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Expanding Reimbursement Coverage to Drive Adoption of High-End Devices in the Long Term, According to Millennium Research Group TORONTO, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, favorable demographics and growing economies are the main factors spurring rising revenues in the Latin American interventional cardiology (IC) device market. Economic growth is contributing to increased...

TEL AVIV, Israel, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Leviticus Cardio [http://www.leviticus-cardio.com ], a portfolio company of the Mofet Venture Accelerator [http://www.mofet-venture.com ], owned by the Trendlines Group, recently performed a successful animal surgical trial using its wireless coplanar energy transfer system (CET) for ventricular assist devices (VAD). The surgery was performed at Assaf Harofeh Hospital and produced a 75% full system efficiency rate as compared with...

ALBANY, New York, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research (http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com) "Peripheral Vascular Devices Market (Peripheral Vascular Stents, PTA Balloon Catheters, Guidewires, IVC Filters, Atherectomy, Chronic Total Occlusion, Embolic Protection Devices, Synthetic Surgical Grafts, Aortic Stents) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2012 - 2018," the global...

Princeton University, Engineering School Scientists at Princeton University used off-the-shelf printing tools to create a functional ear that can "hear" radio frequencies far beyond the range of normal human capability. The researchers' primary purpose was to explore an efficient and versatile means to merge electronics with tissue. The scientists used 3D printing of cells and nanoparticles followed by cell culture to combine a small coil antenna with cartilage, creating what they term...

In 2012, more than 3 million people had stents inserted in their coronary arteries. These tiny mesh tubes prop open blood vessels healing from procedures like a balloon angioplasty, which widens arteries blocked by clots or plaque deposits. After about six months, most damaged arteries are healed and stay open on their own. The stent, however, is there for a lifetime. Most of the time, that’s not a problem, says Patrick Bowen, a doctoral student studying materials science and engineering...

But results should be interpreted with caution, say researchers The authors stress that these findings should be interpreted with caution as some studies did not adjust for other potential confounding factors. They call for further investigations into the long term health effects of breast implants. Cosmetic breast implants have become increasingly popular, but some studies have suggested that implants can make it more difficult to detect breast cancer at an early stage because they...

First heart pacemaker able to recruit stem cells to damaged heart tissue - THE MYOSTIM PACER - will be introduced LOS ANGELES, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Heart Rhythm 2013 will be held in Denver, Colorado May 8th to 11th - http://www.hrsonline.org/. Leonhardt Ventures and MyoStim Pacers are co-sponsoring @ 3pm on May 9(th) at their exhibit booth No. 657 a showcase of technologies that address heart and cardiovascular disease. Companies to be showcased include: MyoStim Pacers -...

Infusion Pumps that Help Reduce Overall Treatment Costs will be Readily Adopted, According to Millennium Research Group TORONTO, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, the European market for infusion pumps will see modest growth as health care facilities increasingly adopt devices that help lower the costs associated with longer patient stays and complications. The European debt...

Dr. Nikolas Chugay, A Globally Recognized Cosmetic Surgeon Is The First In The US To Offer Cosmetic Hip Implants That Can Give Women More Curves Than San Francisco’s Lombard Street. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 30, 2013 First it was the “bootylicious” behind and the well-endowed curves of JLo as women sought the extra curves “back there” using buttock implants and fat injections. Sadly, those procedures didn't do much towards achieving an hour-glass figure . . . especially...

Those Considering Breast Augmentation Surgery May Contact Dr. David Altamira, One of the Most Trusted Plastic Surgeons in Houston, for a Consultation to Gather More Information, and Discuss Realistic Options and Results. HOUSTON, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- For many years, Dr. Altamira has been providing those in the Houston area with breast augmentation surgery, and he is now offering enhanced consultations for breast implants to better serve his patients and to ensure...