May 5, 2008 – Siemens highlighted its 3T MAGNETOM Verio MR system that encompasses a 70 cm open bore and Tim technology, creating a wider space of an average of 30 cm between a patient's eyes and the magnet, allowing a wider space that makes it possible to scan patients who could not be examined with smaller bore MRI systems, at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) 2008 in Toronto, May 3-9.

May 3, 2008 - Siemens is showcasing its new ACUSON S2000 ultrasound system at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual Meeting in New Orleans from May 3-7.

The ACUSON S2000 ultrasound system is designed to provide gynecologic and fetal imaging for 2D and 3D/4D acquisition, as well as 3D Dynamic TCE tissue contrast enhancement technology— reportedly an industry exclusive— for enhanced anatomic border and contrast resolution.

Other reported features include:

May 5, 2008 - The FDA has notified GE Healthcare's Surgery Business that the company has satisfied the criteria in the January 2007 consent decree required to resume operations, and can distribute the OEC 9900 Elite C-arm.

The 9900, a fluoroscopy device that uses X-rays to reveal real-time imagery of a patient's internal structure, is the first product to receive manufacturing and shipping authorization. More than 300 of these units will be shipped to customers in the first 10 days of operations.

May 5, 2008 – Hammond Clinic in Munster, IN, is now operating with eRAD PACS, allowing diagnostic images to be acquired at any of the three Hammond Clinic locations, using CT, MRI, nuclear medicine, CR and ultrasound modalities, completing its transition to an all digital department.

May 5, 2008 - GE received FDA clearance for its new Signa MR750 3.0T scanner that delivers up to 60 percent additional anatomical coverage and resolution unit per time, also allowing for up to five times the imaging performance over previous generations.

After GE Healthcare implemented enhancements to the OEC 9900 Elite C-arm, a fluoroscopy device that uses x-rays to reveal real-time imagery of a patient's internal structure, it filed a new 510(k) for the unit.

The 9900 Elite C-arm, the company's flagship C-arm offers a fully-motorized option designed to give the user complete control of the C-arm's lateral and orbital movements at 9 degrees per second – right from the tableside control panel with an easy-to-use joystick. A collision protection system provides both audible and visual warnings when it detects contact.

GE's new Signa MR750 3.0T scanner that delivers up to 60 percent additional anatomical coverage and resolution unit per time, also allowing for up to five times the imaging performance over previous generations.

May 2, 2008 - The Connecting for Health Agency within the United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS) has purchased 7,500 Medigenic infection-resistant keyboards by Advanced Input Systems for use in hospitals across England, a move designed to help improve patient safety by preventing the spread of hospital infections.

May 2, 2008 - Results of an independent clinical study conducted by U.S. Army combat support surgeons in Baghdad show that a new medical device used to close a type of surgical wound more quickly is saving lives and limbs of soldiers and civilians.

May 2, 2008 - Pioneer Surgical Technology Inc. said today the successful human implantation of its next-generation cervical total disc replacement (TDR), NuNec Cervical Arthroplasty Device, was successfully completed.

The surgeries were performed in Beijing, China on patients with degenerative disc disease (DDD) otherwise indicated for standard fusion surgery.

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