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Test Shows More Specific Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

A gene-based urine test could provide a more specific diagnosis of prostate cancer than the PSA test.

Industry Welcomes Guidance on Off-Label Use

A draft guidance outlining how companies can distribute journal articles that discuss unapproved uses of FDA-approved devices is being greeted with open arms.

New CDRH Releases

  • FDA Clears Glove Made from New Type of Latex
  • Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff: Preparation and Review of Investigational Device Exemption Applications (IDEs) for Total Artificial Discs
  • PMA Final Decisions for March 2008

Positive Studies Boost Stent Manufacturers as Market Competition Heats Up

Following nearly two years of negative reports and speculation regarding the safety of drug-eluting stents, manufacturers of the devices had to be pleased with the almost universally positive clinical findings presented at the recently held joint meeting of the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions in Chicago.

MDL Weekly Stock Update

Industry Webcasts

  • Q1 2008 ATS Medical Earnings Conference Call
  • Q1 2008 STAAR Surgical Earnings Conference Call
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System-On-Chip Solutions For Portable Medical Devices

An ever increasing number of devices are becoming portable. In the medical domain, devices for health monitoring, health telemetry and drug delivery systems are well known examples of these growing groups of implantable or portable devices.

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Evolving Detection Technology Methods

Randy White, PhD
Adnavance Technologies Inc.

High sensitivity and specificity, along with cost reduction, often determine IVD manufacturers' goals in detection technology development and assay production. As a result, the industry has been slow to adopt any new diagnostic technology that has yet to prove itself commercially. However, in order to increase detection limits and improve sensitivity, developers must be willing to explore alternative methods beyond fluorescence and other light amplification technologies.

To learn more about market stratification and open architecture for microarrays and other IVD products, IVD Technology editor Richard Park spoke with Randy White, chief executive officer of Adnavance Technologies Inc. (Vancouver). In this interview, White shares his views on where he thinks detection platform development is headed and the limits of light amplification. He also discusses metallized DNA, the expectations of molecular diagnostics, and the advantages of strategic partnerships.

Breakthroughs from MPMN
Balloons Feature Latex Properties without the Risk


Conventional latex is used for a plethora of medical products ranging from disposable gloves to catheters. But, with latex allergy statistics continuing to rise, a host of hospitals are initiating a push to purge conventional latex from the healthcare setting. Tailoring its offerings to meet this emerging demand, TechDevice Corp. has introduced minimally invasive medical balloons that boast the desirable characteristics of latex without the health risk.

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