October 31, 2007 - Medical device company Intelligent Hospital Systems said today it secured $7.6 million of equity and debt financing to support the North American market introduction of the company’s RIVA (Robotic Intra Venous Automation) system - a self-contained unit for filling IV syringes and bags.

The device will be marketed to hospital pharmacies.

October 31, 2007 – Getinge USA today entered into an agreement with GE Healthcare to service GETINGE washer/disinfectors and steam sterilizers in more than 200 facilities that contract with GE Healthcare to provide a host of asset management services.

Getinge USA was also awarded a contract with Premier Inc., one of the nation’s largest healthcare purchasing networks, to offer detergents and cleaners to 1,700 hospitals and more than 47,000 other healthcare sites.

October 31, 2007 — Carestream Health Inc. today introduced its new KODAK DIRECTVIEW DR 3500, a compact digital radiography system that delivers a small footprint, functionality and convenience required by hospitals, outpatient imaging centers and clinics that serve orthopedic specialists and other physicians.

October 31, 2007 - NDS Surgical Imaging was named this week as the recipient of the 2007 North American Frost and Sullivan Award for Technology Leadership in the medical display market.

NDS Surgical Imaging has built on its success in the surgical display market to become a major player in the medical display market. It has assessed surgeons’ needs and delivers several technologically advanced devices.

October 31, 2007 - RIS Concepts recently announced that San Sebastian Radiology, a multimodality imaging center and teleradiology group in Puerto Rico, has chosen the company’s Radiologist RAD-RIS to facilitate exam tracking and reporting, while providing integrated voice recognition templates and RAD Speak voice command macro software.

October 31, 2007 - Rcadia Medical Imaging Ltd. announced the first installation of its COR Analyzer at St. James Healthcare in Butte, MT, reportedly allowing the hospital to perform automatic segmentation and tracking of the coronary artery tree for Coronary CT angiogram (CTA) procedures without human intervention.

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA will feature its digital mammography system, Fuji Computed Radiography for Mammography (FCRm), at RSNA 2007.

The system offers a combination of image quality, versatility and practicality, and according to the company, provides 18-by-24-cm and 24-by-30-cm fields-of-view, 50-micron pixel sampling and FUJI’s patented dual-side reading technology.

October 31, 2007 - Matrox Graphics Inc. recently announced that S-CAPE, a provider of medical imaging viewing systems, has chosen the company for the integration of multiconsole monitor systems for the OR, bundling Matrox Equinox graphics extension units with its image viewers.

Housed in a hygienic casing, S-CAPE's image viewer reportedly allows medical imaging professionals to view patient images within an operating room without compromising safety or viewing flexibility.

October 30, 2007 - Bracco Diagnostics, the subsidiary of contrast media developer Bracco Imaging, will acquire E-Z-EM at $21 a share for an estimated total of $241 million.

Independent members of E-Z-EM's board of directors have approved the agreement as well as a group of E-Z-EM stockholders, who represent approximately 34 percent of E-Z-EM’s outstanding shares.

October 25, 2007 - Medtronic Inc. announced today the availability of its CD Horizon Legacy Anterior Spinal System in the United States, which gives surgeons an option when treating spinal fractures and tumors.

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