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InspireMD, Ltd., a Tel Aviv, Israel company, has been granted CE Mark of approval by the European Union to market its innovative coronary stent MGuard™, a combination device thought to induce smooth and stable endothelial growth, reduce late thrombosis, and provide embolic protection during a read more »
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Patients in the UK and Ireland can now access a self-created medical record on their mobile phone, and also have a video consultation with a doctor using a 3G smartphone. read more »
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REVA Medical, Inc., a San Diego, CA company, is testing its promising bioreabsorbable polycarbonate stents in clinical trials in Germany and Brazil, according to a press release from Rutgers University. Dr. Joachim Kohn, Director of the New Jersey Center for Biomaterials at Rutgers, was principal d read more »
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This new spiffy gamma camera from Siemens AG is designed for a variety of clinical applications, including oncology, cardiology, neurology, and general imaging: The new Symbia E is based on the success of Siemens' Symbia family of imagers. Based on state-of-the-art Symbia SPECT·CT technology read more »
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According to a press release from Dutch company 3mensio Medical Imaging BV, medical students from the University in Heidelberg will be taught through a virtual anatomy course, based on the company's 3viseon™ 3D imaging software. 90 students will be using 3viseon™ 3D imaging software in read more »
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This innovative stylet for endotracheal tubes from RadLyn, LLC of Ohio, is designed to simplify entrance of the tube into the laryngeal inlet. In some circumstances, such as complicated anatomy or adducted vocal cords, the "crude" end of the endotracheal tube can catch up and prevent the passage. T read more »
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Promoted as a noninvasive alternative to the Swan Ganz catheter, this technology from Australian company USCOM Ltd. is nothing short of miraculous. We had a chance to play with the USCOM monitor at the ASA meeting, and found it to be easy to use and very informative (it provides 14 parameters of ca read more »
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Our very own in-house anesthesiologist Dr.O had a chance yesterday to take a look at the S-Nerve™, a specialized vertical ultrasound designed for gas passers of his kind. The device was introduced at the American Society of Anesthesiologists meeting in San Francisco. He found the system sport read more »
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We are not really sure what NOA stands for, but as it is being reported by Basque Research, this new high-tech chair from Tekniker-Ik4 is designed to have a small footprint for greater maneuverability, and features a vertical seat lift to help reach objects. NOA is amongst the state-of-the-art rang read more »
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