Cochlear implants enable many severely to profoundly hearing-impaired people who cannot be helped by hearing aids to understand speech and environmental sounds and to communicate better. The treatment, including the cost of a cochlear implant device and required professional services, can cost more than $40,000. But studies by other organizations...
It's shortly before midnight. A 52 year old male suffering from an acute myocardial infarction is admitted to the Caritas Hospital in Bad Mergentheim. The blocked vessel needs to be expanded immediately followed by a stent implant. The minutes are ticking away. Cath labs need to be running smoothly. The...
This whitepaper focuses on biodegradable implants. Biodegradable polymers are becoming more popular as implant materials in orthopedics. The main advantage of biodegradable implants in contrast to metals is that they eliminate the need for a second surgical intervention for removal of the devices. However, they have not been universally adopted...
As hospitals and health systems struggle to remain profitable, high-dollar cardiology and orthopedic implants - such as stents, implantable defibrillators, total joint replacements, and spinal implants - are coming under increasing scrutiny. While most hospitals struggle to contain cardiology and orthopedic implant costs, some facilities have reduced their costs by...
The process of restenosis after stent implantation for the treatment of coronary artery disease is a result of a complex interplay of several implant-induced biological processes. Stent-based drug delivery has been shown to inhibit several of these biological processes thereby preventing restenosis. For the drug-eluting stent to be effective in...
Implanting a stent has become a common treatment for cardiovascular disease, especially in cases of heart attack. The little metal implant is a reticulated cylinder that holds a blood vessel open, so blood can flow in a healthy manner. Angioplasty, a treatment that reopens a blood vessel but does not...
The goal of this paper is to assess the predictive capacity of computational models of transvenous defibrillation by comparing the results of patient-specific simulations to clinically determined defibrillation metrics. Solutions for seven patient-specific models have been completed. The 3-D models of the thorax and in situ electrodes were created from...
Stryker Corp. SYK is expected to report Q2 earnings Thursday, July 17 after the market close with a conference call scheduled July 17 for 4:30 pm ET. Guidance Analysts are looking for a profit of 73c on revenue of 1.68B. The consensus range is 71c to 73c for EPS,...
Stockerati submits:Company Profile: Somanetics Corporation, SMTS incorporated in 1982, develops, manufactures and markets the In Vivo Optical Spectroscopy [INVOS] System, a non-invasive patient monitoring system that continuously measures changes in the blood oxygen levels in the brain and elsewhere in the body in somatic, or skeletal muscle, tissue in...
Remember when marketers were about to enter The Golden Age of Digital Interactivity? Using technology to tap into rich profiling data, sellers would be able to implant highly targeted messages deep into the core of the online consumer and extract a purchase before the unsuspecting sap new what hit him....
Is the ethical backlash against drug and medical-device company payments to doctors finally changing behavior in the industry's executive suites? That's certainly the impression you'd get from the announcement last week by Zimmer Holdings, a major manufacturer of hip, knee and spinal implants that declared it was...
A cell phone without a Bluetooth headset is like peanut butter without jelly. Headsets are indispensable gear for the modern businessperson, allowing hands-free conversations which keep you much safer while driving and the freedom to keep your phone away from your head (where it may be hazardous to your...
