ComView Announces Cooperative Effort With Quinton to Provide Connectivity Between Products.Business Editors PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Feb. 28, 2001 ComView Corporation, a leading provider of cardiac imaging management systems, today reported the announcement of a cooperative effort with Quinton Instrument Company (Bothell, WA), a global provider of cardiology solutions. The arrangement provides for the integration of ComView's imaging products with Quinton's cath lab A catheterization laboratory or cath lab is an examination room in a hospital or clinic with diagnostic imaging equipment to support the catheterization procedure. A catheter is inserted into a large artery, and various wires and devices can be inserted through the body via monitoring system as well as allowing ComView to resell Quinton's Discovery(TM) image analysis product. The arrangement was announced following the completion of a seamless interface between ComView's Broadcast Network(TM) imaging system and Quinton's Q-Cath hemodynamic monitoring hemodynamic monitoring Clinical medicine A general term for the ongoing evaluation of hemodynamics system for the cardiac cath lab. The interface provides customers increased connectivity choice by allowing the addition of either product to an existing system or to combine the systems during initial installation. ComView will be exhibiting the interface at the upcoming American College of Cardiology The American College of Cardiology (ACC) is a nonprofit medical association established in 1949 to educate, research and influence health care public policy. The president for the 2006–2007 year is Steven E. Nissen. [1] The organization has 39 chapters in the U.S. meeting (March 17 -21, Orlando, FL) by featuring a Q-Cath system connected to ComView's WriteStar(TM) product. "The integration of the two products will allow single point of data entry, fewer errors, and more efficiency for the cath lab" according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. ComView's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Joseph Storm. "In addition to simpler operation, the technology will allow for more complete report generation as well as new options for communication like ComView's integrated telecardiology service." "The customer wants an integrated solution and has few choices other than replacing all their equipment with a single source vendor. We feel that this arrangement empowers the customer with more choice, allowing them to select "best-in-class" solutions without having to settle with only one manufacturer," says Storm. John Hinson, President and COO of Quinton stated, "This new interface from ComView using our Q-Cath system image exchange software demonstrates Quinton's commitment to an open architecture approach to cardiology solutions. The image exchange software provides a bi-directional interface, enhancing the cath lab workflow by exchanging patient demographic information simultaneous with the activation of the image management system for image acquisition." ComView Corporation is a leading developer and manufacturer of innovative products for cardiology and is funded by Menlo Ventures, a venture firm with over $2 Billion dollars under management. The Company offers a full line of high-performance digital products to record, view, archive, network and generate reports for workstations that support cath lab, angiography angiography or arteriography X-ray examination of arteries and veins with a contrast medium to differentiate them from surrounding organs. The contrast medium is introduced through a catheter to show the blood vessels and the structures they supply, including , and ultrasound imaging needs. ComView's executive offices are located at 5870 Stoneridge Drive, Suite One, Pleasanton, California Pleasanton, nicknamed "P-town"<ref name="">Ptown (Pleasanton) Bike Advocates Meeting, East Bay Bicycle Coalition website, August 14, 2007, retrieved August 17, 2007, is a city in Alameda County, California and was incorporated in 1894. 94588, and its telephone number is 925/416-8950. The Company's Internet website address is www.comview.com. For nearly half a century, Quinton has been a leading global provider of cardiology solutions. Quinton is the largest U.S. provider of cardiac stress testing '''  This article or section may be confusing or unclear for some readers.Please [improve the article] or discuss this issue on the talk page. systems and cardiac rehabilitation Cardiac Rehabilitation Definition Cardiac rehabilitation is a comprehensive exercise, education, and behavioral modification program designed to improve the physical and emotional condition of patients with heart disease. equipment. Quinton offers integrated innovative solutions for hemodynamic monitoring, image analysis, detailed reporting and data management for the cardiac catherization lab. For more information, visit the Quinton web site address at www.quinton.com. |
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