Westminter, Colorado-based Double Black Imaging (DBI) has launched their Gemini 12MP, which is designed to enhance multi-modality workflow for breast imaging and PACS. The Gemini 12MP is bundled with a high-speed graphic controller to optimize Tomo image processing, along with DBI’s comprehensive calibration software suite.
Carestream Health has launched its first cesium glass-free medical detector. The Carestream Lux 35 Detector is a lightweight, glass-free wireless detector ergonomically designed with the comfort of patients and radiographers in mind. The cesium detector offers superb resolution, better detail and a reduced exposure dose as compared to gadolinium detectors.
DEBx Medical, the Dutch medical technology company revolutionizing the management of chronic wounds, has successfully completed the CE conformity assessment procedure for Debrichem – a disruptive and innovative topical agent for surgical debridement and an altnerative to the current standard of care.
The coronavirus pandemic has revealed flaws in the global supply chain for oxygen that can put virus patients’ lives at risk. David Cheeseman, Chief Engineer of Oxair Gas Systems, a leading global supplier of on-site gas generating equipment, explains how the latest technology can replace outsourcing conventional oxygen tanks.
The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in dwindling oxygen supplies as demand soared during the crisis, with deadly consequences for patients, particularly in countries suffering high infection rates. Generating a constant flow of oxygen on site helps hospitals save lives by becoming less reliant on outsourcing conventional canisters.
Severe shortages of this life-saving gas were reported from all corners of the world during the pandemic, raising concerns that fault lines have been exposed in the supply chain with hospitals being forced to ration oxygen to avoid the risk of running out.
There is an off-the-shelf automated solution to avoid potential shortages in the form of Oxygen Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) systems, robust technology which has been designed to deliver consistent, high purity oxygen on tap to hospitals and medical facilities even in the remotest locations around the world.
Medical facilities are often forced to rely on outsourcing oxygen, with failing supply lines posing a potential catastrophe for hospitals, not to mention the added stress on frontline staff associated with the storage, handling and removal of traditional oxygen cylinders.
PSA medical oxygen offers better patient care with a permanent flow of high-quality oxygen to suit the needs of the hospital – and the equipment is capable of piping oxygen around every department as needed. In cases where the hospital does not have a central piping system, suppliers like Oxair will install an onsite cylinder filling system. It’s a highly cost-effective and hygienic alternative to the inconvenience and uncertainty of outsourcing canisters.
This automated system delivers constant oxygen of 94-95 percent purity through PSA filtration, a unique process that separates oxygen from compressed air. The gas is then conditioned and filtered before being stored in a buffer tank to be used directly by the hospital on demand.
It’s not just in the middle of a global pandemic when outsourcing conventional canisters can hit a bottleneck. Ensuring a reliable supply to hospitals in remote or troubled locations proves a constant challenge when faced with poor infrastructure, limited resources and haphazard road conditions.
An ideal example, Heal Africa hospital in The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), had been relying on tanker deliveries of oxygen from a neighbouring state, but staff found that patients were being left at risk due to faulty equipment which, upon testing, was discovered to be supplying just 60 percent oxygen purity compared with the standard 93 percent needed for medical grade applications.
It was decided that a new oxygen system was vital and the hospital was able to overcome its supply difficulties by having an Oxair OA450 system installed, piping oxygen around the hospital to every department as needed, providing a cost-effective and hygienic alternative to the inconvenience of ordering in traditional carbon steel cylinders which are also prone to corrosion.
Meanwhile, medical facilities on the subcontinent have not only seen the life-saving benefits of turning to automation but cost savings too. The Sunrise Hospital in Hyderabad, India, installed a PSA system to supply its oxygen – saving the hospital almost a thousand pounds a month by reducing its dependence on cylinders.
The multi-specialist facility was going through cylinders at a costly rate of up to 16 a day. Now Sunrise’s owner is happy because the hospital is saving money which can be redirected to improving other services, while the staff are happy because they have more time to care for patients.
By embracing an automated process, Sunrise is following in the footsteps of many other hospitals in the Indian medical sector that have realised the benefits of having their own source of oxygen, helping to eliminate possible future interruptions.
To improve the flow of oxygen, suppliers should be ready to step up and do whatever is necessary to help healthcare services during the current coronavirus crisis – and beyond – by providing life-saving oxygen equipment wherever it is needed.
PSA systems that are ‘plug-and-play’ means that they are literally ready to start working as soon as they are delivered and plugged in – with voltage adapted to the country of delivery. Wherever they may be located, hospitals can rely on technology which is tried and tested over many years, coupled with almost instant access to vital oxygen supplies.
In partnership with Ziehm Imaging, Carestream Health has added a mobile C-arm into its product portfolio. Known as the Ziehm Vision RFD C-arm, this surgical imaging system will further enhance Carestream’s mobile and fluoroscopic product offerings. The system will be available in the U.S. and Canada this year.
The Vision RFD C-arm offers a 25kw generator, in either a 20.5 x 20.5 cm or 31 x 31 cm field of view flat-panel CMOS digital detector, allowing for broad procedural work including vascular, cardiac, spine ortho-trauma and pain management, in addition to many general surgical applications. The system’s Advanced Active Cooling enables extended case times beyond traditional air-cooled systems. It also provides an intuitive graphical interface that benefits technologists with reduced training time as well as improved productivity.
“The partnership with Carestream confirms Ziehm Imaging’s industry-leading technology,” said Nelson Mendes, President and CEO of Orthoscan and Ziehm Imaging Inc. “As a result of this partnership, we’re able to provide Carestream and its customers with one of the most innovative C-arms on the market. The Ziehm Vision RFD delivers advanced surgical care with the Ziehm Usability Concept, provides exceptional image quality and helps to reduce exposure significantly with the next-generation SmartDose, thereby providing a very unique package.”
Ziehm Vision RFD systems will be available for sale and service through Carestream.
Icare Finland, a specilist in providing fast, easy-to-use, and reliable tools for ophthalmic diagnostics, is launching their next generation self-tonometer, the iCare HOME2.
iCare HOME2 provides unsurpassed ease of use and accuracy in monitoring real-world intraocular pressure behaviour outside of the doctor’s office and clinical hours, supporting glaucoma management. Glaucoma is a chronic, progressive disease of the optic nerve. As intraocular pressure (IOP) is the only modifiable risk factor for glaucoma progression, disease management is centred around the reduction of IOP. Therefore, comprehensive and accurate information on peak IOPs and IOP fluctuation patterns is crucial.
Most patients can utilize iCare HOME2 simply by following the advice and guidance in the instruction materials, freeing up health care professionals’ precious time. iCare HOME2’s smart light guide helps the patient in positioning the device correctly and in making the measurements effortlessly and accurately, every time. It is now easier than ever for doctors to provide glaucoma management based on real-world IOP information, from finding the optimal medication and instillation schedule, to assessing the need for and effectiveness of surgery.
With the novel iCare PATIENT2 mobile app, the patients can follow their own IOP trends from an iOS or Android mobile device and send the IOP measurement results easily for healthcare professional’s review in the cloud based iCare CLINIC software. Using iCare HOME2 and PATIENT2, the patient can actively participate in the care process by providing valuable information to the healthcare professional. Patient motivation for medication compliance can improve, and knowledge of the real-time IOP levels provides daily reassurance.
HORIBA Medical, specialists in automated in vitro diagnostic systems for haematology, haemostasis and clinical chemistry analysis, has obtained the CE Mark certification for its new generation of the Microsemi CRP haematology analyser, the Microsemi CRP LC-767G.
This new generation analyser Microsemi CRP LC-767G is more compact and proposes enhanced software and network connectivity providing higher memory, usability plus a new parameter: Granulocytes-to-Lymphocytes Ratio (GLR). The incredible robustness and ease of use of the Micros range are further improved for this new generation analyser.
Developed by HORIBA Medical in Japan, ‘emi’ means ‘smile’ in Japanese and stands for easy to use, maintenance free and Intelligent. After a highly successful release in Japan, this unique instrument is now available in Europe. This compact, easy to use addition to the Micros range, simultaneously provides a Complete Blood Count (CBC) and C-Reactive Protein (CRP) from just 18 µL of blood – all in just 4 minutes.
The Microsemi CRP LC-767G provides information of great clinical value enabling quicker and more accurate medical decisions at the Point of Care to ultimately reduce hospitalization times and patient costs. Its powerful and accurate CRP analysis allows the screening of patient samples to quantify the presence of inflammation caused by bacterial, viral (e.g. Covid-19), parasitic infections (e.g. malaria) and other treatable inflammatory diseases.
The simultaneous access to Lymphocytes, GLR and CRP provided on this analyser is helpful for Covid-19 patient screening, monitoring and triage. Measurement is possible immediately after blood sample collection from capillary sample, making this analyser the ideal choice for emergency testing situations.
This new Microsemi CRP LC-767G can also be used to assess infection and inflammatory conditions that require progressive observation. Furthermore, its micro-sampling capabilities are ideal for paediatric blood analysis, at the Point of Care requiring just 10µL for CBC and 18 µL for CBC+CRP, and can be used with capillary, as well as venous blood samples.
The Microsemi CRP is easy to use and does not require specialist staff. Comprehensive and efficient on-board software with colour touchscreen and easy to access patient and control results are features of the Microsemi CRP. It is compact, lightweight and quiet.
The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), the leading professional organisation for medical oncology, has updated the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Dermatological Toxicities Related to Anticancer Agents to include the recommendation of scalp cooling for the prevention of chemotherapyinduced alopecia (CIA) as a Category IIB recommendation.
Shimadzu, one of the world leaders in analytical instrumentation, has release its “Advanced i-Series” liquid chromatographs. The Prominence-i HPLC and Nexera-i UHPLC systems feature pressures of 50 MPa or 70 MPa respectively and can be combined with a variety of detectors. The Advanced i-Series meets user demands for analyzing a large number of samples or […]
Philips has unveiled the industry’s first vendorneutral, multimodality, radiology operations command center to add secure, digital, virtual scanner access to existing imaging installs across multiple systems and sites.
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