December 21, 2007 - Royal Philips Electronics announced it will acquire U.S.-based healthcare firm Respironics Inc. for $5.1 billion.

Respironics is a global leader in the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), a sleep disorder characterized by the repeated cessation of breathing during sleep. It is estimated that in the U.S. alone there are 18-20 million sufferers of moderate or severe OSA of which only 15-20 percent have been diagnosed.

December 21, 2007 - BG Medicine, on behalf of the HRP Initiative, today announced the launch of the BioImage Study, designed to discover new blood tests and to optimize non-invasive imaging of atherosclerosis in order to identify and characterize individuals that are at high-risk for coronary heart disease or stroke.

December 18, 2007 - MedcomSoft Inc. a provider of the next generation of interoperable electronic health records (EHR) announced today that KLAS’ “2007:Top 20 Year-End Best in KLAS Awards” has named MedcomSoft “Best in KLAS” in the Ambulatory EMR 1-5 Physicians category.

December 21, 2007 - Solis Women's Health opened its eighth DFW area facility in Weatherford, TX, reportedly the community's only diagnostic facility to offer full field digital mammography.

The SonoSite Inc. M-Turbo is a hand-carried ultrasound system for use in the full range of clinical applications at the point of care, reportedly delivering an increase in raw processing power for improved image clarity across all exam types.

Masimo recently launched Patient SafetyNet, a new remote monitoring and clinician notification system that combines the performance of Masimo Rainbow SET pulse oximetry with wireless clinician notification via pager to provide a high level of safety to patients.

The Nellcor Oximax pulse oximetry system from Covidien reportedly allows clinicians to more effectively monitor a broad range of patients.

This oximetry platform comprises a variety of hand-held and stand-alone monitors that reportedly deliver accurate, reliable readings even during low perfusion and signal interference. The Nellcor OxiMax sensors feature several models with Losat expanded accuracy range, and also include the Max-Fast forehead sensor and Softcare nonadhesive sensors to meet special patient needs.

The Pinyons Medical Technology Inc. PowrSyringe Aspirator is a disposable, hand-held, large-barrel syringe that incorporates ergonomic and mechanical advantages for single-hand fluid aspiration during a variety of medical procedures.

Vocera Communications’ new voice-activated communications B2000 Badge has wireless support and a new vivid display, and offers a new set of antigerm protective sleeves.

While the colorful sleeves allow departments to distinguish themselves, B2000’s outer surfaces of the badge and the sleeves have been treated with an antimicrobial agent from BioCote, which inhibits the growth of bacteria, fungus and algae.

The Baxa Corp. recently launched its PadLock Set Saver, an aseptic IV administration set storage solution that can be swabbed and reused.

PadLock provides a secure seal for the end of the administration set, preventing contamination when the set is not being used for infusion. The company says the Set Saver attaches to an IV administration set and replaces the need for sterile, single-use caps.

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