The GCX Corp. Compact Notebook Workstation allows doctors and nurses to roll a notebook computer securely into patient rooms and other places where information is needed. The small footprint of the Compact Notebook Workstation reportedly allows easy access without clutter, with a base of 21 inches, and still enables the use of a laptop up to 17 inches wide. Along with mobility and its small size, The Compact Notebook Workstation also provides the user with an added level of security by featuring a laptop locking mechanism, securing the computer hardware in place.

Acuo Technologies' latest version of its DICOM Services GridT solution is a distributed framework for managing ever-increasing medical imaging volume.

Merge Healthcare recently introduced Merge Ortho, a software application to help orthopedic surgeons perform planning and automatic templating, featuring customizable workflow and advanced visualization. The digital workstation solution reportedly helps orthopedic specialists save time and improve clinical effectiveness in orthopedic planning and diagnosis.

The next generation of the Datalux Corp. 10.4-inch LCD monitor includes two models, the XG10 and SG10.

Patient Comfort Systems Inc. MRI table pads and patient positioning sets are specially developed for stereotactic breast biopsies.

Dune Medical Devices’ novel intraoperative breast cancer probe uses Radio Frequency (RF) Spectroscopy to provide physicians with the malignancy status of breast cancer margins in real time.
Following lumpectomy, cancer patients found to have positive (malignant) surgical margins typically require a second surgery, with added expense and trauma, to reshave tumor sites for additional tissue removal. The Dune hand-held probe, which is not yet FDA cleared, holds significant promise to reduce re-excision procedures, improve patient outcomes and minimize surgical expenses.

Parascript LLC, an image analysis and pattern recognition technology provider, entered into the medical imaging market by expanding its product suite to include computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithms to detect breast cancer.

December 17, 2007 – Veridex LLC, a Johnson & Johnson company, announced that TIME magazine has named the GeneSearch Breast Lymph Node (BLN) Assay one of the top ten medical breakthroughs of 2007.

December 17, 2007 - NetMotion Wireless today said it expanded its relationship with St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System in Houston, TX, to support up to 900 laptops and mobile devices using NetMotion’s, Mobility XE and Mobile VPN.

The additional Wi-Fi will help St. Luke’s doctors and nurses boost mobile productivity by allowing them to stay connected to critical applications, roam seamlessly between multiple Wi-Fi hot spots, and maintain applications even when users move in and out of wireless coverage areas.

December 17, 2007 - PARI Hydrate, a new medical humidifier, recently received 510(k) clearance from the FDA and will be marketed by PARI Innovative Manufacturers for ventilator applications.

PARI Innovative Manufacturers, manufacturer of aerosol nebulizers and compressors, developed the PARI Hydrate to revolutionize the way gases are heated and humidified with the aim to reduce contamination risk for patients and give clinicians greater control and understanding of humidification.

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