Archive for the ‘Medical Technology’ Category

CRH Medical Corp. Joins OTCQX

NEW YORK, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Pink OTC Markets Inc. (OTCQX: PINK), the financial information and technology services company that operates the leading electronic quotation and trading system in the U.S. OTC securities market, today announced that CRH Medical Corp. (OTCQX: CRMMF, TSX.V: CRM), a Canadian-based medical technology company, is now trading on the OTC [...]

VirtuOx and Watermark Medical Announce Strategic Alliance to Expand Sleep Apnea Home Sleep Testing Solutions

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ — VirtuOx, Inc., a medical technology services company and industry leader in delivering home sleep testing solutions, today announced an agreement with Watermark Medical, a privately-held, medical products and services company currently servicing the sleep-disordered breathing market, to utilize the Watermark ARES(TM) device in its portfolio, the …

Varian Medical Systems to Showcase Advanced Motion Management Technology for the Treatment of Lung Cancer at CHINA …

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. will showcase the company’s new Gated RapidArc technology on its Trilogy® machine with advanced motion management capabilities at the 2010 CHINA-HOSPEQ exhibition being held in Beijing August 19-21 by China’s Ministry of Health.  Varian, the world’s leading manufacturer of medical technology for treating cancer and a premier supplier of X-ray [...]

Holzer Medical Center Turns to Technology Medical Partners for Clinical Quality Management

CINCINNATI August 12, 2010 Technology Medical Partners (TMP), a healthcare information technology solutions and services provider, today announced that Holzer Medical Center, an Ohio-based hospital, has implemented TMPs Clinical Quality Manager (CQM) solution to improve patient care and reporting of quality of care core measurements.

Travelers launch new liability coverage package for medical technology industry

Travelers, a property and casualty insurer, has launched MedFirst, a new liability coverage package for the medical technology industry. The package combines three liability coverages packaged in a single insurance policy: products/completed operations liability, errors & omissions (E&O) and information security liability.

Siemens Wins 132-million-Euro Contract For Medical Technology In Spain

The Ministry of Health of the Spanish region of Murcia has placed an order worth 132 million Euros to Siemens Healthcare for medical technology, service and financing. Within the framework of a public private partnership, Siemens will provide two hospitals in the region with more than 100 imaging systems, including computed tomography scanners, mammography systems, [...]

Travelers Introduces Liability Package for Medical Technology

The evolution of software and electronics for medical devices and the transferring of electronic personal identity records is creating a new combination of risks in the medical technology …

Third Frontier grant saves medical device project

Just weeks ago, medical technology company InfraRed Imaging Systems Inc. was moments away from closing its doors.

Travelers Introduces MedFirstSM an Innovative Liability Coverage Package for the Medical Technology Industry

SAINT PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The evolution of software and electronics for medical devices and the transferring of electronic personal identity records is creating a new combination of risks in the medical technology industry. To address these risks, Travelers (NYSE: TRV) announces MedFirstSM a combination of three liability coverages packaged in a single insurance policy: products [...]

Travelers launches MedFirst to address new combination of risks in medical technology industry

The evolution of software and electronics for medical devices and the transferring of electronic personal identity records is creating a new combination of risks in the medical technology industry. To address these risks, Travelers announces MedFirstSM – a combination of three liability coverages packaged in a single insurance policy: products/completed operations liability, errors & omissions [...]

Video Game Technology Embraced by Med Students: Survey

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) — The vast majority of medical school students believe that technology in the form of virtual reality exercises could help them to develop the skills they will need as future doctors, a new survey reveals.

US Court grants CardioNet’s motion to dismiss securities class action litigation

CardioNet, Inc., a leading wireless medical technology company with a current focus on the diagnosis and monitoring of cardiac arrhythmias, announced today that on August 10, 2010, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted the Company’s motion to dismiss the securities class action litigation filed in August 2009 against the [...]

Medical Students Open To Learning With Video Games

Gwmaw writes “A reported 98 percent of medical students surveyed at the University of Michigan and University of Wisconsin-Madison liked the idea of using technology to enhance their medical education, according to a study published online in BMC Medical Education. For example, a virtual environment could help medical students learn how to interview a patient [...]

FDA Grants Fenwal New 510(k) Clearance

LAKE ZURICH, Ill., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire/ — Fenwal Inc., a global medical technology company focused on improving blood collection, separation, safety and availability, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Fenwal a new 510(k) clearance for its Amicus® blood cell separator. The new clearance involves the use of the Amicus® separator [...]

Sandata Technologies Acquires Medical Management Technology Group’s Home Healthcare Customers

Sandata Technologies, LLC, a leading nationwide provider of information technology solutions to the home healthcare and social services communities today announced the acquisition of all of the home healthcare agency contracts of Medical Management Technology Group, Inc. in connection with the settlement of a patent infringement lawsuit.

Investors Find Something They Like In CareFusion

Medical technology company rallies amid widespread declines Wednesday

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Converts to Masimo rainbow Technology for Advanced Noninvasive Patient Monitoring …

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton, California, and Masimo , the inventor of Masimo rainbow Pulse CO-Oximetryâ¢, Masimo rainbow Acoustic Monitoringâ¢, and Masimo SET® Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, today jointly announced the completion of ARMC’s system-wide conversion to Masimo rainbow technology.  The conversion ensures that all ARMC patients can be …

Imperfect Advances in Medical Technology

by KYWs medical editor Dr. Brian McDonough There is a great deal of conversation surrounding the wonders of electronic medical records and the revolution in health care, but medical technology is no different than any other form of technology. What technology gives technology takes away. A great example are order sets. Let me explain: when [...]

Holzer Medical Center Turns to Technology Medical Partners for Clinical Quality Management

CINCINNATI, OH–(Marketwire – 08/12/10) – Technology Medical Partners (TMP), a healthcare information technology solutions and services provider, today announced that Holzer Medical Center , an Ohio-based hospital, has implemented TMP’s Clinical Quality Manager (CQM) solution to improve patient care and reporting of quality of care core measurements. The CQM platform will help Holzer focus on [...]

Medical International Technology reports on progress in China

Medical International Technology Inc. is pleased to announce its progress in China.