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Annual Conference that enables seamless, standards-based communication between medical devices and information systems. This demonstration of software-based interoperability is part of a collaborative research effort with Wind River , a world leader
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Summit Medical based in Utah, designs and manufactures portable electronic infusion pumps, one of which changed the life of a late-stage pancreatic cancer patient, Verne Smith. The ambIT pump enabled him to transition from a bed-ridden state to
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CareFusion reported earning $192 million, or 87 cents per share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 ended Dec...In the same quarter a year ago, the medical device and equipment company earned $165 million, or 74 cents per share. San Diego-based
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Braun Medical Inc.'s (B.Braun) innovative Outlook ® 400ES Safety Infusion System. B.Braun's Outlook ® 400ES System for its ease of use, wireless reporting and safety features. The medical center's new infusion system now enables improved patient
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Patient/data mismatches in EHRs and other health IT systems, an issue on which the Bipartisan Policy Center issued a call to action in June. Interoperability failures with medical devices and health IT systems. Caregiver distractions from smartphones
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With an aging population and increased need for healthcare services, this device is a high-interest area for several manufacturers. This new report "The World Market for Infusion Pumps (Large Volume Pumps, Ambulatory Pumps, Insulin Pumps,
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Yet doctors and nurses in poor places around the world have to manually count drops coming off an IV bag to estimate the dose being delivered to their patients. A group of tinkerers called Shift Labs have developed a drip counter that is cheap to
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Reuters U.S. health regulators announced a recall of CareFusion's Alaris pump module Model 8100, saying a potential keypad malfunction in the infusion pump could cause serious injury or death...Food and Drug Administration said the affected pump
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Top Ten Tech Hazards in health care. Several medical devices made the latest list. The number three hazard on the list is medication dosage mistakes made using devices known as infusion pumps. These devices deliver everything from narcotics for
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The issue of the EHR relative to safety and effectiveness has again made the news with the November 7, 2011 pre-publication (and downloadable) release of an Institute of Medicine report on EHR safety, commissioned by the U.S...This report expands
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