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He jokingly referred to the robotic surgical equipment as "R2-D2 from the movie Star Wars.". Frank went into surgery at 6:30 a.m. and was back home by mid-afternoon the next day. (Lake Country Reporter, WI)
DEMOfall 07 Conference Looks at Social Influence Sep 26, 2007
Louis, products: novel surgical equipment The DEMOfall program continues this evening with a "DEMO After Dark" cocktail party and throughout the day tomorrow with more product introductions, more engaging entrepreneurs, and more excitement. DEMOfall 07 Sponsors Global Communications is the underwriter of DEMOfall 07. (PR Newswire)
The dormant but ongoing threat of vCJD Sep 25, 2007
" The threat from the previous outbreak is also far from over. While cases of vCJD are declining, Ironside and others have raised fears that many people may be harbouring the infection without developing symptoms. This means they might pass it on through blood donations or on contaminated surgical equipment. Long incubation periods for the disease may mean that due to genetic influences, some people may not develop vCJD symptoms for many years to come. It is hoped that a rapid screening test... (Scotsman)
Q&A: Bluetongue disease Sep 23, 2007
However, Defra says it cannot rule out transmission of the virus between livestock by unhygienic practices, such as using contaminated surgical equipment or hypodermic needles. How far can the midges travel. (BBC News -- UK)
Sperm Ban Leaves U.S. Supply Low Sep 21, 2007
In rare cases, the disease has been spread by contaminated surgical equipment or in transplants of brain tissue. There has never been a documented case of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob being passed on after a sperm donation. (Fox News)
KDMC opens new surgical suite Sep 11, 2007
Renovations in the suite, which cost approximately $700,000, include more flexible lighting and video visibility and provide greater utility from other surgical equipment by the use of a Skytron device. "Skytron provides state-of-the-art medical equipment and is recognized across North America for the highest quality products," said Cathy Davis, surgery nurse manager. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
Ferrell Hospital fund-raiser opens week of festivities Sep 11, 2007
Money from the fund-raiser will go toward additional defibrillators and surgical equipment for the hospital, Janie Jackson of Planned Development said. "We had a wonderful time, had a good crowd," Jackson said. (Harrisburg Daily Register, IL)
Healthcare Workers Ratify Contract by a 98% Vote Sep 8, 2007
" "It was a long road but in the end we have a contract that puts patients first," said Rhonda Flannery, registered nurse at the hospital. After several months of negotiations, bargaining came to a halt in June when healthcare workers voted to strike but then called off their strike after agreeing to a 30-day cooling-off period brokered by Los Angeles City Councilmember Richard Alarcon. The SEIU bargaining team then continued their drive for key improvements and "in the end we won for our... (PR Newswire)
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, Caregivers Reach Agreement on a Union Contract Aug 31, 2007
"I feel good about the settlement. It was a beautiful ending for a process that involved a lot of hard work from a lot of dedicated people," says Randy Arruda, a surgical equipment technician at the hospital. "Getting the administration to renounce their right to subcontract work currently done by employees is satisfying. We believe we saved a lot of jobs for people who may have eventually found themselves out of work." "This settlement opens the door to a more productive working relationship... (PR Newswire)
Germany to jail, at ease with knife Aug 29, 2007
He was brought to Delhi from Munich on Monday by a team consisting of CBI officials, two surgeons and an anaesthetist equipped with medicines and surgical equipment on a special aircraft in connection with a series of bank frauds to the tune of Rs 27. 69 crore. (Calcutta Telegraph)
Knife-swallowing Indian 'fraudster' finally in the dock Aug 29, 2007
Accompanying Mr Ghosh on the flight were three CBI officers, two surgeons and an anaesthetist equipped with medicines and surgical equipment. The team had flown to Munich to collect Mr Ghosh and escort him back to India. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Southwest General welcomes new 'BirthPlace' into the world Aug 27, 2007
The expansion also included equipping the hospital with three new high-tech digital operating suites that feature touch-screen and voice-activated controls, boom technology that suspends surgical equipment and monitors from the ceiling, and equipment to videotape surgical procedures and stream live broadcasts. Southwest General is located at 7400 Barlite Blvd. The hospital is a 289-bed acute care facility owned by Franklin, Tenn. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Hospital changes sterilization procedure Aug 24, 2007
"As an added precaution, the hospital cancelled minor outpatient procedures for several days and shipped all surgical equipment to the Cypress Regional Hospital in Swift Current to be cleaned and sterilized.As of Tuesday, the health region is now sterilizing all medical instruments from the smaller hospitals and health-care facilities in the region at the new state-of-the-art sterile processing department at the regional hospital in Swift Current. The StarPhoenix (Saskatoon) 2007 Ads by Google... (StarPhoenix)
Ghana exceeds global prostate cancer records Aug 8, 2007
Dr Kyei mentioned the inadequate number of urologists, absence of skilled professionals to perform prostate surgery and the absence of sophisticated surgical equipment, as some challenges hampering management of the disease. He appealed to government to include the disease in the list of those covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme to make its management more efficient. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
BARISH, Emil Zola Jul 28, 2007
One of his favorite projects was designing the equipment used to make "Tater Tots." He then worked for 16 years as the director of UCSF's research and development laboratory, where he helped design research and surgical equipment and was granted two patents. After retiring he continued to work as a consultant until he was 82. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Superbug report prompts gov't push for cleaner hospitals Jul 27, 2007
Public health officials had discovered an outbreak of an antibiotic-resistant superbug and improperly sterilized surgical equipment at the hospital, 100 kilometres east of Edmonton. "(But) we're obviously concerned that it could be happening elsewhere, but we don't know because we haven't looked elsewhere.". (Canada.com)
Report blasts Alberta hospital Jul 26, 2007
EDMONTON The Alberta government scrambled to restore confidence in its $12-billion health-care system after a scathing report found that a bureaucratic turf war at one hospital resulted in patients being treated with dirty surgical equipment and in the outbreak of a superbug ... About 3,000 former patients at St. Joseph's and the Lloydminster Women's Clinic, which is also located in the East Central Health region, are being tested for a number of diseases, including HIV. To date, the government... (Globe and Mail)
Child use of antidepressants up four-fold Jul 24, 2007
" The drug was called thalidomide. Ring any bells Dr Murray? Posted by Addie Nough on July 23, 2007 1:59 PMIt could of course just be that there are not more depressed children, just more diagnoses of depression. Perhaps that wouldn't make such a sensationalist headline. Posted by Connor O Neil on July 23, 2007 1:56 PMIt used to be the illegal drug pushers targeting kids that we used to worry about. Posted by David Walker on July 23, 2007 1:52 PMThere is a common tendency to patch up the... (Telegraph.co.uk)
Alcon Announces Offer for WaveLight AG Jul 16, 2007
Alcon, which has been dedicated to the ophthalmic industry for 60 years, researches, develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceuticals, surgical equipment and devices, contact lens care solutions and other vision care products that treat diseases, disorders and other conditions of the eye. Alcon s majority shareholder is Nestl. (BusinessWire)
* China's long industrial nightmare Jul 13, 2007 Surgery center accuses UPMC of anti-competition Jun 27, 2007 Letter: Impeach the head thief and jail him, too Jun 24, 2007 Heavy fighting as U.S. troops squeeze insurgents in Iraq city Jun 21, 2007 11th Circuit: Interests in Federal Civil Rights Cases Trump Hospitals' Shield Against Disclosure Jun 19, 2007 IVow to deregister common stock Jun 12, 2007 The Front Page: Hostel-ity (Part 1) Jun 11, 2007 Conjoined Twins Separated In India May 30, 2007 Harold Froehlich, 84; designed Alvin deep-sea research vessel May 24, 2007 CKE Restaurants, Inc. Donates $1 Million to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Rebuilding Effort May 12, 2007 TGH closure has SRMC hiring May 12, 2007 Integra LifeSciences Reports First Quarter 2007 Financial Results May 9, 2007 Pasadena hospital ER evacuated after chemical leak May 6, 2007 SERIES: The Last, Best Hope May 3, 2007 Adventa plans major expansion May 2, 2007 /R E P E A T/ - Montrealers Show Their Generosity During Fourth Caring For Kids Radiothon Apr 18, 2007 /R E P E A T/ - Media invitation - The 4th Annual Caring For Kids Radiothon Making Miracles Happen live from The Children's Apr 11, 2007 Warning over surgery kit cleaning Apr 6, 2007 Ugandan troops join Somali refugee relief effort Apr 6, 2007 The giant who ate a nation Apr 5, 2007 Diana inquest to hear spy secrets Apr 3, 2007 Sheriff introduces two new drug dogs Mar 31, 2007 Providence purchases computer-assisted surgical gear Mar 30, 2007 Lloydminster clinic also not sterilizing equipment Mar 29, 2007 Questions asked as Vegreville hospital scrubbed clean Mar 25, 2007 Alberta taking over beleaguered rural hospital Mar 23, 2007 Hospital blues Mar 22, 2007 Integra LifeSciences Reports 2006 Financial Results Feb 28, 2007 Somalia: ICRC calls for protection of civilians caught up in clashes in Mogadishu Feb 25, 2007 Why Firing Doesn't Always Help Feb 21, 2007 Austin's Humane Society nets PetSmart grant Feb 20, 2007 Dallas County Hospital announces expansion plans Feb 17, 2007 GUINEA: Martial law hindering help for wounded Feb 14, 2007 'Things hands can't do' Feb 12, 2007 Medical team offering health delivery to some needy patients Feb 3, 2007 Stryker net up on sales Jan 26, 2007 Beleaguered health authority budget falls short: NDP Jan 26, 2007
A peasant village raided a hospital dumpster to reclaim discarded surgical equipment, wash it in a nearby canal, repackage it in sealed plastic saying "sterilized," and sell it back to the hospital at cut-rate prices. It has not helped, of course, that the Chinese Communist Party loathes a free press and a robust civil society -- both of which are essential information feedback loops in ensuring any country's well-being. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Gaping hole in Dhandapanis balance sheet Jul 5, 2007
The NBFC has over 50 branches and is focused on financing of earth moving and material handling equipment, heavy and light commercial vehicles, medical and surgical equipment, generators and general purpose machinery. It has an equity capital of Rs 5. (India Times)
The complaint cites "outdated and malfunctioning surgical equipment" at an unnamed UPMC hospital, including a microscope used in surgery that had a lens fogged by a fungus. Christie said the lens was replaced after about a year. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
" Doh wrote on Jun 22, 2007 9:30 PM:" HEAVY FIGHTING AS U.S. TROOPS SQUEEZE INSURGENTS IN IRAQ CITY: -THE NEW YORK TIMES (June 21, 2007) By MICHAEL GORDON and ALISSA J. RUBIN: - "BAQUBA, Iraq, June 20 Fighting was heavy in parts of Baquba on Wednesday as American troops continued to squeeze a large section of the city in an effort to rid it of insurgents believed to be part of Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia. Soldiers moved block by block through the city, the capital of Diyala Province, clearing... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
The hospital, uncovered by troops from the Fifth Battalion, 20th Infantry, was equipped with oxygen tanks, defibrillators, generators and surgical equipment, as well as pieces of insurgent propaganda. The American effort got off to a slow start in the morning when blowing sand precluded reconnaissance and medevac flights. (International Herald Tribune)
They also say he mishandled a 2002 operation on an infant by operating without proper surgical equipment. When Adkins requested the defendants produce documents relating to peer review of all physicians at the hospital during the seven years that he was a member of the hospital staff, the defendants invoked Georgia's medical peer review privilege. (Law.com)
IVow originated as surgical equipment manufacturer Vista Medical Technologies, focusing on three-dimensional visualization devices for surgery, particularly heart procedures. The company's stock was a high flier during the biotech boom of the late 1990s, but the price of shares started falling amid soft demand for the company's products. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
The factory facilities that house this horror show offer the clientele any number of death dealing options power tools, surgical equipment, firearms, old fashioned torture devices. All the paying customer has to do is choose his personal poison and start the slaying. (PopMatters)
The medical team borrowed expensive surgical equipment - a harmony scalpel - from an international baby care manufacturer (Johnson and Johnson) to perform the operation. Sky correspondent Alex Crawford. (Sky News)
In 1989, Mr. Froehlich, Vine, and Navy official Charles Momsen received the Elmer A. Sperry Award for "the invention, development, and deployment of the deep diving submarine, Alvin." Also that year, Mr. Froehlich retired from Minnesota-based 3M, where he designed surgical equipment, including skin staplers. Copyright 2007 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
The rebuilding effort includes consolidation of the Cottage Children's Hospital service facilities, including state-of-the-art pediatric and neonatal intensive care services; an air ambulance helipad for emergency and trauma patients; robotic surgical equipment; the latest generation of CT and MRI scanners; as well as improvement to its structures, including the expansion and addition of surgical operating suites; a doubling in square footage of the current ED/Trauma Center; and all-private... (PR Newswire)
The hospital plans to add additional surgical equipment in August, allowing doctors to perform more minimally-invasive surgery. And new to the emergency department will be a "lock-down room" to hold patients needing mental evaluation, Duffield said. (The Union Democrat)
Integra LifeSciences presents its revenues in two categories: a) Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Implants and b) Medical Surgical Equipment ... Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 2006 -------- -------- Revenue: ($ in thousands) Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Implants $ 47,087 $ 36,746 Medical Surgical Equipment and other 75,945 40,389 -------- -------- Total Revenue $123,032 $ 77,135 ... In the Medical Surgical Equipment category, acquired products, surgical instruments and ultrasonic surgical systems... (Primezone Releases)
Ethylene oxide is an odorless gas used to sterilize some surgical equipment. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. (KRNV.com, NV)
" Boop stands at the head of the table. His voice is barely audible over the sound of beeping machines, the drills and suction of surgical equipment and staff moving in and out of the room. The CD player is switched off. Boop doesn't chit-chat. Steady progress beginning in the late 1960s means unexpected pediatric neurosurgical deaths are rare. Surgical complications are down. Intensive care support is better. The CT scan and MRI that led to Anna's diagnosis have also given Boop a surgical... (The Commercial Appeal, TN)
Besides that expansion, Low is working towards building two new avenues of growth trading of surgical equipment and production of synthetic rubber surgical gloves ... I believe that in two to three years, 10% to 15% of our turnover would come from non-glove products, he said, referring to surgical equipment. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
The funds raised will help meet the Hospital's most urgent needs, which include medical and surgical equipment and funding for innovative research projects. Answering special requests from their favourite hosts, generous listeners made it possible for 300 young patients to receive a stuffed replica of the Hospital's mascot, Caramel. (Canada Newswire)
All funds raised will go towards meeting the most urgent needs of the Hospital, which includes medical and surgical equipment and funding for innovative projects. Donations can be made by calling 514-939-KIDS (5437) or 1-888-939-KIDS during radiothon hours or by visiting The Montreal Children's Hospital Foundation website at www. (Canada Newswire)
A plan to move the sterilisation of surgical equipment out of hospitals is "a recipe for chaos", a group of surgeons has said. The government wants instruments to be cleaned at about 50 new "super centres" across England and Wales, each serving all hospitals in a region. (BBC News -- UK)
The International Committee of the Red Cross said on Thursday it had delivered 11 tonnes of medicines, drugs, surgical equipment to three Mogadishu hospitals. It also delivered 215,000 litres of water to about 43,000 people in refugee-flooded areas in the Lower and Upper Shabelle, and the south Galgadud region. (AlertNet)
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Carlos Slim Helu is so rich he could soon displace Bill Gates as the world's wealthiest man. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
A DENTIST used sterilised surgical equipment to clean out his ears. A JEALOUS ex-husband was jailed for 30 years yesterday for murderin. (Yahoo News -- Princess Diana)
The businessmen are Charlie Mann, a reserve sheriff's captain and owner of a surgical equipment supply company based in Nashville, and Steve Bostleman. The money was donated by the two men in the name of the late Calvin Wayne Jenks, the Culleoka state trooper gunned down in West Tennessee Jan. 6. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Providence Medford Medical Center has purchased computer-guided surgical equipment that will mean smaller incisions and shorter hospital stays for many patients. The da Vinci surgical system will be beneficial for men who need prostate surgery and women who need gynecological procedures, said Tom Hanenburg, chief executive for the Providence Health System in Southern Oregon. (Mail Tribune, OR)
Although they say the risk to patients is low, they are contacting those who were exposed to surgical equipment that had been inadequately sterilized, advising them to get tested for HIV and hepatitis B and C.. Not the norm in the system. (CBC News)
Although they say the risk to patients is low, they are sending letters to those who were exposed to surgical equipment that had been inadequately sterilized, advising them to get tested for HIV, as well as hepatitis B and C.. Stelmach defending government actions. (CBC.ca)
Hancock said it's up to the province's health regions to ensure surgical equipment is being properly sanitized. But Benad said it's not part of his job as medical health officer to do routine inspections of sanitization rooms. (CBC.ca)
" Meanwhile, East Central is reporting "continuing cases" at St. Joseph's of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - MRSA - an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" which has been haunting hospitals across North America since the 1960s. MRSA can cause secondary infections and - in patients with compromised immune systems - pneumonia and blood stream infections. Patients with MRSA are believed to be five times more likely to die than other patients. Alberta deputy provincial medical health... (Canoe.ca)
Integra LifeSciences presents its revenues in two categories: a) Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Implants and b) Medical Surgical Equipment ... Three Months Year Ended December 31, Ended December 31, 2006 2005 2006 2005 -------- -------- -------- -------- Revenue: ($ in thousands) Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Implants $ 47,250 $ 35,365 $166,028 $134,583 Medical Surgical Equipment and other 78,144 37,620 253,269 143,352 -------- -------- -------- -------- Total Revenue $125,394 $ 72,985 $419,297... (Primezone Releases)
In central and southern Somalia, the ICRC provides medical facilities, including the three hospitals in Mogadishu and 23 clinics run by the Somali Red Crescent Society, with surgical equipment, medicines and training for doctors and nurses. For further information, please contact: Pascal Hundt, ICRC Somalia/Nairobi, tel. (AlertNet)
The procedure is performed by threading a tiny piece of surgical equipment through a blood vessel in the leg up to the heart. Since the procedure could be performed without opening the chest cavity, it was far less traumatic than traditional heart surgery. (BusinessWeek)
The money will be used to purchase surgical equipment, pay vet fees and stock general clinic supplies. AHS estimates that 1,500 cats will be sterilized this year, with a goal of sterilizing 5,000 cats by the end of 2009. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Utilized primarily for ophthalmic surgery, this state-of-the-art facility will house the most advanced surgical equipment available on the market. It will also provide a unique opportunity for surgeons from around the world to visit and observe local surgeons perform advanced surgical procedures and techniques. (Dallas County News, IA)
Guinea's hospitals are so run down that Guineans usually rely on their families to bring them food and to shop for drugs and even the surgical equipment doctors need to treat them. Family members are often called on to donate blood for their relatives. (AlertNet)
"It does things my hands can't do," said Dr. Daniel Laury, a gynecologist who dropped by the hospital to try his hand at the computer-assisted surgical equipment. Providence brought the equipment to town to give surgeons an opportunity to test-drive it, said Tom Hanenburg, chief executive for Providence Health System's Southern Oregon region. (Mail Tribune, OR)
They brought along drugs and surgical equipment for the exercise. Mr. Jarvis Djokoto, Director of the Ghana Baptist Convention responsible for Socio-Economic and Relief Service, disclosed this to the Ghana News Agency after the team had attended to a number of patients at Sankore, a suburb of Winneba. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
The outlook assumes net sales increase of 11 to 13 percent on a constant currency basis, mostly because of continued strong demand for orthopedic implants and medical surgical equipment, the company said. Shares of Stryker ended the day 6 cents higher at $48. (ABC News -- Wire)
Health officials in northern B.C. say there's an "exceedingly low risk" that any patients contracted an infection from a piece of improperly cleaned surgical equipment at the Prince Rupert hospital last year. Canada Features. (CBC British Columbia)
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