Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) said today that it adopted the Windows 10 Internet of Things operating system for its automated drug-dispensing Pyxis ES system. The new operating system features long-term support and improved cybersecurity. The Windows 10 Internet of Things operating system boasts a 10-year support package and active security patches. It also offers new features […]
Hospital Care
Medtronic launches Integrated Health Solutions at University Hospitals
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today it launched its Integrated Health Solutions, which aims to improve delivery of care and patient experience, inking the 1st agreement of its kind for the service with the University Hospitals healthcare system. The Fridley, Minn.-based company said it will work with UH to implement operational models designed to optimize workflow and […]
S-Cape, Medtronic reveal new connected ORs in Spain
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) and German medical digital integration group S-Cape revealed updated, fully connected operating rooms at a Spanish hospital today. The Andalusia region public healthcare service invested $1.27 million (EU €1.2 million) in creating a new operating room at Seville’s University Hospital Virgen Del Rocío, designed specifically for general and digestive surgery, according to Fridley, […]
FDA dings hospitals over medical device adverse event reporting failures
The FDA today released a list of hospitals tagged over inadequate medical device reporting issues, naming 17 in a review covering the period between April, 2016 and now. Included on the list are Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Boston’s Brigham and Woman’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, UCLA’s Ronald Reagan Medical Center and Pittsburgh, Penn.’s […]
Skyline Medical wins Health Canada nod for Streamway medical fluid disposal device
Skyline Medical said today it won Health Canada approval for its Streamway medical fluid disposal device, launching it and its associated accessories in the region. The Streamway System is an automated direct-to-drain medical fluid disposal system, the Minneapolis, Minn.-based company said. Skyline Medical said that “a number of distributors” have shown interest in selling the Stremway […]
Ivenix CEO Randle looks to reboot the infusion pump
Ivenix CEO Stuart Randle began his foray into drug pump delivery systems at Baxter in 1988, when he led the company’s effort to develop the 1st needle-free IV system. More than 20 years later, when he was approached about the corner office at Ivenix, Randle revisited the infusion pump industry and saw that the technology had not kept up […]
Artificial pancreas deemed safe for hospitalized patient use
U.K. researchers have reportedly demonstrated the safety and efficacy of the artificial pancreas in Type II diabetes patients in a general hospital ward. The team’s work was published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. The closed-loop insulin delivery system can monitor blood sugar levels and change the insulin delivery rate accordingly, without the need for skin-pricks and […]
Smiths Medical debuts drug pump software
Smiths Group (LON:SMIN) Smiths Medical division today launched an updated version of its PharmGuard interoperability software for its Medfusion 4000 wireless syringe pumps. The new version features bi-directional integration with any IHE compatible electronic medical record system, the company said. Smart pump programming allows a clinician order to be sent directly to the Medfusion pump, […]
ECRI lists the top 10 medical device hazards
The ECRI Institute this month released its top 10 health technology hazards for the next year, with Infusion errors and inadequate cleaning of reusable instruments topping the list. The ECRI institute is a nonprofit dedicated to analyzing and researching which medical procedures, devices, drugs and processes are best to improve patient care, the group said. […]
Motus GI touts Pure-Vu clinical data
Despite a 24-hour liquid diet and a purgative to clean the bowels to prepare for a colonoscopy, patients are poorly prepped in 20% of the 15 million colonoscopies performed worldwide each year, according to Motus GI CEO Mark Pomeranz. This can mean that patients need to return for a 2nd visit and doctors can miss cancerous lesions. […]
Cardinal Health cuts outlook after pharma segment profits fall
Shares in Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) rose slightly yesterday after the prescription drug distributor met expectations on Wall Street with its 1st-quarter results, despite the company’s pharma segment profits falling by 19% compared to the same period last year. The Dublin, Ohio-based company posted profits of $309 million, or $1.24 per share, on sales of $32.0 billion for the […]