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Harley Street Diagnostic Centre installs ultrasound system |
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| Ultrasound equipment
: 03 February, 2012 |
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The Harley Street Clinic in London completes the installation of a state-of-the-art Acuson S2000 ultrasound system from Siemens Healthcare at its new Diagnostic Centre based in Devonshire Street. |
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RCGP launches 2012 schedule of One-Day Essentials events |
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| Institutes, Royal Colleges and Trade Associations
: 03 February, 2012 |
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The RCGP's successful One-Day Essentials series of events is returning in 2012 with a busy programme of clinical conferences for GPs and their colleagues in primary care. |
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New diagnostic procedure trays help boost efficiency |
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| Diagnostic devices
: 03 February, 2012 |
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Cardinal Health is launching the company's new range of standard diagnostic procedure trays designed to help increase efficiencies and minimise waste in acute drainage, biopsy and basic diagnostic procedures. |
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Quotient consolidates 14C enabled drug development solutions |
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| Aseptic manufacturing
: 03 February, 2012 |
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Quotient Clinical, a business unit of Quotient Bioresearch, is strengthening the company's position as a leader in 14C enabled clinical drug development by manufacturing and dosing its 50th intravenous drug product using a rapid aseptic manufacture approach that has been reviewed and approved by the UK MHRA.
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Toshiba's Aquilion PRIME CT system gains FDA clearance |
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| Computed tomography systems (CT)
: 03 February, 2012 |
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Toshiba America Medical Systems receives FDA clearance of the Aquilion PRIME CT system, the latest addition to the Aquilion CT product line and part of the 'ONE Family' of CT scanners. |
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Sorin launches new portfolio of pacing and defibrillation leads |
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| Cardiac devices and equipment
: 02 February, 2012 |
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Sorin Group receives CE Mark approval and commercial launch for a comprehensive new range of pacing, defibrillation and left ventricular leads. Designed for safety and long term reliability, TILDA pacing leads, VIGILA defibrillation leads and CELERITY left ventricular lead families offer multiple implant options to accommodate patients' needs and physicians' preferences. |
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Liverpool PCT begins to build Neighbourhood Health Centre |
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| Health service providers
: 02 February, 2012 |
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Work is beginning on a £5 million Neighbourhood Health Centre in Kensington, Liverpool that will not only provide enhanced health services to patients but will be an important part of the wider regeneration of the area. |
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Barco acquires assets of IP Video Systems |
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| Video collaboration technology
: 02 February, 2012 |
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Barco acquires the assets of IP Video Systems (IPVS), a California-based innovator in networked visualization solutions. The acquisition fits within Barco's overall strategy to invest in high-performance networked visualization technology, and will strengthen the company's product portfolio in a large number of markets. |
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VTT coordinates mobile phone health monitoring trial |
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| Telemedicine and telehealth equipment
: 01 February, 2012 |
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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is coordinating a trial at Sipoo Health Centre and Helsinki University Hospital where patients submit test results to health care professionals by mobile phone. |
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Cardinal Health partners Cook for vascular access kitting sets |
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| Catheters
: 01 February, 2012 |
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Cardinal Health and Cook Medical are signing a two-year, exclusive agreement for the North American distribution of Cook Medical central venous catheter (CVC) sets with Cardinal Health Presource customizable procedural kits - providing clinicians with advanced technology the flexibility of customization for their vascular access needs. |
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Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital deploys ultrasound upgrade |
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| Ultrasound equipment
: 01 February, 2012 |
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Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital is benefiting from 2D doppler and 3D/4D imaging following the installation of an Acuson S2000 diagnostic ultrasound system from Siemens Healthcare. Ideal for general adult or paediatric imaging requirements, the system is supporting a wide variety of procedures including image guided injections, musculoskeletal and achilles work. |
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Barco launches Healthcare Helpdesk service in Europe |
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| Displays and monitors
: 31 January, 2012 |
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Barco is launching the company's new European Image.Care Healthcare Helpdesk service which is a new initiative that takes the company's customer service to the next level. |
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Medtronic signs exclusive distribution deal with Miami Instruments |
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| Minimally invasive surgical equipment
: 31 January, 2012 |
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Medtronic is entering into an exclusive distribution agreement with Miami Instruments - a company focused on the design of innovative surgical instruments for minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) procedures – and has introduced the company's first two products in the USA. |
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King Fahd Medical Center equipsnew proton therapy facility |
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| Radiosurgery and radiotheraphy equipment
: 31 January, 2012 |
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Varian Medical Systems books a $77 million order with Saudi Particle Therapy Centre to equip a new proton therapy facility at the King Fahd Medical Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. |
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Innovative hearing instrument clinches Best of CES award |
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| Patient aids
: 31 January, 2012 |
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The miniTek wireless remote streamer for hearing instruments from Siemens Hearing Instruments has recently won 'Best of CES' and 'Fan Favourite' Awards in the Bluetooth Special Interest Group at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Awards. |
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Molex forms global medical business unit |
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| Connectors
: 31 January, 2012 |
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Molex is initiating several strategic business developments to further demonstrate its commitment to developing innovative interconnect technologies for next-generation healthcare devices. |
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US diagnostic electrocardiography market shows sluggish growth |
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| Market research
: 30 January, 2012 |
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Millennium Research Group (MRG), market intelligence specialist, is forecasting that declining demand in private practices for diagnostic electrocardiography (ECG) devices will contribute to slow growth in the United States market, despite the growing number of older patients who require the use of these devices. |
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Pepric gains funds to develop molecular detection technology |
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| Diagnostic imaging
: 30 January, 2012 |
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Pepric, a spin-off of imec nano-electronics research organisation, concludes a EURO 1.4 million capital round which will see Pepric develop and commercialize equipment for quantitative molecular detection and imaging to monitor biological processes evolving slowly over time. |
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Xograph supplies NHS Supply Chain National Frameworks |
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| Diagnostic imaging
: 30 January, 2012 |
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Xograph Healthcare's advanced range of diagnostic imaging products are now being made available through the NHS Supply Chain National Frameworks for imaging equipment in England, Wales and also selected products in Northern Ireland. |
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Temptime partners Numedis to develop corneal preservation systems |
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| Freeze indicator devices
: 30 January, 2012 |
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Temptime, a leader in time-temperature indicators, is collaborating with Numedis, the developers and manufacturers of advanced, high-performance corneal preservation systems, to combine technologies that will maintain the integrity of human corneas throughout the cold chain, and ultimately aim to improve transplant outcomes for patients. |
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CRT spins out Acublate to develop cancer surgery system |
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| High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU)
: 30 January, 2012 |
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Cancer Research Technology, the commercial arm of Cancer Research UK, is launching Acublate, a spin-out company which will develop a next-generation High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) surgery device to treat a range of solid tumour types. |
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Bruker acquires the assets of Hecus X-ray Systems |
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| Analytical software
: 30 January, 2012 |
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Bruker AXS acquires the assets of Hecus X-ray Systems, a company focused on analytical instrumentation for Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) based on advanced Kratky technology. |
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