ECRI PRESS RELEASE
Convergence of information technology and medical devices are now impacting IT healthcare professionals more than ever.  As rapid advances in technology blur the boundary between medical devices and computers, IT professionals must deal not only with mission-critical IT systems but also with life-critical medical devices.
To help healthcare IT professionals understand IT-intensive medical equipment, [...]

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US News & World Report lists Biomedical Equipment Technician as one of the top 30 Best Careers for 2009 (updated for a rapidly changing economy).
“Equipment technicians install, train, calibrate, and maintain a cadre of fast-evolving medical equipment, such as PET/CT scanners and robotic radiosurgery units. Computer systems know-how is increasingly useful, and you can be [...]

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When it rains it pours! Here is another Medical Equipment theft.
Lesson learnt: confirm serial number with manufacturer when buying used medical equipment.
Heres the article:
A former St. John Medical Center employee was sentenced Thursday to four months in prison for stealing medical equipment from the hospital and selling it on eBay.
Billy James Dick, 31, pleaded guilty [...]

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The Baltimore Sun reports that the FDA with Computer Programmers and IT Experts have found the medical equipment malfunction my not be caused by poorly designed of badly made device, but rather due to faulty programmed code operating the device.
From the Baltimore Sun Article:
“After a routine piece of medical equipment started mysteriously killing hospital patients [...]

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Draeger Medical announced yesterday the development of the new Online Draeger Medical Service Community (DMSC) for Clinical and Biomedical Customers.

From the Draeger Press Release:
DMSC was designed to address the ever-evolving nature of medical technology and the importance of accurate, updated information. Features and functions of DMSC enable both clinical and biomedical customers to better understand, use and [...]

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Medtronic (MDT: 43.986 -0.644 -1.44%, vol: 1,509,809, 52wk: 25.03 - 46.66) the manufacturer of the Physio-Control Lifepak Defibrillators has signed a Consent Decree of Permanent Injunction with the FDA.
The Consent Decree is related to the Physio-Control’s AEDs (Automatic External Defibrillators). The Decree prohibits the manufacture, distribution, and export of specific model AEDs from the Physio-Control [...]

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In-line with the previous post regarding robotics in the future of biomed, Medgadget posted about a new Automated Anesthesia System developed by Canadian Researchers at McGill University.
The new system names “McSleepy” in honor of one of the nicknames used in the TV show “Grey’s Anatomy” administers drugs and monitors vital signs for patients in surgery [...]

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When Medtronics(MDT: 43.986 -0.644 -1.44%, vol: 1,509,809, 52wk: 25.03 - 46.66) suspended shipments of its Physio Contol LIFEPAK Defibs in January 2007 the only reasons given were “quality control issues”.
Court Documents filed last week expose what Medtronics has been trying to hide. The FDA Injunction cites 11 Violations.
The Violations include:
Failure to investigate complaints involving the possible [...]

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The New York Times wrote about Surgical Robots in an article published yesterday. The article briefly explains the different available robotic systems and the companies designing and inventing them.
Those of you who are active in the Stock Market should be aware of the returns the Intuitive Surgical (ISRG: 357.04 -0.40 -0.11%, vol: 43,633, 52wk: 91.52 [...]

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