META the Medical Equipment & Technology Association is holding their second annual photo contest.
META is offering two $100.00 grand prizes, for Best Photo and Peoples Choice. There will also be five $50.00 prizes awarded for Best in Category.

Peoples Choice: The winner of this award will be chosen by the attendees at the 2008 MD Expo [...]

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A Biomed Graduate student is running a survey to determine how invasive BMETs are in other parts of the healthcare environment (CS and IC) and their role and function in the accreditation process and its impact on patent care and safety.
You can find the survey here: BMET Survey. SURVEY LINK AVAILABLE UNTIL November 21, 2008 (8 [...]

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24X7 Magazine the magazine for Biomeds has started a new blog. Seems over the past few months there have been quite a few new sites dedicated to biomeds and medical technology.
Here’s a list of some of the newly introduced sites. If I missed any please share them in the comments.

24X7 Blog
Medcyclopedia by GE
Biomed Cert - Biomed Certification [...]

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So what is it with the surgical tape?
Today I spent about a half an hour cleaning surgical tape residue off of a patient monitor display, because some nurse taped surgical tape accross the display a big “BROKEN” written on it. Mind you the only thing wrong with the unit was it needed a cuff (which [...]

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Yes, I know! I’m sorry! Your right, this has nothing to do with Biomed, but I had to share it. After all, if this affects you…. your thanking me right about now so here it is.
Apparently, Verizon Wireless plans on selling your personal information to marketers. They informed customers by placing a small notice [...]

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The FDA posted the Medtronic Physio Control recall Friday on its Medwatch Website which is dated August 28, 2008.
The recall is for the Lifepak CR+ AED manufactured between May 20, 2004 and August 11, 2007. The reason for the recall is due to:
The AED instructs the responder, by voice prompts, to press the shock button. However, [...]

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Effective October 1, 2008 Medicare will no longer reimburse medical facilities for eight conditions that patients can acquire while being a patient at a medical facilty. These conditions known as “Hospital-Acquired Infections or HAIs and consist of the following conditions:

Bed Sores
Objects Left In A Patient After Surgery
In-Hospital Falls
Blood Incompatibility
Mediastinitis - inflammation of the tissues in the [...]

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The FDA reports that a Battery Pack from a Disposable BOLS (Battery Operated Lavage System) which is used in orthopedic wound debrisment, exploded after a nurse cut the battery pack from the device.
Lesson Learnt: DONT CUT BATTERY PACKS
Here is the article:
Cutting a Battery Pack Cable Can Start a Fire
By Nasrin Mirsaidi, RN, CNOR, MSN
(Article reprinted from [...]

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Someone sent me a link to this youtube video today. Its a video of what happens when you introduce a metal oxygen tank to the megnatic field created by an MRI Machine.
Check it out:

 
Here is an old GE MRI Safety Video… Pretty cool stuff! Check it out! It takes a minute for this video to [...]

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Sonora Medical Systemsissued a warning letter to medical facilities and on its website that at least one third-party ultrasound service company has illegally modified the FirstCall probe testing software in an attempt to test probes that have never been validated by Sonora.
From the Warning Letter:
Hospitals should not allow 3rd parties to test their probes with [...]

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