Barco, the healthcare imaging company based in Kortrijk, Belgium, will unveil Nexxis, an uncompressed video-over-IP system for image distribution in the operating room, at the MEDICA trade fair in Dsseldorf, Germany, Nov. 16 19.

The bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Medical Technology Caucus raised concerns over the FDAs medical device approval process in a letter sent to the agency early this month. The legislators suggested that slow approval times for medical devices may lead to the displacement of the U.S. as the leader in developing medical technology. They also stated that the industry indirectly creates two million American jobs.

Due to reports of patient injuries related to the Mizuho OSI Modular Table Systems, the FDA notified healthcare professionals of a Class I recall of the product. The systems are used for patient positioning during orthopedic trauma, thoracic and spinal surgery procedures.

Medical bed markets outside of the U.S. and Europe will experience larger growth than traditional markets in coming years, according to market research firm Kalorama Information. While traditional markets will grow, countries with developing healthcare markets will experience stronger growth in the $5.3 billion medical bed market.

Womens medical device developer Femasys has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its FemChec Pressure Management Device, designed for a low-pressure HSG test.

Discouraged by ebbing new-product sales at home, U.S. vendors of health IT have invested millions to build customer bases in Europeonly to find the going just as slow.

Radiation dose can be greatly reduced during a coronary CT angiography (CTA) while also maintaining image quality by reducing tube voltage to 80-kVp in exams of patients with normal body mass index, according to a study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

If clinical engineering is to succeed in converging with ITand converge the two professions mustmany clinical engineers need to overcome a hindering element of human nature: resistance to change.