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Articles in Sept, 1997 issue of BBI Newsletter, The

• Who will head WHO
• LaserSight - product acquisition
• Mixed opinions on Nellcor purchase
• Elbit Medical Imaging - established Sao Paulo, Brazil unit
• Marquette Medical Systems - Agreements
• Baxter International - submits Hemassist blood substitute to European Medicines Evaluation Agency for approval
• GE Medical Systems - new ProSpeed SX Advantage CT scanner
• Oxford Instruments - has developed Sonicaid 421 portable ultrasound system
• Upcoming skin graft launches
• Med-Design - acquisition of patent rights
• Emergency medicine alliance formed
• Epitope - will reacquire HIV testing system
• Cypress Bioscience - plans continuation of Prosorba column trials
• Homocleanse - seeking FDA clearance for ThermoChem-HT chemotherapy system
• Rimed - launches Smart-Lite transcranial Doppler monitor
• Questions on prostate cancer screening
• Haemacure - product acquisition
• Court rejects liability in breast implant case
• Abiomed - receives $100,000 research grant
• International Remote Imaging Systems - Agreements
• ATL Ultrasound - launches HDI 500 ultrasound system
• Flaga - launches Embla sleep recorder
• Norian - received notice of compliance from Canadian Medical Devices Bureau for its Norian SRS proprietary material
• Thoratec Laboratories - trial of its Vascular Access Graft product
• Ultrasound developments in Europe
• Manan Medical Products - acquisition by Marmon Group
• Spacelabs broadens product pipelines
• Emisphere Technologies - public offering
• Novametrix Medical - Agreements
• Chiron Diagnostics - received FDA clearance for ACS: Centaur Chemiluminescent Immunoassay system
• Heine Optotechnik - launches Beta200 retinoscope
• QLT Photo Therapeutics - received clearance to market Photofrin lung caner therapy in Germany
• Ireland wins favor as device investment site
  by Tom Clark
• CytoTherapeutics - acquisition
• Zygo Corp - acquisition
• Abaxis - convertible preferred stock financing
• Integra LifeSciences - Agreements
• Asys Hitech - designed Versablot automatic processor
• Erbe Elektromedizin - developed line of endoscopic probes
• Mego Afek - launches Lightfeet muscle pump activator
• TheraTec and Innovative Devices LLC - received U.S. patent on drug delivery inhaler
• Blood screening and hepatitis
• Merit Medical Systems - patent acquisition
• Laidlaw expands into emergency rooms
• Porous Media - wins suit against Pall Corp
• Premier - Agreements
• Danmeter's - Automotive AM 800 EMG monitor and neuromuscular stimulator
• Keeler - developed Tearscope for optometrists
• SangStat Medical - Phase II trial of Thymoglobulin
• Cardiovascular markets are a rapidly growing in vitro market sector
  by Michael Simonsen
• CompuRad - product acquisition
• Utah Medical Products - acquisition
• Electropharmacology, Eurobiotech merge
• InSite Vision - Agreements
• Alifax - launches TEK 6 immunoassay analyzer
• ENDOcare - patent
• Mediscience Technology - receives Japanese patent
• Spine-Tech - received FDA clearance on laparoscopic procedure used in BAK interbody spinal fusion system
• BSE and medical devices
• Innovasive Devices - acquisition
• J&J expands efforts in women's health sector
• Bayer Corp - new health care unit
• Luther Medical Products - Agreements
• AVL Medical Instruments - launches Pulsox-3i oximeter
• Foures - launches line of syringe pumps
• Organogenesis - received FDA clearance for Graftpatch
• Waters Medical Systems - received FDA clearance on RM3 Renal preservation monitor
• Digital imaging developments in Europe show move toward PACS
  by Tom Clark
• Invacare ends bid for Healthdyne takeover
• Allegiance Healthcare - product acquisition
• Diametrics Medical - Agreements
• Surgical Laser Technologies - Agreements
• Dego - launches OxiPuls 2010 portable oximeter
• Life Medical Sciences - received FDA clearance for Skar Kare device
• Siemens - launches Mammomat 300 imaging system
• Restructured diagnostics industry may get larger share of health care $
  by Michael Simonsen
• Colorado MEDtech - acquisition
• Steris - acquisition
• Helix BioPharma - Agreements
• Valley Forge Scientific - Agreements

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