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Trainable hearing system from Siemens
Siemens Hearing Instruments has launched a hearing solution that can
memorise wearer preferences for each listening situation and then
automatically adjust itself in different sound environments. 31 May 2006
Bluetooth group targets interoperability of
medical devices
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group, made up of companies such as IBM,
Intel, Motorola, has formed a Medical Devices Working
Group with the objective to enable health-related devices to work with
consumer electronics products. 30 May 2006
Sorin Group receives approval for world's smallest
implantable cardioverter defibrillator
ELA Medical, part of Italian company Sorin Group has received US approval to
market its new family of a dual and single chamber implantable cardioverter
defibrillators (ICDs). 30 May 2006
GE introduces new series of laptop-size ultrasound
systems
GE Healthcare is introducing four new clinically specialized ultrasound
systems. The new Compact Series places the power and imaging capabilities of
a high-performance, 400-pound system into a laptop-size design. 26 May 2006
Tom Cruise Ultrasound Bill should ban keep-sake
scans, says ACR
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has applauded the California
Assembly for passing the "Tom Cruise law," which would prohibit the sale of
diagnostic ultrasound equipment to anyone but appropriately licensed health
care providers. It also urges the California Senate to include the
prohibition of sale to foetal keepsake studios. 25 May 2006
Millions squandered in unnecessary medical tests
A study of preventive health screening measures such as ECGs, X-rays and
laboratory tests has shown that unnecessary tests are costing the
U.S. health care system millions — and potentially billions— of dollars per
year. 25 May 2006
Overview of technology for healthcare in the home
Home Telehealth: Connecting Care within the Community is a new
publication that reviews medical treatments that can take place in the home
thanks to telemedicine technology, including disease management and wellness
programs, home monitoring capabilities and connecting patients and
clinicians with consumer electronics. 23 May 2006
Italian National Cancer Institute chooses
Ablatherm-HIFU to treat prostate cancer
The Italian National Cancer Institute, Centro Referimento Oncologico (CRO),
in cooperation with Pordenone Hospital in Aviano has chosen the
Ablatherm-HIFU technology from EDAP TMS S.A. for the treatment of prostate
cancer. 23 May 2006
Gemplus to supply 3.7m healthcare smartcards in
Mexico
The smartcards will be part of a new country-wide e-healthcare program aimed
at securely storing patient information, ensuring citizens get the correct
healthcare benefits and reducing paper-based administration. 22 May 2006
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 Plug-and-play
USB ultrasound probe
Direct Medical Systems has launched a plug and play ultrasound probe system
built into a small USB-compatible probe for connecting to a laptop or PC. 22
May 2006
Hologic acquires selenium photoconductor supplier
AEG Elektrofotografie
Diagnostic imaging supplier Hologic, Inc. has acquired German company AEG
Elektrofotografie GmbH for €21 million.
This allows Hologic to take direct control over a critical step in its
detector manufacturing process. 22 May 2006
EU
approval and first European implant for ANS neurostimulation system
The Eon Neurostimulation System helps patients manage chronic, intractable
pain by using low-intensity electrical impulses to selectively trigger nerve
fibres along the spinal cord. 19 May 2006
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Legal simplification for medical devices in
Germany and the EU
The German parliament will amend the restrictive Medical Devices Act and the
simplification strategy of the EU Commissioner aims to cut legal red tape
for medical devices. 18 May 2006
Uptake of doctors’ ideas is an important factor
for success in medical technology.
The importance of proper use of doctors’ ideas for new medical technologies
and procedures was made clear at the BVMed special conference in Munich. 18
May 2006
 SmartShirt for remotely monitoring human vital signs
The SmartShirt from Sensatex can
remotely monitor a wearer's movement, heart rate, and respiration rate in
real-time through a patented nanotechnology conductive fibre grid that is
seamlessly knit into the material of the fully washable shirt. 18 May 2006
Quality indicators for major endoscopic procedures
defined
The objective measures that could be used to define high-quality endoscopic
services have been compiled into a series of papers by the US Task Force on
Quality in Endoscopy. 17 May 2006
 Oxford
BioSignals receives approval for BioSign patient monitor in US and Europe
The BioSign measures how abnormal a patient’s vital signs and helps
healthcare professionals and outreach teams to identify patients in crisis
and intervene earlier to correct the problem. 17 May 2006
 London
hospitals award Siemens £300m medical technology deal
Siemens will supply state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment technology in
the new radiology, cardiology and oncology departments of two hospitals
for 35 years from 2009. 17 May 2006
Gamma cameras to remain stable and PET to decline
in European nuclear medical imaging markets
Innovative and enhanced imaging techniques such as SPECT will energise the
saturated gamma camera segment and PET-CT scanners will rapidly replace
existing PET systems. 15 May 2006
 Cork
for nano tubes gives drug-delivery potential
Scientists at the University of Florida have found a way to “cork”
nano tubes. The goal is a better way to deliver drugs such as for cancer
treatment. 15 May 2006
Neuroscience Therapy Corp receives US approval to
market pain-relief device
The device, called the P-Stim, which has already been used to treat patients
in Europe, is a miniaturized electro-stimulation device that transmits low
frequency electrical pulses via acupuncture-like needles inserted into the
ear muscles. 15 May 2006
UK MRI scanning charity orders Ferrania imager
The UK medical charity the Cobalt Unit Appeal Fund has ordered a Ferrania
UK LifeImager 6050 for its MRI Scanning Service to patients in the West of
England. 15 May 2006
Dermasonics reduces manufacturing costs of
needle-free drug-injection device
The company has completed
a demonstration of a mass production system for the specialised ultrasonic transducers used
in its U-Strip ultrasonic drug-delivery technology. 12 May 2006
Water key to millions of gigabytes of memory in a
cubic centimetre
A computing principle popular in the 1960s, ferroelectricity, combined with
the novel technique of insulation with water molecules, could provide
computer memory of 12.8 million gigabytes in a cubic centimeter. 12 May 2006
German law hinders use of medical devices
German medical device manufacturers and healthcare providers have demanded a
clarification of the legal conditions for the adoption of medical technical
aids into the medical technical aids register. 11 May 2006
Cooled MRI probe doubles sensitivity of in-vivo
animal imaging
Bruker BioSpin has developed a novel magnetic resonance imaging probe that
improves image quality and can reduce scan time. 11 May 2006
Xograph adds Planmed digital mammography system to
portfolio
The Planmed Nuance full field digital mammography system will be unveiled at
Symposium Mammographicum 2006 in July. 11 May 2006
Accuray reports growing acceptance of CyberKnife
robotic radiosurgery system
Accuray Incorporated has announced that spinal tumour treatments with its
radiosurgery system grew more than 75% over the last year. The company has
also announced the first installations of CyberKnife in Greece and Vietnam.
9 May 2006
University College London launches nanotechnology
masters degree
University College London (UCL) is introducing a full and part-time
nanotechnology master of science (MSc) course from September 2006 in
response to mounting industry demand for highly skilled graduates. 9 May
2006
Philips adds EDDA Technology's chest analysis
software to radiography portfolio
Royal Philips Electronics has licensed EDDA Technology's IQQA-Chest software
to help clinicians identify, quantify, evaluate and report pulmonary
nodules. It will be available as part of the Philips digital radiography
portfolio. 8 May 2006
Biophan to study MRI safety with US Food and Drug
Agency
Biophan Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: BIPH; FWB: BTN) has entered into a
research partnership with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help
improve patient safety in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) environments. 8
May 2006
Industry and government leaders to analyse EU
medical device regulations
Top-level European government and industry leaders will meet to dissect
European policy on health product innovation at a regulatory affairs
conference in Portugal in June. 6 May 2006.
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Varian develops new probes for nuclear magnetic
resonance of solid materials
Varian has launched the FastMAS and UltraFastMAS probes for analysing solid
materials and the BioStatic probe for determining the molecular structures
of proteins and other biomolecules in a solid state. 6 May 2006
invivodata introduces wireless electronic diary
for patient reporting in clinical trials
invivodata has added the Enfora Wireless Portfolio to its line of global
ePRO solutions for capturing critical PRO data across global clinical
trials. 6 May 2006
GE Healthcare's wide-bore computed tomography
system gets US FDA go-ahead
The 16-slice CT system will be available in two configurations. The
LightSpeed RT16 enables advanced imaging for radiation therapy planning, and
the LightSpeed Xtra is designed for radiology needs such as trauma,
interventional and bariatric procedures. 6 May 2006
Rostering software forecast to save Bedford
Hospitals £500,000
Bedford Hospital NHS Trust has ordered Manpower Software’s MAPS Healthroster
ward-rostering software to replace its paper-based rostering system. It is
expected to reduce the temporary spend on both bank and agency staff, to
improve establishment control and objectively measure and manage its nursing
workforce. 4 May 2006
Mercury Computer Systems introduces integrated 3D
PACS
Mercury has integrated its web-based Visage PACS software with the Visage CS
thin client/server 3D visualization system, enabling users to seamlessly
utilize the 3D functionality of Visage CS within the workflow of Visage
PACS, throughout the hospital enterprise. 4 May 2006
Visualizer for heart surgery training
The visualizer enables a consultant to demonstrate, describe and discuss
surgical procedures with a student audience and ensures the heart is
perfectly illuminated so that students can see all the heart detail on
screen. 3 May 2006
Breakthrough in biological fuel cells
 A
team of researchers at the University of Oxford has developed an
enzyme-based biological fuel cell that uses oxygen and hydrogen to power
electrical devices. The enzyme technology is tolerant of gases that poison
traditional fuel cell catalysts, removing the need for separation membranes.
3 May 2006
Siemens enters in-vitro diagnostics market with
acquisition of Diagnostic Products Corporation
Siemens and Diagnostic Products Corporation (DPC) have entered into a merger
agreement under which Siemens will acquire DPC for approximately $1.86
billion. 2 May 2006
 Elekta
to supply 3-D brain mapping device to Cambridge brain science unit
Swedish company Elekta has won a tender to deliver its Elekta Neuromag, a
magneto-encephalography (MEG) scanner for the non-invasive registration of
nerve cell activity in the brain to the the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences
Unit (MRC CBU) in Cambridge, UK. 1 May 2006
Bruker Daltonics obtains Russian medical device
registration for mass spectrometers
Bruker Daltonics has obtained registration of its complete MALDI-TOF product
line of mass spectrometers, and its ClinProRobot sample preparation
platform. This will allow the Institute of Physico-Chemical Medicine in
Moscow to develop a novel system for the identification and characterization
of clinically relevant microorganisms. 1 May 2006
Medtronic announces clinical trials strategy for neurological and
urological therapies
Medtronic will invest in at least six new major clinical trials of therapies
that use its neuromodulation or radiofrequency technology to treat a range
of neurological and urological conditions such as Parkinson's disease,
depression, chronic pain, severe spasticity. 1 May 2006
Shock wave therapy for kidney stones linked to
increased risk of diabetes
Researchers at Mayo Clinic in the USA have issued an alert about the side
effects of shock wave lithotripsy, a treatment for breaking up kidney
stones. The treatment significantly increased the risk for diabetes and
hypertension later in life. 1 May 2006
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