Biomedical Materials - Issue 5, 2010

A monthly news alert which addresses all the latest developments in ceramics, composites, metals, polymers and textiles for biomedical use including advances in materials, product launches and trials, industry news, international regulatory issues and an alerting service to the latest research results.

Reports on new and existing application areas: artificial organs and skin, bioprostheses, bone repair, catheters, contact lenses, dental materials, drug delivery, ophthalmics, orthopaedics, sutures and tissue engineering .Every month, this concise newsletter will keep you up-to-date with the latest research in a format that doesn’t take all day to read. Biomedical Materials provides you with abstracts of the latest research findings and details of new materials being tested or developed, as well as all the industry news, such as markets, product trials and corporate strategies. Plus, all news articles contain contact details so you can follow up items of specific interest directly with the companies and institutes concerned.

MATERIALS

- Curasan AG launches synthetic bone substitute

PRODUCTS

- Retinal implant offers hope of sight to the visually impaired
- Boston Scientific resumes distribution of defibrillators
- St Jude Medical gains Australian approval for deep brain stimulator
- SpineAlign Medical renames vertebral implant system
- Portable driver to power artificial heart wins US approval

INDUSTRY NEWS

- Guidant pleads guilty to failure to report defibrillator safety problems
- Medtronic loses heart valve case
- Kinetic Concepts launches wound dressing in Japan
- X-Spine, Gamma Spine sign spinal technology licensing deal
- Medrad, ev3 sign supply deal before start of clinical trial
- SurModics signs ophthalmology licensing deal with ForSight Labs

REGULATORY AFFAIRS

- Medical device makers must give information for paediatric use

RESEARCH ALERT

- Positive results from diabetes cell implant trial in New Zealand prompt move to next stage
- Spinal stenosis trial completes enrolment
- Anti-bacterial implant trial begins
- Lead-free defibrillator starts trial

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