Technology Solutions
VisionPro 26” LED Display
June 18, 2013 9:51 am | by Stryker | Stryker | Product Releases | CommentsThe VisionPro 26” LED Display from Stryker optimizes the surgical image for an enhanced OR experience. Increased brightness, contrast, and custom gamma curves provide improved clarity and color reproduction across all surgical specialties. The display’s protective layer reduces accidental panel damage and utilizes double-sided anti-reflective coating to reduce glare and reflection.
Why The Days Of Medical Privacy Are Over
June 18, 2013 9:16 am | by Dinah Miller, M.D. | Blogs | CommentsWhen electronic health records exist in an organization, the patient may have no way to contain their information to those who provide treatment. While the public may not think about this as a major deal, as an employee of a hospital, I do.
To Ease Shortage Of Organs, Grow Them In A Lab?
June 17, 2013 10:13 am | News | CommentsWhat if you could grow a custom-made organ in a lab? It sounds pretty incredible. But just a three-hour drive from the Philadelphia hospital where Sarah got her transplant, another little girl is benefiting from just that sort of technology.
Arizona Hospital Performs State's First 'Lung-In-A-Box' Transplant
June 17, 2013 10:09 am | News | CommentsLung transplant surgeons at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix have performed Arizona's first "breathing" lung transplantation. Even in transport, these lungs are kept breathing and circulating with blood. This experimental sci-fi technology, nicknamed "Lung-in-a-Box," could revolutionize the field of lung transplantation. St. Joseph's is one of only five sites in the nation offering this unique technology.
Multi-Touch Monitor
June 17, 2013 9:21 am | by Eizo | Product Releases | CommentsThe FlexScan T2381W multi-touch monitor from Eizo combines superb image quality, durability, and a design that is optimized for comfortable 5-point multi-touch use. The 23-inch non-scratch touch screen surface is made of reinforced glass. It features a new fully flat surface that enables seamless touch operation.
CS-iQ Sterile Processing Workflow Management Software
June 13, 2013 9:32 am | by Steris | Steris Corporation | Product Releases | Comments(2013 ESP Award Nominee) CS-iQ Sterile Processing Workflow Management Software from Steris promotes productivity, traceability, and compliance within the CS department to support ORs. As functionality is added by each module, the benefits increase.
Surgeons Develop App To Practice Surgery
June 12, 2013 1:55 pm | by YouTube | Videos | CommentsTrainee surgeons are using tablet computers as a way to practice surgery outside the operating theater. The surgery app was designed by four surgeons in London and can be downloaded on a variety of devices. Dr. Sanjay Purkayastha, one of its developers, said they wanted to take surgical education to "another level." The app has been downloaded worldwide more than 80,000 times in less than six months.
Olympus Receives Contract with Premier Healthcare Alliance for THUNDERBEAT Advanced Energy Platform
June 12, 2013 1:35 pm | News | CommentsOlympus, a precision technology leader in designing and delivering innovative Medical and Surgical solutions, among other core businesses, announced today that its THUNDERBEAT Advanced Energy Platform has been added to the Surgical Energy agreement with Premier.
Survey Of Physicians Suggests Tablets More Useful Than Smartphones
June 12, 2013 11:49 am | News | CommentsSurveys reveal that the most common activity of physicians who use an electronic health record (EHR) and use a smartphone or tablet is "sending and receiving emails." The second most frequent activity among tablet users is accessing EHRs (51 percent daily). Just 7 percent of physicians use their smartphone to access EHRs.
Transplant Patient Outcomes Strong Following Trauma
June 11, 2013 12:21 pm | News | CommentsPhysicians from the Department of Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have determined that outcomes for traumatic injury in patients with organ transplants are not worse than for non-transplanted patients. One theory indicates that severe trauma activates nearly all components of the immune system, triggering a series of responses that lead to inflammation, which can limit tissue damage and promotes repair.
Nanofiber Sensors Detect Cancer Faster
June 11, 2013 12:10 pm | News | CommentsNew research suggests that smartphone users could diagnose serious diseases, such as diabetes or lung cancer, quickly and effectively by simply breathing into a nanofiber breathing sensor mounted on the phones. The use of biomarkers to predict certain diseases such as acetone for diabetes, toluene for lung cancer, and ammonia for kidney malfunction could speed diagnosis and cut costs.
Women Can Be Screened With Virtual Colonoscopy Later Than Men
June 10, 2013 11:57 am | News | CommentsA new study has found that women can be screened for colorectal cancer at least five to 10 years later than men when undergoing an initial "virtual colonoscopy." The findings may help establish guidelines for the use of this screening technique, which is less invasive than a traditional colonoscopy.
African Plants Could Stop Tumor Growth
June 10, 2013 11:51 am | News | CommentsAfrican medicinal plants contain chemicals that may be able to stop the spread of cancer cells. This is the conclusion of researchers following laboratory experiments. The plant materials will now undergo further analysis in order to evaluate their therapeutic potential.
3-D Map Of Brain Shows Surprises
June 10, 2013 11:37 am | News | CommentsBlood vessels within a sensory area of the mammalian brain loop and connect in unexpected ways, a new map has revealed. The study describes vascular architecture within a well-known region of the cerebral cortex and explores what that structure means for functional imaging of the brain and the onset of a kind of dementia.
Duke Surgeon Conducts First U.S. Human Trial With Engineered Blood Vessel
June 7, 2013 10:27 am | by Kelsey Rupp | News | CommentsA surgeon at Duke University performed the first U.S. implantation of a bioengineered blood vessel on Wednesday, using a new technique that may improve the lives of dialysis patients. A non-living tube built using living cells, a bioengineered blood vessel resembles natural blood vessels in size and strength but is not made of unnatural materials like synthetic blood vessels, called grafts.
Robotic Limbs Moved By The Mind
June 6, 2013 9:37 am | by CBS News | Videos | CommentsHumans can now move robotic limbs using only their thoughts and, in some cases, even get sensory feedback from their robotic hands. Just a few years ago, this would sound impossible. However, now it is a reality. Learn more about this technology through the story of Jan Scheuermann, a Pittsburgh mother of two.
New Technology Makes Breast Cancer Surgery More Precise
June 3, 2013 11:46 am | News | CommentsSurgeons at UC Irvine Medical Center are the first in the country to use a device that reduces by half the need to reoperate and cut out breast cancer cells missed during an initial lumpectomy. The MarginProbe System lets the surgeon immediately assess whether cancer cells remain on the margins of excised tissue. Currently, patients have to wait days for a pathologist to determine this.
What I Look For In An EMR
June 3, 2013 9:30 am | by Rob Lamberts, M.D | Blogs | CommentsPerhaps the problem is that I still use the term “medical record,” or (worse) “EMR” to describe what I am looking for. While computers have been an important part in the corruption of the system, they have not been the cause of the screwing up, they have simply made the screwing happen at a much faster rate.
Former Semi-Pro Arena Football Player Bridged To Heart Transplant With Artificial Heart
May 31, 2013 11:03 am | News | CommentsWhen Justin Ryder, 35, was discharged from University of Arizona Medical Center in Tucson on May 20, he had a new donor heart beating in his chest and a new baby boy waiting for him at home in Las Vegas, his heart transplant made possible by 83 days of life with a temporary total artificial heart.
SDC3 All-In-One Data Management Solution
May 31, 2013 10:39 am | by Stryker Endoscopy | Stryker Endoscopy | Product Releases | Comments(2013 ESP Award Nominee) Stryker Endoscopy’s SDC3 is an all-in-one data management solution to increase OR workflows and efficiencies. The SDC3 features device and voice control capabilities, allowing both surgeon and staff to control devices such as the light source, arthroscopy pump, insufflator, camera, capture device, lights, and more from anywhere in the OR.
ScaleOR
May 29, 2013 9:51 am | by NDS Surgical Imaging | NDS Surgical Imaging | Product Releases | Comments(2013 ESP Award Nominee) NDS Surgical Imaging's ScaleOR is a universal video format scaler and converter, the first of its kind, designed specifically for the healthcare industry. Until now, OR staff had to deal with numerous devices to surmount the challenges presented by the signal complexities of video conversion. With ScaleOR, one single device can now make the bridge between analog and digital, standard definition and high definition.
Doctors And Hospitals’ Use Of Health IT More Than Doubles Since 2012
May 24, 2013 11:32 am | News | CommentsHHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that more than half of all doctors and other eligible providers have received Medicare or Medicaid incentive payments for adopting or meaningfully using electronic health records (EHRs). HHS has met and exceeded its goal for 50 percent of doctor offices and 80 percent of eligible hospitals to have EHRs by the end of 2013.
Doctors Save Ohio Boy By 'Printing' An Airway Tube
May 24, 2013 9:45 am | by Stephanie Smith | Articles | CommentsKaiba Gionfriddo had a rare obstruction in his lungs called bronchial malacia. With hopes dimming that he would survive, doctors tried the medical equivalent of a "Hail Mary" pass. Using an experimental technique never before tried on a human, they created a splint made out of biological material that effectively carved a path through Kaiba's blocked airway.
Cutting-Edge Device Helps Hospital Attack Brain Tumors
May 23, 2013 9:24 am | by YouTube | Videos | CommentsTechnology at Michigan's Marquette General Hospital is allowing doctors to better attack brain tumors. Last June, the facility became the first hospital in the United States to perform a surgery using the brain path device to remove tumors.
Flesh-Eating Bacteria Victim Gets Bionic Hands
May 22, 2013 7:46 pm | by NBC News | Videos | CommentsAimee Copeland, a Georgia woman who lost parts of all four of her limbs to a flesh-eating bacteria after a one-in-a-million, devastating zip line accident, was recently fitted with high-tech, $100,000 bionic hands. This is her incredible story...
