At Fri, 4 Feb 2000, Helen Dynda wrote:
> >I have included the * press releases* websites for each of these >pharmaceutical companies. This will enable you to follow the progress of >the gel adhesion barriers - which are now in clinical trials in the United >States - as they seek to be approved by the FDA. > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >** ALLIANCE PHARMACEUTICAL ** > >1.) * July 1999 - FloGel (A Liquid/Gel Under Development for the Reduction >of Postsurgical Adhesions) - About FloGel - Technology Overview - The FloGel >Advantage - Glossary of Terms > >http://www.allp.com/FloGel/FG.HTM > >2.) * October 21, 1999 - Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. Announces Flo Gel >Reduced Post-Surgical Adhesions in Pilot Clinical Trial > >http://www.allp.com/press/press.exe?@91021 > >3.) * PRESS RELEASES - for Alliance Pharmaceutical > >http://www.allp.com/press/press.exe?db=pressrel > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >** ANIKA THERAPEUTICS ** > >1.) * August 11, 1998 - Incert Shown to Reduce Postoperative Adhesion >Formation - click the date shown. > >http://www.anikatherapeutics.com/newset.htm > >2.) * PRESS RELEASES - for Anika Therapeutics >http://www.anikatherapeutics.com/newset.htm > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >** GENZYME GENERAL ** > >1.) * April 30, 1999 - Genzyme General Says Study is Largest to Document >Complications Related to Adhesions. > >http://www.genzyme.com/ir/gzsp/press/19990430.html > >2.) * May 4, 1999 - New Data on Post-Surgical Adhesions and Small Bowel >Obstruction Presented at Genzyme Symposium > >http://www.genzyme.com/ir/gzsp/press/19990504.html > >3.) * Completed Studies: Prevention of Postoperative Abdominal Adhesions by >a Sodium Hyaluronate- Based Bioresorbable Membrane -- Abdominal >Adhesiolysis: Inpatient Care and Expenditures in the United States in 1994. >(You may need to type the entire URL on the address line of your computer.) > >http://www.genzyme.com/prodserv/surgical_products/seprafilm/clinical/study.h >tm > >4.) * In Progress Research: A Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter, >Controlled Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Seprafilm Bioresorbable >Membrane in the Reduction of the Incidence of Bowel Obstruction in General >Surgery. (You may need to type the entire URL on the address line of your >computer.) > >http://www.genzyme.com/prodserv/surgical_products/seprafilm/clinical/progres >s.htm > >5.) * PRESS RELEASES - for Genzyme Surgical Products > >http://www.genzyme.com/ir/gzsp/press/welcome.htm > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >** GLIATECH ** > >1.) * ADCON Products - click each product for more information. > >http://www.gliatech.com/pages/products/index.html > >2.) * January 28, 1999 - Gliatech Announces Initiation of Pivotal ADCON-P >Clinical Trial. > >http://www.gliatech.com/news/newsread.cfm?ID4 > >3.) * July 20, 1999 - Gliatech Announces FDA Approval to Initiate Clinical >Trials of ADCON-A. > >http://www.gliatech.com/news/newsread.cfm?ID2 > >4.) * PRESS RELEASES - for Gliatech >http://www.gliatech.com/news/news.cfm > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >** LIFECORE BIOMEDICAL ** > >1.) * Intergel: an animation showing the surgical application of Intergel. > >http://www.lifecore.com/hy/hyaluron.htm > >2.) * March 8, 1999 - Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. announced today that it has >completed the filing of its premarket approval (PMA) application for the >Company's ferric hyaluronate product, Intergel Prevention Solution, with the >submission to the FDA of the fifth and final module of that document last >week. > >http://www.lifecore.com/press_release/press22.htm > >3.) * May 5, 1999 - Lifecore Anti-Adhesion Product PMA Accepted for Filing >by FDA with Expedited Review Status. > >http://www.lifecore.com/press_release/press24.htm > >4.) * October 8, 1999 - Intergel Adhesion Prevention Solution PMA Review >Scheduled for November 16, 1999 Advisory Panel Meeting > >http://www.lifecore.com/press_release/press27.htm > >5.) * October 22, 1999 - Lifecore Biomedical Announces Postponement of >November 16 General and Plastic Surgery Devices Advisory Panel Meeting. > >http://www.lifecore.com/press_release/press29.htm > >6.) * PRESS RELEASES - for Lifecore Biomedical > >http://www.lifecore.com/press_release/current.htm > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >** LIFE MEDICAL SCIENCES ** > >1.) * Bioresorbable Polymer Technology - click "Products" for information >about Life Medical Science's adhesion barriers: REPEL - REPEL-C - RESOLVE - >RELIEVE > >http://www.lifemed.com/ > >2.) * January 21, 1999 - Life Medical Sciences Initiates REPEL-CV Clinical >Trials - Adhesion barrier could become routine part of heart surgery. > >http://www.allencaron.com/clients/lifemed/releases/12199.htm > >3.) * PRESS RELEASES - for Life Medical Sciences - click: Press Releases > >http://www.lifemed.com/ > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >** ML LABORATORIES ** > >1.) * ML Laboratories - ADEPT > >http://www.mllabs.co.uk/pages/report16.htm > >2.) * 11-01-1999 -- ML's Adept approved for post-operative adhesions >reduction -- click title for more information and scroll down. > >http://www.mllabs.co.uk/pages/prmain24.htm > >3.) * 11-18-1999 -- ML progresses towards US approval of Adept. Interim >results of USA trials filed with FDA -- scroll down. > >http://www.mllabs.co.uk/pages/prmain26.html > >4.) * PRESS RELEASES - for ML Laboratories > >http://www.mllabs.co.uk/pages/pr.htm > ><
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pLEASE LET ME KNOW NAMES & ADDRESSES OF
DOCTORS YOU KNOW WHO PERFORM THE BARRIER
TYPE ADHESION REMOVAL SURGERY. I LIVE
IN SOUTH CAROLINA. MANY THANKS.