B-K MEDICAL UNVEILS FIRST OR ULTRASOUND DOCKING SYSTEM.B-K Medical A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Analogic Corporation This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ALOG ALOG Army Logistician (Magazine) ALOG Army Logistics ALOG Activity Log ALOG AWIS Logistics ) and a leading provider of specialized ultrasound ultrasound or sonography, in medicine, technique that uses sound waves to study and treat hard-to-reach body areas. In scanning with ultrasound, high-frequency sound waves are transmitted to the area of interest and the returning echoes recorded solutions, has introduced the Surgical Hawk 2102 XDI (XRI Data Interchange) An emerging OASIS standard for data exchange and synchronization on the Internet. XDI is based on the OASIS XRI digital identifier standard for i-names and i-numbers (see XRI and i-name for details). , the world's first mobile ultrasound scanner with built-in multiple Operating Room operating room n. Abbr. OR A room equipped for performing surgical operations. (OR) docking capabilities. The Surgical Hawk 2102 XDI provides the first multiple OR connection facility for easily linking OR surgical towers with a mobile ultrasound scanner. The Rack Docking System(TM) on the scanner connects easily with any surgical tower via a snap-on connector. The Rack Docking System provides an instant connection between the scanner and the surgical tower, which allows surgeons to view surgical and ultrasound images simultaneously on the surgical tower's monitor. This instant connection also generates a PiP (picture-in-picture effect) viewing window on the surgical tower's monitor. Surgeons can swap views between surgical and ultrasound pictures in the main viewing window and the PiP window on the tower's monitor. The PiP window can also be positioned in any corner of the monitor's screen and the size modified for optimal viewing. "This new surgical solution demonstrates B-K Medical's unparalleled commitment to meeting the specialized ultrasound needs of surgeons, hospitals and their patients," said Rene Barington, B-K Medical's managing director. In addition to the Rack Docking System, the Surgical Hawk 2102 XDI is equipped with a unique sterilizable Palm Control Unit(TM) that enables surgeons to adjust and control the scanner in the sterile field sterile field Surgery A 'clean' environment that surrounds an incision, and relatively free of microorganisms, in particular bacteria; the SF is inhabited by the surgeon(s), scrub nurses, and occasionally, physicians in training. See Dirty wound. . The Palm Control Unit allows surgeons to access and operate all the scanner functions they require during surgery, thus reducing the need for extra OR personnel. Once the ultrasound portion of the surgical procedure is completed, the Rack Docking System on the scanner enables the system to be quickly disengaged dis·en·gage v. dis·en·gaged, dis·en·gag·ing, dis·en·gag·es v.tr. 1. To release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles. See Synonyms at extricate. 2. so the scanner can be moved to another OR or examination room. Hospitals and clinics can significantly reduce their operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales by installing connection boxes on several surgical towers, rather than maintaining separate scanners in each OR. B-K Medical A/S, is a leading developer and manufacturer of specialized diagnostic ultrasound diagnostic ultrasound n. Use of ultrasound to obtain images for medical diagnostic purposes. equipment. The company has its headquarters in suburban Copenhagen, Denmark, and provides full product sales and service support through eight subsidiaries worldwide and a dedicated network of sales and service partners. For more information, visit http://www.bkmed.dk. >TX SECTRA/RESEARCH SYSTEMS SIGN CLINICAL SOLUTIONS PACT >TX The Swedish IT and medical technology company Sectra has signed a clinical solutions agreement with the US-based company Research Systems regarding the integration of Watsyn. Watsyn provides rapid application development capabilities for Sectra's system for digital radiology radiology, branch of medicine specializing in the use of X rays, gamma rays, radioactive isotopes, and other forms of radiation in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. . In order to further increase customer's benefit Sectra is working with open systems that give other suppliers the opportunity to integrate special clinical applications with Sectra's PACS (Picture ArChiving System) A storage and management system for high-resolution images. Typically pertaining to the medical field, images such as X-rays, MRIs and CAT scans require a greater amount of storage than other industries. workstations. Through co-operations like this, Sectra strives to make a broader range of clinical applications available for its worldwide PACS customers. Research Systems' product, Watsyn, enables developers to rapidly design and integrate medical imaging applications with a very high degree of flexibility. Through the clinical solutions agreement between Sectra and Research Systems any application written using the Watsyn implementation platform software will run as a plug-in from the Sectra PACS workstation without any additional coding. "Research Systems has thousands of IDL (1) (Interface Definition Language) A language used to describe the interface to a routine or function. For example, objects in the CORBA distributed object environment are defined by an IDL, which describes the services performed by the object and how the data users in the medical industry. This relationship with Sectra will allow IDL users the ability to integrate their applications through Watsyn onto a Sectra PACS workstation," said Lawrence White, director of Product Marketing at Research Systems. "This co-operation with Research Systems will give our customers access to a vast portfolio of new clinical applications developed on the Watsyn implementation platform," said Staffan Bergstrom, VP Marketing at Sectra Imtec AB. "As the Sectra Clinical Application Interface protects the clinical data from unauthorized access or distortion, the combination of Watsyn and the Sectra PACS workstation is also a very powerful tool for researchers. Researchers may write their applications in Watsyn and immediately run them on the Sectra PACS workstation using live clinical data. We expect to see a vast number of applications available on our workstation in the near future thanks to this co-operation." Sectra is one of today's major PACS providers with more than 200 PACS installations worldwide. The Swedish based company operates through partners in most of the world, but delivers directly to end customers in Northern Europe. The core business is to deliver top-of-the-line high-availability, robust enterprise PACS for 24/7 operation. In Sweden, which is currently the country with the largest penetration of PACS in the world, Sectra holds a dominant market leadership with more than 60% of all film free installations. The company has its largest number of installed systems in Sweden and the US (through partners), but has also an installed base in Germany, Norway, Finland, UK, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands and the Far East. Sectra's operations Sectra has its roots in Linkoping Technical University and is one of Sweden's fastest growing high-tech companies in the IT area. Since the mid-1980s, Sectra has successfully conducted development and sales of high-technology medical IT and telecommunications products. Today, the business includes products in medical systems, secure communication systems and wireless information systems. Sectra's medical business is conducted in Sectra Imtec AB, which is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Sectra AB. Internationally, Sectra PACS is marketed and sold through different partners. Business is conducted in six countries with a total of 195 employees. Sales for the fiscal year May 2000-April 2001 reached SEK SEK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Swedish Krona. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 292 million. Since March 1999, Sectra's shares have been quoted on the O list of the OM Stockholm Exchange. About Research Systems, Inc. Research Systems Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eastman Kodak Company and supports more than 200,000 worldwide users of its image and data analysis, visualization Using the computer to convert data into picture form. The most basic visualization is that of turning transaction data and summary information into charts and graphs. Visualization is used in computer-aided design (CAD) to render screen images into 3D models that can be viewed from all and application development software products. These products allow business to develop, deploy and manage imaging applications and are designed to increase developer productivity and reduce time to market for software projects. The company's primary markets include medical, remote sensing Deriving digital models of an area on the earth. Using special cameras from airplanes or satellites, either the sun's reflections or the earth's temperature is turned into digital maps of the area. , defense, oil & gas, engineering, automotive and aerospace. For more information, visit http://www.researchsystems.com. |
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