Device / Technology News

RSS

WellDoc DiabetesManager System receives FDA clearance

WellDoc, a healthcare company that develops technology solutions to improve chronic disease management outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, today announced that it has received United States Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance to market the WellDoc DiabetesManager System to healthcare providers and their adult patients with type 2 diabetes.

2 Aug 2010

StatRad introduces Stat360 teleradiology solution

StatRad, a leading provider of premier teleradiology services, announces today the introduction of Stat360, the most comprehensive teleradiology solution on the market. Stat360 combines traditional teleradiology services with PACS and live support from virtual radiology assistants with radiologist productivity in mind.

2 Aug 2010

Keane Optimum 3.1 receives Preliminary ARRA IFR Stage 1 certification

Keane, Inc., a U.S.-based IT services and healthcare information technology firm, today announced Keane OptimumTM 3.1 has been inspected by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology and is certified EHR technology, IFR Stage 1 as part of the organization's Preliminary American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 certification program.

2 Aug 2010

BD announces sale of surgical blades product platform, Ophthalmic Systems unit

BD, a leading global medical technology company, today announced the completion of the sale of its Ophthalmic Systems unit to RoundTable Healthcare Partners and the sale of its surgical blades product platform to one of RoundTable's portfolio companies, Aspen Surgical Products, Inc.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 2 Aug 2010

Verizon Business to help courts, prison health care systems with new technology solutions

Courts grappling with jammed dockets and prisons struggling to handle inmate health care issues can now put the power of video collaboration to work, with a new, tailored set of technology solutions and professional consulting services from Verizon Business.

2 Aug 2010

Highmark Caring Place announces launch of enhanced website to assist families in need

The Highmark Caring Place has served more than 60,000 grieving families and community members since the first location opened in Pittsburgh in 1997. Since then, additional facilities have opened in Erie, Lemoyne and Warrendale, Pa. To further extend the reach of the facility-based support services available to children and families in need, the Caring Place has launched a redesigned website to assist families in need who are unable to participate in onsite activities.

2 Aug 2010

Teleflex receives forty-one approvals for certificates to foreign governments from FDA

Teleflex Incorporated today announced that it has received approval of a significant number of additional certificates to foreign governments ("CFG") from the FDA, totaling forty-one approvals out of eighty-five submitted requests.

2 Aug 2010

Life Technologies launches new assay to detect deadly strain of E. coli

Life Technologies, a provider of innovative life science solutions, announced at the International Association of Food Protection annual meeting the launch of the MicroSEQ E. coli O157:H7 assay, designed to detect the deadly strain of Escherichia coli (E. coli), using the company's industry-leading real-time PCR technology.

2 Aug 2010

DAIICHI SANKYO EUROPE adopts DATATRAK's eClinical platform for cardiovascular clinical study

DATATRAK International, Inc., a technology and services company focused on global eClinical solutions for the clinical trials industry, today announced that DAIICHI SANKYO EUROPE GmbH has selected DATATRAK's eClinical™ platform for a cardiovascular clinical study encompassing 80 sites and 1,200 patients across Europe.

2 Aug 2010

Screening tool kit to measure public facilities

Denis Anson, M.S., O.T.R., director of research and development for the Assistive Technology Research Institute (ATRI) at Misericordia University, has worn a lot of different hats in his professional career.By utilizing the expertise he's acquired during his 30 years of practice and application of assistive technology and occupational therapy strategies, Anson has devised and brought to market the Americans with Disabilities Act — Compliance Assessment Toolkit or ADA-CAT to measure whether public facilities are in compliance with the federal law that was enacted 20 years ago.

2 Aug 2010

Financial shortcomings in healthcare industry declines DR, CR purchase

Widespread capital freezes and financial shortcomings in the healthcare industry have caused a significant decline in the number of Digital Radiography (DR) and Computed Radiography (CR) purchases. One key challenge faced by the industry has been the lack of capital available for technologies which require high initial investments, such as digital solutions. However, with the economy recovering and funds becoming available to potential buyers, the unit shipment volume is expected to gain momentum in 2011.

2 Aug 2010

Scientists develop light-controlled membrane for drug delivery

A new membrane developed at the University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics blocks gas from flowing through it when one color of light is shined on its surface, and permits gas to flow through when another color of light is used. It is the first time that scientists have developed a membrane that can be controlled in this way by light.

2 Aug 2010

RANZCR optimization training workshop enables radiation dose reduction in adult scans

Numerous radiology practices were able to significantly reduce the radiation dose associated with multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) scans by participating in a one day dose optimization workshop provided by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists and supported by the local state health department, according to a study in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

2 Aug 2010

Researchers develop search tool to extract data from patient's electronic medical record

Researchers at one of the top five hospitals in the United States have developed an advanced search tool called the Queriable Patient Inference Dossier (QPID) that helps radiologists and other physicians extract useful data from a patient's electronic medical record (EMR) in a timely and efficient manner, according to an article in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

2 Aug 2010

Amplicare introduces new Mobile Companion

Amplicare, a market leader in web-based Hospice, Home Health and Skilled Nursing applications for marketing extends their reach into mobile devices with Amplicare's new Mobile Companion.

31 Jul 2010

UK Court gives Smith & Nephew right to Appeal in RENASYS patent litigation

The Advanced Wound Management division of Smith & Nephew, Inc., a subsidiary of Smith & Nephew plc. notes the finding of the Patents Court of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales in the patent litigation brought by Kinetic Concepts, Inc.. In that case, the Court found that parts of the Smith & Nephew RENASYS™ EZ and RENASYS GO Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Systems have infringed the patents EP0853950 and EP0777504 in the United Kingdom. Today the Court has given Smith & Nephew the right to Appeal this decision. Our full range of RENASYS products remains on the market."

31 Jul 2010

HHS anounces availability of $1M in grants per state and calls for public input on health insurance Exchanges

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced two key steps in the process of partnering with states and other stakeholders to begin establishing health insurance Exchanges. HHS announced the availability of up to $1 million in grants per state to help states begin work to establish Exchanges and published a request for comment calling for public input as HHS develops standards for the Exchanges.

31 Jul 2010

Encoding of planned crime-related knowledge can boost detection of terrorist intentions

Imagine technology that allows you to get inside the mind of a terrorist to know how, when and where the next attack will occur. That's not nearly as far-fetched as it seems, according to a new Northwestern University study. Say, for purposes of illustration, that the chatter about an imminent terrorist attack is mounting, and specifics about the plan emerge, about weapons that will be used, the date of such a dreaded event and its location.

31 Jul 2010

New website of MultiCell Technologies launched with a fresh new look

MultiCell Technologies, Inc. has launched a new website with a fresh new look and updated information about discovery technology platforms and lead drug candidates. It also provides information to answer investors' most common questions.

31 Jul 2010

New England Journal of Medicine launches new website

“The entire history of modern medicine can be documented through the NEJM Archive.”

31 Jul 2010

Device / Technology News

WellDoc DiabetesManager System receives FDA clearance

StatRad introduces Stat360 teleradiology solution

Keane Optimum 3.1 receives Preliminary ARRA IFR Stage 1 certification

BD announces sale of surgical blades product platform, Ophthalmic Systems unit

Verizon Business to help courts, prison health care systems with new technology solutions

Highmark Caring Place announces launch of enhanced website to assist families in need

Teleflex receives forty-one approvals for certificates to foreign governments from FDA

Life Technologies launches new assay to detect deadly strain of E. coli

DAIICHI SANKYO EUROPE adopts DATATRAK's eClinical platform for cardiovascular clinical study

Screening tool kit to measure public facilities

Financial shortcomings in healthcare industry declines DR, CR purchase

Scientists develop light-controlled membrane for drug delivery

RANZCR optimization training workshop enables radiation dose reduction in adult scans

Researchers develop search tool to extract data from patient's electronic medical record

Amplicare introduces new Mobile Companion

UK Court gives Smith & Nephew right to Appeal in RENASYS patent litigation

HHS anounces availability of $1M in grants per state and calls for public input on health insurance Exchanges

Encoding of planned crime-related knowledge can boost detection of terrorist intentions

New website of MultiCell Technologies launched with a fresh new look

New England Journal of Medicine launches new website

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

Latest News