Category: Medical Equipment

Medical Equipment

Why HTM Still Can’t Compare Notes on CMMS Data

Six years after an industry push to standardize CMMS maintenance records, adoption remains limited, hindering comparisons across organizations.

Medical Equipment

Surgeon Performs Robotic Heart Surgery From 7,500 Miles Away

A surgeon remotely performed a cardiac procedure on a patient in India during a live demonstration in Barcelona, highlighting advances in robotic telesurgery.

Roundtable: What’s Next for Clinical Engineering as Medical Devices Become More Connected?
Siemens Healthineers, NVIDIA Partner to Advance Adaptive Radiotherapy with Agentic AI
GE HealthCare Launches Five-Institution Clinical Program to Evaluate StarGuide GX SPECT/CT
GE HealthCare Launches LOGIQ Focus Ultrasound System for General Imaging
Stryker Makes $400 Million Move Into Surgical Robotics With CMR Surgical Deal
Trimedx’s TMX Protect Wins Healthcare Cybersecurity Solution of the Year

Medical Equipment

Siemens Healthineers Ends General Imaging Ultrasound Sales

Siemens Healthineers is ending sales of four general imaging ultrasound systems as it shifts its focus to cardiovascular procedures and image-guided therapies.

Medical Equipment

Why HTM Still Can’t Compare Notes on CMMS Data

Six years after an industry push to standardize CMMS maintenance records, adoption remains limited, hindering comparisons across organizations.

Testing & Calibration

Radiation Detection Company Launches Real-Time Radiation Monitoring System

The new technology provides immediate data on radiation exposure during high-risk medical procedures.

Imaging Equipment

Siemens Healthineers Completes $43.6M Expansion at Tennessee PET Detector Facility

The project adds 40,000 square feet to Siemens Healthineers’ sole global manufacturing site for PET detectors used in its PET/CT scanners.

Patient Care Equipment

Olympus Launches Slimmer EBUS Bronchoscope for Deeper Lung Access

The new bronchoscope is designed to reach smaller airways and enable ultrasound-guided tissue sampling in harder-to-access areas of the lungs.

Software

Radiology Accounts for 76.5% of FDA-Authorized AI Medical Devices, Study Finds

FDA-authorized AI medical devices remain heavily concentrated in a handful of specialties despite rapid growth in the number of authorizations, according to a new analysis.

Testing & Calibration

BC Group and reLink Medical Partner to Expand Access to Test Equipment

The collaboration will make BC Group’s biomedical test and measurement equipment available through reLink Medical’s marketplace.

Imaging Equipment

GE HealthCare Expands Cardiovascular Ultrasound Portfolio

Three new Vivid systems target different cardiovascular imaging settings and have received CE Mark, with US FDA clearance pending.

Medical Equipment

FDA Seeks Input on Generative AI Medical Device Regulation

The agency released a discussion paper to address the unique risks and potential of generative artificial intelligence in the healthcare ecosystem.

Patient Care Equipment

FDA Recall Issued for Ivenix Infusion Pump Software Due to Shutdown Risk

The company is advising users to keep devices plugged into AC power following a software anomaly that may cause false battery readings and unexpected shutdowns.

Software

Future-proofing HTM: AI’s Role in Strengthening the Future Workforce

From preserving institutional knowledge to accelerating technician development, AI could become one of HTM's most valuable workforce tools.

Medical Equipment

New Upright Radiotherapy System Enters Manufacturing

The technology, based on research from Stanford University, will be integrated into Leo Cancer Care platforms with the first installation at Mayo Clinic.