Advanced Cooling Therapy Releases New Temperature Modulation Device
Advanced Cooling Therapy (ACT), a medical device firm, has expanded personnel in its commercial launch of the Esophageal Cooling Device (ECD).     “The ECD is the first device on the market cleared for temperature modulation via the esophagus. This enables efficient core-cooling, or core-warming, without the complexity and risks associated with intravascular catheter placement, and without the obstruction of patient access seen with surface pads and wraps,” said Robin Drassler, the vice president of North American sales.   The device is placed like a standard gastric tube, making placement quick. Placement ...
Source: Technology & Inventions - November 20, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs

Advanced Cooling Therapy Releases New Temperature Modulation Device
Advanced Cooling Therapy (ACT), a medical device firm, has expanded personnel in its commercial launch of the Esophageal Cooling Device (ECD).     “The ECD is the first device on the market cleared for temperature modulation via the esophagus. This enables efficient core-cooling, or core-warming, without the complexity and risks associated with intravascular catheter placement, and without the obstruction of patient access seen with surface pads and wraps,” said Robin Drassler, the vice president of North American sales.   The device is placed like a standard gastric tube, making placement quick. Placement requir...
Source: Technology & Inventions - November 20, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs

Innovative Communication Solution Wins Health Care Challenge
Cleveland Clinic Innovations selected Twiage, a novel prehospital communication solution that enables EDs to triage incoming ambulances, as the winner of its New Ventures Health Care Challenge at the 2015 Medical Innovation Summit in Cleveland.     YiDing Yu, MD, the founder and CMO of Twiage, said a first responder can use her award-winning system to record video of stroke symptoms, which can be quickly relayed to on-call neurologists or telestroke programs.    “By advancing the prehospital timeline, Twiage allows hospitals to shave crucial minutes off hospital metrics, such as door-to-CT scanner and door-to...
Source: Technology & Inventions - November 10, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs

Innovative Communication Solution Wins Health Care Challenge
Cleveland Clinic Innovations selected Twiage, a novel prehospital communication device that enables EDs to triage incoming ambulances, as the winner of its New Ventures Health Care Challenge at the 2015 Medical Innovation Summit in Cleveland.     YiDing Yu, MD, the founder and CMO of Twiage, said a first responder can use her award-winning device to record video of stroke symptoms, which can be quickly relayed to on-call neurologists or telestroke programs.    “By advancing the prehospital timeline, Twiage allows hospitals to shave crucial minutes off hospital metrics, such as door-to-CT scanner and door-to-tPA time...
Source: Technology & Inventions - November 10, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs

Macy Catheter Tray Launches at ACEP
Hospi Corporation, introduced the Macy Catheter Tray at this year’s ACEP Scientific Assembly. The new device is designed specifically to support the needs of clinicians working in emergency departments and other acute care facilities.   The Macy Catheter provides a bridge or alternative to IV access, and intended to decrease hospital admissions and facilitate patient discharge. It received FDA clearance in 2014 and the CE Mark approval this year, and is designed solely for ongoing rectal delivery of medications and fluids. Invented by a nurse, Brad Macy, RN, BSN, CHPN, the catheter is used in hospice and palliative ca...
Source: Technology & Inventions - October 29, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs

Macy Catheter Tray Launches at ACEP
Hospi Corporation, introduced the Macy Catheter Tray at this year’s ACEP Scientific Assembly. The new device is designed specifically to support the needs of clinicians working in emergency departments and other acute care facilities.   The Macy Catheter provides a bridge or alternative to IV access, and intended to decrease hospital admissions and facilitate patient discharge. It received FDA clearance in 2014 and the CE Mark approval this year, and is designed solely for ongoing rectal delivery of medications and fluids. Invented by a nurse, Brad Macy, RN, BSN, CHPN, the catheter is used in hospice and palliative care...
Source: Technology & Inventions - October 29, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs

An Electronic Survey Methodology
Emergency Medicine News spoke with Jeff Strickler, RN, the associate vice president of University of North Carolina (UNC) hospitals about Bivarus, an electronic survey methodology. He discussed why UNC’s ED made the switch, how it works, and the differences between Bivarus and paper-based survey tools. Why did you decide to try this analytics company? Did it have anything to do with Press Ganey dissatisfaction? The satisfaction with Press Ganey is maybe a strong word but I think it had a lot to do with the limitations related to what was our current customer service survey methodology, which happened to be Press Gane...
Source: Technology & Inventions - March 17, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs

An Electronic Survey Methodology
Emergency Medicine News spoke with Jeff Strickler, RN, the associate vice president of University of North Carolina (UNC) hospitals about Bivarus, an electronic survey methodology. He discussed why UNC’s ED made the switch, how it works, and the differences between Bivarus and paper-based survey tools. Why did you decide to try this analytics company? Did it have anything to do with Press Ganey dissatisfaction? The satisfaction with Press Ganey is maybe a strong word but I think it had a lot to do with the limitations related to what was our current customer service survey methodology, which happened to be Press Ganey. ...
Source: Technology & Inventions - March 17, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs

CrowdOptic Hopes to Improve EP, EMT Communication
CrowdOptic allows emergency physicians to observe patients inside an ambulance en route to a hospital by sharing the perspective of an EMT broadcasting in real-time through a wearable device like Google Glass. CrowdOptic is one of five official Google Glass partners.   “Through 4G on the ambulance, he’ll upload high-definition 1080p video that streams to the Cloud and can be accessed through a secure link by a computer or a tablet or even an iPhone by personnel in the receiving hospital,” said Jim Kovach, MD, JD, CrowdOptic’s vice president of business development.   “An emergency physician can talk throu...
Source: Technology & Inventions - February 20, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs

CrowdOptic Hopes to Improve EP, EMT Communication
CrowdOptic allows emergency physicians to observe patients inside an ambulance en route to a hospital by sharing the perspective of an EMT broadcasting in real-time through a wearable device like Google Glass. CrowdOptic is one of five official Google Glass partners.   “Through 4G on the ambulance, he’ll upload high-definition 1080p video that streams to the Cloud and can be accessed through a secure link by a computer or a tablet or even an iPhone by personnel in the receiving hospital,” said Jim Kovach, MD, JD, CrowdOptic’s vice president of business development.   “An emergency physician can talk through t...
Source: Technology & Inventions - February 20, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs

The Health e-MedRecord
Emergency Medicine News spoke with Carlo Reyes, MD, JD, the vice chief of staff and the assistant medical director of emergency medicine at Los Robles Hospital in Thousand Oaks, CA, and the founder and CEO of Health e-MedRecord, a patient-centered and emergency physician-designed EMR solution. He discussed the difference between his EMR and every other product available, the emphasis on patient involvement, and how his product is HIPAA-secure. Below is an abbreviated transcript of the interview. Read Dr. Reyes’ past columns at http://bit.ly/ReyesAtYourDefense.     Why is the Health e-MedRecord different from every...
Source: Technology & Inventions - February 6, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs

The Health e-MedRecord
Emergency Medicine News spoke with Carlo Reyes, MD, JD, the vice chief of staff and the assistant medical director of emergency medicine at Los Robles Hospital in Thousand Oaks, CA, and the founder and CEO of Health e-MedRecord, a patient-centered and emergency physician-designed EMR solution. He discussed the difference between his EMR and every other product available, the emphasis on patient involvement, and how his product is HIPAA-secure. Below is an abbreviated transcript of the interview. Read Dr. Reyes’ past columns at http://bit.ly/ReyesAtYourDefense.     Why is the Health e-MedRecord different from every oth...
Source: Technology & Inventions - February 6, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs

CriticaLink Helps Countries Lacking EMS
Jennifer Farrell, a Fulbright scholar and fourth-year medical student at Tulane University, founded CriticaLink, a nonprofit mobile app company, to more quickly help first responders get to accidents in countries where emergency medical services are inconsistent or, in some cases, nonexistent.   Calls made through the app will be dispatched through a call center, or app users can send photos and submit geo-tagged information. When accidents are reported, nearby trained first responders will receive a ping and a pop-up notification on their phones. The number for the call center is a long one for now (096 7878 7878), bu...
Source: Technology & Inventions - January 27, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs

CriticaLink Helps Countries Lacking EMS
Jennifer Farrell, a Fulbright scholar and fourth-year medical student at Tulane University, founded CriticaLink, a nonprofit mobile app company, to more quickly help first responders get to accidents in countries where emergency medical services are inconsistent or, in some cases, nonexistent.   Calls made through the app will be dispatched through a call center, or app users can send photos and submit geo-tagged information. When accidents are reported, nearby trained first responders will receive a ping and a pop-up notification on their phones. The number for the call center is a long one for now (096 7878 7878), but ...
Source: Technology & Inventions - January 27, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs

Samsung’s Newest US System Designed for Portable Market
By Alissa Katz   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Samsung Medison 510(k) clearance for the UGEO PT60A in August 2013, and the company released its tablet-based ultrasound system two months later.   Designed for the portable market, the UGEO PT60A ultrasound system features a 10.1-inch LED full touch screen and Needle Mate technology, which delineates the needle’s location during procedures like nerve blocking, corticosteroid injections, and PIC line insertions. Its SDMR and Spatial Compounding Image technology eliminates unwanted speckle noise and incorporates beam steering and compounding of scan line...
Source: Technology & Inventions - January 8, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs