APTEinfo Medical Devices December 2005

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Nobel Biocare rejects academics' critique
December 16, 2005
http://investor.nobelbiocare.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=139018&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=796508&highlight=

Johnson & Johnson Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Animas Corporation, An Insulin Delivery Company
December 16, 2005
http://www.jnj.com/news/jnj_news/20051216_090859.htm

Zimmer Holdings Receives Approvable Letter for Ceramic Hip Replacement
December 14, 2005
http://zmh.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=181933

Straumann acquires Danish distributor DenTech
December 12, 2005
http://www.straumann.com/com_index/ci_index/ci_news/ci_ch_media_releases_2005/ci_ch_pr_den_tech_121205.htm

Medtronic Announces First Clinical Trial Experience With Next-Generation Drug-Eluting Coronary Stent System
December 13, 2005
http://wwwp.medtronic.com/Newsroom/NewsReleaseDetails.do?itemId=1134431344022&lang=en_US

Zimmer Holdings Announces New Organization Structure
December 13, 2005
http://zmh.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=181863

Phonak: Digital Bionics
December 12, 2005
http://www.phonak.com/company/mediacenter.htm?reference=28794&checkSum=D5C9BCAD5531F3F0604793E5C2C6BF8C&nopaging=yes

Guidant Announces European Approval of Innovative Heart Failure Lead
December 12, 2005
http://www.guidant.com/news/600/web_release/nr_000601.shtml

Zimmer Holdings Announces Milestones in Minimally Invasive Joint Replacement
December 9, 2005
http://zmh.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=181490

Study Shows Contact Lens Made With New Silicone Hydrogel Material May Help Reduce Most Frequently Reported Lens Problems
December 8, 2005
http://www.jnj.com/news/jnj_news/20051206_114238.htm

Boston Scientific Announces Worldwide Recall of Flextome Cutting Balloon® Systems 
December 8, 2005
http://www.bostonscientific.com/common_templates/articleDisplayTemplate.jsp?task=tskPressRelease.jsp&sectionId=2&relId=24,25&uniqueId=ABPR5744

Boston Scientific Comments on Guidant's Announcement 
December 7, 2005
http://www.bostonscientific.com/common_templates/articleDisplayTemplate.jsp?task=tskPressRelease.jsp&sectionId=2&relId=24,25&uniqueId=ABPR5738

Guidant Prepared to Enter into Discussions with Boston Scientific
December 7, 2005
http://www.guidant.com/news/600/web_release/nr_000600.shtml

Superiority of Given Imaging's PillCam™ SB in Detecting Diseases of the Small Bowel Confirmed in Study Published in ENDOSCOPY
December 6, 2005
http://www.givenimaging.com/Cultures/en-US/Given/english/Investors/NewsRoom

Boston Scientific Proposes to Acquire Guidant for $72 Per Share in Cash and Stock; Transaction Valued at $25 Billion 
December 5, 2005
http://www.bostonscientific.com/common_templates/articleDisplayTemplate.jsp?task=tskPressRelease.jsp&sectionId=2&relId=24,25&uniqueId=ABPR5730

Boston Scientific Announces Worldwide Recall of Stainless Steel Greenfield® Vena Cava Filters Manufactured Before March 10, 2004 
December 2, 2005
http://www.bostonscientific.com/common_templates/articleDisplayTemplate.jsp?task=tskPressRelease.jsp&sectionId=2&relId=24,25&uniqueId=ABPR5728

New Minimally Invasive Device Uses Radiofrequency Energy to Smooth Cartilage in Weight-Bearing Joints
December 1, 2005
http://www.smith-nephew.com/news/item.jsp?id=277

St. Jude Medical Announces Agreement to Acquire Savacor, Inc.; Transaction Adds Savacor Heart Failure Sensor Technology Program to Cardiac Rhythm Management Business
December 1, 2005
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=73836&p=irol-newsreleases#

St. Jude Medical Announces FDA Approval and Market Launch of New Cardiac Ablation Generator and Therapy(TM) Catheters
December 1, 2005
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=73836&p=irol-newsreleases#

Siemens And BrainLAB Present NaviVision
December 1, 2005
http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseView?langId=-11&storeId=10001&catalogId=-11&catTree=100005,13839&pageId=69982

Italian Ministry of Health Assigns Higher Price Premium to CYPHER® Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent
December 1, 2005
http://www.jnj.com/news/jnj_news/20051201_093644.htm

PAVE Study Results to be Published in the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology; Study Shows That Biventricular Pacing Benefits Non-Heart Failure Patients
November 29, 2005
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=73836&p=irol-newsreleases#

Future Medical Technologies May Identify The Early Onset of Alzheimer's and Enable Stem Cell Therapy
November 29, 2005
http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseView?langId=-11&storeId=10001&catalogId=-11&catTree=100005,13839&pageId=69948

Edwards Unveils Ascendra Aortic Heart Valve Replacement System
November 29, 2005
http://www.edwards.com/NewsRoom/NR20051129.htm

Leading specialists present scientific findings on enamel matrix proteins in dental tissue engineering
November 29, 2005
http://www.straumann.com/com_index/ci_index/ci_news/ci_ch_media_releases_2005/newpage

Siemens Medical Solutions and Schering AG to jointly explore novel Computed Tomography technology
November 28, 2005
http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseView?langId=-11&storeId=10001&catalogId=-11&catTree=100005,13839&pageId=69696

Schering and Philips team up in new field of optical imaging for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer
November 28, 2005
http://www.medical.philips.com/main/news/content/file_963.html

Philips unveils exam planning, image acquisition and workflow management tools at RSNA that improve efficiency and free-up physician time
November 27, 2005
http://www.medical.philips.com/main/news/content/file_962.html

Cell Genesys San Diego Manufacturing Operation Acquired by Genzyme
November 22, 2005
http://www.genzyme.com/corp/media/GENZ%20PR-112205.asp#TopOfPage

Siemens Unveils World's Most Advanced Computed Tomography System
November 17, 2005
http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseView?langId=-11&storeId=10001&catalogId=-11&catTree=100005,13839&pageId=68938

Medtronic Submits First PMA Module For Talent Thoracic Stent Graft System
November 17, 2005
http://wwwp.medtronic.com/Newsroom/NewsReleaseDetails.do?itemId=1132264722268&lang=en_US

Creating the Health Care of the Future with Siemens 
November 16, 2005
http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseView?langId=-11&storeId=10001&catalogId=-11&catTree=100005,13839&pageId=68809

St. Jude Medical Acquires Approximately 89% Of Advanced Neuromodulation Systems; Announces Subsequent Offering Period
November 16, 2005
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=73836&p=irol-newsreleases#

Guidant Reports Excellent 12-Month Results from SPIRIT FIRST Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent Clinical Trial
November 15, 2005
http://www.guidant.com/news/500/web_release/nr_000598.shtml

Johnson & Johnson and Guidant Corporation Announce Revised Acquisition Agreement with Net Value of $19 Billion
November 15, 2005
http://www.jnj.com/news/jnj_news/20051115_064824.htm

Siemens and BrainLAB present a world exclusive
November 11, 2005
http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseView?langId=-11&storeId=10001&catalogId=-11&catTree=100005,13839&pageId=68650

Boston Scientific Announces Start of Clinical Trial Assessing Precision® Spinal Cord Stimulator for Treatment of Migraine Headaches 
November 10, 2005
http://www.bostonscientific.com/common_templates/articleDisplayTemplate.jsp?task=tskPressRelease.jsp&sectionId=2&relId=24,25&uniqueId=ABPR5714

Medtronic Introduces First Patient-Activated Pain Control Device To Be Used With Company's Implantable Drug Pumps
November 9, 2005
http://wwwp.medtronic.com/Newsroom/NewsReleaseDetails.do?itemId=1131537674595&lang=en_US

Philips Announces FDA Clearance of Q-CPR(TM) -- Providing Real-time CPR Measurement and Feedback
November 8, 2005
http://www.medical.philips.com/main/news/content/file_942.html

Johnson & Johnson Statement Regarding Guidant Corporation Civil Suit
Nove,ber 7, 2005
http://www.jnj.com/news/jnj_news/20051107_103603.htm

St. Jude Medical Obtains HSR Clearance To Acquire Advanced Neuromodulation Systems
November 4, 2005
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=73836&p=irol-newsreleases#

Johnson & Johnson Receives FTC Clearance of Proposed Acquisition of Guidant Corporation and Provides Update on Transaction in Light of Guidant Recall Events
November 2, 2005
http://www.jnj.com/news/jnj_news/20051102_093237.htm

Federal Trade Commission Clears Johnson & Johnson's Acquisition of Guidant
November 2, 2005
http://www.guidant.com/news/500/web_release/nr_000589.shtml

Given Imaging Announces Two Clinical Studies Show PillCam SB Detects Tumors and Crohn's Disease Not Found By Other Tests
November 2, 2005
http://www.givenimaging.com/Cultures/en-US/Given/english/Investors/NewsRoom/

Boston Scientific announces new Medicare reimbursement codes for rechargeable neurostimulators 
November 1, 2005
http://www.bostonscientific.com/common_templates/articleDisplayTemplate.jsp?task=tskPressRelease.jsp&sectionId=2&relId=24,25&uniqueId=ABPR5705

St. Jude Medical Announces European Approval and First Global Implant of New Pacemaker Family
October 27, 2005
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=73836&p=irol-newsreleases#

Smith & Nephew Endoscopy Introduces Standard Technique and Measuring System for Diagnosis of Back and Neck Pain
October 25, 2005
http://www.smith-nephew.com/news/item.jsp?id=271

GE Healthcare's LightSpeed VCT Recongized by Wall Street Journal's Global Technology Innovation Awards; Breakthrough GE Technology Scans the Beating Heart in Only Five Seconds
October 24, 2005
http://www.gehealthcare.com/company/pressroom/releases/pr_release_10335.html

Boston Scientific Acquires Endoscopic Stent Technologies from Rüsch
October 24, 2005
http://www.bostonscientific.com/common_templates/articleDisplayTemplate.jsp?task=tskPressRelease.jsp&sectionId=2&relId=24,25&uniqueId=ABPR5689

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