RES-Q Perioperative Resource Management assesses and confirms surgeons� procedure-specific preferences, staff and equipment requirements, supply lists and inventory and operating room availability, and then sets surgery schedules that aim to diminish resource conflicts and boost productivity.
AVT, a new advanced visualization solution from Barco, reportedly answers the demand for instant access to 3D anywhere, anytime. With AVT, doctors can read volumetric studies throughout the hospital, in a remote office or even at home.
ARJO offers a full line of sliding surfaces including bariatric Maxi Slide sheets, for bed boosting and lateral ...
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
February 20, 2008 - At HIMSS 2008, Siemens Healthcare will emphasize its image data management solutions for radiology ...
Siemens Medical Solutions received FDA 510(k) clearance for a 1.5T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system that is ...
W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) announced that the FDA granted approval for the use of GORE HELEX Septal Occluder with a modified catheter delivery system indicated for the transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect (ASD), providing a percutaneous ASD closure solution for very young patients.
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
February 2008 - The traditional hospital cleaning methods of wiping down surfaces and mopping floors are now being ...
February 20, 2008 - Philips Medical Systems features at HIMSS 2008 enhancements to its speech recognition solution ...
Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. recently introduced its Infinix VF-i/SP X-ray system, a universal cardiovascular ...
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
The ACUSON X300 works to provide compact, portable color Doppler solutions for adult, pediatric, OR, EP and ...
February 19, 2008 – The first CE certified Nobori Drug-Eluting Coronary Stent System was successfully implanted in Europe, as Terumo Corp. is poised to expand the product from spring 2008 to more than 20 countries in Europe, Asia, New Zealand and Africa.
February 19, 2008 - A regimen of aspirin, clopidogrel and coumadin started at discharge decreased mortality and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) while keeping bleeding to acceptable levels in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stent placement, reports a study in the February 26, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American College of Car
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
February 19, 2008 – A novel, fully bioabsorbable salicylate-based stent offers the potential to reduce adverse events associated with current drug-eluting stents (DES) and could be very beneficial to patients with coronary heart disease, according to a presentation at the Cardiovascular Revascularization Therapies 2008 (CRT) symposium.
February 19, 2008 – Clinicians implanted the BioMatrix drug-eluting stent system into the first European patients in a live broadcast during the Joint Interventional Meeting (JIM), held in Rome, Italy, from February 13-15. The BioMatrix drug-eluting stent system, by Biosensors International Group Ltd., combines a biodegradable PLA and the company’s proprietary limus drug, Biolimus A9.
February 19, 2008 – The American College of Cardiology (ACC) urges the medical community to oppose cuts to medical ...