The MAMMOMAT NovationDR with syngo MammoReport is a full-field digital mammography system from Siemens Medical Solutions that is rapidly gaining momentum in the marketplace and will be showcased in the Siemens booth at BIC 2006. Designed to meet the demands of modern mammography practices, the system provides digital screening, diagnosis and stereotactic biopsy capabilities all in one system.

The OxiMax MAX-FAST forehead pulse oximetry sensor often works when digit sensors fail to provide readings in patients with serious vasoconstriction.

KARL STORZ video laryngoscopes enable the entire OR team to see the vocal cords during intubation procedures and offers potentially less patient trauma. Standardized blade shapes help students learn direct laryngeal intubation. According to the manufacturer, the learning process is potentially less stressful and faster with video and standard blade laryngoscopes for students.

The Aluminum Auto-Locking Cart with optional Prox Reader reads most low-frequency HID Prox Cards (125 kHz). The card is waved in front of the reader to open, and can be locked by pressing the lock button or by the Auto-Lock Timer for anywhere from 1 to 998 minutes.
The cart also features lightweight aluminum construction, aluminum mounting tracks, stabilizing frame, 5-inch swivel casters (two with brake and one with tracking), up to 250 user codes, manual key override for emergency access and “low battery” indicator light.

MVision megavoltage cone-beam imaging package has received FDA clearance. MVision is a unique volumetric inline target imaging solution and the natural next step in Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT). Designed to work with Siemens’ linear accelerators, the system is the first commercial implementation of cone-beam technology utilizing a standard radiotherapy treatment beam. MVision makes it possible for the megavoltage (MV) source used for treatment to also create a 3-D image of the patient, enabling clinicians to “see inside” the patient at the most appropriate moment.

The mobile CLEAR-Pb Pain Management Shield, a lead impregnated acrylic product with an hour-glass design for maximum radiation protection, is the newest item in Fluke Biomedical’s suite of pain management products that consists of barriers, meters, phantoms and shields designed specifically for pain management applications.

Terumo Interventional Systems has launched its Progreat Coaxial Microcatheter System. This new coaxial system combines Terumo’s Progreat microcatheter with a Glidewire GT. The Progreat Coaxial Microcatheter System is designed to increase procedural efficiency and reduce the risks of procedural problems, such as kinking.

GE Healthcare has received clearance from the FDA for the new wide bore computed tomography (CT) system. This new technology is a 16-slice wide bore CT system, and will be available in two configurations. The LightSpeed RT16 enables advanced imaging for radiation therapy planning, and the LightSpeed Xtra is a 16-slice CT scanner designed for radiology needs such as trauma, interventional and bariatric procedures.

The NovaPACS OR Viewer from NovaRad Corp. allows physicians to compare old and new images side by side and view images in a large-scale format on a 30-inch monitor.
In addition to standard window, level, pan, zoom, measure and cross localize functions, the NovaPACS OR Viewer features single-click viewing of radiologist reports, the ability to preset window/level preferences by login for instant call up and plain-paper print.

Hologic Inc. received FDA marketing clearance to use information from the Hologic Discovery Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) system as a predictor of coronary heart disease, stroke and other forms of cardiovascular disease. The new indication, visualization of Abdominal Aortic Calcification (AAC), targets the No. 1 cause of morbidity and mortality in older women and men — heart disease and stroke.

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