Medical device companies spend around $1 million at the front end of every device development project to get to a product concept that they want to take to market. Some vendors spend it better than others, according to Sagentia, a company that works with device vendors to develop new technologies, products and services.
March 11, 2011 – Recently, refining and recycling companies have questioned whether or not X-ray shredding was required under the HITECH bill. Some companies were mistakenly reporting that shredding was necessary in order to fully destroy the materials. As a result, hospital and healthcare organizations were spending extra money on this service, when it turned out to be unnecessary.
March 11, 2011 – Infinitt has signed a three-year contract extension to provide picture archiving and communications system (PACS) solutions for The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NUTH). The organization is one of the largest National Health Service (NHS) Trusts in the United Kingdom.
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March 11, 2011 – U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. today reached agreement on a phase 3 clinical trial design to assess myocardial perfusion using flurpiridaz F18 positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease (CAD).
March 10, 2011 – The CDH Proton Center in suburban Chicago can now treat a wider variety of cancer tumors with the opening of a new treatment room. The room features a gantry, a nearly 100-ton rotating steel wheel that allows the proton beam to be directed at the tumor from any angle.
March 10, 2011 – According to a new KLAS report, computed radiography (CR) vendors offer providers what they need, with few exceptions. Measuring performance of both single- and multi-plate units, the report reveals that customers want little downtime and excellent service.
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March 10, 2011 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for a fludeoxyglucose (FDG) F18 injection. Siemens PETNet Solutions is the first commercial manufacturer and distributor to achieve approval of an ANDA for F18 FDG.
March 10, 2011 – Platinum Medical Imaging has been awarded certification for ISO 13485:2003 and 9001:2008/No Design from Perry Johnson Registrars.
March 10, 2011 – A newly introduced catheter provides a superior answer for percutaneous fluid aspirations and small volume drainage procedures. The Drainer centesis catheter, from Vascular Solutions features large sideholes designed to prevent clogging and provide faster, more reliable drainage.
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March 8, 2011 – The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) are collaborating to advance research for cancer imaging and therapies. Specifically, NCCN will work with SNM to qualify imaging sites for upcoming research projects utilizing molecular imaging in clinical trials.
March 8, 2011 – During treatment planning, standard-bore computed tomography (CT) systems often constrain patient positioning because the bore and scan field-of-view cannot accommodate a patient positioned off-center.
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March 8, 2011 – Varian Medical Systems and ScandiDos have signed a nonexclusive distributor agreement. The agreement, which covers the ScandiDos Delta4PT pre-treatment verification system, allows Varian and its affiliates worldwide to offer it to their customers, providing additional solutions for fast and accurate verification of complex radiation therapy technologies.
March 8, 2011 – Patient-focused technologies that also foster greater collaboration between radiologists and referring physicians are being highlighted at the 2011 European Congress of Radiology (ECR).
March 8, 2011 – The expansion of a cloud computing system has been announced at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna. TeraRecon is opening a European datacenter for its iNtuition Cloud. This European node will be automatically selected when users access their iNtuition Cloud account from a location closer, in network terms, to the new datacenter, ensuring optimal performance.
March 8, 2011 – RaySearch Laboratories has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) in Toronto, Canada, regarding deformable image registration technology. RaySearch and PMH have a long-standing research collaboration focused on strategies and tools for adaptive radiation therapy.
March 7, 2011 – A medical office electronic medical record (EMR) has received Complete EHR Ambulatory certification. Medstreaming’s EMR enables providers to demonstrate stage 1 meaningful use and qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
March 7, 2011 – Two new imaging solutions for mammography and interventional radiology were announced at the 2011 European Congress of Radiology (ECR). Mammo PlusViewCAD, from ContextVision, addresses current limitations of X-ray image diagnosis for the detection of breast cancer.
December 7, 2010 — To help clinicians better understand meaningful use in imaging, TeraMedica has created the Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) University online educational program.
March 7, 2011 - Totoku has selected Matrox Xenia Pro display controller boards to bundle with its next-generation medical LCD displays. The parts will be used on the MS53i2 and MS51i2 5MP displays.