third quarter ended March 31, 1995, compared to a net loss of $617,000, or $0.08 per share, for the same period in 1994. The company's net sales increased for
Medical equipment industry
Nellcor Incorporated has received marketing clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the first two modules of the NELLCOR SYMPHONY monitoring system, the N-3000 pulse oximeter and the N-3100 noninvasive blood pressure monitor. The NELLCOR SYMPHONY monitoring system is designed to address the growing need for patient
Medical equipment industry
Researchers at the John Wayne Cancer Institute (JWCI) are making headlines with a new blood test that uses four genetic markers to detect melanoma cells in patients with no clinical signs of the disease. This innovative "reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction" (RT-PCR) assay, developed jointly with the National
Medical equipment industry
Chronimed Inc., a health care company specializing in the unique needs of patients with chronic diseases, has announced that the shipment of its Quick Check blood glucose monitoring reagent strip will not resume in May as previously anticipated. This delay is attributed to the manufacturer's Diagnostic Solutions, Inc.
Medical equipment industry
Medis El Ltd., a developer and manufacturer of diagnostic systems, including the CellScan System and Neuritor, has announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 1995. The Company reported sales of $13,000, compared to no sales during the same period in 1994. Research and development costs,
Medical equipment industry
PALOMAR Medical Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of minimally invasive medical devices, has reported its operating results for the first quarter of fiscal 1995. The company's revenues have increased significantly, reaching $3,569,619, up from $1,568,994 in the same quarter last year. Despite this growth,
Medical equipment industry
Health Images, Inc. announced an exclusive, three-year, worldwide distribution agreement with Boreas, Inc. to market and sell the Boreas B100 helium recondenser, a breakthrough technology that reduces helium consumption in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems. The agreement marks a significant development in the medical imaging industry, with potential cost savings
