New technology for the Stellant D CT Injection System from MEDRAD is designed to improve timing for cardiac CT imaging. SmartFlow automatically suggests injection protocols by factoring in patient-specific parameters, which can be a time-consuming process if done manually.

October 5, 2007 - Medical display maker Barco introduced its new 24-inch MDSC-2124 wide-screen surgical display solution with full high-definition resolution this week at the ACS Clinical Congress in New Orleans. The display will also be shown at the 2007 ASA.

October 10, 2007 - Datascope Corp. recently announced the U.S. launch of the Panorama Web Viewer, a Web-based software product which enables remote access to patient data from virtually anywhere, using an Internet connected PC.

Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products Inc., a patient temperature management products manufacturer, 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 one simple-to-use reusable product.

At ASA 2007 Draeger Medical will showcase the Innovian Anesthesia 2.0, featuring system improvements based on extensive 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.

The Oxinet III remote monitoring system from Covidien enables effective respiratory monitoring on general care floors, step-down units and specialty care areas.
The Oxinet III central station and paging system offers a reportedly cost-effective method for implementing continuous pulse oximetry monitoring in areas with lower nurse-to-patient ratios. The system provides continuous central station monitoring of up to 24 Nellcor pulse oximeters, providing earlier notification of developing respiratory events.

The vitalHEAT (vH2)Temperature Management System from Dynatherm Medical is designed to non-invasively prevent or treat intraoperative hypothermia through the encapsulation of only one hand.
Utilizing the application of heat under low vacuum to open AVAs (thermo-regulatory structures) in the palm and fingers, the vH2 warms blood in the extremity then delivers this warmth directly to the core through the venous vasculature rather than warming large body surface areas.

October 11, 2007 — Biospace Med recently announced that it has received 510k clearance from the FDA to market EOS, a new digital Xray imager for 2D imaging use.

October 11, 2007 — According to the results of a survey, "Cancer and the Public," 62 percent of the 32 percent of cancer patients who suspected they had cancer, were not diagnosed for three months or more.
In addition, nearly half of the respondents did not feel that their insurance coverage would provide adequate care if diagnosed with a life threatening illness. The total number of respondents to the survey was 4,402, (1,779 males and 2,623 females) representing every state in the U.S.

October 11, 2007 — Carestream Health Inc. announced its KODAK CARESTREAM Digital Dashboard now supports monitoring of KODAK CARESTREAM RIS operations, reportedly providing system administrators with a convenient way to proactively monitor equipment performance, storage utilization and user volumes as well as verify network communication of other vendor’s devices.

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