Spacelabs Healthcare, a subsidiary of OSI Systems, has obtained 510(k) approval for its new compact, sidestream gas analyzer, Capnography Pod, from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Capnography Pod, which is compatible with the ...
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Miracor Medical Systems has treated first three ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients, enrolled in the Prepare Ramses study, using its pressure-controlled intermittent coronary sinus occlusion (PICSO) impulse system ...
Anaxsys has filed its respiR8 continuous respiratory rate counter's 510(k) premarket notification application with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for regulatory clearance. Electrochemical respiR8 device comprises a patented ...
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Shore Medical Center, a provider of healthcare services, has selected Toshiba America Medical Systems' 80-detector row CT system for use in its all general and outpatient radiology exams. Creating160 unique slices per rotation, the ...
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St Elizabeth Healthcare has upgraded its Aquilion ONE CT system with Toshiba's dose reduction software, AIDR 3D. AIDR 3D is an iterative dose reconstruction software designed to work in both the raw data and image data spaces. AIDR 3D, ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a rule to develop a new unique device identification (UDI) system in response to legislation passed by Congress in June 2012. The FDA has worked closely with industry, the clinical ...
To address safety concerns about the expression of drug strength on labels for heparin sodium injections and heparin lock flush solutions, the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has revised its current standards for these products. Heparin ...
New Jersey-based University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro (UMCPP) has completed the installation of Patient SafetyNet by Masimo, an American developer of noninvasive monitoring technologies. Patient SafetyNet, which comprises ...
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Tangent Medical has gained FDA 510(k) clearance for the NovaCath Secure IV Catheter System designed to address peripheral IV challenges including catheter stabilization, healthcare worker safety, tubing management and patient comfort. ...
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DISCLAIMER: UBM Canon is the parent company of Packaging Digest. The 12th edition of Pharmapack Europe, Feb. 13-14, 2013, Grande Halle de la Villette (Paris), will welcome more than 3,000 visitors from all over the globe and around 280 ...
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Long Beach Memorial has chosen Toshiba's Aquilion ONE dynamic volume CT system for comprehensive diagnosis and treatment planning for acute stroke patients. Aquilion ONE CT system features Target CTA, SUREExposure 3D, SUREExposure ...
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German provider of pharmaceutical labeling solutions Schreiner MediPharm has developed a new laser film label for marking dental carpules. Designed for use with dental carpules’ narrow diameters that are usually about five ...
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HealthTrust Purchasing Group has awarded a contract to SurgiCount Medical to provide its SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System. Under the contract, SurgiCount will provide its Safety-Sponge System to member facilities of HealthTrust including ...
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Specialty chemicals and biologics supplier SAFC has inked an agreement with CrystalGenomics to develop active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID). The agreement reflects SAFC's ...
Covidien will market its Nellcor bedside respiratory patient monitoring system in the US and European Economic Area (EEA), following the Food and Drug Administration and CE mark approvals. The new system, which can connect to the ...
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