Medtronic is the first company to receive FDA approval for its cardiac rhythm and heart failure devices and leads to be scanned in both 3 and 1.5 Tesla (T) MRI machines. As a result, patients will have access to Medtronic SureScan MR-conditional pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, and cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillators, and leads access to MRI scans on any part of the body.
Read MoreIn the November installment of The LynchPin, Patrick Lynch discusses whether employees of for-profit companies should be elected to the presidency of their state HTM association. Read his well-thought-out—and possibly controversial—remarks here.
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To stop the spread of health care-associated infections, more attention needs to be paid to the role of medical devices and equipment, according to AAMI. This was the thought that sparked the recent two-day forum on medical technology and HAIs hosted by AAMI in collaboration with the American Hospital Association, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, and The Joint Commission.
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Carestream was recently awarded the U.S. government’s DIN-PACS IV contract; the value of that contract is as high as $150 million, as estimated by the potential value of purchases of management products and services for government facilities. The medical imaging company notes that it has been providing such services under a previous contract for the past five years.
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Toshiba America Medical Systems has launched the InfinixTM-iSky+, a ceiling-mounted system featuring a double-sliding C-arm and a 12-inch by 16-inch flat panel. With this system, clinicians can improve coverage, speed, and patient access. Further, the InfinixTM-iSky+ provides clinical benefits to interventional radiologists and vascular surgeons, thanks to its C-arm design.
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