November 21, 2007 - Patient Care Technology Systems (PCTS), a subsidiary of Consulier Engineering Inc., yesterday released its second generation of its Amelior Tracker 2.0 software for automatically locating patients, staff and equipment.

November 21, 2007 – Masimo received a Frost & Sullivan 2007 Industry Best Practices Award, for pulse oximetry leadership, recognizing the company as the “number one” in the pulse oximetry industry.

November 21, 2007 - If an influenza pandemic occurred this year, less than one-fifth of the approximately 13 billion vaccine doses needed to fully vaccinate the global population would be available within six months in a best-case scenario, according to a new study released Nov. 20.

It offers evidence of the need to increase the supply of pandemic flu vaccines and develop a global distribution framework. The study identifies both short-term and long-term strategies that should be pursued to maximize protection against pandemic flu for people in all countries.

November 21, 2007 - The recent announcement by Medicare and Medicaid that they will no longer reimburse expenses related to most hospital-acquired infections has created opportunity for companies in the paint and coatings industries to sell antimicrobial coatings, according to analysts at Kline, a worldwide consulting and research firm.

Coatings added to paint that kill molds and/or bacteria are clearly advantageous for use in hospitals, locker rooms, schools, and other public areas.

November 21, 2007 - Collagen Matrix Inc. said this week it signed an agreement with Stryker Orthopaedics for the exclusive worldwide distribution of its NeuroMend Collagen Nerve Wrap, a resorbable, collagen-based rolled membrane matrix intended for use in the repair of crushed or severed peripheral nerves due to trauma.


Evolution’s rules are simple: Creatures that adapt to threats and master the evolutionary game thrive; those that don’t, become extinct.

November 21, 2007 – iCAD Inc. and GE Healthcare today announced an agreement to develop a customized version of iCAD’s SecondLook Digital specific to GE’s Senographe and Seno Advantage family of systems, aiming to enhance the overall clinical performance with Senographe and Seno Advantage systems, specifically improving sensitivity to breast cancer imaging, enhancing usability and workflow as well as providing diagnostic support tools.

November 21, 2007 – iCAD Inc., a provider of computer-aided detection (CAD) solutions and GE Healthcare today announced an agreement to develop a customized version of iCAD’s SecondLook Digital specific to GE’s Senographe and Seno Advantage family of systems.
This next generation CAD system is designed to enhance the overall clinical performance with Senographe and Seno Advantage systems, specifically improving sensitivity to breast cancer imaging, enhancing usability and workflow as well as providing diagnostic support tools, according to the manufacturer.

November 21, 2007 - InSite One Inc. announced today full integration of its InDex Archive with the with Fuji Synapse PACS, reportedly providing off-site disaster recovery for clinical continuance supporting images reports, notes, and annotations.

November 21, 2007 – Elekta announced that is has received an order to supply its Elekta Synergy S advanced radiation therapy technology and information management software to the University of Liège Hospital in Belgium, aiming to expand and improve treatment capacity.

The system, slated for installation in March 2008, is reportedly capable of supplying high doses of radiation while minimizing exposure to surrounding healthy tissue. The image-guided robotic digital linear accelerator combines integrated 3D imaging abilities with powerful high-resolution radiation delivery.

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