March 3, 2008 – GE Healthcare will be the only supplier of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technology of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, where two of the company’s Signa HDe 1.5T systems will be installed in the Olympic Village General Hospital, providing use to all international competing athletes during the games.

The system is designed to help clinicians at the Olympic Village General Hospital by providing high-definition images, but also by decreasing operation costs (water, electricity, liquid helium,) by up to 40 percent.

March 3, 2008 – Covidien said that it has tentative FDA clearance for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for its Kit for the Preparation of Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi Injection, a generic of Cardiolite1, which is a myocardial perfusion imaging agent used for detecting coronary artery disease.

The branded product is utilized in nearly 60 percent of the 15 million myocardial perfusion imaging studies performed in the U.S. annually.

February 29, 2008 — Rubbermaid Medical Solutions (RMS) launched the new M38 Mobile Computer Cart line featuring a powered computer cart, pre-wired computer cart and nonpowered computer cart.

Features for the M38 Mobile Computer Cart line reportedly include:

- Compact 17-by-17 inch base contoured to 14.5 inches wide at the center for easy maneuvering

- Lightweight design starting at 70 pounds

- Adjustable keyboard tray including 6 inch of height range, 180 degree swivel and -15 degree to 10 degree tilt

February 29, 2008 – Philips Electronics (PHG) unveiled their "Imagination Light Canvas," at the new Mercy Medical Center in Rogers, AK.

February 29, 2008 – Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. this week introduced the next generation of MAYFIELD titanium skull pins designed for use with the MAYFIELD cranial stabilization system to maintain the stability of a patient’s head during brain surgery.

The skull pins have FDA clearance and CE Mark Certification in the Europe.