BOTHELL, WA – August 26, 2010 – SonoSite, Inc. (Nasdaq:SONO), the world leader and specialist in bedside and point-of-care ultrasound, announced today that it received FDA clearance for its innovative LumenVu® Catheter Guidance System. Designed to aid in the placement of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC), the proprietary LumenVu System combines near-infrared technology with a [...]

KYOTO, Japan – At the 2010 World Molecular Imaging Congress in Kyoto, Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) today announces the introduction of the Icon™ , a new easy-to-use 1 Tesla desktop MRI scanner that combines simplicity with compact dimensions, in order to bring preclinical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) within reach for a broader range of molecular [...]

This report originally appeared in the August 2010 issue of DOTmed Business News Although even early surgical procedures benefitted from having a table as part of the operation equation, it wasn’t until sometime around the early ’60s when manufacturers began transforming the O/R table from a hard, uncomfortable slab to a luxurious padded table designed [...]

Press Release: Philips has announced the enhanced iE33 xMATRIX cardiac ultrasound system featuring a new ergonomic solution for more efficient adult echocardiograms, the X5-1 transducer. With this enhanced technology, Philips continues its tradition of simplified, patient-focused healthcare solutions by providing a more complete imaging solution. The system enables expanded cardiac-related diagnostic capabilities related to ischemic [...]

Press Release: The Philips CX50 POC, a new point of care configuration for Philips’ compact and highly portable CX50 ultrasound system, is now available. Designed for use in point-of-care settings (bringing the ultrasound to the patient, not the patient to ultrasound), the CX50 POC can provide reliable information to clinicians during ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia and [...]

Press Release: SAN DIEGO /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — CareFusion (NYSE: CFN), a leading, global medical device company, has announced the national commercial launch of the AVAmax® Vertebral Balloon, a minimally invasive device for use during kyphoplasty, a procedure for treating spinal compression fractures. The AVAmax Vertebral Balloon represents a competitive breakthrough and is expected to enhance the [...]

I came across this article on Dotmed today and though I would share it with our customers and potential customers as it contains a lot of great information. For a link to the original article please see the bottom of the page. This report originally appeared in the July 2010 issue of DOTmed Business News [...]

Press Release: MINNEAPOLIS – Aug. 25, 2010 – Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced today that it has pledged $100,000 through the Medtronic Foundation to support flooding relief efforts in Pakistan. The $100,000 will be directed to the American Refugee Committee (ARC) to support mobile health teams working in the affected regions. Medtronic employees worldwide also [...]

When it comes to choosing a surgical c-arm system for your surgery center, hospital or clinic it can often become a tedious experience. Like computers, surgical c-arms are very technical devices and offer an array of features from the basics to far far advanced features that ninety percent of users will never use.  This is [...]

Recently KenQuest Medical and our very own Kristopher Derentz was featured in the May / June Issue of the ASC Focus that is put out by the Journal of  the ASC Association. Mr. Derentz was interviewed in reference to how to make you surgical center thrive during a tough economy, where he offered up information [...]