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TSO3 ships first new 3M Optreoz 125-Z sterilizer with STERIZONE Technology

TSO3 Inc. an innovator in sterilization technology for medical devices in healthcare settings using ozone, announces the shipment of the first new 3M(TM) Optreoz(TM) 125-Z sterilizer with TSO3 STERIZONE(R) Technology.

27 May 2010

Georgia Tech team wins top three awards in NHIN-CONNECT Code-a-Thon Challenge

Medicity, Inc. - the standard for health information exchange solutions that empower physicians, hospitals and communities to improve care coordination and collaboration - is proud to announce that a team of Georgia Tech students sponsored by Medicity took the top three awards in the recent NHIN-CONNECT Code-a-Thon Challenge in Miami.

27 May 2010

Guadalupe County Hospital to implement Phoenix's Total IT Solution featuring Medsphere's OpenVista EHR

Medsphere Systems Corporation, Phoenix Health Systems and Guadalupe County Hospital today announced Guadalupe's selection of Phoenix's Total IT Solution featuring Medsphere's OpenVista® electronic health record. Phoenix IT expertise paired with Medsphere's open-source EHR solution will enable this 10-bed Santa Rosa, N.M., acute-care hospital to secure federal stimulus support for health IT implementation while improving patient care.

27 May 2010

InfraReDx's LipiScan IVUS Coronary Imaging System to be featured at EuroPCR 2010

InfraReDx, Inc., an innovative medical device company focused on developing novel diagnostic imaging technologies to accurately identify and characterize diseased coronary tissue and guide therapeutic interventions, today announced that its next-generation LipiScan IVUS Coronary Imaging System will be featured at EuroPCR 2010, an international educational conference focused on introducing the latest techniques, updates and breakthrough science to the interventional cardiology community.

27 May 2010

Greater physician involvement leads to fewer low-yield exams

A new rule preventing medical support staff from completing orders for outpatient imaging exams that were likely to be negative resulted in a marked decrease in low-yield exams for patients, according to a study appearing in the June issue of Radiology.

27 May 2010

Computer virus infects scientist

A scientist at the University of Reading has become the first person in the world to be infected by a computer virus.

27 May 2010

Study of GCF advances efforts to develop early test for gum disease

A little-known fluid produced in tiny amounts in the gums, those tough pink tissues that hold the teeth in place, has become a hot topic for scientists trying to develop an early, non-invasive test for gum disease, the No. 1 cause of tooth loss in adults. It's not saliva, a quart of which people produce each day, but gingival crevicular fluid (GCF), produced at the rate of millionths of a quart per tooth. The study, the most comprehensive analysis of GCF to date, appears in ACS' monthly Journal of Proteome Research.

27 May 2010

FDA, EMA approve Repligen's proposal for Phase 3 re-read in RG1068 trial for pancreatic imaging

Repligen Corporation announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have approved the Company's proposal to re-analyze the images from our Phase 3 study to establish the utility of RG1068, synthetic human secretin, in improving magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pancreas (Phase 3 re-read).

27 May 2010

Covidien launches V-Loc 90 knotless wound closure device

Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced the global launch of the V-Loc 90 device, expanding its family of V-Loc absorbable wound closure devices. This latest addition to Covidien's knotless wound closure product line received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on May 11, 2010.

27 May 2010

Carl Zeiss launches ATLAS system for imaging of large-area specimens with nanometer resolution

Today, Carl Zeiss launches ATLAS™, a powerful hard- and software package, which, in combination with any scanning electron microscope from Carl Zeiss, enables quick and efficient imaging of large-area specimens with nanometer resolution.

27 May 2010

Oregon State University researchers make fundamental advance in robotics

Researchers at Oregon State University have made an important fundamental advance in robotics, in work that should lead toward robots that not only can walk and run effectively, but use little energy in the process.

27 May 2010

Study finds improvement in detection of breast cancer in mammograms over 9-year period

Researchers analyzing 2.5 million screening mammograms performed on nearly one million women found discrimination of cancerous from non-cancerous lesions improved over a nine-year period. Results of the study are published in the online edition of the journal Radiology.

27 May 2010

Usage of shunts to direct blood flow to lungs can help kids born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome

A trial on shunts used to direct blood flow to the lungs, led by researchers at the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, will lead to better outcomes for kids worldwide born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, the most common severe heart birth defect.

27 May 2010

CREST study data published in The New England Journal of Medicine

Data from the CREST (Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy vs. Stenting Trial) study were published today in The New England Journal of Medicine. In this trial, stenting and surgery had similar initial safety and longer-term outcomes for symptomatic and asymptomatic men and women. Adverse event rates of death, stroke and heart attack were also similar for both therapies.

27 May 2010

New device to predict wound healing

Complex wounds affect more patients in the United States than heart attack and stroke combined. About 150,000 amputations a year result from complex wounds, while about 80,000 are attributed to diabetes and peripheral arterial disease. There are currently no established methods for early detection of wound healing, or for precise identification of healing progress.

27 May 2010

Cordis announces launch of ExoSeal Vascular Closure Device

Cordis Corporation, a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of interventional vascular technology, announced the launch of the ExoSeal(TM) Vascular Closure Device. ExoSeal(TM) incorporates a number of new advances in technology and simplicity of design to provide precise and secure extravascular arterial closure. Cordis Corporation received CE-Marking approval for ExoSeal(TM) Vascular Closure Device in May 2010.

27 May 2010

Wireless monitoring system for people with debilitating conditions

A wireless monitoring system for people with debilitating conditions such as Parkinson's disease or chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder could allow healthcare workers to assess a patient's health and the development of their disease without hindering their movements. Details of the system are reported in the International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology.

27 May 2010

Spectrum Health to deploy Wolters Kluwer Health's ProVation MD software

Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Spectrum Health will deploy its ProVation MD software for cardiology procedure documentation and coding in the cardiac catheterization labs at Blodgett Hospital and Butterworth Hospital.

27 May 2010

ASR to present new Kidz-Med 5-in-1 Non-Contact Thermometer at NACDS Marketplace

American Scientific Resources, Inc. announces today that the Company is set to present retailers with its new Kidz-Med 5-in-1 Non-Contact Thermometer at NACDS Marketplace June 5-8, 2010 in San Diego, CA.

27 May 2010

New $1.4M study to develop novel computer automation techniques for reducing prep time of IMRT for cancer

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor Richard Radke is leading a new $1.4 million study to develop novel computer automation techniques that could reduce the prep time of a promising cancer-treatment technology from several hours to a few minutes.

27 May 2010

Device / Technology News

TSO3 ships first new 3M Optreoz 125-Z sterilizer with STERIZONE Technology

Georgia Tech team wins top three awards in NHIN-CONNECT Code-a-Thon Challenge

Guadalupe County Hospital to implement Phoenix's Total IT Solution featuring Medsphere's OpenVista EHR

InfraReDx's LipiScan IVUS Coronary Imaging System to be featured at EuroPCR 2010

Greater physician involvement leads to fewer low-yield exams

Computer virus infects scientist

Study of GCF advances efforts to develop early test for gum disease

FDA, EMA approve Repligen's proposal for Phase 3 re-read in RG1068 trial for pancreatic imaging

Covidien launches V-Loc 90 knotless wound closure device

Carl Zeiss launches ATLAS system for imaging of large-area specimens with nanometer resolution

Oregon State University researchers make fundamental advance in robotics

Study finds improvement in detection of breast cancer in mammograms over 9-year period

Usage of shunts to direct blood flow to lungs can help kids born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome

CREST study data published in The New England Journal of Medicine

New device to predict wound healing

Cordis announces launch of ExoSeal Vascular Closure Device

Wireless monitoring system for people with debilitating conditions

Spectrum Health to deploy Wolters Kluwer Health's ProVation MD software

ASR to present new Kidz-Med 5-in-1 Non-Contact Thermometer at NACDS Marketplace

New $1.4M study to develop novel computer automation techniques for reducing prep time of IMRT for cancer

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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