June 7, 2007 - Iomega Corp. announced today that Boston Scientific, maker of the iLab Ultrasound Imaging System has chosen the Iomega REV Drive and its 35-gigabyte (GB) removable REV disks for storing and managing intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) files.

June 6, 2007 – The Caring for Carcinoid Foundation (CFCF) has helped provide funding for new cutting-edge carcinoid research at M. D. Anderson, helping to aid a two-year carcinoid tumor research project.
The researchers aim to develop human midgut carcinoid tumor cell lines to help establish models for research at M. D. Anderson and elsewhere. The researchers also seek to identify proteins that mediate tumor growth by standard molecular biologic techniques.

June 6, 2007 – For the past 18 months, the National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery has been recruiting ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) for an industry study and would like your participation to improve planning, administrative and evaluation activities by government, professional, scientific, academic and commercial institutions, as well as by private citizens.

June 4, 2007 - Verathon has introduced the GlideScope Cobalt Single-Use Video Laryngoscope, which enables fast intubations and eliminates time-consuming disinfection procedures. The new scope provides a clear, real-time view of a patient’s airway, making it ideal for use in the ED, as well as for OR and ICU applications.

The GlideScope Cobalt’s design is based on the GlideScope reusable video laryngoscope that, according to the company, achieves a Cormack-Lehane Grade I or Grade II view 99 percent of the time.

June 6, 2007 - The Caring for Carcinoid Foundation (CFCF) recently announced that it has received the Editor's Choice Award from OncoLink, a leading cancer resource.

The OncoLink award is given to "the providers of the highest quality cancer information on the Internet." OncoLink recognized CFCF for its exemplary website that places an emphasis on "assisting patients and families to empower themselves with information about their disease."

June 5, 2007 — Synovis Life Technologies, Inc., a diversified medical device manufacturer, recently announced receipt of U.S. patent for its Flow Coupler, the next generation of the company's Microvascular Anastomotic Coupler System.

The Coupler is a mechanical device which connects small blood vessels more quickly and with equal or greater reliability than hand suturing.

June 6, 2007 - InSightec Ltd. announced that it has received CE Mark certification for its ExAblate 2000, a system that combines magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and focused ultrasound to noninvasively treat tumors.

June 6, 2007 - Swissray International Inc. recently announced that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market the ddRCompact series of DR systems, designed for orthopedics, smaller hospitals and imaging, veterinary and chiropractic centers.

ClickView Corp. will be demonstrating its latest release of CLICKVIEW 7i Reports for PACs, sending outbound reports to EMR/HIS/RIS in text and image formats via HL-7 and DICOM wrap.

The CLICKVIEW 7i Web database reportedly improves quality of patient care, streamlines departmental workflow and lowers costs.

The Codonics Virtua Medical Disc Publisher is designed to set a new standard for speed, efficiency and ease of use in automatic disc recorders. This medical device is a DICOM-compliant network appliance that can concurrently record and label multiple medical studies onto CD and DVD media.

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