At RSNA 2011, Siemens will showcase its two newest groundbreaking Imaging IT solutions, syngo.via and syngo.plaza, representing the next generation of advanced visualization and agile PACS technologies that deliver cutting-edge functionalities to the clinical routine.

October 18, 2011 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a proposed rule and draft special controls guidance lowering the risk classification for external pacemaker pulse generators from Class III (high-risk) to Class II (moderate-risk).

October 18, 2011 — Abbott announced the investigational Absorb bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) has been recognized as the winner of the Medical Devices category in the 2011 Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Awards. Absorb is an implantable device that restores blood flow by opening a blocked artery and providing support to the vessel until the device dissolves.

October 18, 2011 — Boston Scientific Corp. has begun a phased launch of its Promus Element everolimus-eluting platinum chromium coronary stent system in China. The launch campaign will be expanded within the country based upon receipt of subsequent provincial reimbursement approvals.

October 18, 2011 — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) committee will discuss and make recommendations to expand Medtronic’s indication for its cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) in Class II heart failure patients. The committee will also review a pre-market approval (PMA) application for CardioMEMS’ Heart Failure Pressure Measurement System (HF system).

October 18, 2011 – New research published in the October issue of the Journal of Hospital Medicine shows hospitals accredited by The Joint Commission (JC) outperformed non-accredited hospitals on a number of nationally standardized quality measures. The measures included acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure, and pneumonia. The research also shows the performance gap between JC accredited and non-accredited hospitals increased over the years of the study.

October 18, 2011 — For the first time, Ziehm Imaging offers its Ziehm Vision R mobile C-arm with a powerful 20 kilowatt (kW) generator. The compact monoblock generator triples the performance of the predecessor model and can be used for unlimited fluoroscopy time in the operating room (OR), as it is water-cooled.

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