January 29, 2008 - The PEM/PET system, a new medical imager for detecting and guiding the biopsy of suspicious breast cancer lesions, is capable of spotting tumors that are half the size of the smallest ones detected by standard imaging systems, according to a new study.

January 29, 2008 - Matrox Graphics Inc. and The Linden Group will combine Matrox MED Series display controller boards with its MDM 3 MP and MDM 5 MP grayscale medical displays, in order to produce a high-functionality bundle aimed at radiologists' needs.

January 29, 2008 – The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) announced MediNotes version 5.2 Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is pre-market, conditionally CCHIT certified, and meets the commission’s ambulatory EHR criteria.

NEC Electronics America Inc. introduced two new color, 21.3-inch diagonal amorphous-silicon thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid-crystal display (LCD) modules for medical imaging applications.

Dale Medical Products has introduced a post-surgical bra that reportedly securely and comfortably holds dressings and makes it easier to be examined and receive treatments for a variety of procedures such as mastectomy, lumpectomy, biopsy, reduction and reconstruction.

Mitchell Sheinkop, M.D., will be the first in the U.S. to surgically implant the just-approved Nex Gen LPS-Flex mobile bearing knee at the Neurologic and Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago.

The FDA approved the Zimmer Holdings knee, which the company says is the next generation of knee prostheses for active adults, especially amateur and professional athletes.

Dr. Sheinkop was one of eight physician investigators in the U.S. who participated in the clinical trial proceeding FDA approval.

January 28, 2008 - SenoRx Inc. recently launched the Contura Multi-Lumen Balloon (MLB) Catheter for delivering brachytherapy to the surgical margins following lumpectomy for breast cancer.

Contura is one of a new class of devices designed to reduce radiation treatment time from six to eight weeks to five days in patients eligible for the treatment. SenoRx believes that the Contura MLB can play an important role in the shift from traditional whole breast radiation therapy to localized partial breast radiation therapy.

January 28, 2008 - Flextronics today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Avail Medical Products Inc., a privately-held manufacturer of disposable medical devices.

January 28, 2008 – Medtronic Inc. has launched a clinical trial to confirm the safety and efficacy of the Medtronic EnRhythm MRI SureScan pacing system, a pacemaker system to be developed and tested specifically for safe use in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines under specified scanning conditions.

January 28, 2008 - Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. said today the FDA cleared the new open-bore 1.5T Vantage Titan MR system, which will be commercially available in the first quarter of 2008.

The open-bore of the Vantage Titan is 18 percent larger than other 1.5T systems on the market, featuring a large 71-centimeter patient aperture.

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