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Used Medical Equipment – Near field communications in medical breakthrough

Friday, August 18th, 2006

Near field communications in medical breakthrough
Electronics Talk – Cambridge Consultants selected Philips’ NFC technology as an ideal platform for improving the efficiency and security of human interaction with frequently used medical equipment. These two important attributes stem from the intrinsic nature of NFC

Annie Jennings
PRWeb – MEDmarketplace.com Expands Its Distribution Network MEDmarketplace.com launches its national sales force for new and used medical equipment online stores. – 2006-07-18 FrameFree Technologies Announces BREW Extension for FrameFree Studio New

Meanwhile, in the latest issue of Bird Talk
Daily Southtown – But there also were some less evident and useful pointers to cut costs, such as considering hand-me-downs and used medical equipment instead of opting for new purchases. A used walker or wheelchair from a senior center or social club could save you a

‘Re-used medical equipment widespread in NHS’
Daily Mail – Some surgeons are carrying out operations with re-used instruments Operations are being routinely carried out with re-used medical equipment that should have been discarded to safeguard NHS patients, it has emerged. A leading surgeon who put patients

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Philips Medical – Understanding the Intricacies of Medical Device Translation (Medical Device Link)

Friday, August 18th, 2006

Understanding the Intricacies of Medical Device Translation (Medical Device Link)
The question of why to translate, as it relates to user safety information for medical devices, is answered easily initially: because it is required.
Liberating open source – IST Results

Liberating open source
IST Results, Belgium - Aug 9, 2006
… Frank van der Linden of Philips Medical Systems argues that for global companies, it doesn t make sense to invest resources in software that doesn t create …

Battle of the Sexes: Body Health Is What They See
WTVM – Featuring CEOs, CTOs, marketing executives and HR leaders from companies such as Stryker, Philips Medical Systems, FUJIFILM Medical Systems, the book provides a broad yet comprehensive overview of this dynamic industry today. According to Hooton, the …
Callidus Solutions Fast Forward Business at Sixth Annual User Conference (SYS-CON Media)
Callidus Software Inc. , the leader in Enterprise Incentive Management (EIM), today announced details of its sixth annual user conference, Callidus TrueConnection(TM) (CTC). The event will be held at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa, Sunday, October 29 through Wednesday, November 1, 2006 and will ‘Fast Forward’ your company’s sales performance.
Premier Inc. Announces Imaging Group Buy With Philips Medical … – dBusinessNews Charlotte (press release)

Premier Inc. Announces Imaging Group Buy With Philips Medical …
dBusinessNews Charlotte (press release), NC - Jul 28, 2006
CHARLOTTE — The Premier alliance of nearly 1,500 hospitals and health systems has announced a special group buy for Philips Medical Systems, as well as …

Cardiac Ultrasound Imaging Reduces Invasive Procedures
WNEM – (St. Mary’s Of Michigan) — St. Mary’s of Michigan has acquired the iE33 cardiac ultrasound system from Philips Medical Systems, providing advanced diagnostic imaging capabilities with an intelligent system interface that streamlines ultrasound exams …

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Angiography – Lower-Dose Verteporfin Effective for Serous Chorioretinopathy

Friday, August 18th, 2006

Lower-Dose Verteporfin Effective for Serous Chorioretinopathy
Medscape News – This was followed by angiography and laser application 2 minutes thereafter. At 1 month, the median best corrected visual acuity significantly improved from 20/40 to 20/30. Mean central retinal thickness was also significantly reduced from 276

Lung Cancer
WIS-TV – These studies include computed tomography (CT or CAT scan), a bone scan and a pulmonary angiography. The CT/CAT scan is a series of x-rays taken as a scanner revolves around the body. A computer then receives the x-ray images and creates a cross

KFVS12 ViewPoint with Mike Smythe
KFVS12 – Recently I went to Saint Francis Medical Center for a 64 Slice CT Coronary Angiography test, a new non-invasive procedure that takes about one minute. The cardiologist can look at 64 three dimensional views of your heart and arteries. Results

Area Health Briefs
Daily Star – Dr. Dhananjai J. Menzies, Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and Fellow of the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, has joined the Bassett Heart Care Institute as a member of the Division of Cardiology. Menzies, a board

Does Clearing Plaque From Brain Artery Ease Depression?
WXIX – Wolfgang Mlekusch, a specialist in clinical angiography and internal medicine at Vienna General Hospital and Medical School, said in a statement. Mlekusch was lead author of the report that was published in the August issue of the journal Radiology.

Case Report
Medscape News – A spiral computed tomography (CT) angiography was ordered to evaluate for acute or chronic pulmonary embolism (PE) and showed marked dilation of the left sided pulmonary arteries and a large, organized filling defect in the right proximal pulmonary

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Ultrasound – SonoSite Hand-Carried Ultrasound Systems Score 97% Customer Approval Rating (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Friday, August 18th, 2006

SonoSite Hand-Carried Ultrasound Systems Score 97% Customer Approval Rating (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BOTHELL, Wash.—-Aug. 17, 2006–SonoSite, Inc. , the world leader in hand-carried ultrasound, said today that an independently conducted, random survey of U.S. SonoSite customers showed that 97% are highly satisfied overall with their system with nearly 9 out of 10 customers saying in the statistically significant survey that they are “completely” or “very satisfied.”
Bill Ferguson Swings Behind New Sonic Golf Franchise – Franchise UK

Bill Ferguson Swings Behind New Sonic Golf Franchise
Franchise UK, UK - 43 minutes ago
… as one of the world s top golf coaches, has guided World and Ryder Cup stars to success, with his endorsement the Sonic Golf Ultrasound Cleaner looks to have …

Ostrowski optimistic
Portage Daily Register – You lose a lot of side to side movement and you’ve gotta live with the pain everyday and ice it and heat it and go through ultrasound everyday. Some days are better than others.” These days, the 6-foot-5, 308-pound Ostrowski is optimistic about this …
Ultrasound 2.0 (Red Herring)
Philips works on special cuff to locate and stop internal bleeding.
CMO s warning to ultrasound centres – Lucknow Newsline

CMO s warning to ultrasound centres
Lucknow Newsline, India - Aug 13, 2006
Lucknow, August 13: CHIEF Medical Officer KK Sigh on Sunday said all those ultrasound centres, that have not submitted their monthly reports, would be punished …

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Mammography – New Heart Screening Guidelines Could Detect Hidden Heart Disease

Friday, August 18th, 2006

New Heart Screening Guidelines Could Detect Hidden Heart Disease
KSDK – Multiple screening tests are approved for sub clinical cancers such as mammography and colonoscopy. However, none are approved for sub clinical atherosclerosis, which underlies both heart attack and stroke. This void leaves many individuals, even

Health Briefs – Mammography screenings offered – Teleconferences on
Daily Times – The Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center’s Mobile Mammography Unit will be providing mammography screenings for women in the community beginning at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 3 at New Midland Plaza in Alcoa. Most insurances will be filed. Please bring insurance

SJRMC Rolls Out New Mobile Medical Unit
22 WSBT – The Mobile Unit travels to local communities with a nurse practitioner, an exam room, and a mammography unit. You can get free blood pressure, and blood sugar readings. The goal is to get health care to those in need. It helps to break or destroy

Enhanced Breast MRI System Shows Great Promise in Treatment of Breast
KCRG.com – Breast MRI is a relatively new tool used by physicians to diagnose breast cancer as an adjunct to conventional mammography. Breast MRI displays the behavior of a cancerous lesion in three dimensions and approaches a nearly 100 percent accuracy rate in

Breast Calcifications
WOOD – Informational brochures about mammography and breast cancer always warn women to look for breast lumps and have them checked, but rarely discuss calcifications or microcalcifications. Most breast calcifications are benign. The term

G-N-T Computers opens in Ashland
Daily Independent – Congratulations to Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital s mammography services, which recently produced a flawless result on a survey from the Food and Drug Administration. The survey produced no deficiencies at either the hospital s mammography suite

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Used Medical Equipment – PR – close-proximity wireless technology set to improve the …

Friday, August 18th, 2006

PR – close-proximity wireless technology set to improve the … – newswireless.net

PR – close-proximity wireless technology set to improve the …
newswireless.net, UK - Aug 14, 2006
… selected Philips' NFC technology as an ideal platform for improving the efficiency and security of human interaction with frequently-used medical equipment. …

Near field communications in medical breakthrough
Electronics Talk – Cambridge Consultants selected Philips’ NFC technology as an ideal platform for improving the efficiency and security of human interaction with frequently used medical equipment. These two important attributes stem from the intrinsic nature of NFC …
Outdated equipment – Skieston Standard Democrat

Outdated equipment
Skieston Standard Democrat, MO - Jul 21, 2006
Due to rapid changes in technology, MDMC upgrades frequently to ensure quality patient care and donates used medical equipment. …

Meanwhile, in the latest issue of Bird Talk …
Daily Southtown – But there also were some less evident and useful pointers to cut costs, such as considering hand-me-downs and used medical equipment instead of opting for new purchases. A used walker or wheelchair from a senior center or social club could save you a …

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