GE partnered with anesthesiologists, emergency medicine physicians and other fields of medicine to design new editions of its LOGIQ e compact and a new edition of the LOGIQ Book XP Enhanced compact, as part of its Breakthrough 2008 ultrasound releases. GE introduced these dedicated systems with features and software streamlined for emerging care areas of ultrasound.

Aragon Surgical Inc. received FDA special 510(k) clearance allowing laparoscopic surgeons to use the company's novel LapCap with any length needle, allowing the LapCap to be used across the patient obesity spectrum, including in morbidly obese patients.

Allscripts released HealthMatics ED 6.0, which has updated software with six key features that will help emergency departments (ED) improve the bottom line through automated and streamlined care processes.