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.

A perpetual problem for hospitals and manufacturers alike, alarm hazards have topped ECRI Institutes list of the ten most vexing health technology hazards for 2012.

Spinal bleeding is found often in young children who are victims of abusive trauma, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in Radiology. The findings support performing complete spine imaging for children undergoing a brain MRI for moderate or severe traumatic brain injury and suggest a pathway for distinguishing between abusive and accidental injury.

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.