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) has given it clearance to market its trademarked SILS multiple instrument access port, used to perform laparoscopic surgeries through a single incision.
The SILS (single-incision laparoscopic surgery) port is a flexible port that can accommodate up to three laparoscopic instruments. It can be fitted through a single, small abdominal incision, reducing scarring compared to multiport surgeries, according to the company.
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The Food and Drug Administration has declared a natural zero-calorie sweetener derived from the herb stevia as safe for use in foods in beverages, clearing a path for Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc. and other companies to market it in a variety of products.
The FDA issued letters to Cargill Inc. and Whole Earth Sweetener Co., a unit of Merisant Co., stating that it has no objections to the use of a highly purified form of stevia as a general purpose Read the rest of this entry »

Natick, United States, October 24:
The Boston Scientific Corporation has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved carotid WALLSTENT Endoprosthesis, a device used for the treatment of patients with artery
blockades, belonging to the high risk category, and in need of immediate surgery.
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,
Feb. 17
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE:
), a
biomaterials, medical device and tissue processing company, announced today
that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared a new claim for
the CryoValve(R) SG pulmonary human heart valve. The new labeling claim
relates to reducing a component of the immune response in recipients of the
CryoValve SG.
CryoValve SG pulmonary human heart valve is processed with Read the rest of this entry »

The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to Grass Technologies Product Group for its neuromonitoring software system. Called Grass Neurotrac III, the product allows clinicians to monitor long-term changes in brain activity by recording electroencephalograms and computed EEG trends over prolonged periods.
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WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Australian company CSL Ltd
(
CSL.AX
) won U.S. approval on Friday to sell an intravenous
treatment for a bleeding disorder seen in patients with a rare
genetic defect.
The Food and Drug Administration cleared the product,
Riastap, for people with congenital fibrinogen deficiency. The
disorder limits the blood’s ability to clot and puts patients
at risk of life-threatening bleeding without treatment, the FDA
said.
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-(Dow Jones)- The Food and Drug Administration Thursday approved
the first implantable device designed to deliver electrical therapy to the brain
to suppress symptoms associated with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
The device, known as Reclaim DBS (deep brain stimulation) Therapy, is made by
Medtronic Inc.
(MDT). The product was approved to treat patients with OCD in
cases where drug and Read the rest of this entry »

New York, NY
(NBC) — The Food and Drug Administration has cleared the way for the first-ever human trial of a medical treatment, derived from embryonic stem cells.
The company plans to start testing this embryonic stem cell therapy on patients with spinal cord injuries.
Members of one spinal cord injury peer support group are buzzing about Menlo Park Company’s efforts to use embryonic stem cell therapy on people with spinal cord injuries.
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