August 30, 2007 — The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) has selected the IT and medical-technology company Sectra as their provider for PACS products and services.
HHC is the largest municipal hospital and healthcare system in the U.S.

August 30, 2007 — Viking Systems Inc., designer, manufacturer and marketer of high-performance laparoscopic vision systems, said it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Tuebingen Scientific Medical GmbH, a Germany-based developer of articulating surgical instrumentation for minimally invasive surgery (MIS).
Tuebingen Scientific Medical markets its instruments under the brand name Radius. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

August 30, 2007 — Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) recently launched protons.com, the new and permanent online home for their internationally acclaimed Proton Treatment Center.

“One of our goals was to launch a leading online resource for those seeking information on proton therapy and cancer treatment," explained Dr. James M. Slater, Vice Chair for the Department of Radiation Medicine at LLUMC. "Not only are we providing this with protons.com, we are also advancing the visibility and the field of proton therapy itself."

August 23 — Carestream Health Inc. debuted a pre-configured version of its Kodak Carestream RIS that enables small to medium-sized hospitals to quickly achieve desired workflow efficiencies.
The Kodak Carestream RIS Standard Configuration offers exceptional functionality and comprehensive reporting. It is available immediately in the U.S.

Aug. 30, 2007 - Siemens Medical Solutions announced that it has added the ImageGrid Archive Appliance from Candelis Inc. to its Accessory Solutions global product portfolio, in order to offer Siemens customers an affordable DICOM storage solution.
Fully compliant with DICOM standards, ImageGrid is designed to provide healthcare facilities a scalable, cost-effective storage solution to accommodate the increasingly larger volumes of data and images generated by medical imaging modalities, such as mammography, computed tomography (CT), molecular imaging and ultrasound.

August 30, 2007 - ATDEC, a visual display mounting company, announced the U.S. introduction of the TELEHOOK TH-30-50-RW wall mount for large 30-inch to 50-inch flat panel displays, reportedly the first to offer full 360-degree rotation capability for easy and instant transformation from landscape to portrait mode.

August 30, 2007 - The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) recently announced that its second Virtual Conference and Expo is slated for Nov. 6 to Nov. 7, 2007.

August 29, 2007 — EndoGastric Solutions, a leader in natural orifice surgery (NOS), announced it has completed a $30 million round of private financing to fund expansion of sales in the U.S. of the StomaphyX device, cleared for U.S. sales in March, and the anticipated launch of its EsophyX device later in 2007.
The financing, EndoGastric Solutions' Series D Round, was led by DeNovo Ventures of Palo Alto, CA. In connection with the financing, Joe Mandato of DeNovo Ventures will join the company's Board of Directors.

August 29, 2007 – IntraOp Medical Corp. announced it has received $5.4 million of new equity and arranged for the extinguishment of over $8.7 million of notes and payables. In addition to the capital restructuring, a new President and CEO has been named, and a new Board of Directors has been appointed.

John Powers, the new CEO and President of IntraOp, comes from a strong business operations background with over 20 years of experience in the fast-paced wireless industry, including executive posts at metroPCS, VelociTel, Inc., Crown Castle International and Motorola, Inc.

August 29, 2007 — Roche Diagnostics said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its biologics license for a test for direct detection of West Nile virus in donated human blood and plasma.

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