advanced medical technologies

Below is the coverage in the April 2008 issue of MedMarkets.

Ablation: An Energized Market

Demand for Hip and Knee Implants Expected to Increase

MedMarket Outlook: Beyond Technology Innovation: Current and Future Market Forces and Trends

Early Stage Companies: Evalve, ES Vascular, Cardiorobotics, TriVascular

Early Stage Company Financings: Alure Medical, Arbel Medical, Breathe Technologies, CoAxia, IDev Technologies, IlluminOss Medical, Lanx, Pathway Medical Technologies, Tryton Medical

Recent Medtech Startups

Biotechnology Update: Self-Assembling Nanofibers Show Promise for Spinal Cord Injury

Drivers: Sluggish Economy Slows Venture Capital Market

Leading Clinical Edge
Nanovalve Useful for Drug Delivery
Molecular Machine Serves as Remote Control
Progress Made on Biosensing Nanodevice
Mutant Proteins Stimulate Heart Cell Growth
Specialized MRI Identifies Brain Cancer Early
New Therapy for Pediatric Retinoblastoma
Eye Drops Monitor Brain Tissue Repair
Nanoengineered Gel for Spinal Cord Injury
Cell-Sorting System May Detect Cancer

Developments
FDA Approves OrNim’s Monitoring Device
Study Challenges Aspect Medical’s Device
Kinetic Concepts to Acquire LifeCell
Promising Results for Evalve’s MitraClip
U.S. Patient Receives CardioKinetix Heart Implant
Medtronic Improves Talent Stent Graft
FDA Reports Medtronic AneuRx Deaths
Medtronic CRT Clinical Trial Fails
Positive Results for Echo Therapeutics’ Symphony
Abbott’s Glucose Monitor Approved
Datascope to Sell Business to Mindray
Philips Completes Respironics Acquisition
ArthroCare’s Ablation Device Successful
Benefits from Genzyme’s Carticel Sustained
J&J Considers Design Changes for Charité
LifeNet Health Launches Cervical Implant
BioMimetic Refutes FDA Comments
AngioDynamics to Buy Diomed