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Cordis to distribute OSTIAL PRO Stent Positioning System worldwide

Cordis Corporation has entered into a distribution agreement with Ostial Solutions for the worldwide distribution of the OSTIAL PRO Stent Positioning System™. The OSTIAL PRO™ is the world's first and only aorto-ostial stent positioning system for coronary and peripheral applications. The OSTIAL PRO™ is intended to optimize the treatment of patients who require a stent implantation for treatment for aorto-ostial blockages.

30 Nov 2010

Doctors on Facebook beware!

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) released a document that details the cautions doctors and medical trainees should take while using social media to protect patient confidentiality and medical careers.

30 Nov 2010

Accelr8 extends technology evaluation agreement for BACcel rapid diagnostic system

Accelr8 Technology Corporation announced that it extended its technology evaluation agreement for its BACcel™ rapid diagnostic system with a global diagnostics company. The original agreement was announced on June 17, 2010. The essential terms remain unchanged and continue the funding to Accelr8 during the extended project period.

30 Nov 2010

Ascension Health to deploy MedAssets' suite of charge integrity solutions

Ascension Health, the nation's largest Catholic and non-profit health system, signed a long-term agreement to deploy MedAssets' suite of charge integrity solutions and consulting services to drive best practices and standardize the management of its charge and acquisition cost data at more than 65 of its acute care locations.

30 Nov 2010

Largest remote health monitoring project in the world launched in China

Canada-based IDEAL LIFE and China's Shandong NovaTech Biological Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer and medical products distribution network in China, announced the launch of the largest remote health monitoring project in the world, bringing wireless, remote health monitoring to the People's Republic of China.

30 Nov 2010

RRIA adds ZixGateway Inbound email scanner for unsecure protected health information

Zix Corporation, the leader in email encryption services, announces that Riverside Radiology and Interventional Associates (RRIA) has enhanced its current three-year contract by adding ZixGatewayTM Inbound, an appliance that automatically scans inbound email for unsecure protected health information (PHI).

30 Nov 2010

Spinal Modulation's Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation Pilot Clinical Trial results to be presented at 14th NANS

SPINAL MODULATION, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on developing devices to treat chronic pain, today announced that the results of its prospective, multicenter Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG) Stimulation Clinical Trial will be presented by David Caraway, MD, PhD, Timothy Deer, MD and Robert Levy, MD, PhD at the 14th Annual North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) meeting.

30 Nov 2010

Mindray upgrades M7 ultrasound, high performance DC-7 platforms at RSNA annual meeting

Mindray Medical International Limited, a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices worldwide, today announced two significant upgrades for its premium M7 ultrasound and high performance DC-7 platforms at the Radiology Society of North America (RSNA) being held in Chicago, November 28 – December 2, 2010. The hand carried M7 unit (HCU), which was recently introduced in North America, will be available with an extensive variety of new transducers

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Dicom Systems unveils new automated feature of DCMSYS router

San Francisco-based Dicom Systems has unveiled the latest fully automated feature of its DCMSYS router, further improving the effectiveness of its groundbreaking DICOM Systems Router product line, DCMSYS.

30 Nov 2010

Toshiba to showcase Infinix VF-i bi-plane system at RSNA annual meeting

When imaging patients in the cath lab, it is critical that the vascular X-ray system provides clinicians unprecedented access without restricting image angles. Designed to increase flexibility and diagnostic capabilities, especially in neuro and pediatric imaging, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. will showcase the Infinix VF-i bi-plane vascular X-ray system with dual 12" x 12" mid-sized flat panel detectors at this year's Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting in Chicago.

30 Nov 2010

Interventional Radiology physician utilizes SUPERA VERITAS system to treat biliary stricture

IDEV Technologies, Incorporated, an innovative leader in the development and commercialization of minimally invasive medical technologies, today announced the first procedure in the United States utilizing the SUPERA VERITAS Transhepatic Biliary System, which was recently cleared to market by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

30 Nov 2010

miRagen and t2cure enter licensing agreement for microRNA 92 technology

miRagen Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on improving patients' lives by developing innovative microRNA (miRNA)-based therapeutics for cardiovascular and muscle disease, and t2cure, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing progenitor cell-based regenerative therapeutics for cardiac or peripheral vascular diseases, announced today that they have entered into a licensing agreement

30 Nov 2010

Toshiba introduces 160-detector row helical scanning at RSNA annual meeting

One of the most common applications of CT exams is routine body imaging of the chest, abdomen and pelvis. During these exams, healthcare facilities look to provide cutting-edge exams for diagnosis, while improving departmental workflow and maintaining patient safety. To improve body CT imaging, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. introduces 160-detector row helical scanning, which is the helical scan mode with the largest number of detector rows available at this year's Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting.

30 Nov 2010

Northern Hospital implements EMC and VMware solutions to virtualize and consolidate IT infrastructure

EMC Corporation, the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced that Northern Hospital of Surry County, a community hospital in Mount Airy, N.C. with more than 850 healthcare professionals including physicians on staff, has implemented EMC and VMware solutions to virtualize and consolidate its IT infrastructure for increased efficiency, agility and data protection.

30 Nov 2010

Genetic screening for Lynch syndrome as cost-effective as other cancer screening procedures

Myriad Genetics, Inc. today said results from a major health economics study in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), found that screening for inherited gene mutations in the genes that cause a major colorectal cancer syndrome called Lynch Syndrome, is both medically and cost effective.

30 Nov 2010

Biotage adds ChemMatrix PEG resin to its purification product range

Biotage, a leading supplier of tools and technology for analytical and medicinal chemistry, announced the addition of ChemMatrix resins to its extensive offering of peptide synthesis and purification products.

30 Nov 2010

First infrared imaging array capable of returning an image with record-breaking thermal resolution

CEA-Leti announced today the first infrared imaging array in the 8-10µm band capable of returning an image with a record-breaking minimum temperature difference, or thermal resolution, of 1 to 2mK at ambient temperature and with traditional image cadences of 25-50 Hertz.

30 Nov 2010

U-Systems upgrades ABUS system to improve diagnostic efficiency, quality

U-Systems, Inc., the leader in automated breast ultrasound, announced significant upgrades for its somo•v Automated Breast Ultrasound System (ABUS) at the 96th Annual Meeting of the Radiology Society of North America, November 28 - December 3.

30 Nov 2010

Canon introduces high-resolution installation projector for medical education

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today introduced the REALiS WUX4000 D Installation LCOS Projector, the Company's first high-resolution installation projector for the medical education market.

30 Nov 2010

Fenwal's new Autopheresis-C software facilitates faster plasma-collection times

Fenwal, Inc., a global medical technology company focused on improving blood collection, separation, safety and availability, announced today that in a trial of its new Autopheresis-C® software, plasma-center professionals and donors reported faster plasma-collection times and an improved plasma-collection and donation experience. More than 90 percent of donors surveyed reported a decrease in their donation wait time. Donors who are more satisfied are more likely to donate regularly.

30 Nov 2010

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Cordis to distribute OSTIAL PRO Stent Positioning System worldwide

Doctors on Facebook beware!

Accelr8 extends technology evaluation agreement for BACcel rapid diagnostic system

Ascension Health to deploy MedAssets' suite of charge integrity solutions

Largest remote health monitoring project in the world launched in China

RRIA adds ZixGateway Inbound email scanner for unsecure protected health information

Spinal Modulation's Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation Pilot Clinical Trial results to be presented at 14th NANS

Mindray upgrades M7 ultrasound, high performance DC-7 platforms at RSNA annual meeting

Dicom Systems unveils new automated feature of DCMSYS router

Toshiba to showcase Infinix VF-i bi-plane system at RSNA annual meeting

Interventional Radiology physician utilizes SUPERA VERITAS system to treat biliary stricture

miRagen and t2cure enter licensing agreement for microRNA 92 technology

Toshiba introduces 160-detector row helical scanning at RSNA annual meeting

Northern Hospital implements EMC and VMware solutions to virtualize and consolidate IT infrastructure

Genetic screening for Lynch syndrome as cost-effective as other cancer screening procedures

Biotage adds ChemMatrix PEG resin to its purification product range

First infrared imaging array capable of returning an image with record-breaking thermal resolution

U-Systems upgrades ABUS system to improve diagnostic efficiency, quality

Canon introduces high-resolution installation projector for medical education

Fenwal's new Autopheresis-C software facilitates faster plasma-collection times

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