Coronis Uniti is Barco’s latest response to specific challenges in modern radiology: increasing image volumes, growing complexity, and ergonomic stress. Radiologists’most important issues were brought to light a few weeks ago, when healthcare research agency The MarkeTech Group revealed the results of its most recent radiology survey. The study, which interviewed over 200 radiologists from Europe and North America, also offered clear insights into possible solutions. For example, the majority of respondents indicated that higher image quality, a more efficient workflow, and increased comfort would significantly increase reading performance. By supporting both PACS and breast imaging, calibrated colour and greyscale, 2D and 3D, and static as well as dynamic images, Coronis Uniti eliminates the need for multi-head display setups or moving to another workstation, thus increasing workflow efficiency while saving costs. Focused on driving productivity, Coronis Uniti is loaded with ingenious features that improve the reading experience. These include RapidFrame technology to ensure crisp and in-focus moving images and an innovative multi-touch pad for fast application control. The 12MP colour screen offers the highest resolution available on the medical imaging market today. Furthermore, to meet the DICOM standard for greyscale images and to guarantee consistent colour, the display is equipped with Barco’s SteadyColor calibration technology. Additional special features such as Color Per Pixel Uniformity to reduce screen noise and Ambient Light Compensation ensure that image quality is flawless, in any lighting environment. The MediCal QAWeb software for automated calibration and Quality Assurance guarantees top performance without interruptions. According to MarkeTech’s study, no fewer than 87 percent of radiologists experience physical discomfort when reading images, ranging from eye fatigue to back pain. With Coronis Uniti, Barco has paid special attention to ergonomics as well. The display optimizes the reading experience by mirroring a human’s natural field of vision. Its carefully designed format minimizes the need for head and eye movements, while also creating the perfect canvas for side-by-side comparison of multiple images. To reduce eye fatigue, the SoftGlow wall light adds ambient light to the reading room, while the SoftGlow task light shines a light on papers and film folders. Barco’s Optical Glass technology is also incorporated into the display, which reduces reflections and enhances image sharpness for greater viewing comfort. Additionally, Coronis Uniti can be turned into a virtual lightbox to compare film-based priors
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Nova Biomedical’s StatStrip Glucose Hospital Meter System now offers bidirectional wireless connectivity to the hospital’s HIS or LIS with complete security to protect patient data. The wireless connectivity can transmit patient results directly from the patient bedside, alleviating the need to bring the meter to a fixed location for meter docking and data transmission. Wireless connectivity saves time for the caregiver and allows for faster charting of results and clinical decision making to improve patient care. StatStrip Glucose’s dual-band wireless connectivity provides complete security and encryption to ensure that patient data remains uncompromised. Nova now offers a full range of StatStrip Glucose wireless connectivity capabilities, including wireless meters, wireless carrying cases, and wireless docking stations. All of the wireless devices use industry standard POCT1-A2 data format and are compatible with a choice of middleware partners. StatStrip Glucose is the only glucose meter cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use with all patients, in all healthcare settings, including critical care. The device received this clearance in 2014 after an extensive, nearly four-year study conducted at five major university medical centres, which included 1,698 critically ill patients with over 257 clinical conditions. Over 8,000 medications were investigated for potential interference to StatStrip Glucose measurement. The device demonstrated excellent agreement compared to central laboratory reference methods and no clinical interferences were found. In addition to the study submitted to the FDA, 138 other independent studies over the last eight years
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MyDiagnostick is a new diagnostic device (MDD IIa) for the detection and diagnosis of AF. It generates a Lead I ECG which is automatically analysed for the presence of AF. MyDiagnostick is very easy to use, with no buttons to control or parameters to be set. When holding the handles (electrodes) it will automatically switch on and start the ECG recording. After only one minute, the AF outcome is displayed by MyDiagnostick turning either red: AF detected, or green: no AF detected. After use, the device will switch off automatically. It is able to record and store over 140 ECGs and thousands of measuring results. ECGs and results can be displayed and printed whenever MyDiagnostick is connected to a PC or a laptop by the USB cable provided. The current Holter- and event recorders use ECG skin electrodes and need careful setting, thus requiring medical personnel. Furthermore these systems do not have embedded AF detection algorithms, which means that AF episodes can only be determined afterwards. The device does not depend on any infrastructure to diagnose AF and therefore can be used anywhere, anytime, also at the patient’s home or at work. MyDiagnostick has a clinically proven sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 95.7%, which allows also the early detection of paroxysmal AF.
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The recently introduced Proxima in-line patient-dedicated arterial blood gas analyser offers the benefits of receiving blood gas results, just like blood pressure, within the patient’s bed space. The Proxima system represents the next step in blood gas point-of-care testing (POCT) as it is attached directly to the patient through their arterial line, in-series with the blood pressure transducer.  Without leaving the bedside, closed blood samples can be withdrawn frequently, analysed and then returned directly to the patient.  This enables rapid delivery of blood gas results to aid early decision making and closer control of therapy for critically ill patients, whilst also conserving blood and reducing nurse dependency
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A new entry-level safety analyser from Rigel Medical provides a cost-effective solution for testing general medical and laboratory equipment.
The new Rigel SafeTest 60 is a compact, robust and reliable safety analyser that is particularly well suited to high volume testing demands, with a simple colour-coded user interface, push button operation and the fast step-through of test routines.
The general purpose tester includes a comprehensive range of safety tests for hospital and medical equipment such as medical beds and chairs, operating tables, hoists, infusion pumps, CPAP’s, centrifuges and other equipment that does not require patient lead testing.
The SafeTest 60 helps to ensure compliance with a range of international safety standards including leakage testing to IEC 60601, IEC 62353, IEC 61010 and NFPA-99.

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