The lightweight S8, with 15-inch monitor and much else, scoops F&S award
The S8, a high-end colour Doppler HCU (hand-carried ultrasound) recently received the 2009 Product Quality Leadership Award from the global consultancy Frost & Sullivan (F&S).
Medical technology
The dedicated OB/GYN 3D/4D ultrasound system ACCUVIX V20 ‘Prestige’
Sonoace, the German distributor for Medison Co. Ltd, has announced the launch of a new, dedicated high performance OB/GYN ultrasound system, the ACCUVIX V20 ‘Prestige’, which features the industry's first multi-rendering 3-D/4-D technology, 3-D MXI (3-D Multi-eXtended Imaging ).
The Fetatrack DD250
Weighing just 2 KG, in a hospital, small clinic or doctor’s surgery the fully portable Fetatrack DD250 can provide continuous foetal and vascular dopler. The unit operates from a mains electricity supply for 30 hours; alternatively the built-in rechargable batteries can be used. ‘The system has all the necessary facilities for accurate antenatal foetal assessment in one compact unit,’…
ID wristbands and bracelets
Throughout the world, every day, thousands of hospital patients are victims of identification breakdowns and errors that resulted or could have resulted in far greater health problems for them and other outcomes for hospitals.
North America at Medica
With an expected 450+ exhibitors from the United States of America and Canada, North America will offer one of the leading foreign contingents of exhibitors represented at MEDICA 2009 - making it the strongest medical industry trade fair beyond the North American continent for USA and Canadian companies.
The MyLab 20Plus
Designed for multi-applications (e.g. general imaging, obstetrics/gynaecology, abdomen, small parts, musculoskeletal, urology, vascular) MyLab 20Plus, manufactured by Esaote Biomedica Deutschland GmbH, can be customised to suit individual needs in a shared ultrasound department or clinic.
The Nanomaxx System
‘Supremely portable and incredibly tough, the NanoMaxx ultrasound system combines Best in Class performance with affordability and simplicity,’ the Erlangen-based manufacturer SonoSite reports.
40 years of MEDICA
When we organised the first Diagnostic Week in Karlsruhe, in 1969, no one could have known that this event would one day turn into the annual highlight in the world of medicine, reflected Dr Wolfgang Albath, laboratory medicine pioneer and one of the founding fathers of MEDICA the world`s largest medical trade show. Initially planned as a moving exhibition, the show has been based in…
Expanding your diagnostic imaging services?
If you need to expand your diagnostic imaging services and a fixed installation is too costly but a mobile solution cannot cover your demand, Alliance Medical, Europe's largest provider of out-sourced diagnostic imaging services, reports that it could become your partner. "Did you ever think about a semi-static installation?" the company asks. "The services we can offer by far exceed the…
Mit CISH und Chips den Weichteiltumor exakter identifizieren
Krebs kann sich in jeder Stelle des Körpers bilden. Selbst in Muskeln, Fett- und Nervengewebe können Tumore entstehen. Rund 4.000 Menschen in Deutschland erkranken jährlich an Weichteiltumoren. Damit zählen die sogenannten Sarkome zu den seltenen Krebserkrankungen und werden dadurch oft nur schwer erkannt.
Carl Zeiss Speeds brain mapping and 3-D reconstruction
Electron microscopy and analysis instruments from Carl Zeiss are redefining the science of brain mapping and 3-D reconstruction. Wide-field, high resolution imaging, huge data storage and manipulation capabilities plus highly automated sample preparation techniques are yielding research results 100-times, or more, faster than ever before.
Siemens wins service contract from large US clinic
The University of Pennsylvania Health System, one of the largest health systems in the US, has awarded a $135 million contract for Integrated Service Management to Siemens Healthcare. Over the next seven years, Siemens will be servicing and ensuring around-the-clock availability of diagnostic systems and bio-medical devices from diverse manufacturers in the customer´s various hospitals.
Bureaucratic obstacles put brakes on innovations
With respect to the sufficiently rapid utilisation of innovations, European healthcare systems are inadequately prepared for the pace of innovation that has now been reached, representatives of the European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry (COCIR) said at the European Health Forum Gastein.
Invatec launches Self-Expanding Peripheral Stent System
Invatec, a comprehensive innovator of interventional products, launched their latest self-expanding peripheral stent system, Maris Plus, at CIRSE 2009. The Maris Plus stent has a “lesion-specific” design with larger sizes to meet the clinical requirements of the iliac region.
Innovation Forum for Medicine
Opportunities and prospects for innovation in healthcare are presented at the Second National Innovation Forum for Medicine taking place from November 5th to 6th 2009 in Berlin
ECCO 15 and 34th ESMO Multidisciplinary Congress unites European Oncology
The first joint congress ECCO 15 - ESMO 34 of the European CanCer Organisation (ECCO) and the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) is taking place this week in Berlin. It is the only congress in Europe that covers the entire spectrum of cancer from basic science and translational research, to prevention, treatment, nursing and supportive care for all types of tumours.
Tomovation
Since its foundation by Michael Friebe PhD in 2003, and on the basis of 10 years of business activity in radiology, Tomovation has become an established provider of high-end services for tomography applications, such as MRI, CT, and PET-CT.
Philips forecasts advances for healthcare in 2020
Previewing technologies that may be in use in about a decade, Philips Healthcare recently introduced us to researchers who discussed their many current and ongoing projects.
CARDIOVIT CS-200 - new design and additional features
CS-200: SCHILLER´s complete Diagnostic Solution has been redesigned, offering now even more added value. Discreet but important external modifications encompass a large, swivel-mounted 19`` monitor, as well as an ergonomic design. A new, simplified user-interface as well as various new holders and mounting kits for external devices such as gel bottles, bar code scanners, spirometry sensors and…
Russia's continuing laser medicine advances
For the past 30 years, in the former USSR and Russia, laser medicine has been actively developed and regular annual conferences have opened new avenues for its use by the country's doctors.
The Children's Island
By Heidi Heinhold
Unfavourable findings on U.S. hospitals
The Leapfrog Group is a U.S. organisation of member companies that pay for healthcare services, e.g. corporations, health insurers and local, state and federal government agencies. Established in 2000, its philosophy is that big 'leaps' in healthcare safety, quality and value to patients will be recognised and rewarded. The organisation mobilises purchasing power of its members, representing over…
The 27th World Congress of Endourology
Munich, Germany 6 - 10 October
Barco advance the frontiers of telemedicine
MultiSense Communications, a medical conferencing solutions provider based in High Wycombe, UK, in conjunction with medical imaging specialist Barco, recently demonstrated the clinical benefits of today's telemedicine systems. During a live open heart surgery operation at the Imperial College Hospital in Hammersmith, UK, an entire heart valve repair procedure was captured and transmitted to a…
Wireless technology in healthcare: a multidimensional evolution
Healthcare in Europe is increasingly becoming digitised and there is growing need to develop and deploy sophisticated information systems. However, the wireless technology that is transforming various areas of business today is yet to be fully explored by the healthcare industry to support quality maintenance and improved efficiency.
