Anthro Corp. Technology Furniture introduced the customizable Convoi mobile computer cart in February 2008.

Convoi is a small sturdy cart with excellent mobility on 5-inch directional locking casters. With various widths and heights and adjustable shelf height within the unit, the company says it provides flexibility in creating a cart for smaller spaces as a lab, equipment or computer cart anywhere a heavy duty, small cart is needed.

A new line of functional and comfortable tracheostomy tube holders that are offered with designs for babies, kids and teens was introduced this week by Dale Medical Products Inc. of Plainville, MA.

With the Seca 763, both the height and weight of a patient can be found in one step; both values are indicated on two LCD displays integrated into the display panel, and the system automatically calculates the BMI of the patient. This value provides information on the general nutritional condition of the patient on the basis of the recognized WHO standard. With its capacity of 250 kilograms, the measuring station can handle heavyweight patients, said Seca.

The Health o meter PRO PLUS Electronic Wheelchair Scale has a capacity of 800 pounds and for stable access includes a 10-inch high folding ramp.
The scale features a customizable 1-inch backlit LCD, which can produce numbers in fractions and decimals and contains wheels for portability. The system also boasts keypad entry, body mass index and operates on six D batteries and a 120V A/C adapter. The scale includes a three-year limited warranty.

SR Scales recently introduced the SR463 Series In-Floor Scale System, which has a maximum capacity of 1,000 pounds.
The SR463 is constructed of aluminum with a stainless steel top surface. It is available with platform sizes of 32 by 36 inches and 32 by 50 inches and features one button auto zero and a hold button. Optional handrails and internal wall-mounted display and printers are also available.

April 9, 2008 - Engineers at Purdue University are creating a wireless device designed to be injected into tumors to tell doctors the precise dose of radiation received and locate the exact position of tumors during treatment.

April 9, 2008 – CliniComp International, the clinical documentation tool used for more than 45 percent of all Department of Defense inpatient beds, said the revenue at Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) rose 47 percent after deployment of CliniComp’s Essentris clinical documentation system enterprise-wide.

April 9, 2008 - iMDsoft said that University Hospital in Cincinnati, OH, has selected MetaVision for operating rooms (MV-OR) as its anesthesia information management system to improve care quality and efficiency in perioperative areas.


Outpatient care facilities tend to view remarketed or secondary equipment, commonly referred to as used equipment, in one of several ways.

Either it’s a cost-effective and viable way to acquire technology to satisfy a growing patient load or offer a new patient service without the financial commitment of buying new or it’s merely a sound economic decision to avoid booking a depreciable asset that starts losing value (independent of patient revenue) once it leaves the vendor’s warehouse.

Tethered to a hospital or healthcare system, one facility in a larger chain or just an independent medical provider in the middle of nowhere, ambulatory surgery centers contribute a great deal to the healthcare industry collectively and to patients individually. To some forward-thinking futurists, ASCs represent the lifeblood and eventual gateway to post-modern medicine.
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