May 28 — Digital Angel Corp., an advanced technology company in the field of rapid and accurate identification, location tracking and condition monitoring of high-value assets, and VeriChip Corp., a provider of RFID systems for healthcare and patient-related needs, have announced they have established a joint committee to design and develop a working, implantable glucose microchip to determine glucose levels in the bodies of animals and humans. The novel device would negate the need for diabetics to draw blood in order to monitor their individual blood glucose levels.

May 28, 2007 — St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver has adopted use of a new fluid for patients undergoing certain MRI procedures: blueberry juice. MRI supervisor Wayne Patola decided to act on research that has shown that blueberry juice (also, tea, pineapple juice and Kaopectate) given orally affects the way fluid in the stomach behaves during MRI imaging of the bile ducts, essentially hiding fluid from the image to allow for better visualization of the bile ducts.

May 28, 2007 — Zoll Medical Corp. has received clearance from the FDA to market and sell its E Series with See-Thru CPR technology.

The company says the E Series eliminates confusing screen read-outs that are caused by chest compressions and shows a "filtered" ECG on the defibrillator screen. The technology allows rescuers to see organized cardiac rhythm without stopping compressions, according to a company statement.

May 29, 2007 — Following a stringent review process, DocuSys, Inc., a provider of Anesthesia Information Management Systems (AIMS) and Digital Drug Management Systems, has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA to market its technology and is now a registered medical device manufacturer in accordance with FDA guidelines.

May 29, 2007 — GE Healthcare has announced the FDA has cleared its CARESCAPE Patient Data Module for mobile patient monitoring.

Encompassing some of the industry’s most advanced monitoring capabilities, the CARESCAPE Patient Data Module features 24-hour capture of critical patient data and a unique close-to-the-patient, self-powered design that alleviates common portability constraints.

May 29, 2007 — Northfield Laboratories Inc. has reported results of its pivotal Phase III trauma trial with PolyHeme, a human hemoglobin-based, oxygen-carrying red blood cell substitute.

The trial was designed to seek an indication for use in the treatment of life-threatening red blood cell loss when transfusion is required and red blood cells are not available, not for use interchangeably with blood. This indication addresses a critical, unmet medical need.

May 21, 2007 – SourceMedical recently announced new contract signings for the company's SourceRad solution with Nueterra Healthcare LLC, a provider of development and management services to surgical facilities and Regent Surgical Health, a developer and manager of surgery centers and physician-owned hospitals around the country.

May 25, 2007 - Aurora Imaging Technology Inc. has recently formed the Aurora Breast MRI Society, a group of healthcare professionals dedicated to diagnosing breast cancer earlier and evaluating breast disease, utilizing the most advanced breast imaging modality available.

The mission of the Aurora Breast MRI Society is to further spur and expand the clinical role of breast MRI, as well as educate the medical profession, public and healthcare industry about the vital role of breast MRI in earlier detection and more effective evaluation of breast disease.

May 24, 2007 – SenoRx recently announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Multi-Lumen radiation balloon applicator, created to provide brachytherapy to the surgical margins following lumpectomy for breast cancer.

May 23, 2007 – Two recent Mayo Clinic studies found that magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), a new imaging technique invented at Mayo Clinic, is an accurate tool for non-invasive diagnosis of liver diseases. The findings were presented this week at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Annual Meeting in Berlin, Germany, and Digestive Disease Week 2007 in Washington, D.C.

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