2002 Archives
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December 2002 (Subscribers
Only: PDF)
Heart Failure, Risk Tackled by Noninvasive Hemodynamic
Monitoring
Leading Therapies in Gynecologic Laparoscopy
MedMarket Outlook: Foretelling the Future of Medtech
Drivers
 Scripps
Leaves Novation for Smaller GPO
Virtual
Imaging Via Super High-Speed Internet2
Physicians
Dropping Managed Care
Early Stage Companies
Embolic
Protection
Smart
Therapeutics Acquired by Boston Scientific
Vertebroplasty
Bone
and Vertebral Body Biopsy
Ambulatory
Monitoring System Used for HF Product Development
Microspheres
for Uterine Fibroids
Early
Stage Company Financings
Recent Medtech Start-ups
Deals
Leading Clinical Edge
Inflammation
a Key Heart Disease Indicator
Restoring
Blood Vessel Architecture
Light-Powered
Nanopump Shuttles Calcium Ions
Grape
Seed Extract Speeds Wound Recovery
Scarless
Skin Grafts?
Developments
New
Lab-On-A-Chip Analyzer
Results
in on Sirolimus-Coated Stent
Stabilization
Platform Simplifies Beating-Heart Bypass
U.S.
Launch of New "Zipper" Stent
Cardiac-Assist
Technology Shows Promise
Tool
Simplifies Epicardial Lead Implants
Balloon
Catheters Reach U.S. Market
MRI
Technology Improves Efficiency, Patient Comfort
Faster,
More Accurate CT Scans
Digital
X-Ray System Receives FDA Clearance
Digital
Radiography Launch
Bio-Nanotech
Product Comprises New Biosensor
Hemorrhage-Control
Bandage Approved
November 2002 (Subscribers
Only: PDF)
Spinal Discs Replaced at Double-Digit Rates
Nanoparticles Aimed at Drug Delivery
MedMarket Outlook: A Question of Impact
Drivers
Medtech,
Biotech Continue to Surpass Other Industry Investments
Shortage
of Physicians to Continue
Early Stage Companies
Ultrasonic
Ablation
Microspheres
for Wound Healing
Cryoablation
of Breast Fibroadenoma
Tiny
Catheter Injects Drug into Arterial Adventitia
Peripheral
Nerve Guides Enter Clinicals
Early
Stage Company Financings
Recent Medtech Start-ups
Deals
Leading Clinical Edge
Tissue-Engineered
Cells Replace Pacemakers
Bone
Marrow Cells Slow Atherosclerosis
Marrow
Injections Improve Heart Function
MicroPET
"Sees" Genetic Variants
High-Risk
Multiple Myeloma Revealed with FDG PET
Durable,
Clot-Resistant Engineered Vessels
Microdevices
Control Magnetic Flux Quanta
IVF
Linked to Birth Defect Syndrome?
Ductoscopy
Detects Breast Abnormalities
Radiotherapy
Reduces Cognitive Function
Developments
Gene
to be Injected into Parkinson's Patients
Cobalt
Chromium Coronary Stent
A
Pacemaker for Apnea
Implantable
Defibrillator Launched in Europe
Bankrupt
PocketScript to Sell Assets
3-D
Imaging for Breast Receives 510(k)
Nonsurgical
Female Sterilization Approved
Four-Millimeter
Hysteroscope Introduced
New
Ophthalmic Lasers Launched
Punctum
Plug Cleared
Cartilagenous
Wound Dressing Receives Canadian Approval
October 2002 (Subscribers
Only: PDF)
The Thriving Market for Endoscopy Products
Dental Implants--One of the Fastest-Growing Orthopedic Markets
MedMarket Outlook: Innovation on the Legislative Front
Lines
Drivers
Hospital
Charges Up, Stays Down
Direct-to-Consumer
Marketing Increases
Early Stage Companies
Coronary
Embolic Protection
Bifurcated
Artery Stenting
Craniofacial
Neurosurgical Fixation
Thrombectomy
for DVT
Recent Medtech Start-ups
Deals
Leading Clinical Edge
Genetically
Engineered Pacemaker
Off-Pump
Surgery Reduces Complications
Gene
Transfer Prevents Restenosis
Gene
for Heart Cell Development Discovered
Ice
Slurry Injections May Save Cardiac Arrest Patients
Deadly
Skin Disorder Improves with Genetic Therapy
Biomedical
Devices Cause Blood Cell Damage
New
Technique Allows Faster, More Powerful DNA Devices
New
Device Shows Brain Function on Limb Control
Prostate
Cancer Linked to Cardio Disease Gene
Developments
Gene
Therapy Trials Halted
Company
Blocked from Using Trial Results
Angiogenesis
Patent Coverage
Undeveloped
Gene-Based Tests Spoken For
Study
to Compare X-Ray with Spiral CT
Human
Tissue Recalled
Suit
Over Oximeter Patents
Blood
Substitute Submitted to FDA
September 2002 (Subscribers
Only: PDF)
Orthobiologics Driving the Soft Tissue Repair Market
Delivering New Methods for Chronic Pain Management
MedMarket Outlook: The Development of Development
Drivers
Wearable Heart Rate Sensors on the Horizon
Benefits
of Radical Prostatectomy Proven But Overall QOL is Static
Early Stage Companies
Neurotech
to Focus on Ophthalmics
Sertoli-Cell
Technology
Noninvasive
MEG Measures Fetal Activity
Antibacterial
Coating for Contact Lenses, IOLs
Recent Medtech Start-ups
Deals
Leading Clinical Edge
Cloned Calves Produce Human Immunoglobulin
Three-Way
System for Drug Delivery
Elasticity
Gene Linked to Early Coronary Disease
Bioengineered,
Rhythmically Beating Heart Muscle
New
Test Could Reduce or Eliminate DNA Amplification
Bone
Marrow Cell Transplants Could Help Lower Limb Ischemia
Smart
Tattoo Monitors Glucose Levels in Diabetics
Scanner
May Help Prevent Fetal Brain Damage
Sperm
Survives Cross-Species Transplant
Developments
Boston
Scientific Stent Approved
Nanotechnology
System for Disease Detection
Cytoscopy
for Bladder Cancer
MEMS-based
Array May Lead to Retinal Implant
Bone
Regeneration Milestone
First
Antibiotic Device for Orthopedics Cleared
Closure,
Antimicrobial Dressings and Adhesion Prevention News
August 2002 (Subscribers
Only: PDF)
Arthroscopy Overtakes Hip, Knee Procedures
Use of Computers in Surgery -- A Multibillion Dollar Industry
MedMarket Outlook: Strong Forces Suddenly Impacting the
Healthcare Industry
Drivers
Partnership
to Explore "Bio-Nanotech"
Surgeons
Simultaneously Implant Two Brain Stimulators
Purchasing
Groups Pressured to Change Methods
Early Stage Companies
Coronary
Imaging
Noninvasive
CVP
Ultrasound-Mediated
Transdermal Drug Delivery
Artificial
Blood
Carbon
Nanotube X-Rays
Recent Medtech Start-ups
Deals
Leading Clinical Edge
New
Doppler Device Finds Cerebral Microemboli
Liposomes
Carry Drugs to Damaged Arteries
Fluroescence
Molecular Tomography Resolves Protease Activity In Vivo
Biocompatible
Magnetic Nanosensors Act as Magnetic Relaxation Switches
Nanoparticle
Assemblies with Density Gradients
Antioxidant
Protects Transplanted Islet Cells
H.
pylori May Contribute to Stroke
Proof
that Damaged Brains Reorganize
Link
Between HGH and Colorectal Cancer
Firefly
Luciferase Illuminates Metastases
Computer
Predicts Outcome of Breast Cancer
Developments
New
Covered Stent Trials Commence
First
Dual-Head, Solid-State Gamma Camera for Cardiology
Mechanical
Embolectomy Successful
Stroke
Trial to Include New Microcatheter
Device
Produces Fewer False Positives Than HPV Tests
Arthroscopy
for Osteoarthritis Ineffective
RF
Device Measures Up to TURP
FDA
OKs Antimicrobial Dressing
July 2002 (Subscribers
Only: PDF)
Cell-Based Therapy Spawns Huge Market
Physician Adoption of Wireless Technology Comes of Age
MedMarket Outlook: Therapeutic Methodologies Evolving
Drivers
HMO
Rates to Rise 20%
Updates
for Medicare Payments
Technology
Transfers Driving Medtech
Early Stage Companies
Perfusion
Monitor
Remote
Vital Signs Monitoring
Biological
Heart Valve Development Collaboration
Expanding
Ureteral Stent
Alternative
to Surgery for CHF
Soft
Tissue Lung Resection/Sealing
Bipolar
RF for AFib
Drug-Eluting
Stents and Other Controlled Drug Delivery
Nitinol
Mesh in CHF
CAD
in Orthopedic Surgery
MEMS
in Minimally Invasive Instrumentation
Recent Medtech Start-ups
Deals
Leading Clinical Edge
Therapeutic
Cloning Creates Heart Patches, Kidneys
Strong,
Biodegradable, Biocompatible Elastomer
Repeat
Stenting for In-Stent Restenosis with and Without Radiation
High-Resolution
Breast-specific Gamma Camera
First
Boron Nanowires Created
Neurometabolic
Analysis of Alzheimer's with Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
3-D
High-Resolution MRI of Ocular and Orbital Malignancies
Deep
Lamellar Keratoplasty with Cataract Surgery
Artificial
Lung on Track for Clinicals
Developments
Hearing
Loss Pill Developed
Genentech
to Pay Damages of $500 Million
The
Fight for Position in Drug-Eluting Stents Market
Microelectrodes
Monitor Organs in Transport
Bone
Graft Biomaterial Receives FDA Clearance
June 2002 (Subscribers Only:
PDF)
TUMT to Take BPH Market by Storm
Wireless Monitoring and 3-D Mapping Steal the Show
MedMarket Outlook: On the Regulatory Front
Drivers
Ups
and Downs of Healthcare Costs
GPOs
vs. Small Device Manufacturers
The
Age of "DiaTherapeutics"?
Elective
Medicine on the Rise
Medicare
Payments Up
Early Stage Companies
Orthopedic
Biomaterials
Implantable
Glucose Sensor
Needle-Free
Suturing
Vascular
Sealing
Glucose
and Retinopathy
Wound
Closure
Retinal
Implant
Advanced
Interventional Procedures
Advanced
Drug Delivery Technologies
Recent Medtech Start-ups
Deals
Leading Clinical Edge
Erectile
Dysfunction Predicts Heart Disease
Angiogenic
Therapy May Reduce Claudication
"Smart"
Sutures Tie Themselves
Porous
Titanium Tracheal Prosthesis
Customized
Brain Atlas Improves Diagnosis
3-D
Imaging of the Inner Ear
Brain-controlled
Neuroprosthetics
Regenerating
Adult Neurons
Pulsed
Electron Avalanche Knife on Retinal Tissue
Bioartificial
Kidney as a Metabolic Replacement
Gene
Expression by Microarray During Wound Healing
Developments
Drug-Eluting
Stent Competitive Arena
Camera
Pill
Arterial
Puncture Closure
Genetic
Cancer Testing
May 2002 (Subscribers
Only: PDF)
OPCAB Startups Fuel Market Growth
Image-Guided Systems: A View to the Future
MedMarket Outlook: Medtech Fights Biopharm for Limited
Investment Dollars
Drivers
Deals
Changing Course
Symptoms
Prompt Internet Searches
Medicare
Cuts Pinching Equipment Sales...
...And
Outpatient Procedure Payments Need Better Accounting
Pain
Management Likely to Drive New Practices, Products
Early Stage Companies
Recanalization
Through Total Occlusion
Dx
of Cardiac Ischemia and Tx of Myocardial Infarction
Spinal
Disc Repair
Cryoablation
of Breast Fibroadenoma
ePTFE
Covered Stent for PFA and Iliac Occlusions
Recent Medtech Start-ups
Deals
Leading Clinical Edge ...NEW
FEATURE!
Radiation
and Repeat Stenting of Little Value Long-term
Brachytherapy
Reduces 5-Year Restenosis Rates
Smaller
AAAs Best Left Untreated
Astrocytes
Key in Neurogenesis
Stroke
Victims Have Weaker Bones
Holographic
Optical Coherence Imaging Shows Inside of Tumor
Electricity
Drives Fluids in Micro- and Nanochannels
Radiation-Induced
Lung Scarring Reduced by Blocking a Gene
Raman
Spectroscopy Provides Rapid Screen for Macular Degeneration
Developments
Cardiac
Ablation
Heart
Valve Repair
Cardiovascular
Implants: ICDs, Stents & Leads
Image
Guidance Systems
Minimally
Invasive Spinal Fusion
RF
Procedure for Hyperopia
April 2002 (Subscribers
Only: PDF)
Restenosis Under Seige
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding: Hysterectomy Alternatives
MedMarket Outlook: Wireless Technology Joins the Medtech
Party
Drivers
Medical
Diagnosis and Monitoring via Pocket PC
"Test
Flights" for Physicians
Next-Generation
ECG Introduced
American/Swedish
Partnership on Stem Cell Research
Early Stage Companies
Microsensors
in GI Tract, Other Applications
3-D
Image-Based Sensor Devices
Beating
Heart CABG
Congestive
Heart Failure
Prevention
of Post-Surgical Adhesion
Recent Medtech Start-ups
Deals
Developments
Beating
Heart CABG Devices Introduced
Stent
Patent Suit Reversed; Supply Suit Continues
ICD
Recommended for Approval
Surgical
Diode Laser Clears 510(K)
Intravascular
MRI Coils Used for Image Guidance
Full
Field Digital Mammography Systems Introduced
Blood
Vessels Grown From Stem Cells
FDA
OKs Study of Uterine Fibroid Ablation
Injectable
Bone Graft Launched
Bacterial
Infections Related to Transplants
Urinary
Catheter Developer Files for Chapter II
March 2002 (Subscribers
Only: PDF)
Reengineering Spine Surgery
Ablation Technologies Driving Surgical Advances
MedMarket Outlook: The Natural Selection of Technology
Development
Drivers
Physicians
Slow to Adapt Information Technologies
Intracardiac
Imaging Evolves
Brain
Surgery Device Finds Use in Orthopedics
European
Tissue Directive Drafted
Early Stage Companies
Coronary
Dilatation Catheter
Cold
Laser for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Minimally
Invasive Breast Biopsy
Auscultation
in Primary Care
Liver
Cancer Brachytherapy
Cardiac
and Other Cryoablation Technology Development
Endovascular
Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysm
Prosthetic
Spinal Disc
Transurethral
Thermotherapy for BPH
Deals
Developments
Hyperoxygenated
Blood After Heart Attack Studied
MRI-Compatible
Pacemaker Under Development
Endoscopic
Cardiac Arrhythmia Ablation Cleared
Monoleaflet
Commercially Introduced
Periodontal
Dental Laser Approved
New
Lasers Introduced, Cleared
Faster
Telemedicine System Launched
Endoscopes
Recalled
Virtual
Colonoscopy Gains CE
RF
Ablation Patents Granted to RITA
CIPRO
Catheters More Effective
February 2002 (Subscribers
Only: PDF)
Tissue Engineering Companies Turning the Corner
Trends in Critical Care
MedMarket Outlook: Fundamental Future Implications
Drivers
First
All-Digital Heart Hospital in U.S. to Open in December
California
Biomedical Industry Leads the Pack
Early Stage Companies
Cryoablation
for Atrial Fibrilation
Magnetic
Targeted Carrier Drug Delivery
Temperature
Management System
Self-Expanding
Carotid Stent
Allograft
Bone Supply Agreement
Nerve
Cuff Distribution
Puncture
Sealing and Hemostasis
Trans-Blood
Vision System
Cardiac
Recovery System for CHF
Mapping
Cardiac Arrhythmias
Cryotherapy
for Kidney Cancer
Magnetic
Coronary Anastomotic Connector
Deals
Developments
Embryonic
Cells Create Kidney-Like Organ
Mechanical
CABG Connector, Heart Valve
Neurostimulator
for Pain Management
Uterine
FIbroid Embolization
Brain
Pacemaker for Parkinson's
Bone
Graft for Spinal Fusion
January 2002 (Subscribers
Only: PDF)
New Applications to Bolster Surgical Sealant Market
Radiology Guides, Advances Therapies
MedMarket Outlook: 2001 Developments with Top Impact
on 2002 and Beyond
Drivers
2002
Medicare Outpatient Rates Postponed While Debate Rages
Market-Changing
Product Innovations
Early Stage Companies
Artificial
Heart
Synthetic
Bone Substitute
Prosthetic
Disc Nucleus
Fecal
Incontinence
Online
Medical Reference
Automated
External Defibrillators
Deals
Developments
Laser
Therapy for Leg Stenoses
Synthetic
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Ablation
Catheter for Atrial Fibrillation
Implantable
Cardioverter Defibrillators
Pediatric
System Approved
Glucose
Measurement
Insulin
Injection System
New
Approach to Leg Ulcers
Developments
in Multislice and Hybrid Technologies
2001 Archives
December 2001 (Subscribers
Only: PDF)
TCT and AHA Cardiology Meetings Highlight New Therapies
High Growth Opportunities in Vertebral Fracture Repair
MedMarket Outlook: The Multi-Pronged Thrust of
Innovation
Drivers
Healthcare
Cost Increases to Rise in 2002
Physician
Use of Handheld Devices on the Rise
Early Stage Companies
Stem
Cell Research and Human Cloning
Intravascular
Stent Grafts
Preventing
Graft Failure
Allogeneic
Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Deals
Developments
Remote,
Real Time Surgical Consulting
Advances
in Stents and Restenosis
Genetically
Engineered Bone Replaces Spinal Fusion Autograft
Cryopreserved
Biologically Active Wound Dressing
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