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The Great Wait: Will the FDA Increase Service Regulations or Not?

Since March 2015, the FDA has been collecting information and receiving factual and anecdotal comments concerning whether there is a public health and safety issue that warrants increased regulation and oversight of medical device companies and individuals. This issue culminated in October’s two-day workshop of presentations to the FDA, which biomedical expert Patrick Lynch details in the latest installment of The LynchPin.

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FDA Clears Siemens Healthineers’ CT Scanner

Siemens Healthineers has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the Somatom Confidence RT Pro CT scanner, which offers features dedicated to radiation therapy (RT) planning. Together with a new version of the company’s optional syngo.via RT Image Suite software, the Somatom Confidence RT Pro helps customers achieve personalized scans.

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Siemens Exhibits Angiography Platform

The robot-supported Artis pheno angiography system, which was announced by Siemens Healthineers at the recent Radiological Society of North America annual meeting in Chicago, allows healthcare organizations to provide personalized, minimally invasive procedures for multi-morbid patients. The 510(k)-pending software was also developed to enable effective cleaning and aid hospitals in combatting infection.

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Siemens Launches 1.5T MR System

Siemens Healthineers, the separately managed healthcare business of Siemens AG, unveiled the Magnetom Sempra, a 1.5 Tesla (T) MR scannerI at the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting, which takes place in Chicago this week. Built to serve the needs of radiology practices and groups, in addition to small- and medium-size hospitals, the MRI scanner’s standardized workflows help providers deliver consistent, user-independent quality.

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