Wonders never cease. The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it was expanding the approved use of Botox, the wrinkle-fighting injection, to also treat adults with an overactive bladder. What!!?? Apparently, when Botox is injected into the bladder muscle, it causes the muscle to relax. And that increases the storage capacity of the bladder […]
Medical device maker Dune Medical Devices announced Wednesday that the company has received a pre-market approval from the Food and Drug Administration for its breast cancer detection device. The MarginProbe System can be used following the removal of cancerous tissue to know whether there is cancer in the immediate vicinity of the excised tissue. It […]
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The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it has approved Framingham, Massachussetts-based HeartWare’s left ventricle assist device for heart failure patients awaiting a heart transplant. The HeartWare Ventricular Assist System is a mechanical, implantable pump that helps the heart’s left ventricle pump blood that is rich in oxygen to the body in patients whose […]