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CoPilot VL+ Video Laryngoscopy System COVID-19 RESPONSE
Dilon Technologies’ CoPilot VL+ video laryngoscopy system provides an excellent tool for intubating patients, especially those with suspected Covid-19 Coronavirus. The system’s handle and video monitor are separated by a five-foot cord allowing the monitor to be positioned at eye level, providing a clear visualization of the vocal cords while allowing the caregiver safer distancing ...
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Omega Medical Imaging Launches New Brand Identity
Sanford, Florida (January 6, 2021) — Omega Medical Imaging, the leading innovator in AI image-guided interventional systems for hospitals and healthcare facilities around the world, unveiled a new logo that emphasizes Omega’s dedication as a high-tech company that breaks from conventional thinking. After careful review of the company’s former logo created in 2013, Omega ...
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Making an impact in day-to-day care for patients at Saintonge Hospital
Barely two months after becoming the first hospital in France to install Dexter®, the team at Saintonge Hospital has scaled its on-demand robotics program into daily use. On pace to carry out 2-3 procedures per day with Dexter between the urology, gynecology and general surgery team, Saintonge Hospital’s pioneering effort is making meaningful progress towards establishing a new standard ...
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Study Compares Radiation Profiles Between AI and Non-AI Image-Guided X-Ray Systems – Proves Dramatic Dose Reduction
Sanford, Florida (March 9, 2021) — Omega Medical Imaging, the leading innovator in AI image-guided interventional systems for hospitals and healthcare facilities around the world, released a radiation comparative study proving significant dose reduction is achieved when using AI image-guided systems compared to non-AI systems. The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of an AI ...
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Omega Medical Imaging Spins-Off Medical Equipment Service Company OMI MedTech
Sanford, Florida (May 5, 2021) — Omega Medical Imaging, the leading innovator in AI image-guided interventional systems for hospitals and healthcare facilities around the world, announced the spin-off of the Company’s external medical equipment service and repair efforts as OMI MedTech. The new company operates primarily in the greater Central Florida area. In the last twelve months, ...
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Hospitals Battle Healthcare Acquired Infections (HAIs)
An article in the August issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology discusses how researchers identified contaminated nasal spray as the cause of an outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia in patients at a Denver children’s hospital. A recent news story from WLWT last week reported on the source of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at an Ohio hospital in 2010. WHEC in New York ...
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MRSA infections occur more in summer and fall
MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, occurs more frequently in the summer and fall, according to new research. Dr. Leonard Mermel, lead author and medical director of the department of epidemiology and infection control at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, and his team analyzed MRSA samples from the hospitals microbiology department that were taken over a 10-year period. Their ...
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Extended Sale: 25% off Select Accsense Monitoring Systems
Our Refurbished Accsense A2-05 Temperature Monitoring Systems and our Demo Accsense Wireless Monitoring Systemsare 25% off now through January 31, 2019. While supplies last. Refurbished and 100% tested, they are the ideal solution for the temperature monitoring and alarming needs of clinics, health departments, hospital pharmacies, and other healthcare facilities around the world. Accsense ...
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Identifying Superbugs in New York Hospitals and Healthcare Environments
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that on any given day, about 1 in 25 hospital patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection (HAI). Healthcare-associated infections are those infections that patients acquire during the course of receiving treatment for other conditions. A number of these infections are due to an expanding list of drug-resistant ...
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Ecolab Schedules Webcast of Industry Conference for June 12
Ecolab Inc. Executive Vice President and President, Global Food & Beverage, Jill S. Wyant, will address financial analysts at Deutsche Bank Global Industrials and Basic Materials Conference on Wednesday, June 12 in Chicago. Ecolab will host a live webcast of Ms. Wyant’s presentation. Details for the webcast are as follows: TIME: 11:00 am Eastern Time DATE: Wednesday, June 12, ...
By Ecolab Inc.
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New Disease Control & Hygiene Monitoring Software for Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities
We are now gaining an understanding of the impact of this global pandemic. Infection rate drives the need for better data collection, analysis and reporting in real-time. Addressing contamination control for our healthcare facilities becomes ground zero in preventing and controlling an outbreak. In their efforts to fight the pandemic and contain its spread, Novatek Medical Data Systems has ...
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KitoTech Medical Announces Series B Round Financing
KitoTech Medical, a Seattle-based medical device company, announced today that it has completed the first close of approximately $2M of its Series B Round where there is the potential to raise a total of $6M. The proceeds from the financing will be primarily used to increase KitoTech’s commercial efforts in the medical market to increase the use of and drive sales of its microMend® ...
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Longenesis announces Longenesis.Immersive in collaboration with VR industry experts to offer subsidized pilots with hospitals
The ever-evolving and unprecedented COVID-19 situation exhibits extreme conditions in a variety of industries, including healthcare. It is a great challenge, in times of a healthcare system’s full devotion to the COVID-19 crisis, to sustain the same accessibility of healthcare services to everyone in need and preserving their high quality. Now, the use of emerging technologies such as VR/AR ...
By Longenesis
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Harris Health System selects DNV Healthcare for Hospital Accreditation
Harris Health System will pursue accreditation from DNV Healthcare for its three hospitals. Harris Health System will pursue accreditation from DNV Healthcare for its three hospitals. DNV’s unique program integrates ISO 9001 compliance with the Medicare Conditions of Participation. Harris becomes the third major hospital system in the Texas Medical Center switching to DNV, joining The ...
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Saranas® Awarded Multiple Purchasing Contracts with Large Healthcare Systems
Saranas announces today the closing of the company’s two largest Integrated Delivery Network (IDN) contracts and agreements signed to date: CommonSpirit Health and the Department of Defense. CommonSpirit Health, encompassing all Catholic Health Initiative (CHI) and Dignity Health hospitals, has awarded Saranas a multi-year contract for the use of the Early Bird® Bleed Monitoring System ...
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Texas Healthcare Providers Reminded of Fungal Exposures Risks Following Deaths at Pennsylvania Hospital
Last week a Pittsburgh hospital that provides organ transplant services temporarily suspended future transplants to investigate an outbreak of fungal infections. To date one patient is fighting a fungal infection and three patients have died. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state health officials are reportedly now helping to investigate the source of the fungal ...
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Perimeter Medical Imaging AI Announces Commercial Placement of Perimeter S-Series OCT within National Healthcare Provider System
Perimeter Medical Imaging AI, Inc. (TSX-V:PINK) (OTC:PYNKF) (FSE:4PC) announced the commercial placement of its flagship Perimeter S-Series OCT system at a hospital that is part of a major national healthcare system and one of the largest healthcare networks in North Texas. Perimeter is a medical technology company driven to transform cancer surgery with ultra-high-resolution, real-time, advanced ...
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Indutrade acquires UK Gas Technologies Group
UK Gas Technologies Ltd, which comprises Puretech Process Systems Ltd, Medical Gases Ltd and Microgas Systems Ltd, was acquired by Indutrade, an international industrial group that acquires and develops companies characterised by high-tech-know-how and an ability to build enduring, close relationships with customers and suppliers, on 17th September. The acquisition will enable UK based UK Gas ...
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Perimeter Medical Imaging AI Announces Follow-On Commercial Placement of Perimeter S-Series OCT within National Healthcare Provider System at New Hospital Site
Perimeter Medical Imaging AI, Inc. (TSX-V: PINK)(OTC: PYNKF) (FSE: 4PC) announced another commercial placement of its flagship Perimeter S-Series OCT system at a second hospital within one of the largest healthcare networks in North Texas, which is part of a major national healthcare system. Perimeter is a medical technology company driven to transform cancer surgery with ultra-high-resolution, ...
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Brentwood Donates 5,000 Face Shields to Penn State Health St. Joseph
Brentwood is proud to partner with Penn State Health St. Joseph in Berks County’s fight against COVID-19. The company donated 5,000 reusable face shields to the hospital to protect healthcare workers as the pandemic continues. Brentwood President, Peter Rye, and his wife, Leigh, presented the donation to hospital representatives on Wednesday. “We wanted to protect those working to ...
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