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Uptake Medical Corp. Company Profile

18:48 EDT 22nd May 2013 | BioPortfolio

Uptake Medical(TM) Corp. is a developer of medical technologies for the treatment of lung diseases including emphysema. The core technology is a simple, minimally invasive, non-implant interventional pulmonary approach designed to measurably improve lung function and patient quality of life. Emphysema afflicts over 3 million people in the United States. It is a form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), primarily caused by smoking, and is a major cause of chronic disease and death throughout the world. It accounts for over $40 billion in healthcare costs. More information and a list of participating clinical trial sites can be found at www.uptakemedical.com.


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Doubts dog new anticoagulant uptake

Experts are struggling to predict what the pattern of uptake will be of the new oral anticoagulants for the stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (SPAF) market. While nobody can dispute the need fo...

MCUR1 is an essential component of mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake that regulates cellular metabolism

The mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) mediates calcium uptake by mitochondria and thus regulates cellular bioenergetics, but how MCU activity is modulated is not fully understood. Madesh, Foskett...

Pharmaceutical Research: Rapid Lymph Accumulation of Polystyrene Nanoparticles Following Pulmonary Administration

Type: Original PaperPurposePulmonary administration of polymeric nanoparticle drug delivery systems is of great interest for both systemic and local therapies. However, little is understood about the...

Pharmaceutical Research: Moisture Uptake of Polyoxyethylene Glycol Glycerides Used as Matrices for Drug Delivery: Kinetic Modelling and Practical Implications

Type: Original PaperPurposeGelucire 50/13, a polyoxyethylene glycol glyceride mixture, has been widely used in drug delivery, but its moisture uptake behaviour is still poorly understood. In this stud...

Stealth Ninja Nanoparticle Increases Uptake Of Imaging Agents And Drugs

Researchers have devised a tiny synthetic peptide that signals macrophages scavenging for foreign invaders in the body to ignore it and move on. The molecule can be attached to imaging agents, drugs,...

Pharmaceutical Research: Cellular Uptake Mechanisms of Novel Anionic siRNA Lipoplexes

Type: Original PaperPurposeTo investigate cellular uptake pathways of novel anionic siRNA-lipoplexes as a function of formulation composition.MethodsAnionic formulations with anionic lipid/Ca2+/siRNA...

MSD bemoans slow uptake for hep C drugs

MSD bemoans slow uptake for hep C drugs

Exposure to PVC flooring may increase phthalate uptake in infants

Results from a Swedish study suggest that exposure to polyvinylchloride flooring can increase the uptake of phthalates in infants.Taken from Medwire news with permission from Springer Healthcare Ltd....

PubMed Articles [ 625 Associated PubMed Articles listed on BioPortfolio]

Bacterial DNA Uptake Sequences Can Accumulate by Molecular Drive Alone.

Uptake signal sequences are DNA motifs that promote DNA uptake by competent bacteria in the family Pasteurellaceae and the genus Neisseria. The genomes of these bacteria contain many copies of their c...

Boroaluminosilicate glasses: Novel sorbents for separation of Th and U.

Boroaluminosilicate glass having a specific composition could be successfully used for the selective uptake of thorium from a mixture containing uranium by controlling the solution pH only. Single ion...

Altered FDG uptake patterns in pediatric lymphoblastic lymphoma patients receiving induction chemotherapy that includes very high dose corticosteroids.

BACKGROUND: Altered FDG uptake patterns were noted in certain lymphoblastic lymphoma patients during therapy. OBJECTIVE: To describe these altered FDG uptake patterns and their relationship to chemoth...

Remarkable Uptake of CO(2) and CH(4) by Graphene-Like Borocarbonitrides, B(x) C(y) N(z).

The surface areas and uptake of CO(2) and CH(4) by four graphene samples are measured and compared with activated charcoal. The surface areas are in the range of 5-640 m(2)  g(-1) , whereas the...

Dynamic Changes of FDG Uptake and Clearance in Normal Tissues.

PURPOSE: This study aims to evaluate dynamic 2-deoxy-2-[(18)F]fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) uptake in normal tissues. PROCEDURES: Thirty male patients underwent FDG positron emission tomography (PET)/compute...

Clinical Trials [ 923 Associated Clinical Trials listed on BioPortfolio]

Angiogenesis With Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Tracer Uptake

Purpose: L-[3-18F]-α-methyltyrosine (18F-FMT) is an amino-acid tracer for PET. We have conducted a clinicopathologic study to elucidate the correlation of angiogenesis with 18F-FMT and 1...

An Imaging Pilot Study of 18F-fluoro-3'-Deoxy-3'-L-fluorothymidine (18F-FLT) in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Who Will be Treated With Gemcitabine

The objective of this pilot study are (i) to compare response to chemotherapy, time to disease progression and overall survival in patients with pancreatic cancer who will be treated with...

Uptake of the Antifungal Miconazole and Effect on Estrogen Metabolizing Enzymes in Humans

The purpose of this study, is to study the uptake of the pharmaceutical antifungal miconazole when used as a vaginal suppository in young women. The investigators want to know if the uptak...

Evaluation of PET CT in the Management of Patients With Crohn's Disease.

18F-FDG PET/CT (2-[fluorine-18] fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose, Positron emission tomography- CT) is a noninvasive technique that allows quantifying and precisely localizing 18F-FDG uptake in th...

Correlation Between Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) and FLT Uptake and Gene-Expression Oncotype Assay in Patients With Breast Cancer

In the current study FDG (Fluorodeoxyglucose) uptake, FLT uptake (F18-Fluoro-3'-deoxythymidine) and their ratios will be correlated with the risk score results of the Oncotype gene-expres...

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Uptake Medical

Uptake Medical(TM) Corp. is a developer of medical technologies for the treatment of lung diseases including emphysema. The core technology is a simple, minimally invasive, non-implant interventional...

Uptake Medical Corp.

Uptake Medical(TM) Corp. is a developer of medical technologies for the treatment of lung diseases including emphysema. The core technology is a simple, minimally invasive, non-implant interventional...

Dilon Technologies Inc.

Dilon Technologies Inc. is bringing innovative new medical imaging products to market. Dilon's cornerstone product, the Dilon 6800, is a high-resolution, compact gamma camera, optimized to perform BSG...

Dilon Diagnostics, Inc.

Dilon Diagnostics, a brand of Dilon Technologies Inc., is bringing innovative new medical imaging products to market. Dilon's cornerstone product, the Dilon 6800, is a high-resolution, small field-of-...

Dilon Diagnostics

Dilon Diagnostics is bringing innovative new medical imaging products to market. Dilon's cornerstone product, the Dilon 6800, a digital high-resolution, small field-of-view gamma camera, optimized to...

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