January 17, 2008 - IntraOp Medical Corp. announced that the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center — James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (The James) — in Columbus, has successfully treated a liposarcoma patient using the Mobetron, which administers intraoperative electron-beam radiation therapy (IOERT) at the time of cancer surgery.

January 21, 2008 - NEXCORE Technology Inc. has licensed the intellectual property rights for the development of a new fluid management system for use during endoscopic surgery.

The company said the new system provides significantly greater control over the inflow/outflow of fluids during a procedure. NEXCORE is designing and developing the new system and will organize testing and FDA approval.

January 21, 2008 - Physicians and hospitals continue to feel the effects of the struggling medical delivery system in the new report “New Orleans Market Overview report, the burden of uncompensated care,” by HealthLeaders-InterStudy, which reports Medicare reimbursement rates and a shortage of healthcare workers are the key influences impacting these market segments.

January 21, 2008 - While urinary stents and catheters can be life-saving medical devices, 40 percent of patients (about 40 million people) annually end up with bacterial infections, and the Nerites Corp. is testing a new technology for preventing these dangerous infections.

The company is developing the technology with funding from a $100,000 small business innovation research grant (SBIR) from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

January 21, 2008 - Aspyra Inc. rolled out the release of AccessNET version 6.3 for general distribution to new and existing PACS customers, created for the management of clinical images and reports.

January 21, 2008 - MEDStreaming LLC received FDA approval to market its Medical Office Suite of Products aiming to address the issue of coordination between clinical modality applications, PACS systems, information systems and reporting packages.

January 21, 2008 - Boston Scientific Corp. announced a third software enhancement to its iLab Ultrasound Imaging System, the iLab System 1.3, which is designed to strengthen physician confidence in the diagnosis and intervention of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and increase workflow efficiency.

January 21, 2008 – The FDA cleared St. Jude Medical Inc.’s EnSite Fusion Registration Module, a software designed to help physicians create detailed heart models to facilitate the diagnosis and delivery of therapy for complex abnormal atrial heart rhythms, including Atrial Fibrillation (AF).

January 17, 2008 - The U.S. National Cancer Institute is sponsoring a Phase I/II clinical trial that is expected to start in 2008 for patients with metastatic ovarian, peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancers using Oncolytics' proprietary formulation of the human reovirus, called REOLYSIN.

The reovirus, a naturally occurring virus that does not cause disease in humans, has demonstrated strong anti-cancer activity against many types of cancer cells, including ovarian cancer cells.

January 21, 2008 - Digital imaging equipment and software manufacturer iCRco Inc. now offers a two-year warranty on all its computed radiography machines.

With this new warranty, iCRco believes it is offering the best incentive for those who are in the market to purchase digital imaging equipment.

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