The U.S. handheld ultrasound market is expected to exceed US $1.2 billion by 2016 due to technological advances and improvements in three and four-dimensional capabilities by some of the major manufacturers including SonoSite, GE and Siemens, according to a new report by market research firm iData Research.
GE Healthcare recently announced that its Vscan pocket-sized visualization tool has been named the Grand Award winner for Health in Popular Science magazine
Scientists at the University of Manchester in the UK have developed a portable scanner that uses radio frequency technology to detect breast cancer.
Fresenius Medical Care, the global leader in dialysis services and products recently introduced FX-Class: Low-Flux Dialysers (Optimal Dialysis). Innovative design, scientific upgradation and the next generation Helixon membrane makes FX-Class a dialyser of choice.
At the JFR Meeting in Paris, France, medical imaging specialist Barco will launch the MDRC-2124, a new 24-inch wide-screen display that perfectly complements the company’s existing 19- and 20-inch clinical displays. The new model responds to the growing demand for medically-certified display solutions.
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) has introduced two new fully integrated analog front ends (AFEs) with a continuous wave (CW) Doppler mixer for mid- to high-end, Spectral Doppler ultrasound equipment.
Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc (Konica Minolta) has launched a lightweight, wireless and cassette-sized digital radiography system. The detector has the same dimensions as a 14 x 17 ISO4090 compliant film cassette so it will fit an existing wall-stand or table bucky tray without modifications.
An ‘Intelligence Toilet’ that provides instant health check up has been developed in Japan. Every time a user answer a call of nature, this high-tech loo analyses their urine, blood pressure, temperature and weight, reports the Sun.
Schiller India, a leading Swiss Joint Venture Company in the field of Medical Diagnostics, has launched Evadrop SP400 a Syringe Pump that delivers medication to patients. It is convenient to fold the TFT display as and when the unit is not in use and it also has five different modes of infusion.
Fresenius Medical Care, one of the global leaders in dialysis services and products has launched The Next Generation 4008S dialysis machines. The new equipment optimises dialysis outcome through the use of its revolutionary online clearance Monitor (OCM).
A revolutionary healthcare system is being introduced in Bexley to help patients manage their long term health condition at home. Working with Tunstall Healthcare’s new ICP (integrated care platform)
Close on the heels of announcing its foray in the orthopaedic segment, Lupin Limited, has announced the availability of Hyalgan, a therapy against degenerative joint disease-osteoarthritis, in India.
