August 14, 2015 — Nonin Medical Inc. announced it has launched the NoninConnect Model 3230 Bluetooth Smart wireless finger pulse oximeter and Apple iOS mobile app to clinicians and patients outside of the United States.

IMRIS Inc. announced in late July that investment funds managed by Deerfield Management Company L.P. (“Deerfield”) were the prevailing parties in the recently completed sale process for the company’s assets. Deerfield is a healthcare-focused investment firm that manages over $6 billion in assets, and has been the company’s lender, both prior to and following the commencement of the company’s chapter 11 proceedings.

Medtronic plc announced that the first two European patient cases with the Endurant Evo AAA stent graft system were successfully performed at the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Both procedures were performed by Prof. Hence Verhagen, M.D., Ph.D., chief of vascular surgery, and his team.

iWorx Systems Inc., developer of advanced physiology teaching and research instruments and software, has introduced a compact, non-invasive system (patent pending) for recording and analyzing electrocardiogram (ECG) data from zebrafish.

In an effort to demonstrate how 3-D printing can help better interpret medical imaging, Philips teamed up with 3-D printer manufacturer Ultimaker to create detailed replicas of Philips magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans.  The replicas were displayed at the 2015 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) annual meeting in Toronto, May 30-June 5.

Many organizations may be rallying employees and resources in order to make the switch from the ICD-9 to the ICD-10 coding for medical diagnoses and inpatient hospital procedures before the Oct.1, 2015, implementation date. Richard Milam, office productivity expert and president and CEO of EnableSoft, suggests five practices that will enable healthcare providers to implement the ICD-10 by the due date and ensure an expedient, smooth transition. He indicates that these are imperative when it comes to the overall success of meeting the deadline:

3M announced 12 new color options for its Littmann Classic III line of stethoscopes. The colors range from Plum to Pearl Pink to Caribbean Blue and Lime Green. There are also four new color combinations with smoke and rainbow chestpiece finishes.

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