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News & Analysis 2008 p10:

• Zap's new Styla is "world's first microlaser for soft-tissue applications" in dentistry
  May 15, 2008 -- Dental laser company Zap Lasers has unveiled what it calls "a breakthrough in soft-tissue management." The Styla MicroLaser combines a wireless, cordless design with diode laser technology in a self-contained unit measuring 6.9 inches and weighing 1.9 ounces. More...
• FDA okays Advanced Medical Optics' iFS Advanced Femtosecond Laser for eye surgery
  May 14, 2008 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved has approved eye care company Advanced Medical Optics' (AMO) iFS Advanced Femtosecond Laser for use in vision correction surgery. The laser is part of the company's iLASIK technology suite. AMO says the iFS will speed laser vision procedures and enhance ergonomics for surgeons.
• Phototherapy developer CyDen gets funding from Unilever, adoption by Spa & Salon
  May 12, 2008 -- CyDen Ltd., a medical devices company that helped pioneer intense pulsed light (IPL) technology, has received a significant capital investment from Unilever Ventures as part of a £2.8 million Series C investment round. In addition, Spa and Salon International (SSI) has selected CyDen's iPulse product to offer treatments for hair reduction, acne, skin blemishes, pigmentation, anti-aging and wrinkle reduction in its salons.
• Flourescence, nanotech enable rapid gene diagnosis in IBN's new lab-on-a-chip
  May 9, 2008 -- The Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) in Singapore has developed an "extreme" lab-on-a-chip capable of biological sample preparation and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in just 17 minutes. The microsystem uses a fluorescence detector to indicate if and in what amount a particular gene is present.
• Volcano announces first human use of its OCT imaging catheter
  May 8, 2008, San Diego, CA--The first human procedure using the Volcano optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging catheter has been performed by Dr. Patrick Serruys at the Thoraxcenter (Rotterdam, Netherlands). Volcano OCT is designed to complement the company's line of IVUS imaging catheters and pressure guidewires used for coronary imaging and lesion assessment.
• Near-infrared light enables palm-vein authentication for healthcare and other industries
  May 6, 2008, Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel--BioGuard, a provider of biometric solutions for a wide variety of applications, has teamed up with Fujitsu and Computer Sky to offer PalmGuard, an advanced biometric authentication system that uses near-infrared light to verify an individual's identity by recognizing the unique pattern of veins in the palm.
• DUSA collaborating with the National Cancer Institute to evaluate PDT for oral cancer
  May 5, 2008, Wilmington, MA--A Phase I clinical trial using DUSA Pharmaceuticals' Levulan product has been launched by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to study photodynamic therapy (PDT) for the prevention of oral cancer, which may affect more than 30,000 Americans this year.
• Minimally invasive laser-assisted lipolysis system receives FDA clearance
  May 2, 2008, Yokneam, Israel--Syneron Medical has introduced the LipoLite, a new device for laser-assisted lipolysis, following U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for laser-assisted lipolysis and additional dermatological procedures.
• New automated screening technique accelerates biological image analysis
  May 1, 2008, Pittsburgh, PA--Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University's Lane Center for Computational Biology have discovered how to significantly speed up critical steps in an automated method for analyzing cell cultures and other biological specimens.
• Near-infrared coronary artery plaque imaging device receives FDA clearance
  May 1, 2008, Burlington, MA--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared for marketing a near-infrared laser-based imaging device that a doctor can use to see inside a blood vessel to assess the fat content of the plaque that builds up on the wall of the coronary arteries.

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