Carestream Health Inc. announced that it is now taking orders for its newest version of KODAK CARESTREAM PACS that includes native 3-D and cardiac features and integrated applications including orthopedic digital imaging for surgical planning and templating and image fusion software for use by oncologists.
The KODAK CARESTREAM PACS platform also supports upgrades to the KODAK CARESTREAM Mammography Workstation and equips the system’s virtual desktop with enhanced dynamic streaming capabilities that speed image review.

Suburban Surgical Co. Inc. offers a variety of durable stainless steel carts with many features from which to choose.
Doors open 270 degrees for loading and unloading, latch in open position and lift off hinges. External handles extend the full width of the cart for easier maneuvering and the full wrap-around vinyl bumper extends beyond the cart sides and handle to protect doorways and walls.
SSCI offers a selection of stainless steel carts for mobilizing supplies and equipment, or enclosed carts for emergencies or surgical procedures.

Herman Miller for Healthcare offers a new collection of automated, height-adjustable tables and specialized point-of-care carts.
The collection of tables includes three work surfaces that can be lowered and raised electronically by operating a switch and one table that can be manually adjusted. The work surface height can be adjusted from 26 inches to 42 inches. Additionally, all of the carts contain a storage component underneath the work surface.

Anthro Corp.’s Zido is a compact technology cart, ready to customize for use with a PC, medical equipment or for lab applications.
Equipped with a small sturdy slate blue colored frame, Zido reportedly has excellent mobility on four-inch casters. It is available in various widths and heights and provides flexibility in creating a cart for small spaces. Grey shelves have a weight capacity of 50 pounds and the entire cart has a 150-pound overall weight limit.

M-3101-DX Exchange Carts from Medical Design Systems feature a unique fifth wheel design for reportedly easy maneuverability as well as a FlexLok door to safely store supplies.
Carts are equipped with removable wire baskets, ABS trays, adjustable shelves, or other options that utilize space. According to the manufacturer, limitless storage possibilities make this the most versatile and complete storage facility on wheels.

The Neonatal Chest Phantom by Gammex was developed to simulate pneumothorax and hyaline membrane disease while permitting system resolution and noise testing.
This reportedly easy-to-use system addresses quality control needs in computed radiography (CR) and digital radiography (DR); permitting simultaneous imaging of normal and disease states.
The phantom was designed to challenge imaging system limits with a convenient compact size.

Calypso Medical Technologies Inc. announced that its FDA-cleared Calypso 4D Localization System and Beacon electromagnetic transponder manufacturing process, used to monitor organ motion in cancer patients, has been certified by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
The system utilizes proprietary electromagnetic technology in conjunction with implanted Beacon transponders in the prostate. The product was designed to provide tumor location information during external beam radiation therapy without adding ionizing radiation.

The SIR-Sphere by Sirtex is a radioactive polymer sphere that emits beta radiation and is the only FDA-approved microsphere therapy for advanced colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver.
Physicians insert a catheter through the groin into the hepatic artery and deliver millions of SIR-Sphere microspheres directly to the tumor site.
The minimally invasive procedure is performed on an outpatient basis, leaving the patient with minor side effects.

North American Scientific Inc.’s ClearPath is a
high-dose rate radiation treatment created for breast brachytherapy that aims to enhance current accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) treatment options.
The company’s multichannel catheter system, which is inserted through a single incision, is designed to allow for low-dose or high-dose therapy. The ClearPath system reportedly offers physicians greater flexibility in treatment planning and dose optimization to the target region while minimizing exposure to nearby healthy tissue.

August 14, 2007 — Patient Care Technology Systems (PCTS) announced that over three million emergency and surgical department patient encounters have been managed collectively by the company's automatic tracking customers since PCTS installed its first automatic tracking system in 2000.

PCTS supports a national customer base of over 60 facilities and is a leading provider of emergency department information systems and automatic patient and asset tracking systems for emergency department, surgical service and enterprise-wide needs.

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