April 3, 2007 - Draeger Medical Inc. announced FDA clearance for its new Infinity TeleSmart system featuring a compact device capable of monitoring ECG and SpO2. Infinity TeleSmart provides the performance of a full-size patient monitor, packaged in a compact patient-worn telemetry device for adult and pediatric patients. Built-in ACE (Arrhythmia Classification Expert) and pacer detection algorithms enhance ECG processing and reduce false alarms.

Infinity TeleSmart addresses three major challenges of telemetry monitoring:

April 3, 2007 - Anesthesia can be harmful to the developing brain, studies on animals suggest, raising concerns about potential risks in putting young children under for surgery.

FDA scientists stressed Thursday they have no evidence that anesthesia and sedation drugs, which have been commonly administered for decades, can cause brain damage in children.

But numerous animal studies find that a majority of the drugs typically used to knock out children before surgery do kill brain cells in young rats, mice and — preliminary results suggest — rhesus monkeys.

April 3, 2007 - Maquet Inc. has announced the FDA approval of two new products for its Servo-i platform, the MR-conditional option and the Neurally Adjusted Ventilator Assist (NAVA), a new mode of mechanical ventilation.

The MR Conditional option for the Servo-i series provides use of the ventilator in the MRI environment and is approved for 1.0, 1.5 and 3.0 Tesla MR units.

April 2, 2007 - MAQUET Critical Care has received FDA clearance for an upgrade of its SERVO-i Ventilator System for conditional use in the magnetic resonance (MR) environment. The SERVO-i ventilator is intended for treatment and monitoring of all patients —neonatal, pediatric and adults — who require mechanical ventilation.

The new SERVO-i MR environment option is capable of providing critically ill patients with advanced ventilatory care using the same machine wherever they are in the hospital — in the ICU, in the MR examination room and during transport to and from the MR room.

April 2, 2007 - Trumpf Medical Systems recently unveiled its newest surgical lights device, the iLED 3, which allows users to alter color temperature, providing optimal contrast and tissue differentiation.

The iLED 3 gives virtually shadow-free illumination, allowing for increased applications in surgicalcenters and catheter labs and contains three lighting modules, each housing more than 30 individual LEDs.

By Jon Brubaker, MD Buyline Clinical Analyst

CMS has issued a Reminder with the most recent MLN Matters Newsletter that Medicare provides coverage for eligible beneficiaries for a one-time ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) when referred as a part of the initial preventative physical examination (IPPE). CMS is seeking help to get this word out to new beneficiaries.

GE Healthcare introduced at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons meeting in San Diego, CA, the Definium 5000, a compact U-arm on a floor mounted tubestand system designed for orthopedic imaging, allowing the X-ray tube and the detector to remain in alignment reportedly to speed up patient positioning and increase throughput.

March 30, 2007 - Trauma care took a giant step forward this week when the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act (H.R. 727), which will increase the availability of trauma care across the U.S. and thus improve the survival rate for patients suffering from traumatic injuries.

March 30, 2007 - Surgical Information Systems recently announced the launch of its new brand and corporate website, which includes shortening the company name from Surgical Information Systems to �SIS,� changing the corporate logo, launching a new website and changing its URL from www.orsoftware.com to www.SISFirst.com.

March 30, 2007 - Elekta has recently agreed to purchase the Italian stereotactic radiosurgery and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) firm, 3D Line Medical Systems, paying $13.3 million for the company's assets.

The business deal is pending closing conditions and regulatory approval. Three-D Line's products include equipment and treatment-planning software systems for radiation therapy.

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