Samsung announced 10 June 2020 the immediate availability of the RS85 Prestige, the latest addition to the company’s portfolio of ultrasound systems. The RS85 Prestige is designed for scanning performance and delivers consistent image clarity, depth of penetration and sensitivity to perfusion of blood flow. Dan Monaghan, Senior Director, Ultrasound at NeuroLogica, the healthcare subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, said: “The combination of processing speed, leading software and Advanced Intelligence features and performance makes the RS85 Prestige a beneficial addition to a hospital’s radiology suite.”
At the core of the image quality of the RS85 Prestige is Crystal Architecture™, which combines advanced beamforming (CrystalBeam™), sophisticated image processing (CrystalPure™) and advanced S-Vue Transducers™ to produce clear, uniform, high-resolution images. Additional features include:

• ShadowHDR™ – Designed to suppress shadows and enhance the clarity of detailed grayscale images. TAI™, TSI™ – Provides quantitative tissue attenuation measurement and tissue scatter distribution measurement to assess steatotic liver changes.
• LumiFlow™ – Displays a “3D-like” appearance to 2D colour Doppler, enhancing spatial comprehension of blood vessels and aiding in the understanding of vessel boundaries.
• MV-Flow™ – An advanced Doppler technology providing detailed documentation of microvascular perfusion into tissues and organs.
• S-Shearwave Imaging™ – Allows for noninvasive assessment of the stiffness for tissue/ lesions in various applications such as breast, liver, MSK and prostate.

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Radiometer has announced the commercial launch of its CE-marked point-of-care tests for creatinine and urea, the latest additions to the ABL90 FLEX PLUS blood gas analyser’s test menu. The versatile ABL90 FLEX PLUS is the only compact blood gas analyser on the market to offer such an extensive range of critical care parameters – blood gas, electrolytes, metabolites and co-oximetry. It provides rapid analysis of 19 parameters from as little as 65 µL of blood, with results available in just 35 seconds.
The addition of creatinine and urea to the ABL90 FLEX PLUS analyser’s test menu makes this device ideal for point-of-care testing, proving fast results that allow caregivers to make clinical decisions faster and more accurately. This enables a more proactive approach to treatment, helping to improve patient flow and reduce waiting times in emergency and critical care settings, benefitting clinicians and patients alike.

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The SmartCurve system is available standard on Hologic’s new 3Dimensions mammography system and as an enhancement option to existing Hologic Selenia Dimensions systems. With a unique, curved design that mirrors a woman’s breast, the system is clinically proven to deliver a more comfortable mammogram compared to standard compression. With pain being the number one complaint during mammograms, this fear of pain prevents many women from making regular breast imaging appointments a priority. Not only can this have a negative impact on patient volume and satisfaction scores, but it can put women at risk of a cancer being missed, or diagnosed at a more advanced stage. With improved comfort, the SmartCurve system was designed to address this challenge and provide a better patient experience for women during their mammograms. The device is F DA-cleared and CE-marked and was also recognized at Premier’s Innovation Celebration as part of its annual Breakthroughs Conference.

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VIVIX-S 1417N is Vieworks’ latest model for addressing busy workflow in medical facilities. A key feature is Vieworks’ automatic exposure detection (AED) function, Anytime^TM, which takes away the need for a cabled connection between the detector and a generator and helps differentiate the detector from the competitors. It is well recognized for superior performance in the industry, offering high reliability and high sensitivity without compromising the image quality compared to a DR line trigger. VIVIX-S 1417N is the first Vieworks’ detector to use Near Field Communication (NFC), which allows for quick and easy configuration, so clinicians don’t have to struggle with complicate settings. Clinicians can also swap batteries without turning off the detector, and dual batteries can cover up to 8 hours. LED display on the back of the detector is helpful to know if the panel is in AP mode, and the status of battery and signal strength. Ergonomic and lightweight design gives full mobility as well. VIVIX-S 1417N is also dust- and water-resistant, has enhanced durability with low maintenance costs and offers faster wireless communication, allowing for quicker throughput for mid- and high-tier hospitals. It can also be used as a CR to DR retrofit. 
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Medtronic has received CE Mark for Micra™ AV Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS), the world’s smallest pacemaker with atrioventricular (AV) synchrony. Micra AV is indicated for the treatment of patients with AV block, a condition in which the electrical signals between the chambers of the heart (the atria and the ventricle) are impaired. Medtronic now offers the only CE Mark approved leadless pacemaker portfolio. First implants of Micra AV recently occurred in Spain by Dr. José Ramón González Juanatey at the University Hospital in Santiago de Compostela.
“This new device not only stimulates but is also able to recognize the electrical activity of the whole heart. Now we can extend this wireless technology to our patients who require dual chamber stimulation and in whom traditional stimulation cannot be performed or is conditioned by previous infections, occlusions of the vessels of the upper extremities, etc.,” said Dr. Juanatey, director, Cardiology and Intensive Cardiac Care Department, full professor of Cardiology, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (past-president, Spanish Society of Cardiology). Historically, patients with AV block have been treated with traditional dual-chamber pacemakers which are implanted in the upper chest, under the skin below the collar bone, and connected to the heart using thin wires called “leads”. Identical in size and shape to the original Micra TPS, Micra AV has several additional internal atrial sensing algorithms which detect cardiac movement, allowing the device to adjust pacing in the ventricle to coordinate with the atrium, providing “AV synchronous” pacing therapy to patients with AV block.
Unlike traditional pacemakers, Micra does not require leads or a surgical “pocket” under the skin, so potential sources of complications related to leads and pockets are eliminated – as are any visible signs of the device.
For more information, visit: www.medtronic.com
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