October 8, 2007 - Enova Medical Technologies said today it developed new LED technology for cordless surgical headlights reaching light output levels exceeding 200,000 lux at 14 inches.
The company says this new technology provides light intensity comparable to most 300-watt fiber optic xenon headlight systems that are commonly used by “deep cavity” surgeons, such as cardio, colorectal, neuro, orthopedic, thoracic, and vascular surgeons.

October 5, 2007 – Royal Philips Electronics announced it will acquire U.S.-based Raytel Cardiac Services, a division of Raytel Medical Corp., and other ancillary operations from SHL Telemedicine Ltd., for approximately $110 million in cash, as part of Philips’ strategy enhance its healthcare offerings in cardiology.

October 4, 2007 – Aloka recently announced that the company will unveil three new models of its ProSound Systems, the ProSound alpha 7, the ProSound 3500SX and the ProSound 6, aiming to provide versatile and high performance ultrasound systems in a very compact design, at the 17th World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oct. 7 to Oct. 11, in Florence, Italy.

October 4, 2007 – The Cleveland Clinic announced Oct. 3 its Top 10 Medical Innovations list, highlighting technologies which will likely have a big impact on healthcare in 2008, including therapies for valvular heart disease, unusually high cholesterol and severe neurologic disorders.
The list of breakthrough devices and therapies was selected by a panel of Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists and was unveiled during Cleveland Clinic’s 2007 Medical Innovation Summit, which is currently underway.

October 3, 2007 - Crux Biomedical Inc., a medical device firm, announced it recently completed the first implant in the United States of the Crux IVC Filter, as part of its strategy to deliver an inferior vena cava filter (IVC) that better meets physicians’ needs.