Bryan Medical Center has purchased Carestream Health's 13 DRX-1 systems and two DRX-Mobile Retrofit kits. The purchase forms part of Bryan's strategy to streamline workflow and enhance patient care at its hospital and two outpatient ...
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Covidien, a developer of patient monitoring devices, has unveiled Nellcor SpO2 single parameter module. Nellcor SpO2 module, designed for use with Philips' IntelliVue MP40, MP90, MX 600, MX 700 and MX 800 monitors, creates complete ...
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Syneron Medical has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its new elos Plus multi-platform device. The new elos Plus device utilizes the company's proprietary elos technology of optical energy and bi-polar ...
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US-based HealthTrust Purchasing Group has awarded a contract to ClearCount Medical Solutions to provide SmartSponge system to its HealthTrust members. Under the contract, HealthTrust members including not-for-profit and for-profit ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Teleflex Incorporated's new line of Weck reusable obturators, designed for use during laparoscopic procedures. The stainless steel obturators, which are ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Respiratory Motion's ExSpiron respiratory monitoring system, designed for monitoring breathing abnormalities often associated with potentially lethal respiratory depression. ...
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Roche has gained US marketing rights for its new wireless hospital blood glucose monitoring system following the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval. The new point-of-care system, ACCU-CHEK Inform II meter, uses a new patented ...
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North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA) has joined forces with Surgical Information Systems (SIS), a provider of anesthesia information management system (AIMS) The alliance offers SIS' Anesthesia, combined with NAPA's managed ...
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American medical devices developer Catheter Connections has roped in Merit Medical Systems for the distribution of its DualCap technology for IV connector disinfection and protection. Both firms have entered into a distribution agreement, ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Teleflex for its new disposable endobronchial blocker. The Rusch EZ-Blocker features a bifurcated distal end and dual bronchial cuffs, which allow physicians to ...
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Patient Safety Technologies has registered a patent infringement lawsuit against ClearCount Medical Solutions. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Central District of California, asserts claims against ClearCount for the ...
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Novation has submitted comments to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in support of Unique Device Identification (UDI) system for medical devices. The company believes that the proposed UDI rule, designed to overcome the ...
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Rochester General Health System has selected Wolters Kluwer Health's ProVationOrder Sets. ProVation Order Set, which is powered by UpToDate Decision Support, is designed to provide flexible integration into clinical processes to ...
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Trinity Medical Center in Alabama, US, has deployed Masimo's Patient SafetyNet system, designed to track the underlying physiological conditions of post-surgical patients for possible adverse opioid effects. The system automatically sends ...
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GE Healthcare has chosen Fluke Biomedical's pocket-sized PS320 fetal simulator to simulate both fetal and maternal ECG as well as uterine activity. The PS320 fetal simulator signals various physiological parameters, patterns and ...
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