Departments: Surgery/Orthopaedics

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08/02/2006

Single image/data management system integrates major medical fields

IMPAX Enterprise - a single image and data management system that draws together radiology, cardiology, orthopaedics, and women's care. …

07/01/2006

German Congress of Radiology

Berlin became the venue for the German Congress of Radiology this May, for the second time. 118 exhibitors showcased products on 4,900 square metres, and the event attracted 7,000 …

07/01/2006

Secondary healing wounds

An application report by assistant plastic surgeon Thomas Aigner, and F Weyer, of the Department of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, at St. Polten Hospital, Austria …

07/01/2006

The Wound Infection Institute

Wound Infection Institute is dedicated to improving infection control. …

05/23/2006

ILED - the LED operating lamp

Based on semiconductor connections that convert the current directly into light, LEDs have numerous technical advantages over conventional halogen and gas discharge lamps, the …

05/23/2006

Seeing the light

Derungs Medical Lighting has designed a novel light experience room specifically for MEDICA 2005. …

05/23/2006

Integrated operating theatres

This has resulted in the OT concept named core, a system that networks and controls operating theatre (OT) devices. …

05/23/2006

50% more light but so cool

The new Chromophare D series from Berchthold is “a superior innovation in 21st century surgical lighting technology”. …

05/01/2006

Percutaneous therapy for pelvic fractures

Fractures and disruptions of the pelvic ring are most often unstable, and can therefore jeopardise patients' standing and walking functions. …

05/01/2006

Intra-operative imaging in modern neurosurgery

The brain has few anatomical landmarks. During surgery it is critical that the neurosurgeon knows the exact locality of surgical instruments in relation to important brain …

05/01/2006

Intra-operative imaging in modern neurosurgery

The brain has few anatomical landmarks. During surgery it is critical that the neurosurgeon knows the exact locality of surgical instruments in relation to important brain …

05/01/2006

European transplants society says organ supply must increase

The European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) - Europe's leading transplant society - has called for the universal backing of new schemes to safely and ethically increase …

05/01/2006

Diseased heart pumps effectively after 10-year rest

UK - Ten years ago a donor heart was transplanted into a 2-year-old patient, suffering cardiomyopathy, to take over the function of her own enlarged and failing heart. However, …

05/01/2006

Seeking a compatible heart

Transplant surgeons use checklists to establish whether donor and recipient hearts are compatible - almost like people looking for suitable partners. …

05/01/2006

Digital operating theatres

World renowned for audio, video, communications and information technology products used for entertainment as well as business communications, Sony has continued to utilise and …

03/01/2006

Top award for single use laryngoscopes

England - The Thames Gateway Business Awards …

03/01/2006

More flexible vital signs monitoring

Maquet's new Cantellus system is a flexible, highly mobile patient-monitoring system designed to provide full control over the patient's vital signs anywhere in a hospital and …

03/01/2006

Reimbursement for bowel endoscopy

Czech Republic -.The Ministry of Health has issued a reimbursement policy for PillCam SB capsule endoscopy, produced by Given Imaging Ltd. …

03/01/2006

Mobile patient positioning table with quick-change battery

The bucky table is an inexpensive tool for X-Ray departments. However, due to the increasing use of movable stands, especially combined with digital imaging receptors, further …