October 18, 2007 - Lucid Inc.’s VivaNet telemedicine server and its VivaScope confocal imagers, which relies on using special microscopes to digitally image a patient’s skin, may bypass the need to surgically biopsy many patients.
The cellular resolution images may then be used by physicians to assist in forming a clinical judgment for a variety of skin conditions, including, for example, melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, actinic keratoses, and contact dermatitis.

October 18, 2007 - The PlasmaJet, a surgical device that reportedly offers patient safety and effective coagulation, produces a very high level of thermal and kinetic energy in the form of pure plasma, which is a highly ionized gas containing an equal number of positive ions and electrons.
Argon gas, when excited into a plasma state, emerges from the tip of a PlasmaJet hand piece in a precise, pale blue jet stream. This electrically-neutral plasma releases its energy upon contact with tissue.

October 18, 2007 - Masimo reports a new independent clinical study presented Oct. 15 at the 2007 American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Meeting in San Francisco, demonstrated the ability of Pleth Variability Index (PVI) to accurately and noninvasively detect changes in ventricular preload.
The newest addition to the Masimo Rainbow SET technology platform, PVI is a continuous and noninvasive quantified measurement of changes in the perfusion index, capturing volume changes that may compromise cardiac function and affect systemic circulation.

October 18, 2007 - Rapid microbial analysis technology company GenPrime Inc. initiated multi-site clinical trials of its Bacterial Contamination Test for Platelets yesterday.
The company says the test is a rapid QC device for detecting the presence of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria commonly found in contaminated platelets. The trial will generate data for filing a 510(K) premarket notification with the FDA.

October 19, 2007 - Carestream Health Inc. recently signed contracts for its KODAK CARESTREAM PACS and KODAK CARESTREAM RIS solutions with leading healthcare facilities across the world, including AUSL Bologna (Bologna, Italy), Mater Health Services (Queensland, Australia) and Ichinomiya Municipal Hospital (Ichinomiya, Japan).