Healthcare Equipment and Supplies
The SenseWear Pro2 Armband, a device designed to collect information about an individual’s physical activity and relative energy expenditure, is now being marketed in the UK by APC Cardiovascular. Weighing only 80 grams, the armband evaluates energy expenditure using proprietary algorithms. In conjunction with body measurements such as sex, height, age and weight, high precision … Read more
Berkshire-based Lein Applied Diagnostics is developing a blood glucose meter which uses optical measurement to track the amount of glucose in the eye, a technology that could transform the way people with diabetes test their blood glucose levels. In recent clinical tests, the prototype meter performed well when tested on volunteers of various ages and … Read more
The GE LightSpeed RT is a third generation four-slice helical CT scanner with a gantry opening that is wider than those found on standard diagnostic CT systems. Because it has a wide aperture of 80cm, it allows flexibility in patient scanning positions, especially for those in radiotherapy treatment. It is suitable for use in the … Read more
This report compares evaluation data on the Fuji FCR XG1, the Konica Minolta Regius 170, the Kodak DirectView CR500 and the Agfa CR 25.0. All four CR systems were clinically and technically acceptable in terms of image quality, ease of use and performance. Each reader uses a different method for cassette and image plate handling. … Read more
The Zoll AEDPlus is an automated external defibrillator (AED) intended for lay first responders trained in basic life support and healthcare professionals trained in advanced life support (ALS). It is designed to be portable and is available with either a graphic user interface for lay users or a professional interface. However, a possible disadvantage is … Read more
In theory payment by results should be very simple but in practice it has turned out to be quite complex, perhaps too complex to have been brought in all at once, Bob Dredge. By Bob Dredge, senior fellow in financial management, Keele University Payment by results has been presented as a simple system that makes … Read more
Enabling its innovation champions to come forward, grow and flourish is the key to building the quality improvements needed for patient care, Andy Goldberg tells Marc Sansom. By Marc Sansom, editor of HES For more than 35 years, Roger Armour, a vascular surgeon from Hertfordshire had harboured an idea for a low cost lens free … Read more