From the January/February 2013 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine

Building on Lifeline's more than 38 years of experience in empowering seniors, GoSafe incorporates many of Philips' trusted features and expands PERs functionality beyond the home, providing users access to the Philips Lifeline Response Center 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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Acuson Freestyle
Siemens Healthcare’s Acuson Freestyle works without the cable the need of a cable connecting the scanning probe to the machine. The transducer's rechargeable battery lasts for about 90 minutes of total scanning time. It also includes a spare battery pack that recharges on the back of the system while the other one's in use. The system uses a technology called wideband transmission, allowing it to use a higher frequency that's not influenced by the lower radiofrequency transmission of most other wireless hospital equipment. It also has Bluetooth wireless control, so operators can interact with some of the user interface features remotely.

With a direct line of sight, the probe can operate 3 meters (9 feet, 10 inches) away from the main system. The system has a 38-centimeter LED display.

The company expects the product to be commercially available by the middle of the year.
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VSP (Virtual Surgical Planning) System
Medical Modeling Inc. recently announced that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its VSP System product line.

Initial applications of the company's VSP System technology include products such as VSP Orthognathics - applying virtual surgical planning and CAD/CAM surgical splints to the area of orthognathic surgery, and VSP reconstruction - applying virtual surgical planning to the reconstruction of the mandible or maxilla using vascularized grafts from other areas of the body.

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