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RIVER EDGE, N.J., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nephros, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NEPH), a medical device company developing and marketing filtration products for therapeutic applications, infection control, and water purification, today reported that it has received approval from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to expand the Company's development of new potable water filtration systems for military field use. Nephros has been awarded a new research contract from the Office of...

MILPITAS, Calif., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- California Micro Devices (Nasdaq: CAMD) today announced the CM1457 family of inductor based electromagnetic interference (EMI) filters for mobile handsets. With traditional filter architectures, there is a tradeoff between low levels of capacitance -- which are necessary to achieve higher cutoff frequencies -- and reduced levels of filter attenuation. The CM1457, based on the advanced Praetorian III inductor based filter architecture,...

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tiffen Company, a Long Island-based leading manufacturer and distributor of award winning photographic lens and other camera accessories, announced Version 2.0 of its popular Tiffen Photo fx(TM) creative effects software, for the Apple(R) iPhone(R) and iPod Touch(R). Photo fx is the recipient of the prestigious DV Black Diamond Award for 2009. The definitive set of digital optical filters features simulations of many of the popular award-winning...

RIVER EDGE, N.J., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nephros, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NEPH) announced today financial results for the three month period ended June 30, 2009. Recent Highlights Received FDA approval of 510(k) application for the Dual Stage Ultrafilter (DSU)Issued four new patentsRaised $1,250,000 via an equity offering"2009 has continued to be a productive year for Nephros," said Ernest A. Elgin, President and CEO of Nephros. "The Company received 510(k) approval for our...

Researchers are developing a new class of tiny mechanical devices containing vibrating, hair-thin structures that could be used to filter electronic signals in cell phones and for other more exotic applications.Because the devices, called resonators, vibrate in specific patterns, they are able to cancel out signals having certain frequencies and allow others to pass. The result is a new type of "band-pass" filter, a component commonly used in electronics to permit some signals to...

RIVER EDGE, N.J., July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nephros, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NEPH), a medical device company developing and marketing filtration products for therapeutic applications, infection control, and water purification, today reported that is has received 510k approval from the U.S. FDA to market its Dual Stage Ultrafilters (DSU) for in-line purification of dialysate water and bicarbonate solution. On July 1, 2009, Nephros received approval of the DSU to be used to filter...

Appliance Manufacturer Educates Consumers on Importance of Water Filter Upkeep BENTON HARBOR, Mich., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- With temperatures heating up, many consumers will look to cool down and stay hydrated with a refreshing glass of water. To drink with confidence while escaping the summer sizzle, Whirlpool reminds consumers that this season serves as a thirst quenching reminder to change the water filter in the refrigerator. For this reason, the world's largest appliance...

DENVER, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers Digest Magazine named the Instapure F5 COMPLETE Faucet-Mount Water Filter as a Best Buy. The article will be printed in the July/August 2009 issue. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090624/LA37579LOGO "This is an exciting time at Instapure, being selected for this award validates our continued efforts to make water filtration affordable and easy to adopt. We all need to do what we can to reduce our dependence on bottled water as a...

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oclaro, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCLR) has announced the shipment of its 200,000th Fluorescence Filter for biomedical and analytical instrumentation markets. Oclaro filters are used by leading companies in a wide range of biomedical and analytical applications, including clinical diagnostics, drug discovery, gene quantification, blood analysis, and disease detection. The latest offerings from the Oclaro filter portfolio are on display at LASER World...

VANCOUVER, June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANPI, TSX: ANP) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for the Option(TM) Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter in the United States, for use in both permanent and retrievable indications. Angiotech holds exclusive worldwide rights to market and distribute the Option IVC Filter, which it obtained in a license agreement with privately held Rex Medical, LP (Rex...