Carestream’s latest CARESTREAM PACS platform supports workflow GRID computing, which facilitates storage and retrieval of information throughout an enterprise. This workflow GRID technology can reportedly provide synchronized global worklist and reporting to all sites, while allowing each site to operate independently of the network or centralized server when necessary.

Carestream will showcase the latest version of its Information Management Solutions (IMS), designed to provide improved viewing of medical imaging exams and other types of patient documents, while facilitating the integration of images with electronic medical record (EMR) systems.

The MS51i2, Totoku’s first 21.3-inch monochrome display has a high resolution of 15 mega pixels, created to handle the higher resolution images output of the various modality devices.

The MS51i2's 21.3-inch monitor includes a 750 cd/m2 brightness and a contrast ratio of 800:1.

April 2008

USEI introduced the new 3MP (CCL354i2), 2MP (CCL254i2) color LCDs. These models have a maximum luminance of 800cd/m² (3MP) and 950cd/m² respectively and reportedly reproduce accurately monochrome images with the same quality as monochrome LCDs.

The new LCDs are designed to stand up to the increasing usage of concurrent monochrome and color medical images, working to provide greater benefits to users by enhancing user convenience while reducing costs.

April 2008

Draeger Medical Inc. recently received FDA clearance for its SmartCare/PS option for the EvitaXL ventilator, which the company said will help reduce ventilation time, the duration of weaning and stays in the ICU.

April 10, 2008 — RF Technologies said this week it is partnering with healthcare providers throughout the country to assist them in complying with new Medicare regulations that go into effect Oct. 1, 2008, which states healthcare providers will not be eligible for reimbursement of expenses related to preventable hospital injuries.

April 10, 2008 - The FDA recently gave 510(K) clearance for C.R. Bard’s Agento I.C. silver-coated intermediate high volume low pressure endotracheal tube for airway management in cases where duration of intubation is expected to be 24 hours or longer to help prevent infections or confirmed ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP).

The FDA’s summery said the Agento I.C. showed a 36 percent reduce the incidence of VAP in patients intubated for 24 hours or longer.

April 10, 2008 – The ninth annual American Society of Breast Surgeons meeting, set for May 2 in New York, NY, offers new research and trends in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.

Featured topics include “Breast Cancer ‘Thumb Printing’ Potentially Saves Women From Chemotherapy,” “Groundbreaking Nuclear Medicine Helps Screen for Hard-to-Detect Breast Cancer” “New Radiospectroscopy Probe Helps Detect Positive Tumor Margins to Avoid Repeat Surgeries” and ”Breast Cancer and Infertility: Family Planning During and after Treatment.”

April 10, 2008 - Northwest Hospital and Medical Center in Seattle this week was named among the top 5 percent of hospitals in the U.S. for patient safety based on a study by HealthGrades, a healthcare ratings company.

As a result of its findings, HealthGrades has recognized Northwest Hospital with the 2008 Distinguished Hospital Award for Patient Safety. It is the second year in a row the hospital has received this distinction.

Northwest Hospital is one of only 249 organizations in the nation, and one of only nine in Washington State to receive the award for 2008.

April 10, 2008 - Power Medical Interventions Inc. launched its green staple reload cartridge for use in its i60 Intelligent Surgical Instruments, computer-assisted, power-actuated endomechanical instruments for cutting, stapling and tissue manipulation in open surgery and minimally invasive surgery.

The i60 has indications in gastrointestinal, gynecological, general abdominal, and thoracic surgical procedures for resection, transection, creation of anastomoses, and for open occlusion of the heart’s left atrial appendage.

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