August 31, 2007 – Medrad released the PRE Pressure-Rated Extension Set, a disposable tube set that attaches the patient catheter and the power injector tubing, that is rated for computed tomography (CT) power injection and specifically approved for Medrad CT contrast injection systems.

PRES is designed to reduce the risk of disposable extension set rupture during powered injection of contrast agent or saline when using Medrad’s CT injection systems, including the market-leading Stellant CT Injection System.

August 31, 2007 - Baby boomers need to understand how to maintain a healthy vascular system as they become seniors. By 2015, the U.S. Census reports an expected 87 million people aged 55 and older, up from 67 million in 2005. Since vascular disease primarily affects seniors; the number of cases of vascular disease are expected to rise dramatically.

August 31, 2007 - TomTec Imaging Systems recently announced that a new version of the 4D RV-Function software, with a new routine oriented clinical workflow, will be launched at the European Society of Cardiology congress 2007, in Vienna.

The software reportedly allows the physician to completely analyze the right ventricle by referring to familiar anatomical structures. This may be accomplished without any experiences in 3D echocardiography.

For more information: www.tomtec.de

August 30, 2007 - Concentric Medical announces that it has obtained FDA 510(k) clearance for its Merci L6 Retriever, a device that restores blood flow to ischemic stroke patients, adding to its line of four other Merci Retrievers on the market.

August 30, 2007 - Abiomed Inc. announced it has received conditional approval from the FDA to begin its pivotal clinical trial in the United States for the Impella 2.5 Circulatory Support System, after the company submitted clinical results of the safety pilot clinical trial. The approval is conditional upon the Company’s submission of additional information to the FDA over the next 45 days.

Aug. 30, 2007 - Siemens Medical Solutions announced that it has added the ImageGrid Archive Appliance from Candelis Inc. to its Accessory Solutions global product portfolio, in order to offer Siemens customers an affordable DICOM storage solution.
Fully compliant with DICOM standards, ImageGrid is designed to provide healthcare facilities a scalable, cost-effective storage solution to accommodate the increasingly larger volumes of data and images generated by medical imaging modalities, such as mammography, computed tomography (CT), molecular imaging and ultrasound.

August 30, 2007 — St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, CA is the first hospital within the St. Joseph Health System to go live with the Patient Safety Lighting System (PSLS), having recently installed the LED fiber optic lighting system in the patient rooms on the Oncology and Medical Pulmonary units.
The new lighting system is designed to improve overall patient care and comfort, as well as to help meet the 2005 JCAHO Goal for Hospitals to reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls.

August 29, 2007 — The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) is inviting medical professionals from around the world to attend CHEST 2007, the 73rd Annual International Scientific Assembly, Oct. 20-25, 2007, in Chicago.
CHEST 2007 is the only medical meeting focusing on clinical chest medicine, including pulmonology, critical care, cardiology, and sleep medicine.

August 30, 2007 - The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) recently announced that its second Virtual Conference and Expo is slated for Nov. 6 to Nov. 7, 2007.

August 29, 2007 - Patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS) who are admitted to the hospital from the emergency department have similar outcomes whether they are admitted to cardiology units or family practice units, a finding that might help alleviate emergency department overcrowding by moving ACS patients out of the emergency department more quickly. The study appears online in the Annals of Emergency Medicine (“Do Emergency Department Patients With Possible Acute Coronary Syndrome Have Better Outcomes When Admitted to Cardiology Versus Other Services?”)

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