November 2011
CardioInsight Receives CE Mark, Launches ecVUE in Europe
Having received CE Mark clearance, CardioInsight Technologies has launched its ecVUE System in Europe, and secured its first three clinical customers in England, Germany and France. CardioInsight's patented ecVUE technology gathers electrical information from an electrode "vest" and combines the information with images from a CT scan to produce 3D "electrical maps " of the patient's heart. To date, CardioInsight has completed more than 390 patient studies at leading clinical centers in the United States and Europe across a broad variety of cardiac arrhythmias, as well as CRT for congestive heart failures, demonstrating the unique clinical value of the ecVUE system, the results of which have been published in leading peer-reviewed journals. Learn more at www.cardioinsight.com.
Nov 30 | Permalink
Aethon's Aldo Zini Believes "Whole Product Solution" the Key to Robots Gaining Relevance and Acceptance
Aethon's Aldo Zini, president of the nation's leading developer of autonomous mobile robots in healthcare, told his fellow executives that mobile robots must be part of a "whole-product solution" if they are to gain relevance and acceptance in the market place. Zini delivered the keynote address at the 2011 RoboBusiness Leadership Summit in Boston. Zini said that Aethon is an example of a company that has followed this approach by investing significant time and resources into developing the ancillary components and support systems required to provide a whole product solution to hospital logistics. Learn more at www.aethon.com.
Nov 18 | Permalink
Waiting for the Cable Guy
An IBOPE Zogby poll conducted on behalf of TOA Technologies found that the time spent waiting for in-home services and appointments cost American workers $37.7 billion in 2011. Nearly three-quarters of the 1,000 respondents perceived the cost of one hour of their time to be worth more than $15/hour, with the average consumer losing close to $250 last year waiting for someone to show up at their home. Learn more about this telling survey at www.toatech.com.
Nov 3 | Permalink
ClearCount: First and Only RFID-based Surgical Sponge Systems Bearing a CE Mark
ClearCount Medical Solutions has received approval to affix the CE mark to its SmartSponge and SmartWand-DTX products. The SmartSponge product line is the first and only RFID-based surgical safety and efficiency technology bearing a CE mark. The CE mark is evidence that ClearCount and its product offerings meet the quality and other requirements of the Medical Devices Directive of the European Union. ClearCount is currently pursuing commercial partners to assist in European distribution. Visit http://www.clearcount.com for more information.
Nov 1 | Permalink
