August 18, 2008 – Maximus, a business unit of infusion therapy firm Medegen Inc., today announced as a result of a co-marketing agreement between C.R. Bard and Medegen, the MaxPlus ClearT needleless access connector will now be included in peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) kits sold by Bard Access Systems.

The LANTIS Oncology Information System by Siemens is a complete Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system, designed to be comprehensive in its design, simple to use and integrated at every level.

From the entry-level LANTIS systems, the modular design of the LANTIS OIS provides flexible, scalable solutions. Options include:

Supervisor – centralizing and managing patient, staff and location schedules

Digital photos and facts – importing digital images into the patient’s chart

BSD Medical Corp. will feature its BSD-2000/3D/MR cancer treatment system at ASTRO 2008, which has been adapted to treat children with cancer.

To accommodate the treatment of children, BSD has developed treatment applications specifically sized for small and medium-sized children and that are capable of delivering pediatric cancer therapy during simultaneous magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during the treatment process.

SourceMedical has entered a partnership with Medical Web Technologies (MWT) to offer One Medical Passport to its Vision, AdvantX and SurgiSource customers. The SourcePlus Medical Passport will allow facilities using SourceMedical applications the ability to have their patients complete their own registration and preoperative medical history securely via the Internet.

Beekley Corp.'s Cradle is a disposable clear cover designed by a mammography technologist for protecting and stabilizing the needle localization wire. Unlike padding, Cradle is designed to conform to the patient’s body to prevent movement and its clear cover ensures the localization wire is visible at all times.
The device aims to eliminate potential tugging of the wire during removal in preparation for surgery.

VIDAR Systems' ClinicalExpress 4.0 is a new software created for use with its CAD PRO Advantage that is DICOM-compliant and allows users to connect outlying clinics, departments, film libraries, or reading or treatment facilities.

The CAD PRO Advantage digitizer, specifically designed for mammography, reportedly provides the ability to quickly digitize film-based prior studies. When coupled with the appropriate software, it uses the DICOM MG standard to identify the specific mammography view contained on each film.

INFINITT North America (INA) has INFINITT Smart-NET, an applications service provider (ASP) version of PACS that reportedly allows even small physician practices to go filmless. The company said it may be the only approach to PACS that can be scaled for low imaging volumes, extending electronic imaging benefits to physician practices.

Philips Healthcare’s GEMINI TF Big Bore features a full 85 cm bore for PET and CT scans. The new system allows for positioning flexibility and has a rigid table design to reportedly meet the accuracy requirements for treatment planning. The GEMINI TF Big Bore allows clinicians to image patients in the same position they are treated, expanding PET/CT capabilities beyond diagnosis, staging and follow-up to include therapy planning, Philips said.

The Aurora Imaging Technology 1.5T Dedicated Breast MRI System with Bilateral 3D SpiralRODEO is for breast imaging, creating an elliptical, homogenous field of view with coverage of both breasts, chest wall and axillae in a single scan.

The system accommodates core or vacuum-assisted biopsy. Its DICOM, AuroraCAD physician workstation facilitates image multiplanar reformation and 3D maximum intensity projections. The flared table design improves patient comfort and allows greater access to the breasts for biopsies.

Mindray Medical International Ltd. said it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its AS3000 next generation anesthesia delivery system (the AS3000) developed by Datascope Patient Monitoring, a Mindray company.

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