October 24, 2007 - STERIS Corporation said today it has received the first orders for its VaproSure Room Sterilizer from several U.S. hospitals.

Since being introduced in June, systems have been ordered by Wellmont Health System (Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky), Lake Hospital System (Ohio), and the VA Boston Healthcare System (Massachusetts).

October 24, 2007 - Pioneer Surgical Technology (PST) today announced its acquisition of Angstrom Medica Inc., the first company to obtain FDA approval for a nanotechnology device, the NanOss.

Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Angstrom Medica becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of PST and is part of its orthobiologics division.

NanOss chemistries enable products that are highly osteoconductive and can remodel over time into human bone. NanOss has potential application in trauma, spine and general orthopaedic markets.

October 24, 2007 - LifeScience PLUS Inc. said today the FDA approved its BloodSTOP product, which is a high-tech bandage that interacts with platelets to form a clear gel that instantaneously stops bleeding.

Made from natural cellulose, the hypoallergenic gauze is reportedly completely water-soluble, easily washing off without causing additional trauma to the wound area. BloodSTOP can easily be cut to fit difficult areas such as the mouth and nose. Also, because the gauze is transparent, medical professionals can easily monitor the wound.

October 24, 2007 - Franklin & Seidelmann Subspecialty Radiology (F&S) announced that it has expanded its subspecialty teleradiology business model to now offer final and preliminary nighttime interpretations via its acquisition of Apex Radiology in Coral Gables, FL.
With the acquisition, F&S reportedly becomes the industry's largest teleradiology provider of final reports, as well as the largest subspecialty teleradiology provider. The company's annual case volume is expected to be more than 800,000 final reports.

October 24, 2007 - Siemens Medical Solutions announced the opening of voting for a national contest to win a free MRI, inviting healthcare facilities lacking an MRI system to display their creativity and dedication to patient care in videos that are two minutes long or shorter, posted on www.winanmri.com.

InSite One will release the InDex 5 solution containing new features that may improve enterprise workflow and management capabilities, reportedly expanding the tools to intelligently manage information for the life of clinical data.

October 24, 2007 - InSite One will release at RSNA 2007, the InDex 5 solution containing new features that may improve enterprise workflow and management capabilities, reportedly expanding the tools to intelligently manage information for the life of clinical data.

October 24, 2007 – Aycan Medical Systems will highlight at RSNA its recently FDA-cleared workstation OsiriXPRO, an image processing software dedicated to DICOM images for navigation and visualization of multislice and multidimensional (3D reconstruction) studies.

October 24, 2007 - Aycan Medical Systems will highlight at RSNA its workstation OsiriX PRO, an image processing software dedicated to DICOM images for navigation and visualization of multislice and multidimensional (3D reconstruction) studies.

Elekta’s Axesse, a whole body, robotic image-guided stereotactic treatment management system, reportedly provides a comprehensive and integrated solution to effectively apply stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT).

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