March 10, 2008 - Life Spine has been given FDA 510(k) marketing clearance for Lynx, a new cross connector system designed for use in surgical lumbar fusion procedures.

The Lynx will reportedly allow surgeons more options when performing lumbar spine surgery and presented with a need for a stabilizing cross connector system.

March 10, 2008 - Mobile healthcare applications developer Epocrates Inc. is working directly with Apple to create an application for the iPhone to enable healthcare professionals to have immediate access to vital clinical information wherever they need it, regardless of Internet connectivity.

The software will include a drug-drug interaction checker, accurate drug dosing information, alternative medication monographs and interactions, patient education handouts, and pill pictures and identifiers.

March 10, 2008 - AeroScout Inc. recently said NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital launched its radio frequency identification (RFID) solution to track thousands of infusion pumps and other high-value equipment across four of its campuses in New York City.

March 10, 2008 - Testing hospitalized patients for drug-resistant infections can help reduce mortality, decrease length of stay and reduce cost of care, according to a new study recently released by AdvaMed, the Advanced Medical Technology Association.

March 10, 2008 - The FDA gave Siemens 510(k) market clearance of four new software applications used with the SOMATOM Definition aimed at simplifying the diagnosis of diseases of the heart, brain, lungs and extremity joints, as announced at ECR 2008, currently being held in Vienna.

March 10, 2008 - Royal Philips Electronics last week unveiled the HD7, the latest addition to its HD ultrasound family of products at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna.

The Philips HD7 ultrasound system draws upon an array of features and capabilities available on high-end Philips systems and puts them into an affordable, mobile unit designed for a wide variety of clinical settings.

Nuance Communications Inc.'s on-demand offering for critical test result management (CTRM), Vocada Veriphy 2.0 is an end-to-end enterprise solution for communicating critical test results from hospital diagnostic departments to ordering clinicians.

The newest version of the TotalLook MammoAdvantage system converts prior mammography films to digital images for comparative review on a single digital review workstation and offers improved image quality, enhanced image customization options and workflow efficiency features.

Panasonic Communications Co. of North America (PCCNA) released two color scanners equipped with proprietary triple-sensor technology designed for the detection and prevention of common issues as double-feeding and embedded staples, featuring duplex scanning up to 160 images per minute at 300 dpi resolution.

The two models, the KV-S4085 and KV-S4065 have three sensor systems the include an optical sensor array designed to detects staples in corners, sides, top-center and bottom-center, and works to interrupt the scanning process before document damage can occur.

NEC Display Solutions of America's MD205MG 5-megapixel flat-panel monitor is a grayscale display monitor that also forms the core of a new NEC medical bundled solution, said the company.

The NEC MD205-DRV bundled solution reportedly includes two MD205MG displays and a high-performance video card for medical applications from Realvision.

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