July 1, 2008 -The sterilization and disinfectant market in Europe is mature and saturated, offering little scope for technological innovation, and the complete lack of product differentiation is hampering competition, according to a new market analysis by Frost & Sullivan.

July 1, 2008 - MDA Technologies recently installed MDA TransQuest, a real-time wireless patient transport dispatch system, at Howard County General Hospital (HCGH), a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine in Columbia, MD.

July 1, 2008 - Cherry Electrical Products’ J84-2800 Series washable keyboard is designed to help control the spread of infections in medical facilities.

July 1, 2008 - Twenty-two medical centers spanning rural Kansas have transformed their environments from paper and film to digital images and computer-based scheduling with PACS and RIS technologies from NovaRad, aiming for enhanced patient service and streamlined image reading and reporting.

July 1, 2008 – Siemens Medical Solutions and the Steadman•Hawkins Research Foundation have formed a strategic alliance that will add 3T MRI technology to the foundation and allow its clinicians and researchers better access to advanced sports medical imaging, said Siemens.

July 1, 2008 - GE Healthcare is working with medical leaders in the Olympic movement to advance the use of innovative medical imaging technologies to provide insight into athlete health, as well as benefits for the general public.

July 1, 2008 - Del Global Technologies Corp. is producing the Del Load Center (DLC), the first of a new generation of green products the company will be manufacturing, unifying the power supply for an entire radiographic diagnostic X-ray suite by connecting all equipment to a single source of power.

July 1, 2008 - Toshiba Medical Systems Corp. (TMSC), the parent company of Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc., appointed Kenichi Komatsu, M.D., president and CEO.

He will replace Masamichi Katsurada, who will now serve as an adviser to the board of TMSC and the Toshiba Corp.

A graduate of Hokkaido University in Japan, Dr. Komatsu joined the Toshiba in 1978 and most recently served as executive vice president, Toshiba Medical Systems Corp.

For more information: www.medical.toshiba.com

June 30, 2008 - EnteroMedics Inc., the developer of medical devices using neuroblocking technology to treat obesity and other gastrointestinal disorders, said today that it has received ISO 13485:2003 certification from KEMA Quality B.V. for the design, manufacture and distribution of surgical implants and associated accessories for nervous impulse modulation for the purpose of regulating gastrointestinal and metabolic disorders.

EnteroMedics is in testing of VBLOC vagal blocking therapy, delivered via the Maestro System, for the treatment of obesity.

June 30, 2008 - Hamilton Medical Inc. recently signed a three-year agreement with Premier, one of the largest group purchasing organizations in the U.S., to provide all Premier members access to its ventilation line.

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