Clinical News: Page 2853

SonoSite names Willis as VP

Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite of Bothell, WA, has appointed David Willis as its vice president of competitive strategy and innovation.

August 30, 2006

Biophan issued nanomagnetic coating patent

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MRI-compatible device developer Biophan Technologies of Rochester, NY, said it has been issued a U.S. patent (No. 7,091,412) that covers the placement of nanomagnetic coatings on medical devices that are exposed to biological tissues.

August 30, 2006

Elekta inks US Oncology deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta said it has signed an agreement with radiation therapy center operator US Oncology of Houston outlining pricing as well as terms and conditions for Elekta's technology for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT).

August 30, 2006

Boston Scientific reaches halfway point in drug-eluting stent trial

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, reported that enrollment has exceeded 13,000 patients in the Taxus Olympia registry, designed to evaluate the safety and performance of its second-generation drug-eluting coronary stent, the Taxus Liberté.

August 30, 2006

Konica Minolta signs Hallmark

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging USA has received an order for its Xpress CR system from Hallmark Health System in Melrose, MA.

August 30, 2006

Echo functionality grows with processing power

By Eric Barnes

Echocardiography, already the most versatile cardiac imaging tool in the box, is poised to get a lot better in the years to come. Many promising applications -- in transducers, miniaturization, and visualization and quantification of cardiac function -- are already developed and operational. More are on the way.

August 30, 2006