Technology

MONTREAL | EMcision International, a Montreal-based company specializing in advanced radiofrequency-based medical devices used in surgery, has sold its first units of the Habib RF DUO 13 catheter. This is a new device designed to help abdominal cancer patients.

VANCOUVER | Telehealth solutions provider ReFleX Wireless is providing its wireless medical device and eVitals patient portal at Thailand’s Kluaynamthai (KNT) Hospital Geriatric Care Centre.

TORONTO | CSA Group, a leading global testing and certification organization headquartered in Toronto, has expanded its European electro-medical devices testing services with the acquisition of the German testing business of British Standards Institution (BSI).

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. | App developer MindMed says its first mobile application for consumers enables attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) patients to treat their condition by increasing their concentration, attention and focus through a program that's optimized for mobile devices.

TORONTO | PatientOrderSets.com has developed integration of its clinical order set software with Cerner Millennium. This integration will allow clinicians to complete order sets using PatientOrderSets.com's customized user interface.

BOSTON | Data presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) demonstrates the sensitivity and specificity of Cognigram, a computer-based system, supporting its use in clinical practice settings to identify even subtle impairments that can signify the early stage of dementia.

OTTAWA | The Ottawa Hospital is the first in Canada to use Wolters Kluwer Health’s UpToDate Anywhere software as its clinical decision support resource optimized for the hospital’s mobile-health strategy.

Over the past few years, use of antimicrobial medical devices has increased. A key driver for the adoption of antimicrobial products is the need to eliminate healthcare-associated infections, particularly surgical site infections and their associated grievous outcomes.