Just over a year ago, a rule from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission made it a requirement for hospitals to clean and perform electrical leakage tests on all transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) transducers between each procedure, in order to receive accreditation from the body. In this article, 24×7 associate editor Elaine Sanchez Wilson explains why TEE transducer testing involves more than just compliance, however.
Read MoreSiemens Healthineers has expanded its online learning platform PEPconnect to include approximately 1,000 new learning modules for medical imaging customers. Effective immediately, users can use PEPconnect to access training courses on Siemens Healthineers systems for imaging and minimally invasive therapy in seven different languages.
Read MoreSince 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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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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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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