Carestream Health Inc., recently debuted its new KODAK DRYVIEW 6800 Laser Imager that reportedly offers high-speed, high-resolution image output for general radiography and digital mammography applications.

The DRYVIEW 6800 laser imager’s small footprint and high quality makes it ideal for a variety of locations, including breast imaging centers, emergency rooms and outpatient imaging centers as well as radiology departments, according to its manufacturer.

Draeger Medical recently announced the release of Innovian Anesthesia 2.0, featuring system improvements based on llary information systems. It gives clinicians fast access to patient data, which can minimize multiple handoffs and duplextensive customer feedback and expanded capability for IT performance in the perioperative suite.

It provides additional support for ease of access, enhanced security functions to promote compliance with HIPAA regulations and additional notification capabilities that increase visibility to data coming from other systems.

Omron Healthcare recently announced the launch of a new portable patient monitor, the model BP-S510.

This product is the first to be released by Omron since the company’s acquisition of Colin in April 2006.

Derma Sciences Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of advanced wound care products, announced it received clearance from the FDA to market and sell its API-MED Active Manuka Honey Absorbent Dressing.

This represents the first FDA clearance of a honey-based product for the management of wounds and burns. Honey-based products have been available throughout Europe where they compete against silver-based dressings, and have in only two years captured approximately 10 percent of that market, according to the manufacturer.

Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products Inc. will feature its Gelli-Roll at ASA 2007.

The Gelli-Roll reportedly offers the benefits of two different products, combining patient temperature management and tissue pressure reduction in a simple-to-use, reusable product.

The product includes a Plasti-Pad warming blanket encapsulated within Akton gel. This combination product, when used with a Norm-O-Temp, Blanketrol or Hemotherm before, during or after surgery, effectively provides patient warming and pressure reduction, according to its manufacturer.