January 30, 2008 - Smiths Medical ASD Inc. announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its Saf-T Closed Blood Collection System for use in syringe blood draw and transfer applications, with configurations addressing winged vein access as well as Luer access to a newly placed peripheral IV catheter.

January 30, 2008 - Aethlon Medical Inc., a developer of therapeutic devices for infectious disease and advanced blood filtration, and Delcath Systems Inc., a company focused on developing a drug delivery system, today announced a collaboration to jointly research and develop an advanced filtration cartridge for potential use in Delcath Systems' percutaneous hepatic perfusion (PHP) system, a technology designed to isolate and deliver high doses of anti-cancer agents to specific organs or regions of the body, while minimizing the exposure of the drugs to the rest of the body.

January 31, 2008 – Today the new book “Standing Tall: The Kevin Everett Story” by Sam Carchidi was released, which describes the challenge the NFL player faced recovering from a major spinal injury that left him temporarily paralyzed, and how induced hypothermia may have helped in his quick recovery.

The doctors of the Buffalo Bills tight end started administering cold saline following the injury to help reduce swelling on the spinal cord. He was also kept in a hypothermic state following surgery. The book details the controversial medical procedure used on Everett.

January 31, 2008 - Starion Instruments today said it has extended worldwide distribution of its proprietary tissue welding technology with physicians in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia now using the instruments for a wide variety of surgical procedures.

January 30, 2008 - In a study to determine safe dosages of the isotope astatine-211 for treating patients with recurring brain tumors, researchers found that not only was the isotope's potency sufficient to kill residual cancer cells without damaging sensitive healthy brain cells, but the patients experienced longer survival rates.


Making a large initial investment in a storage archive solution is usually not a priority for facilities strapped for capital budgets. Still, there is increased pull for general digital imaging and archiving solutions.

February 1, 2008 - TomoTherapy Inc. began shipping version 3.1 of its TomoTherapy Hi-Art treatment system, said to be a faster version of its image-guided, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IG-IMRT) that includes new software and hardware features aimed at enhancing clinical productivity and system usability, and is expected to increase patient throughput.

January 30, 2008 - Imaging Dynamics Company Ltd. (IDC) announced today that for the third consecutive quarter it received highest ranking in user satisfaction for its digital detector radiography systems among 11 vendors in the January 2008 Intelligence Report by MD Buyline, (www.mdbuyline.com), an independent healthcare market research firm.

January 31, 2008 - NovaRad Corp. marked the largest number of PACS and RIS contracts and installations in a single year, completing 124 installations that included 87 PACS and 37 RIS installs, located in the U.S. and abroad.

NovaPACS is enterprise-level PACS designed to offer fast image retrieval, full-feature viewer with intuitive interface, and 7-year onsite archive with offsite emergency back up. Full screen viewing, menus and mouse-based functions are available and referring physicians have complete access to images and reports from any computer.

January 30, 2008 - University of Alberta researchers in Edmonton, Canada, have developed a portable unit for genetic testing about the size of a shoebox, which has the same capability as a lab full of expensive equipment.

The device - along with other, even smaller units the team is now in the process of developing - paves the way for enormous savings to health-care systems and will improve care for patients. A wide variety of genetic tests that are available but not often used because their cost is prohibitive will become cheap, fast and easily accessible.

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