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Medivis Granted FDA 510(k) Clearance for Surgical Augmented Reality Platform

by Fred Pennic 06/04/2019 Leave a Comment

Medivis Granted FDA 510(k) Clearance for Surgical Augmented Reality Platform

Medivis, a New York City-based medical technology company harnessing augmented reality and artificial intelligence to advance surgical visualization has received 510(k) clearance for clinical use in the operating room by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).Most medical procedures are performed relatively blindly, with surgeons having to reconstruct slices of 2D imaging data in the “mind’s eye” to make it actionable. Founded by neurosurgeon Osamah Choudhry, MD and radiologist Christopher
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GE Healthcare, Medhold Launches Intra-Hospital Patient Transport Monitor

by Fred Pennic 05/30/2019 Leave a Comment

GE Healthcare, Medhold Launches plug-and-play monitoring solution for conducting intra-hospital patient transport

GE Healthcare and Medhold has announced the launch of CARESCAPE ONE, an advanced lightweight plug-and-play monitoring solution for conducting intra-hospital patient transport in South Africa. The solution allows nurses to visually monitor critical patient conditions with precision during active patient transport between care areas.Complexities of Intra-Hospital Patient Transport Today’s intra-hospital patient transport has become an important part of healthcare delivery. It is a complex and
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Why Playing Political Games Does Not Improve Patient Care

by Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD, President of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) 05/22/2019 Leave a Comment

Playing Political Games Does Not Improve Patient Care

Now that it is the political season where divisiveness rules the day, the bevy of President wannabes’ interest in maternal health is suspect. After all, none of them have joined the many maternal health advocates who praised the President for signing into law the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act which gives grants to the states to help identify the causes of maternal mortality.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, black and American Indian/Alaska Native women are about 3
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Med Student Develops Mobile Device Cover to Bring Health Apps into Sterile Settings

by Fred Pennic 04/29/2019 Leave a Comment

Med Student Develops Mobile Device Cover to Bring Health Apps into Sterile Settings

 A medical student in the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine has announced the public launch and availability of the CleanCase sterile mobile devices cover, the first device-specific, fully FDA-complaint product on the market that allows surgeons to safely bring mobile devices into the sterile surgical field. The CleanCase cover, which was developed with investment from Red Cedar Ventures and Quantum Medical Concepts, uses patented technology to allow surgeons full mobile
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How Surgical Robots are Transforming the Operating Room

by Kayla Matthews 11/28/2018 Leave a Comment

How Surgical Robots are Transforming the Operating Room

During a traditional medical operation or surgery, the senior physician is at the helm with supporting doctors and nurses huddled nearby. Often, this process entails surrounding a patient who is positioned on a surgery table.Instruments will be stored in the same room, with nurses and assistants passing the necessary components to the doctor. Everyone listens, everyone works together, and it’s a close-knit, collaborative process.But that’s not how modern surgeries work anymore, at least not when
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Qventus Expands Artificial Intelligence Platform to Operative Room

by Jasmine Pennic 03/21/2017 Leave a Comment

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Qventus, an AI-based software platform that solves operational challenges across the hospital has announced the expansion of its platform to the perioperative environment, including the operating room (OR). Perioperative care generally represents 50 to 60 percent of hospital revenue. Almost 80 percent of preventable same-day surgical cancellations are due to process failures, such as patients not showing up for surgery, lack of equipment or beds and the OR behind schedule. These cancellations
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New OR Workflows Helps Reduce $5 Billion in Supply Chain Waste

by Fred Pennic 08/18/2015 Leave a Comment

Every year, more than $5 billion is wasted on expired, lost or uncaptured medical device and implantable charges. While this supply chain waste is pervasive throughout entire health systems, the intricacy of managing high-value items is exceptionally demanding in the operating room (OR). To help address waste in the OR, Cardinal Health Inventory Management (CIMS) has launched new, cloud-based automated workflow modules for challenging-to-manage inventory such as biological implants, sutures, and
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